Practice Exam

Explanations for each answer:

• Execute procedure1 will run first, and then Copy_kdi will run is incorrect. Without dependency connections (OnSuccess, OnFailure, or OnCompletion), there is no defined execution order between activities. The pipeline engine cannot determine which activity should run first without explicit dependencies linking them together.
• Both activities will be skipped is correct. When activities in a pipeline are not connected to each other or to a starting point with any dependency arrows, they have no triggering mechanism. Both activities will be skipped because there's no dependency chain that initiates their execution. Activities need either an OnSuccess, OnFailure, OnCompletion, or OnSkip dependency from a previous activity to execute.
• Copy_kdi will run first, and then Execute procedure1 will run is incorrect. Without dependency connections, there is no way for the pipeline to determine execution order based on activity names or types. The lack of connections means activities won't execute in any particular sequence.
• Execute procedure1 will run and Copy_kdi will be skipped is incorrect. Both activities are unconnected, so there's no mechanism to execute one while skipping the other. Without dependencies, neither activity will run.
• Both activities will run simultaneously is incorrect. While unconnected activities with proper entry points can run in parallel, these activities have no dependency connections at all, meaning they lack a trigger to initiate execution. They will be skipped rather than run simultaneously.
• Copy_kdi will run and Execute procedure1 will be skipped is incorrect. Both activities are unconnected, so there's no mechanism to execute one while skipping the other. Without dependencies, neither activity will run.