A network team wants to centrally monitor the health of all switches and routers, including CPU usage and interface errors, without logging into each device individually. Which approach should they implement?

Enable Telnet on all devices and have the team connect to each one to check status.

Schedule a script that uses SSH to run 'show' commands on each device and saves the output to a file.

Use an NMS that polls devices via SNMP and displays alerts on a dashboard.

Configure a cloud-managed network dashboard that requires replacing all existing switches.

What is a primary benefit of using scripts to collect data from network devices?

Providing a graphical interface

Eliminating the need for network monitoring

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5.4. Differentiate Between Different Ways to Access and Collect Data About Network Devices. 100-150 Practice Questions (Page 2)

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6foundation · easy
Which remote access protocol is primarily used to provide a graphical interface to a Windows-based workstation rather than to manage a network device's CLI?
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7application · medium
A network team wants to centrally monitor the health of all switches and routers, including CPU usage and interface errors, without logging into each device individually. Which approach should they implement?
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8foundation · easy
Which tool is commonly used to automate network device configuration and data collection through playbooks?
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9foundation · easy
A company has two branch offices that need to communicate securely over the internet as if they were on the same private network. Which type of VPN is designed for this purpose?
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10foundation · easy
What is a primary benefit of using scripts to collect data from network devices?
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Questions 6–10

Which remote access protocol is primarily used to provide a graphical interface to a Windows-based workstation rather than to manage a network device's CLI?

A network team wants to centrally monitor the health of all switches and routers, including CPU usage and interface errors, without logging into each device individually. Which approach should they implement?

Which tool is commonly used to automate network device configuration and data collection through playbooks?

A company has two branch offices that need to communicate securely over the internet as if they were on the same private network. Which type of VPN is designed for this purpose?

What is a primary benefit of using scripts to collect data from network devices?

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