CCNP Automation with Ansible Quiz

1. In Ansible, what is a role?

A permission level assigned to hosts

A reusable collection of tasks, handlers, variables, and files

A backup strategy for playbook recovery

A monitoring service for playbook execution

2. What is the primary benefit of using Ansible playbooks for infrastructure automation?

They execute faster than manual configuration

They ensure consistency and repeatability across deployments

They eliminate the need for network documentation

They automatically fix network errors

3. In Ansible, what does the 'gather_facts' parameter do?

Collects system information from managed hosts

Validates playbook syntax before execution

Encrypts communication between control and managed nodes

Schedules playbook execution at specific intervals

4. What is the primary advantage of using Ansible for network automation compared to traditional scripting?

It requires proprietary hardware

It is agentless and uses SSH, reducing complexity

It only works with Cisco devices

It eliminates the need for network planning

5. What is the primary control node in an Ansible deployment?

A managed node running Ansible services

The machine where Ansible is installed and playbooks are executed

A remote server storing playbook files

A device running the Ansible agent daemon

6. What does the 'become' directive in Ansible enable?

Privilege escalation to execute tasks with elevated permissions

Connection to remote hosts using a proxy

Encryption of sensitive task data

Parallel execution across multiple hosts

7. What is the primary purpose of Ansible variables in playbooks?

To store static configuration data only

To make playbooks dynamic and reusable across environments

To encrypt sensitive playbook content

To limit playbook execution to specific hosts

8. What is an Ansible inventory?

A log file recording all executed tasks

A collection of hosts and groups that Ansible manages

A repository of all available Ansible modules

A backup storage for playbook versions

9. Which Ansible feature allows you to define tasks that run when a specific condition is met?

Handlers

Conditionals

Loops

Callbacks

10. What is the purpose of Ansible handlers?

To catch and log errors during playbook execution

To execute tasks only when notified by other tasks

To manage host connectivity

To validate inventory syntax

11. In Ansible, what does an idempotent operation mean?

An operation that runs faster on subsequent executions

An operation producing the same result regardless of how many times it runs

An operation that requires elevated privileges

An operation that automatically rolls back on failure

12. Which Ansible construct allows you to repeat a task multiple times with different values?

Handlers

Conditionals

Loops

Blocks

13. Which connection protocol does Ansible use by default for Linux hosts?

Telnet

HTTP

SSH

SNMP

14. What is the purpose of the ansible.cfg configuration file?

To define host inventory and groups

To customize Ansible behavior and default settings

To store encrypted playbook variables

To manage Ansible user accounts

15. In Ansible, how would you execute a playbook against a specific group of hosts?

Use the 'hosts' keyword in the playbook with the group name

Modify the inventory file to include only that group

Add a filter parameter to the ansible-playbook command

Create a separate playbook for each group

16. Which Ansible module is used to manage configuration on Cisco IOS devices?

Ios_command

Cisco_config

Network_config

Device_manager

17. What does the 'register' keyword do in an Ansible task?

Stores the output of a task in a variable for later use

Registers the host with the Ansible control node

Encrypts task output for security

Logs task execution to a file

18. Which file format does Ansible primarily use for playbooks?

JSON

XML

YAML

INI

19. Which module would you use to manage packages on a Linux host?

File

Service

Package

User

20. Which file stores sensitive data like passwords in Ansible?

Inventory.yml

Ansible.cfg

Ansible-vault

Hosts.ini

CCNP Automation Infrastructure Automation with Ansible Quiz