Candidates should also be prepared for tricky puppet interview questions. In the stand-alone architecture, every managed node has a complete copy of configuration info. Each managed node also compiles its catalog. The stand-alone architecture in Puppet involves running the Puppet apply application on managed nodes. The Puppet applies application is generally a scheduled task that can be used for smaller configuration tasks. The Puppet applies application also requires access to different sources of configuration data like the Puppet master application.
