Saturday 23 July 2016

640-692 RSTECH Supporting Cisco Routing & Switching Network Devices v1.0

Exam Number 640-692 RSTECH
Associated Certifications CCT Routing & Switching
Duration 90 minutes (60-70 questions)
Available Languages English
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The 640-692 RSTECH is the exam associated with CCT Routing and Switching certification. Cisco CCT Routing & Switching certification focuses on the skills required for onsite support and maintenance of Cisco routers, switches, and operating environments. Technicians in this area must be able to identify Cisco router and switch models, accessories, cabling, and interfaces; understand the Cisco IOS Software operating modes and identify commonly found software; and be able to use the Cisco Command Line Interface (CLI) to connect and service products. Achieving CCT Routing & Switching certification is considered the best foundation for supporting other Cisco devices and systems.

Exam Description
The 640-692 RSTECH is the exam associated with Cisco Certified Technician Routing and Switching certification. The 640-692 is a 1.5 hour exam with 60-70 questions. The candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Interconnecting Supporting Cisco Routing and Switching Network Devices v1.0 course.

Cisco Certified Technician Routing and Switching certification focuses on the skills required for onsite support and maintenance of Cisco routers, switches, and operating environments. Technicians in this area must be able to identify Cisco router and switch models, accessories, cabling, and interfaces; understand the Cisco IOS software operating modes and identify commonly found software; and be able to use the Cisco Command Line Interface (CLI) to connect and service products. Achieving Cisco Certified Technician Routing and Switching certification is considered the best foundation for supporting other Cisco devices and systems. The exam is closed book and no outside reference materials are allowed.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

1.0 Identify Cisco Equipment and Related Hardwares 27%

1.1 Identify the interfaces on Cisco equipment including the Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4500, 3560, 3750 and 2975 and 2960 series switches and Cisco 2800, 2900, 3800, 3900, 7200, 7300, 7600 series integrated service routers

1.2 Identify the cabling on Cisco equipment

1.3 Identify Cisco products by logo marking and model number (including, but not limited to, locations on chassis, line card, module, or adapter)

1.4 Identify and locate the serial number of Cisco products (including, but not limited to, locations on chassis, line card, module, or adapter)

1.5 Identify and describe the commonly used components

1.6 Describe the hardware memory common terms and use in Cisco routers and switches

2.0 Describe Cisco IOS Software Operation 27%

2.1 Describe the different operating modes for Cisco CatOS/IOS Software

2.2 Navigate between the different operating modes listed

2.3 Determine the current mode of the device

2.4 Copy and paste a configuration file from/to a router or switch

2.5 Know how to use and interpret the basic Cisco IOS Software commands

2.6 Describe where to find the configuration register parameter and how to change it

2.7 Identify a configuration file from a Cisco device

2.8 Perform software upgrade or downgrade using TFTP, xmodem, tftpdnld, flash memory, memory card reader, or USB

2.9 Perform password recovery on a Cisco device

3.0 General Networking Knowledge 23%

3.1 Describe in general terms the basic functionality and key differences for the following hardware: LAN switch, router, modem, and wireless access points

3.2 Describe what an IP address and subnet is

3.3 Differentiate between these Layer 2 technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Serial, ATM, ISDN, DSL, Optical, and etc.

3.4 Describe what FTP does

3.5 Describe what TFTP does

3.6 Describe what a CSU/DSU does (such as, loop back processes, and etc.)

3.7 Describe Telco termination point (such as, demarc, and etc.)

3.8 Describe what Telnet and SSH do

3.9 Describe what ping does

3.10 Use the OSI and TCP/IP models and their associated protocols to explain how data flows in a network

3.11 Identify and correct common network problems at Layers 1 and 2

4.0 Service-related Knowledge 23%

4.1 Locate and use a text editor (such as, Notepad)

4.2 Locate and use Terminal Emulation

4.3 Locate and use the Window command prompt

4.4 Configure networks settings for Ethernet port on laptop (IP address, subnet mask and default gateway) and establish a connection with Ethernet ports on Cisco equipment

4.5 Make a physical connection from laptop to Cisco console port

4.6 Connect, configure, and verify operation status of a device interface

4.7 Make a physical Ethernet connection from laptop to Cisco device Ethernet port using correct cable

4.8 Use a modem to connect to Cisco console port and phone line

4.9 Configure the correct DIP switch settings on the modem (or other appropriate settings)

4.10 Identify the different loop-back plugs

4.11 Identify null modem cable and application

4.12 Configure and use TFTP server (such as, TFTP d32)

4.13 Use the hardware tools needed for repair

QUESTION 1
Which router can be used for disk-in-access to the router CLI management purposes and does not
usually pass normal network traffic?

