5.5 Describe Configuration Management Tools, Such as Ansible and Terraform 350-501 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   When using Terraform to manage network infrastructure, what does the 'plan' step do?

   • AIt shows what changes will be made to reach the desired state without applying them
   • BIt deletes all resources that are not in the configuration
   • CIt stores the configuration in the state file
   • DIt creates the resources defined in the configuration
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which statement accurately describes a typical use case for Ansible versus Terraform?

   • AUse Ansible to manage the state of infrastructure resources and Terraform to manage the state of software configurations
   • BUse Terraform to provision the infrastructure and Ansible to configure the software on that infrastructure
   • CUse Ansible to provision cloud virtual networks and subnets
   • DUse Terraform to install software and configure services on existing servers
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4. 8foundation · easy

   Which Ansible feature is specifically designed to handle the fact that network devices often do not have a full Python environment?

   • AInventory plugins
   • BConnection plugins
   • CVault plugins
   • DCallback plugins
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5. 9foundation · easy

   In an Ansible playbook, what does a 'task' define?

   • AThe list of managed nodes to target
   • BA single automation step that invokes a module to perform a specific action
   • CThe credentials used to connect to managed nodes
   • DThe output format for displaying results
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6. 10application · medium

   A service provider team manages a large fleet of IOS XR routers that are already deployed and running. They need to ensure that the running configuration on every router matches a known-good baseline, and they want to detect and correct any drift that occurs between scheduled maintenance windows. The team is already familiar with writing imperative task lists and wants to reuse existing SSH-based access. Which tool should they choose?

   • AA custom Python script that uses NETCONF to retrieve and compare configurations, with no external tooling
   • BAnsible with a static inventory, but only for initial provisioning of new devices, not for ongoing drift correction
   • CTerraform with the IOS XR provider, using a state file to track the desired configuration
   • DAnsible with network modules, running playbooks that compare and enforce the baseline configuration
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