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Automation and Quality of Services practice questions

Practise Cisco SPCOR / CCNP Service Provider Core 350-501 Automation and Quality of Services practice questions — original exam-style scenarios with answer choices, explanations, and analysis of common mistakes.

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Automation and Quality of Services questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

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Common Automation and Quality of Services exam traps

▸Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.

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Automation and Quality of Services questions

20 questions · select your answer, then reveal the explanation

Question 1mediummulti select

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Which two HTTP methods are used in RESTCONF to retrieve configuration data? (Choose two.)

Trap 1: POST

POST is used to create resources, not to retrieve configuration data.

Trap 2: PATCH

PATCH is used for partial modifications of resources.

Trap 3: PUT

PUT is used to replace or create a specific resource.

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A
GET
GET is the correct HTTP method for retrieving configuration data in RESTCONF.
B
POST
Why wrong: POST is used to create resources, not to retrieve configuration data.
C
PATCH
Why wrong: PATCH is used for partial modifications of resources.
D
PUT
Why wrong: PUT is used to replace or create a specific resource.
E
DELETE
Why wrong: DELETE is used to remove resources.

Automation and Quality of Services practice questions

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Automation and Quality of Services questions

Which two HTTP methods are used in RESTCONF to retrieve configuration data? (Choose two.)

In the DiffServ model, which DSCP value is used for Expedited Forwarding (EF) to support voice traffic?

An SP engineer is configuring hierarchical QoS on a PE router to enforce a per-subscriber bandwidth contract of 10 Mbps and prioritize voice within that contract. Which MQC configuration sequence is correct?

In an SP MPLS core, a PE router maps incoming DSCP values to MPLS EXP bits. Which statement about EXP marking is accurate when using the DiffServ Tunneling Model?

An SP network uses NSO for service orchestration. Which component in NSO provides the abstraction layer to communicate with different device types using protocols like NETCONF or CLI?

When using NETCONF to edit a running configuration on a Cisco IOS XR router, which sequence of operations is correct?

In SR-TE PCE, which protocol does the PCE use to communicate with the PCC (Path Computation Client) to set up LSPs?

What is the primary difference between traffic policing and traffic shaping?

An SP engineer is implementing LLQ on a PE router to prioritize voice. Which additional configuration is recommended to prevent voice traffic from starving other queues?

In the context of YANG modeling for network automation, which statement about 'must' expressions is true?

An SP uses NSO with a YANG service model to provision an L3VPN. The service model references a leafref to a VPN ID that must exist in a separate list. Which YANG statement ensures the leafref value is valid against the referenced list?

Which MQC component is used to match traffic based on criteria such as DSCP or IP precedence?

An SP router is configured with CBWFQ. For a data class requiring 30% bandwidth guarantee, which command is correct in the policy-map?

An SP engineer is implementing DSCP classification at the edge. Which two AF classes are typically used for mission-critical data? (Choose two.)

When automating service provisioning with NSO, which three components are part of the NSO architecture? (Choose three.)

Which DSCP value is recommended for Expedited Forwarding (EF) per-hop behavior, commonly used for voice traffic?

A service provider wants to enforce a hard rate limit of 10 Mbps on a subscriber's traffic, dropping any excess packets. Which QoS mechanism should be used?

In an SP network using NSO for service orchestration, which component abstracts device-specific CLI or SNMP interactions into a common model for NETCONF/RESTCONF southbound communication?

Which NETCONF RPC is used to retrieve the complete running configuration from a network device?

A service provider is implementing hierarchical QoS on an edge router. The goal is to shape the aggregate traffic to 100 Mbps and then apply different queuing policies for voice and data within that shaped pipe. Which configuration approach is correct?

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