6.1 Explain How Automation Impacts Network Management 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A network administrator spends two hours each morning checking interface status, CPU utilization, and error counters on 150 routers by logging into each device. The administrator wants to reduce this daily effort and be notified immediately when a router exceeds a CPU threshold. Which solution best meets both requirements?

   • AAsk the network team to check the routers in shifts throughout the day
   • BSet up a monitoring system that collects metrics via SNMP and sends alerts when thresholds are exceeded
   • CConfigure syslog on each router to send all messages to a central server
   • DCreate a script that logs into each router once per day and saves the output to a file
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2. 22expert · hard

   A network team is evaluating whether to automate the configuration of new switches. The team currently has two engineers who are proficient in CLI but have no scripting experience. The company plans to deploy 50 switches per year. Management wants to see a return on investment within one year. Which factor is most important in this decision?

   • AThe brand of the switches being deployed
   • BThe color of the switches and their physical size
   • CThe number of engineers who will be laid off after automation is implemented
   • DThe cost of training the engineers to write and maintain automation scripts versus the time saved on 50 switch deployments
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4. 23foundation · easy

   How does automation-driven management differ from traditional manual management in terms of scalability?

   • AManual management scales better because it can adapt to each device's unique configuration.
   • BAutomation allows network changes to be applied consistently to a growing number of devices without a proportional increase in manual effort.
   • CBoth automation and manual management require the same amount of effort per device regardless of network size.
   • DAutomation is only scalable for small networks, not large ones.
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5. 24application · medium

   A network engineer needs to automate the collection of interface status and VLAN information from 50 Cisco switches and store the results in a central database for compliance auditing. The engineer wants to use a standards-based approach that does not require installing an agent on each switch. Which tool or technology is most appropriate?

   • AAn SNMP walk that collects interface MIB objects and VLAN MIB objects into a flat file.
   • BA bash script that uses SSH to run show commands and parses the text output with grep and awk.
   • CA Python script that uses NETCONF/YANG to query each switch and writes the structured data to the database.
   • DA configuration management tool that requires a small agent to be installed on each switch.
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6. 25expert · hard

   A network team is introducing automation to reduce the time spent on routine changes. The team is concerned that automation will reduce the need for experienced network engineers. Which outcome is most realistic for the team to expect?

   • AThe need for network engineers will be eliminated because automation handles all changes.
   • BEngineers will shift from performing repetitive tasks to designing, validating, and maintaining automated workflows.
   • CThe team will need fewer engineers, but those remaining will have no change in their daily tasks.
   • DEngineers will only need to monitor automated systems and will no longer need deep networking knowledge.
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