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Cisco 200-301 Practice Test 16

Question 150

At Meridian Insurance, an engineer must distinguish an Ansible inventory from an Ansible playbook. What action meets this technical need?

  1. Use Terraform configuration and a reviewed plan/apply workflow
  2. Use anomaly detection with representative training or baseline data
  3. Require validated evidence and human/network policy checks before execution
  4. Use inventory to define hosts and playbook to define ordered tasks

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Inventory specifies managed endpoints while a playbook expresses operations to perform. This is the control that implements the specified requirement.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Terraform models desired infrastructure resources and computes changes before applying them. That is not sufficient here: Inventory specifies managed endpoints while a playbook expresses operations to perform.

B:

Anomaly detection identifies departures from learned normal patterns for investigation. That is not sufficient here: Inventory specifies managed endpoints while a playbook expresses operations to perform.

C:

AI suggestions are fallible and should not bypass deterministic authorization or operational verification. That is not sufficient here: Inventory specifies managed endpoints while a playbook expresses operations to perform.

Question 151

A network upgrade at Greenfield Services has two requirements: (1) choose a /27 destination route over a matching /24 route, and (2) choose a static route over an OSPF route to the exact same prefix when both are valid. Which option meets both stated needs?

  1. First, apply the longest-prefix-match forwarding rule; then compare administrative distances of static 1 and OSPF 110.
  2. First, give the backup static route AD higher than OSPF's 110; then compare administrative distances of static 1 and OSPF 110.
  3. First, compare AD for identical prefixes before protocol-specific metrics; then look for a route marked O in the IPv4 route table.
  4. First, apply the longest-prefix-match forwarding rule; then negate the matching ip route statement with no ip route.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Both outcomes are covered: (1) Among matching prefixes, the route with the most significant matched bits wins forwarding. (2) Administrative distance selects the preferred source of identical-prefix routes before comparing metrics. Neither action is a substitute for the other.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The second step covers (2), but the first addresses provide a static backup only if an OSPF route to the same prefix disappears. A floating static route loses normally but is installed when the preferred OSPF route is withdrawn. It leaves outcome (1) unfulfilled.

C:

Neither step is the requested pair: Compare AD for identical prefixes before protocol-specific metrics is for avoid comparing routing protocol metrics across unrelated protocols, and Look for a route marked O in the IPv4 route table is for recognize a route learned through single-area OSPF in the routing table. OSPF and EIGRP metrics are not directly comparable scales across protocols. The proposed plan misses the two stated outcomes.

D:

The first step covers (1), but the second addresses remove a stale configured IPv4 static route without altering newer dynamic routes. Removing the static configuration affects that route, not the unrelated dynamic routing protocol. It leaves outcome (2) unfulfilled.

Question 152

A branch design for Copperline Studios has two requirements: (1) troubleshoot missing NAT translations despite matching source ACL, and (2) allocate IPv4 addresses, mask, gateway and DNS information automatically to clients. Which plan correctly handles both requirements?

  1. First, read the syslog facility and severity as distinct attributes; then configure transport input ssh on the intended VTY lines.
  2. First, verify NAT inside/outside roles and route reachability; then provide a DHCP scope with a valid address pool and options.
  3. First, verify NAT inside/outside roles and route reachability; then use SNMP polling with permitted MIB object identifiers.
  4. First, configure ntp server pointing to the approved NTP server address; then provide a DHCP scope with a valid address pool and options.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Both outcomes are covered: (1) Correct source selection alone does not establish translation if interfaces and routing are misconfigured. (2) DHCP leases IP parameters so clients need not be statically configured. Neither action is a substitute for the other.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Neither step is the requested pair: Read the syslog facility and severity as distinct attributes is for separate which subsystem emitted a device log from its urgency, and Configure transport input ssh on the intended VTY lines is for stop Telnet access on router VTY lines. Facility indicates message origin while severity indicates importance. The proposed plan misses the two stated outcomes.

C:

The first step covers (1), but the second addresses collect network interface counters from switches for operational monitoring. SNMP management stations can query device agent variables such as interface counters. It leaves outcome (2) unfulfilled.

D:

The second step covers (2), but the first addresses synchronize router time with a centralized authoritative NTP source. NTP clients exchange time with configured time sources and discipline local clocks. It leaves outcome (1) unfulfilled.

Question 153

A change request at Greenfield Services in a proposed design requires the team to connect an IP phone and attached PC using distinct voice and data VLANs. What response best fits this requirement?

  1. Remove it from the trunk allowed VLAN list
  2. Configure the switchport data access VLAN and switchport voice VLAN
  3. Choose the port with the lowest root-path cost after tie breakers
  4. Avoid BPDU filter on unmanaged switch-to-switch links

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A voice VLAN allows supported phones to tag voice traffic separately while forwarding the PC's data VLAN. This is the control that implements the specified requirement.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The allowed list determines which tagged VLANs may traverse the trunk. That is not sufficient here: A voice VLAN allows supported phones to tag voice traffic separately while forwarding the PC's data VLAN.

