01
True or false
1 point
True or false: Having a configuration backup automatically provides a complete rollback plan for a network change.
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02
True or false
1 point
True or false: After enabling an interface, a post-change check should verify both the configuration and whether expected reachability has been restored.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
How many stages are in the typical safe operating workflow, from discovering and selecting devices through verifying and recording the result?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
A backup that has never been restored is not proven .
05
Fill in the blank
1 point
After a network change, a useful service check might confirm that an interface is enabled and that expected is restored.
06
Written response
1 point
Before enabling automatic correction of compliance differences, which mode should be used to inspect and report those differences?
07
Choose one
1 point
An operations team needs to apply a shared change to a subset of devices without assuming that every device is identical. How should it use its inventory?
- A
Select every device because a playbook should treat all platforms and sites identically.
- B
Group devices by attributes such as site or platform, then target the intended subset and apply suitable shared variables.
- C
Replace the authoritative inventory with whichever devices respond during the change.
- D
Keep duplicate and stale records so automation can choose among them during execution.
08
Choose all
1 point
A team is reviewing its network configuration backup process. Select all practices recommended for making backups useful and protected.
- A
Store backups centrally with device identity, collection time, software context, and a change reference.
- B
Store backups without device or change information to make them easier to reuse across devices.
- C
Restrict access and encrypt backup storage and transport.
- D
Assume that a saved backup can be restored without testing it.
- E
Define retention and test restoration.
09
Choose all
1 point
A deployment encounters intermittent device failures. Select all actions that align with safe failure handling.
- A
Use bounded retries and concurrency limits.
- B
Retry every error repeatedly, whether or not it is transient.
- C
Pause a batch when its error threshold or health check is exceeded.
- D
Determine what actually changed before retrying or rolling back.
- E
Retry only errors that are likely to be transient.
10
Choose one
1 point
An operator previews a Terraform change, but some time passes before the planned actions can be applied. What should the operator do before applying them?
- A
Recheck the plan before applying it, because the real infrastructure may have changed since the preview.
- B
Apply the plan without review, because a preview guarantees the infrastructure will remain unchanged.
- C
Skip preview and validation when a change is managed as infrastructure as code.
- D
Treat a previous plan as a permanent record of the current infrastructure state.
11
Choose one
1 point
A network task may need to be rerun after a partial failure. Which design property helps it converge on the intended state without duplicating effects?
- A
An operation that always requires a different target list each time it runs.
- B
An operation that automatically reverses every change after a failure.
- C
An operation that can be rerun and converges on the intended state rather than duplicating effects.
- D
An operation that repeats every command until the device accepts it.
12
Open ended
1 point
A team must deploy a network change across many devices. Describe a staged deployment approach that limits risk and explains what should happen before the change is expanded to the full fleet.
13
Choose one
1 point
A team wants a network change to revert automatically unless an operator confirms it within a set time. Which statement about using a confirmed commit is accurate?
- A
Every device using NETCONF provides confirmed commit and automatic reversion.
- B
A confirmed commit can provide automatic reversion if it is not confirmed before its timer expires, when the device supports the needed capability.
- C
A confirmed commit eliminates the need to validate a proposed change.
- D
Confirmed commit is a feature of inventory grouping rather than configuration management.
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: Having a configuration backup proves that a network device can be restored successfully.
- A
True
- B
False
15
Choose one
1 point
An inventory contains duplicate entries and outdated records for devices at a site. What should the team do before selecting targets for a planned network change?
- A
Run the change against every listed device to ensure none are missed.
- B
Reconcile the duplicate and stale records before selecting targets.
- C
Ignore inventory conflicts and rely on the automation tool to identify the intended devices.
- D
Apply the change first to the devices with the oldest inventory records.
16
Choose one
1 point
A team wants its compliance report to help operators investigate policy deviations. Which set of details should each finding include?
- A
The device name and a pass/fail result
- B
The expected value and the policy owner
- C
The observed value, expected value, device, and time
- D
The remediation command and the automation tool version
17
Choose one
1 point
Before a network change is approved, which change-record contents provide the information needed to assess and control it?
- A
A list of device hostnames and the automation code author
- B
The proposed difference, without validation or recovery details
- C
The maintenance window and approval, with the affected devices to be determined during execution
- D
The purpose, affected devices and services, proposed difference, risk, validation, approval, maintenance window, and recovery approach
18
Written response
1 point
What property should an automation operation have so that rerunning it converges on the intended state rather than duplicating effects?
19
Choose one
1 point
A proposed network change has passed syntax and policy validation. Which next deployment step best limits risk while testing the change?
- A
Apply the change to the entire fleet, then verify a sample.
- B
Apply it to a lab, canary device, or small representative group, then verify before expanding.
- C
Skip the preview and begin with the largest site.
- D
Apply it to one device and expand immediately if the command completes without error.
20
Written response
1 point
What is the name of the NETCONF commit mechanism that can automatically revert a change if it is not confirmed before its timer expires?