200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are characteristics of RESTCONF compared to NETCONF? (Select three.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Uses HTTP as the transport protocol
RESTCONF uses HTTP and supports JSON encoding, while NETCONF uses SSH and XML RPCs. Both use YANG data models.
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Uses HTTP as the transport protocol
Why this is correct
RESTCONF is HTTP-based.
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Supports JSON encoding for YANG data
Why this is correct
RESTCONF supports application/yang-data+json.
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Employs XML Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)
Why it's wrong here
That's NETCONF.
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Uses SSH for secure transport
Why it's wrong here
That's NETCONF.
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Uses YANG data models
Why this is correct
Both RESTCONF and NETCONF use YANG.
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