CTP Network & Infrastructure Management 3

Question 1

Which infrastructure as code (IaC) practice allows network configurations to be version-controlled and reproducibly deployed?

Accepted Answer

Declarative configuration management

Answer

Declarative IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) define the desired infrastructure state in code, enabling versioning, peer review, and repeatable deployments.

Question 2

What is configuration drift in infrastructure management?

Accepted Answer

Unintended divergence of a system's actual configuration from its documented baseline

Answer

Configuration drift occurs when manual changes or system updates cause a device's running configuration to deviate from the intended, documented standard.

Question 3

Which disaster recovery metric defines the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time?

Accepted Answer

RPO (Recovery Point Objective)

Answer

RPO defines how far back in time recovery must reach — the maximum tolerable data loss — and drives backup frequency decisions.

Question 4

What distinguishes a cold site from a hot site in business continuity planning?

Accepted Answer

Cold sites have no pre-installed equipment; hot sites are fully operational with current data

Answer

A hot site mirrors the production environment with live data replication and can assume operations in minutes; a cold site provides only physical space and power, requiring full setup before use.

Question 5

In network capacity planning, which approach forecasts future resource needs based on historical growth trends?

Accepted Answer

Trend-based capacity planning

Answer

Trend-based capacity planning analyzes historical utilization data to project future demand, enabling proactive infrastructure investments before bottlenecks occur.

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CTP Network & Infrastructure Management 3