Cisco CCNA Network Automation and APIs 4

Question 1

Which statement best describes Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

Accepted Answer

Managing and provisioning infrastructure through machine-readable definition files

Answer

IaC treats infrastructure configuration as code, stored in version-controlled files and applied automatically by tools.

Question 2

In Cisco's SD-WAN (Viptela) architecture, which component exposes REST APIs for centralized management?

Accepted Answer

vManage

Answer

vManage is the centralized management plane that provides REST APIs for configuration, monitoring, and policy management.

Question 3

What HTTP header is used to specify that a REST API request body contains JSON data?

Accepted Answer

Content-Type: application/json

Answer

The Content-Type header tells the server the format of the request body, and 'application/json' indicates JSON encoding.

Question 4

Which version control system is most commonly used to store Ansible playbooks and network automation scripts?

Accepted Answer

Git

Answer

Git is the dominant version control system used for storing automation code, playbooks, and configurations.

Question 5

What is the role of an API key in REST API authentication?

Accepted Answer

It identifies and authenticates the client making the API request

Answer

An API key is a secret token passed in requests to identify and authenticate the calling application or user.

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