2.4 Capture Snapshots APPDYNAMICS-ASSOCIATE-ADMINISTRATOR Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which of the following is NOT a type of data captured in a transaction snapshot?

   • ATransaction data such as request parameters
   • BRaw network packets exchanged during the transaction
   • CDiagnostic information such as exception stack traces
   • DCall graph showing method execution times
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2. 7application · medium

   An administrator is troubleshooting a slow checkout transaction in an e-commerce application. The team needs to see the exact sequence of method calls and the time spent in each segment, but they are concerned about the overhead of capturing full snapshots on a high-traffic production system. What configuration best balances detail and overhead?

   • AEnable snapshot capture with a low frequency and limit the data collection scope to the checkout transaction only
   • BEnable snapshot capture for all business transactions with the default frequency and full data collection scope
   • CDisable snapshot capture and rely on transaction analytics data to diagnose the issue
   • DIncrease the snapshot duration to capture more data per snapshot, but keep the frequency high
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4. 8expert · hard

   A team is troubleshooting an intermittent issue in a high-traffic production environment. The issue occurs randomly across multiple business transactions, and the team cannot predict when it will happen. They need to capture snapshots for any transaction that exceeds a certain response time, but they are concerned about the overhead of capturing snapshots for all transactions. What is the best approach?

   • ADisable automatic capture and rely on transaction analytics to identify the issue
   • BEnable automatic snapshot capture with a global threshold that applies to all business transactions
   • CManually trigger snapshots whenever the team notices a slow response in the live dashboard
   • DEnable snapshot capture for all transactions with a high frequency to ensure the issue is captured
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an automatic trigger for snapshot capture in AppDynamics?

   • AThe occurrence of a database deadlock in the application.
   • BA health rule violation on the business transaction.
   • CThe completion of a scheduled job in the application.
   • DA user manually clicking 'Start Snapshot' in the UI.
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6. 10expert · hard

   An administrator is analyzing a snapshot for a transaction that failed. The call graph shows the transaction called an external payment gateway, but the transaction data does not show an error. The administrator needs to determine if the payment gateway returned a specific error code that caused the failure. What should the administrator examine?

   • AThe diagnostic information section for thread dumps to see if the thread was blocked
   • BThe transaction data section to see if the error code was logged as business data
   • CThe exit call details for the payment gateway, including the response payload and error code
   • DThe snapshot summary to see the overall transaction status and error count
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