A network engineer wants to use a generative AI tool to speed up the creation of a standard ACL configuration for a new branch office. Which action best describes how generative AI would assist in this task?

It analyzes past traffic flows to predict which ACL rules will be needed.

It automatically applies the ACL to the interface and verifies connectivity.

It produces a draft ACL configuration based on patterns learned from existing configurations.

It classifies the ACL as standard or extended by comparing it to a labeled dataset.

A network operations team wants to proactively identify links that are likely to fail within the next 30 days so they can schedule maintenance before an outage occurs. Which approach would best achieve this goal?

Deploy a generative AI model to create a report of past link failures.

Manually review all link error counters every day.

Set up real-time alerts for any link that exceeds 80% utilization.

Use a predictive AI model trained on historical link failure data and current link health metrics.

A network administrator notices that a recurring interface flap on a distribution switch is often followed by a specific sequence of syslog messages. The team wants to automatically identify the root cause of future incidents without manual log analysis. Which AI/ML capability should they implement?

Generative AI to create new syslog messages for the switch

Root cause analysis using pattern recognition on historical incident data

Reinforcement learning to reboot the switch after each flap

Unsupervised learning to cluster all syslog messages without labels

A network operations center wants to reduce the time to detect and respond to security incidents. They have a large volume of firewall logs and want to automatically identify suspicious activity and block it. Which combination of AI/ML capabilities is most effective?

Unsupervised learning to cluster all logs without action

Anomaly detection with automated remediation

Generative AI to create new firewall rules

Predictive AI to forecast future attacks

A network engineer uses a generative AI tool to create a configuration for a new VPN tunnel. The AI generates a configuration that uses an unsupported encryption algorithm. What should the engineer do?

Apply the configuration as-is because the AI is usually correct

Use the configuration but disable encryption to avoid issues

Modify the configuration to use a supported algorithm and verify it on the device

Ask the AI to generate a different configuration without specifying the algorithm

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11foundation · easy
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12application · medium
A network operations team wants to proactively identify links that are likely to fail within the next 30 days so they can schedule maintenance before an outage occurs. Which approach would best achieve this goal?
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13application · medium
A network administrator notices that a recurring interface flap on a distribution switch is often followed by a specific sequence of syslog messages. The team wants to automatically identify the root cause of future incidents without manual log analysis. Which AI/ML capability should they implement?
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14application · medium
A network operations center wants to reduce the time to detect and respond to security incidents. They have a large volume of firewall logs and want to automatically identify suspicious activity and block it. Which combination of AI/ML capabilities is most effective?
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15expert · hard
A network engineer uses a generative AI tool to create a configuration for a new VPN tunnel. The AI generates a configuration that uses an unsupported encryption algorithm. What should the engineer do?
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