JNCIA-DevOps Practice Test 1 — 10 Questions

Question 1

You are configuring a CI/CD pipeline for Junos network deployments. The pipeline must validate the syntax of generated candidate configurations against a physical or virtual Junos device before committing them to production. Which stage of the CI/CD pipeline does this validation step represent?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Continuous Integration validation stage. Checking syntax and logic prior to production deployment is a core part of the Continuous Integration (CI) validation and testing stage.

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Continuous Deployment stage

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Continuous Monitoring stage

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Infrastructure Provisioning stage

Question 2

Which command is used in Git to save staged changes to the local repository with a descriptive commit message?

Accepted Answer

git commit -m "message". 'git commit' records changes to the local repository.

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git add

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git push

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git save

Question 3

During a NETCONF session with a Junos device, an automation script issues an RPC to load a configuration. The device returns a response containing an <rpc-error> tag. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

The configuration or RPC request failed validation, syntax checking, or execution constraints on the device.. An <rpc-error> tag in NETCONF indicates that the request could not be processed successfully due to syntax, permission, or validation errors.

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The Junos routing engine is operating at 100% CPU capacity.

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The NETCONF session has successfully terminated with a normal exit code.

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The physical optical link on the management port has failed.

Question 4

What is the primary delimiter used to separate key-value pairs in a JSON object?

Accepted Answer

Comma (,). JSON object key-value pairs are separated by commas (,).

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Forward slash (/)

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Semicolon (;)

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Period (.)

Question 5

Which file extension is conventionally used for YAML data serialization files?

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.yaml. YAML files typically use .yaml or .yml extensions.

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.json

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.ini

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.xml

Question 6

A Python script processes a YAML configuration template for Junos BGP neighbors. The configuration contains a multi-line banner string description. Which YAML block scalar indicator preserves newlines exactly as written in the text block?

Accepted Answer

The pipe symbol (|). In YAML, the pipe symbol (|) denotes a literal scalar style, which preserves newlines within multi-line strings.

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The ampersand symbol (&)

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The greater-than symbol (>)

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The asterisk symbol (*)

Question 7

What is the native data format returned by Junos devices when queried via REST API or NETCONF operations configured with JSON output formatting?

Accepted Answer

JSON. When JSON output is requested from Junos REST or NETCONF, the returned data is serialized in JSON format.

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INI

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YAML

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CSV

Question 8

Which TWO of the following are valid extensions commonly used for YAML files? (Choose two)

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.yaml. YAML files commonly use either .yaml or .yml file extensions.

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.xml

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.jsn

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.txt

Question 9

An automation engineer is designing a deployment strategy for Junos devices using Git branches. Which branching strategy model aligns best with continuous delivery where feature branches are merged frequently into a shared integration branch that automatically triggers staging tests?

Accepted Answer

Trunk-based development where developers merge small, frequent changes into a central main branch that drives automated pipelines.. GitFlow and trunk-based development describe common branching models; trunk-based development or short-lived feature branches with continuous integration are standard for modern DevOps.

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Creating a separate permanent branch for every physical router in the network and never merging them.

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Locking the master branch for 12 months while developing a single monolithic configuration update offline.

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Using tag-based releases exclusively without utilizing any version control branches.

Question 10

Which symbol represents the beginning of a single YAML document stream?

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Three dashes (---). YAML documents can optionally begin with a document start marker consisting of three dashes (---).

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Three hashes (###)

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Three slashes (///)

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Three dots (...)