C:

Each non-root switch elects one best path toward the root bridge for a spanning-tree instance. That is not sufficient here: A voice VLAN allows supported phones to tag voice traffic separately while forwarding the PC's data VLAN.

D:

Suppressing BPDUs can hide redundant links from spanning-tree loop prevention. That is not sufficient here: A voice VLAN allows supported phones to tag voice traffic separately while forwarding the PC's data VLAN.

Question 154

A network upgrade at North Quay Finance has two requirements: (1) distinguish a trained predictive model from fixed threshold alerting, and (2) identify a risk from using poor-quality network telemetry to train AI. Which proposed plan satisfies both outcomes?

  1. First, recognize learned features and forecast outcomes versus predefined static limits; then validate data quality, missing values and representative baselines.
  2. First, keep traffic on programmed device forwarding paths; then validate data quality, missing values and representative baselines.
  3. First, recognize the software-defined network fabric architecture; then use JSON null rather than the string "null".
  4. First, recognize learned features and forecast outcomes versus predefined static limits; then use Terraform configuration and a reviewed plan/apply workflow.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Both outcomes are covered: (1) ML models fit patterns from data, while simple thresholds use explicit static comparison rules. (2) Incomplete or biased telemetry can produce misleading predictive network recommendations. Neither action is a substitute for the other.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The second step covers (2), but the first addresses recognize that SDN management is not literally a single router for every data packet. A controller supplies decisions/policies; deployed devices usually perform packet forwarding. It leaves outcome (1) unfulfilled.

C:

Neither step is the requested pair: Recognize the software-defined network fabric architecture is for name the combination of underlay, overlay, and policy/control services, and Use JSON null rather than the string "null" is for represent an absent optional API field's value. A fabric integrates physical transport with virtual endpoints and centralized policy. The proposed plan misses the two stated outcomes.

D:

The first step covers (1), but the second addresses provision cloud or network infrastructure from a declarative plan. Terraform models desired infrastructure resources and computes changes before applying them. It leaves outcome (2) unfulfilled.

Question 155

A network upgrade at Hillcrest Utilities has two requirements: (1) deliver controller policy to routers and switches using device-facing interfaces, and (2) recognize that SDN management is not literally a single router for every data packet. Which option meets both stated needs?

  1. First, recognize learned features and forecast outcomes versus predefined static limits; then keep traffic on programmed device forwarding paths.
  2. First, distinguish distributed device data planes from centralized management/control functions; then require validated evidence and human/network policy checks before execution.
  3. First, use a southbound API or supported control protocol; then keep traffic on programmed device forwarding paths.
  4. First, use a southbound API or supported control protocol; then use a controller to maintain centralized policy and abstract device configuration.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Both outcomes are covered: (1) Southbound interfaces connect the network controller to forwarding infrastructure. (2) A controller supplies decisions/policies; deployed devices usually perform packet forwarding. Neither action is a substitute for the other.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The second step covers (2), but the first addresses distinguish a trained predictive model from fixed threshold alerting. ML models fit patterns from data, while simple thresholds use explicit static comparison rules. It leaves outcome (1) unfulfilled.

B:

Neither step is the requested pair: Distinguish distributed device data planes from centralized management/control functions is for explain why controller failure does not necessarily stop all existing forwarding, and Require validated evidence and human/network policy checks before execution is for avoid trusting an AI-recommended change without checking live configuration. Depending on architecture, devices can continue forwarding installed state when the controller is unreachable. The proposed plan misses the two stated outcomes.

D:

The first step covers (1), but the second addresses contrast manually configured per-device control logic with controller-based management. Controller-managed networking can coordinate policy across devices instead of requiring each device configured separately. It leaves outcome (2) unfulfilled.

Question 156

Willowbrook Transit needs to enable inter-VLAN routing on a campus distribution device. Which implementation directly addresses that objective without replacing it with a different network control?

  1. Use a Layer 3 switch with switched virtual interfaces and IP routing
  2. Deploy a SOHO integrated gateway
  3. Use a three-tier access/distribution/core architecture
  4. Identify the address with all host bits set to one

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

SVIs terminate VLAN IP subnets while hardware routing forwards packets between VLANs. This is the control that implements the specified requirement.

Incorrect Answers

B:

An all-in-one small-office appliance consolidates routing, NAT, Ethernet access and Wi-Fi. That is not sufficient here: SVIs terminate VLAN IP subnets while hardware routing forwards packets between VLANs.

C:

Separate tiers scale policy aggregation and fast backbone transport independently. That is not sufficient here: SVIs terminate VLAN IP subnets while hardware routing forwards packets between VLANs.