A. AUX
B. Gigabit Ethernet
C. Fast Ethernet
D. Channelized serial

Answer: A

Explanation:


QUESTION 2
Which two pieces of information does the show ip interface brief command display? (Choose two)

A. Encapsulation type
B. Interface status
C. Layer 2 address
D. Layer 3 address
E. Keep alive

Answer: B,D

Explanation:


QUESTION 3
The pins and RJ-45 are numbered from 1 through 8. With the material points of the plug facing
toward you, pin 1 is the leftmost pin. Which two sets are looped on an RJ-45 T1 loopback plug?
(Choose two)

A. Pins 1 and 4
B. Pins 1 and 7
C. Pins 2 and 5
D. Pins 2 and 8
E. Pins 1 and 5
F. Pins 2 and 7

Answer: A,C

Explanation:


QUESTION 4
What are two ways to open Microsoft Notepad on a Windows-based computer? (Choose two)

A. Start > Run Enter Notepad and 'Ink OK
B. Start > Control Panel > Notepad
C. Start > All Programs > Notepad
D. Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad
E. Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Notepad

Answer: A,D

Explanation:


QUESTION 5
Which three of the following statements are true? (Choose three.)

A. Each IP address has two parts: a network ID and a host ID
B. An IP subnet equals a broadcast domain.
C. An IPv4 address contains 36 bits
D. 172.16.1.18 is a Class A address
E. A subnet address is created by borrowing bits from the original host ID

Answer: A,B,E

Explanation:

Tuesday 19 July 2016

600-511 NPDESACI Designing with Cisco Network Programmability for ACI

Exam Number 600-511 NPDESACI
Last day to test: November 20, 2016
Associated Certifications Cisco Network Programmability Design Specialist
Duration 90 Minutes (55 - 65 questions)
Available Languages English
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This exam tests a candidate's ability to use network applications expertise to translate customer requirements into a policy-based, application centric network infrastructure.

The Designing with Cisco ACI Network Programmability (600-511) exam is a 90- minute (1.5 hours) exam with 55-65 questions. This exam tests a candidate's ability to use network applications expertise to translate customer requirements into a policy-based, application-centric network infrastructure.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

1.0 Understanding Business Requirements 24%

1.1 Gathering business requirements

1.1.a Understand business requirements
1.1.b Understand current infrastructure
1.1.c Understand who the vested parties are and how they define policy and application
1.1.d Document existing application interaction

1.2 Risk and Impact Analysis

1.2.a Take the requirements and perform a risk assessment and impact analysis to narrow down the possible design choices

1.3 Ongoing communications to finalize the business requirements

1.3.a Identify the design choice that meets the business, risk, and customer requirements

2.0 Translating Business Requirements Into Technical Requirements 19%

2.1 Mapping of business requirements

2.1.a Map existing applications to Cisco ACI constructs
2.1.b Map existing network services to Cisco ACI Fabric
2.1.c Create application network profiles that map to the business requirements
2.1.d Identify which applications can expect to see improvements in the areas of performance, security/compliance, visibility, and speed of service delivery
2.1.e Determine methods of representing the improvements expected – quantitative metrics and qualitative metrics

2.2 Perform software modeling and analysis

2.2.a Identify tools that can be used to build application network profiles
2.2.b Identify best practices for building application network profiles for legacy applications
2.2.c Identify best practices for building application network profiles for greenfield applications

2.3 Perform network modeling and analysis (capacity and performance)

2.3.a Analyze the current infrastructure inventory and capacity to meet the requirements
2.3.b Assess the delta between the requirements and the current infrastructure to implement the application

2.4 Translating service level agreements (SLAs) and operational level agreements (OLAs) into technical requirements

2.4.a Plan or design to account for business interruption of various lengths or scopes

