Week 8 - Assessment
📘 Purpose of Assessment
The goal of this assessment is to evaluate your understanding of:
- Docker fundamentals
- Containerization concepts
- Docker commands
- Dockerfiles
- Spring Boot containerization
- Docker Compose
- Deployment basics
- Troubleshooting and debugging
This assessment focuses not only on theoretical knowledge but also on practical backend engineering skills.
🎯 Assessment Objectives
By the end of this assessment, the learner should be able to:
- Explain Docker concepts clearly
- Build Docker images independently
- Run and manage containers
- Containerize a Spring Boot application
- Connect applications with databases using Docker Compose
- Debug basic container-related issues
- Demonstrate understanding of deployment workflows
📊 Assessment Breakdown
| Category | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Docker Fundamentals | 15% |
| Docker Commands | 15% |
| Dockerfile Understanding | 20% |
| Spring Boot Containerization | 20% |
| Docker Compose | 15% |
| Debugging and Troubleshooting | 10% |
| Code Quality and Best Practices | 5% |
🧪 Practical Assessment Tasks
Task 1 - Docker Installation Verification
Objective
Verify Docker installation and environment setup.
Expected Activities
- Install Docker
- Verify Docker version
- Run hello-world container
Evaluation Criteria
| Criteria | Marks |
|---|---|
| Docker installed correctly | 5 |
| Docker commands working | 5 |
| hello-world executed successfully | 5 |
Total: 15 Marks
Task 2 - Docker Command Usage
Objective
Demonstrate ability to use essential Docker commands.
Expected Activities
Perform the following:
- List running containers
- List all images
- Start containers
- Stop containers
- Remove containers
- View logs
Evaluation Criteria
| Criteria | Marks |
|---|---|
| Correct command usage | 10 |
| Understanding command purpose | 5 |
| Proper execution | 5 |
Total: 20 Marks
Task 3 - Create Dockerfile for Spring Boot Application
Objective
Containerize a Spring Boot application.
Expected Activities
Create a valid Dockerfile that:
- Uses Java base image
- Copies application JAR
- Exposes application port
- Starts application correctly
Evaluation Criteria
| Criteria | Marks |
|---|---|
| Correct base image | 5 |
| Proper COPY usage | 5 |
| Correct ENTRYPOINT | 5 |
| Application starts successfully | 10 |
Total: 25 Marks
Task 4 - Build and Run Docker Image
Objective
Build and execute Docker image successfully.
Expected Activities
- Build image
- Tag image
- Run container
- Access application using browser/Postman
Evaluation Criteria
| Criteria | Marks |
|---|---|
| Image built successfully | 5 |
| Container starts successfully | 5 |
| Port mapping works correctly | 5 |
| Application accessible | 5 |
Total: 20 Marks
Task 5 - Docker Compose Setup
Objective
Run application and database together using Docker Compose.
Expected Activities
Create docker-compose.yml for:
- Spring Boot application
- MySQL/PostgreSQL database
Evaluation Criteria
| Criteria | Marks |
|---|---|
| Valid docker-compose.yml | 5 |
| Database starts correctly | 5 |
| Application connects to DB | 10 |
Total: 20 Marks
🧠 Conceptual Understanding Assessment
The learner should be able to explain:
- Difference between containers and virtual machines
- Difference between images and containers
- Purpose of Dockerfiles
- Why Docker Compose is useful
- Why containerization is important in backend engineering
🔍 Debugging Assessment
The learner should demonstrate ability to debug:
| Problem Scenario | Expected Skill |
|---|---|
| Container not starting | Log analysis |
| Port conflict | Port troubleshooting |
| Database connection failure | Configuration debugging |
| Image build failure | Dockerfile troubleshooting |
🛠 Code and Configuration Quality
Evaluation will also include:
- Dockerfile readability
- Correct indentation
- Proper naming
- Clean configuration
- Avoiding unnecessary complexity
📋 Submission Requirements
The learner should submit:
- Dockerfile
- docker-compose.yml
- Spring Boot application source code
- Screenshots/logs of successful execution
- README instructions for execution
📈 Performance Levels
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| Excellent | Strong understanding with independent execution |
| Good | Minor mistakes but concepts understood |
| Satisfactory | Basic understanding with guidance required |
| Needs Improvement | Significant conceptual or practical gaps |
💡 Mentor Review Focus Areas
The mentor will evaluate:
- Confidence while explaining concepts
- Problem-solving ability
- Debugging approach
- Practical understanding
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
✅ Assessment Completion Criteria
The learner is considered successful if they can:
- Independently build Docker images
- Run containerized applications
- Use Docker Compose successfully
- Debug basic deployment problems
- Explain containerization fundamentals clearly
🚀 Real Industry Relevance
This assessment reflects real-world backend engineering expectations where developers are often expected to:
- Package applications
- Run services locally
- Debug deployment issues
- Collaborate with DevOps teams
- Understand cloud-native workflows
📜 License
This project is licensed under the GNU GPL-3.0 License.
Maintained by Aditya Pratap Bhuyan LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/adityabhuyan