6.1 Explain How Automation Impacts Network Management 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which new skill is most directly required for network professionals to effectively implement automation?

   • ABasic programming or scripting skills
   • BExpertise in legacy protocol analyzers
   • CAdvanced cabling and physical layer expertise
   • DDeep knowledge of historical network topologies
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2. 2foundation · easy

   How does automation most directly impact the day-to-day task of network monitoring?

   • AIt only provides historical reports after a problem occurs.
   • BIt allows continuous collection and analysis of device metrics, enabling faster detection of anomalies.
   • CIt requires manual polling of each device to gather metrics.
   • DIt replaces the need for any human monitoring of network health.
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4. 3expert · hard

   A network team has adopted an automation platform that pushes configuration changes to all devices. The team is now facing a situation where an automated change caused a widespread outage. The change was tested in a lab, but the production network has different device models and firmware versions. The team wants to prevent this from happening again. Which combination of practices would best address the root cause?

   • ADisable automation and return to manual configuration to avoid future outages
   • BUse a single configuration template for all devices regardless of model
   • CRequire all changes to be approved by the change advisory board before deployment
   • DImplement a staged rollout with automated validation at each stage and maintain a lab that mirrors production device models and firmware
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5. 4expert · hard

   A network team manages a mixed environment of 50 legacy switches that only support SSH and 20 newer switches that support NETCONF/YANG. The team must deploy a new VLAN change to all 70 switches. They want to use automation but have limited time to develop the solution. Which approach best balances effort, consistency, and support for both device types?

   • AWrite a Python script that uses SSH for the legacy switches and NETCONF for the newer switches, with a common template for the VLAN configuration.
   • BManually configure the legacy switches and use NETCONF only for the newer switches.
   • CUpgrade all legacy switches to support NETCONF before the change.
   • DUse only NETCONF for all switches and skip the legacy switches that do not support it.
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6. 5application · medium

   A network engineer needs to make a routine change to the same BGP configuration on 20 routers. The engineer is considering whether to use a manual CLI process or an automation script. Which advantage of automation is most relevant to this scenario?

   • AAutomation eliminates the need to understand BGP configuration.
   • BAutomation guarantees that the change will not cause any routing issues.
   • CAutomation applies the change consistently to all routers and reduces the chance of a typo on any single device.
   • DAutomation is always faster than manual CLI for a single device.
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