3.0 Positioning Application Centric Infrastructure Value Proposition 29%

3.1 Policy based infrastructure management

3.1.a Identify opportunities to automate tasks that are manual today
3.1.b Identify architectural bottlenecks in the current infrastructure that are roadblocks in introducing programmability and automation
3.1.c Is there uniformity in policy across the entire infrastructure or are there policy silos and policy gaps?
3.1.d Describe programming model and APIs available to automate network functions required to deploy applications

3.2 Enhance visibility and control

3.2.a Identify lack of comprehensive visibility and control over resource allocation for applications today and highlight how Cisco ACI can address this limitation
3.2.b Identify number of points of management to see if Cisco ACI can reduce the number to dramatically bring in value addition
3.2.c Identify application performance features that increase scalability or provide optimal traffic steering
3.2.d Describe available tools to provide comprehensive application-level visibility

3.3 Security and compliance

3.3.a Identify any compliance and auditing requirements and highlight key security features of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (policy-based forwarding, auditing, forensics across physical and virtual devices)

4.0 Define High-Level System Architecture 28%

4.1 Software architecture and design

4.1.a Take a set of software requirements or details about a solution and generate (identify, pick, choose) a design document (class hierarchy, object model, Entity Relationship (ER) diagram)

4.2 Infrastructure architecture and design (physical and virtual)

4.2.a Take a set of infrastructure requirements or details about a solution and generate (identify, pick, choose) a design document (configuration or design change)

4.3 Identify different integration/interoperability points between different systems

4.3.a Understand the differences (compare and contrast) between different integration interfaces (knows what to use when and why)

4.4 Migrate existing network to Cisco ACI


QUESTION 1
Which two benefits are achieved through database sharding within the Cisco APIC cluster?
(Choose two.)

A. active-standby high availability
B. scalability
C. compression
D. reliability
E. load balancing

Answer: B,D

Explanation:


QUESTION 2
Which overlay protocol does Cisco AVS for vSphere use to allow the ACI fabric to extend over an
existing network infrastructure?

A. GRE
B. IPsec
C. NVGRE
D. VXLAN
E. OTV

Answer: D

Explanation:


QUESTION 3
Which three main problems was a host overlay system designed to address? (Choose three.)

A. workload mobility
B. simplified and automated workload provisioning
C. multitenancy at scale
D. integrate physical and virtual networking
E. increase visibility to traffic flows
F. better root cause analysis capabilities
G. consolidate IT infrastructure teams

Answer: A,B,C

Explanation:


QUESTION 4
Which two benefits of ACI help improve the time required to deploy an application? (Choose two.)

A. enabling software developers to create development environments similar to production
B. eliminating the need for expensive Layer 4 to Layer 7 service appliances
C. eliminating IP addressing from software stacks
D. evolving the IT model from manual workflows to an application model that automates
deployment, operations, and visibility

Answer: A,D

Explanation:

Monday 11 July 2016

600-509 Integrating Business Applications with Network Programmability

Exam Number 600-509 NPIBA
Associated Certifications Cisco Business Application Engineer Specialist
Duration 75 Minutes (55 - 65 questions)
Available Languages English
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This exam tests a candidate's ability to use the programmability of an open infrastructure to develop and deploy business applications. It also tests how well the candidate can build an application with API capabilities to collect information from the network when needed.

The Integrating Business Applications with Network Programmability (NPIBA) exam (600-509) is a 75-minute assessment with 55-65 questions. This exam tests a candidate's ability to use the programmability of an open infrastructure to develop and deploy business applications. It also tests how well the candidate can build an application with API capabilities to collect information from the network when needed.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific version of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

1.0 Fundamentals of Networking 35%

1.1 Describe the operation of IP data networks

1.1.a Describe the purpose and functions of network devices
1.1.b Identify common applications and their impact on the network

1.2 Identify basic LAN switching technologies

1.2.a VLANs
1.2.b Network segmentation and basic traffic management

1.3 Describe IP addressing (IPv4 / IPv6)

1.3.a Basic principles of IP address
1.3.b Subnets and prefixes

1.4 Describe IP routing

1.4.a Understands the basic routing concepts
1.4.a [i] Differentiate between routing and routing protocols
1.4.a [ii] Static vs. Dynamic routing
1.4.a [iii] IP routing table
1.4.b Understands the difference between routing and switching