D:

The all-ones host portion represents the subnet-directed broadcast in ordinary IPv4 subnets. That is not sufficient here: SVIs terminate VLAN IP subnets while hardware routing forwards packets between VLANs.

Question 157

At Sable Ridge Manufacturing, an engineer must diagnose OSPF peers with different hello/dead intervals. Which action directly meets this requirement?

  1. Recognize point-to-point OSPF network type
  2. Negate the matching ip route statement with no ip route
  3. Make their OSPF interface timers compatible
  4. Use ip route 10.40.8.0 255.255.254.0 with the valid next hop

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Mismatched OSPF hello and dead intervals can prevent neighbor adjacency formation. This is the control that implements the specified requirement.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Point-to-point OSPF forms a direct adjacency without broadcast-media DR/BDR roles. That is not sufficient here: Mismatched OSPF hello and dead intervals can prevent neighbor adjacency formation.

B:

Removing the static configuration affects that route, not the unrelated dynamic routing protocol. That is not sufficient here: Mismatched OSPF hello and dead intervals can prevent neighbor adjacency formation.

D:

A /23 mask covers the two adjacent /24s 10.40.8.0 and 10.40.9.0. That is not sufficient here: Mismatched OSPF hello and dead intervals can prevent neighbor adjacency formation.

Question 158

A branch design for Summit Research has two requirements: (1) package a process with its libraries using the host operating system kernel, and (2) form a modified EUI-64 interface identifier from a 48-bit MAC. Which proposed plan satisfies both outcomes?

  1. First, identify the address with all host bits set to one; then use an appropriate PoE-capable switchport and compatible power budget.
  2. First, use an OS-level container runtime; then insert FFFE and invert the universal/local bit at the defined location.
  3. First, use an OS-level container runtime; then recognize globally routable 2000::/3 unicast addresses.
  4. First, allocate a unique /64 subnet within the /48 block; then insert FFFE and invert the universal/local bit at the defined location.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Both outcomes are covered: (1) Containers share the host kernel while isolating processes and dependencies. (2) Modified EUI-64 expands the 48-bit MAC and flips the U/L bit to form a 64-bit identifier. Neither action is a substitute for the other.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Neither step is the requested pair: Identify the address with all host bits set to one is for distinguish a directed broadcast from an ordinary host IP, and Use an appropriate PoE-capable switchport and compatible power budget is for power a ceiling AP through its Ethernet cable. The all-ones host portion represents the subnet-directed broadcast in ordinary IPv4 subnets. The proposed plan misses the two stated outcomes.

C:

The first step covers (1), but the second addresses distinguish a public-scope IPv6 unicast destination. IPv6 global unicast ranges provide global routing scope subject to assigned prefixes and filters. It leaves outcome (2) unfulfilled.

D:

The second step covers (2), but the first addresses derive an IPv6 subnet prefix from a /48 allocation for a single LAN. A /48 leaves 16 subnet ID bits for up to 65,536 conventional /64 networks. It leaves outcome (1) unfulfilled.

Question 159

At Summit Research, an engineer must represent an absent optional API field's value. What action meets this technical need?

  1. Use a northbound API
  2. Recognize HTTP 401 Unauthorized and inspect credentials
  3. Store automation definitions under version control with deployment records
  4. Use JSON null rather than the string "null"

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The null literal means no value, while the quoted text is a string. This is the control that implements the specified requirement.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Northbound APIs expose controller abstractions to higher-level orchestration or applications. That is not sufficient here: The null literal means no value, while the quoted text is a string.

B:

401 commonly indicates absent/invalid authentication, while 403 often signals insufficient authorization. That is not sufficient here: The null literal means no value, while the quoted text is a string.

C:

Versioned automation allows change review, reproducible rollout and rollback. That is not sufficient here: The null literal means no value, while the quoted text is a string.

Question 160

A change request at Cascade Health during a branch cutover requires the team to let many internal users share one public IP via source port translation. Which response best meets this requirement?

  1. Use show ip dhcp binding
  2. Configure NAT overload or PAT for the inside source
  3. Use NTP on network devices and log servers
  4. Test SSH to the management IP and inspect VTY access restrictions

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

PAT distinguishes simultaneous translations using TCP/UDP port identifiers as well as addresses. This is the control that implements the specified requirement.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The binding table lists leased addresses and client identifiers for the IOS DHCP service. That is not sufficient here: PAT distinguishes simultaneous translations using TCP/UDP port identifiers as well as addresses.

C:

A common time reference makes event correlation meaningful across independently clocked devices. That is not sufficient here: PAT distinguishes simultaneous translations using TCP/UDP port identifiers as well as addresses.

D:

Remote SSH requires reachable management IP, active SSH service and permitted VTY authentication. That is not sufficient here: PAT distinguishes simultaneous translations using TCP/UDP port identifiers as well as addresses.