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200-901 Practice Question: A developer needs to send a diagnostic request to…

A developer needs to send a diagnostic request to a network device to verify if it supports a specific MIB object. Which protocol and operation should be used?

⚠ Common exam trap

Cisco often tests the distinction between SNMP GET (read) and SNMP SET (write), and candidates may confuse them or think SET can verify support, but SET only modifies values and requires the object to already exist.

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

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SNMP GET

SNMP GET is the correct operation to retrieve the value of a specific MIB object from a network device. It sends a diagnostic request to verify if the device supports that object by checking whether a valid response is returned. This is the standard SNMP operation for reading a single managed object's value.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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    ICMP ping

    Why it's wrong here

    Ping tests connectivity, not MIB support.

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    HTTP GET

    Why it's wrong here

    HTTP is not used for MIB access.

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    SNMP SET

    Why it's wrong here

    SET is for writing, not reading.

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    NETCONF get-config

    Why it's wrong here

    NETCONF is for YANG-modeled data, not SNMP MIBs.

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    SNMP GET

    Why this is correct

    GET retrieves the value of a MIB object.

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