CCNP Automation Network Configuration Quiz

1. In a REST API context, a successful GET request typically returns which HTTP status code?

201

200

400

500

2. Python dictionaries in network automation are commonly used to represent which data structure?

Lists

Key-value pairs

Tuples

Sets

3. Which Cisco tool provides a graphical interface for network automation and orchestration?

Ansible Core

Cisco DNA Center

NETCONF only

SSH terminal

4. In YANG models, which statement defines a container for grouping related configuration data?

Leaf

Container

Module

Rpc

5. What is the primary advantage of using configuration management tools like Ansible for network automation?

Increased hardware costs

Consistency, repeatability, and scalability

Manual intervention required

Slower deployment times

6. Which authentication method is preferred when using REST APIs for secure network automation?

Plain text password

OAuth 2.0 or API tokens

Basic authentication only

No authentication

7. In Ansible, what is a variable that is automatically set based on the target host called?

Fact

Argument

Parameter

Attribute

8. NETCONF operations are typically performed using which command structure?

GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

, ,

SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

QUERY, MODIFY, DELETE, RETRIEVE

9. Which Python library is commonly used to parse and manipulate JSON data?

CSV

JSON

XML

YAML

10. What is the primary purpose of using Ansible roles in network automation?

To encrypt sensitive data

To organize and reuse automation code

To monitor device performance

To create backup configurations

11. Which Ansible component is responsible for defining a set of tasks to be executed on target hosts?

Inventory

Playbook

Module

Handler

12. Which Cisco IOS XE feature enables model-driven programmability on network devices?

SNMP

Streaming Telemetry

NETCONF/YANG

Syslog

13. Ansible playbooks are written in which data serialization format?

JSON

XML

YAML

CSV

14. In Python, which module is used to make HTTP requests to REST APIs?

Socket

Requests

JSON

HTTP

15. What protocol does NETCONF use for secure communication with network devices?

HTTP

Telnet

SSH

SNMP

16. Which Cisco automation tool is designed specifically for model-driven programmability?

Ansible Tower

NETCONF/YANG

Puppet

Chef

17. In Ansible, what is the primary file that defines which hosts or groups of hosts to target?

Playbook

Role

Inventory

Vault

18. REST API uses HTTP methods. Which method is used to retrieve data without modifying it?

POST

GET

PUT

DELETE

19. Which Python library is commonly used to establish SSH connections for network device automation?

Paramiko

Requests

Flask

Django

20. What does YANG stand for in the context of network data modeling?

Yet Another Networking Gateway

Yet Another Network Grammar

YAML Automated Network Generator

Yet Another Network Generation

CCNP Automation Network Configuration Automation Quiz

1. In a REST API context, a successful GET request typically returns which HTTP status code?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Python dictionaries in network automation are commonly used to represent which data structure?

3. Which Cisco tool provides a graphical interface for network automation and orchestration?

4. In YANG models, which statement defines a container for grouping related configuration data?

5. What is the primary advantage of using configuration management tools like Ansible for network automation?

6. Which authentication method is preferred when using REST APIs for secure network automation?

7. In Ansible, what is a variable that is automatically set based on the target host called?

8. NETCONF operations are typically performed using which command structure?

9. Which Python library is commonly used to parse and manipulate JSON data?

10. What is the primary purpose of using Ansible roles in network automation?

11. Which Ansible component is responsible for defining a set of tasks to be executed on target hosts?

12. Which Cisco IOS XE feature enables model-driven programmability on network devices?

13. Ansible playbooks are written in which data serialization format?

14. In Python, which module is used to make HTTP requests to REST APIs?

15. What protocol does NETCONF use for secure communication with network devices?

16. Which Cisco automation tool is designed specifically for model-driven programmability?

17. In Ansible, what is the primary file that defines which hosts or groups of hosts to target?

18. REST API uses HTTP methods. Which method is used to retrieve data without modifying it?

19. Which Python library is commonly used to establish SSH connections for network device automation?

20. What does YANG stand for in the context of network data modeling?