10.7 Evaluate New Hardware Deployment Trending and Scoping NETWORK-SECURITY-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–17

1. 16application · medium

   A government agency is modernizing its network security infrastructure. The agency has a mandate to reduce energy consumption and physical footprint across all facilities. Which hardware deployment trend aligns with this mandate?

   • AConsolidating multiple legacy firewalls into a single high-capacity chassis.
   • BVirtualizing all firewalls on existing servers without considering performance.
   • CDeploying a separate firewall for each department to maintain isolation.
   • DUsing older, larger models that are already in inventory.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   What is a key performance scaling trend in newer Palo Alto Networks hardware models?

   • ANewer models require more rack units to achieve the same throughput as previous generations
   • BHigher throughput and session capacity are achieved primarily by adding more physical appliances in parallel
   • CPerformance scaling is achieved by reducing the feature set enabled on the firewall
   • DNewer models offer increased throughput and session capacity while maintaining or reducing physical size
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