1.5 Describe network data security

1.5.a TLS basics
1.5.b Certificates
1.5.c User/host authentication

1.6 Troubleshoot host IP configuration

1.7 Describe network virtualization

1.8 Describe network assurance technologies

1.8.a Quality of service
1.8.b Load balancing
1.8.c Network proximity
1.8.d Network availability

1.9 Describe application-aware networks

2.0 Business Goals 20%

2.1 Define the business outcome for the application

2.2 Document requirements in terms of deployment, lifecycle management, level of service

2.3 Describe application consumption models

2.3.a Understanding and describing clients for the application from the business perspective
2.3.b Understanding the multiple service level requirements
2.3.c Multitenant environment and implications on application deployment (gold or silver)
2.3.d Security considerations in different consumption models (firewall or certificates)

2.4 Describe the business benefits of making applications network

2.4.a Describe the actions that can be taken based on the information from the network

2.5 Identify challenges with making an application network aware

3.0 Network Programmability Concepts 22%

3.1 Describe the function of a controller

3.2 Compare and contrast controllers

3.2.a APIC
3.2.b APIC-EM
3.2.c Open SDN controller

4.0 API Services 27%

4.1 Identify how APIs can be used to achieve business goals

4.2 Leverage APIs in a business application

Friday 8 July 2016

600-504 NPENG Implementing Cisco Network Programmability

Exam Number 600-504 NPENG
Associated Job Role Network Programmability Engineer Specialist
Network Programmability; Support Specialist Certification
Duration 90 minutes (55 – 65 questions)
Available Languages English
This exam tests the ability of network engineers to deploy network applications in the programmable environment and make sure that they work. The exam also tests the ability to implement an open network infrastructure designed by network designers and architects. Successful candidates will demonstrate that they can deploy, install, and troubleshoot network infrastructures and applications.
The Implementing Cisco Network Programmability (600-504) (NPENG) exam is a 90-minute (1.5 hour) exam with 55‒65 questions. This exam tests the ability of network engineers to deploy network applications into the programmable environment and ensure that they work successfully. The exam also tests the ability to implement an open network infrastructure designed by the network designers and architects. Successful candidates will demonstrate that they can deploy, install, and troubleshoot network infrastructures and applications. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Implementing Cisco Network Programmability course.
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.
1.0 Requirements Collection and Analysis 16%

1.1 Understand the architecture of the application being deployed
1.2 Understand the external interfaces for the application (N&S bound API, GUI interface, CLI)
1.3 Understand relevant standards bodies for network programmability
1.4 Understands open source concepts and engagement models
1.5 Understand the environment in which the application is being deployed
2.0 Deployment Design Development 19%

2.1 Understand the pros and cons of different deployment models and configurations
2.2 Document in detail how the application is deployed and configured
2.3 Understand the best practices to deploy the end product
2.4 Understand the lab validation and testing
3.0 Configuration and Implementation 29%

3.1 Fluent in the installation and configuration of the application being deployed
3.2 Fluent in the configuration of the network and other dependent services the application is using
3.3 Understanding the base lining process
3.4 Staging and verification
4.0 Troubleshooting 20%

4.1 Troubleshoot the functionality and performance of the application
4.2 Interface with developers on improving application serviceability and quality
4.3 Network troubleshooting
4.4 Network virtualization
4.5 Automation/orchestration
4.6 Application and operating system
4.7 Storage
4.8 Be able to determine the real-time impact of the deployed application on the IT infrastructure
4.0 Operation and Optimization 16%

5.1 Tuning
5.2 Ability to optimize and tune the application specific to the environment
5.3 Monitoring and instrumentation
5.4 Change management

QUESTION 1
Which two statements about RFC6020 are true? (Choose two.)
A. YANG is a data modeling language.
B. YANG is a protocol to configure network devices.
C. YANG is used by OF-CONFIG.
D. YANG is used by BGP-LS.
E. YANG is an object-oriented programming language.
Answer: A,C
Explanation:

QUESTION 2
Applications compiled by Java are better adaptive to different operating systems like Windows and
Linux than applications compiled by C compiler.
Which option describes why Java applications are more independent from the OS than C applications?
A. Java has a DLL to abstract the difference of OS.
B. Java compiler is smarter than C compiler.
C. Java compiler creates byte code that is run on Java VM, and Java VM is prepared for each OS.
D. This is an urban legend. No difference between Java and C.
Answer: A
Explanation: