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350-401 Practice Question: Which two statements about RESTCONF are true?…
Which two statements about RESTCONF are true? (Choose two.)
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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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RESTCONF uses HTTP methods like GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE to manipulate YANG data.
RESTCONF uses HTTP methods to access YANG-defined data on network devices. It supports both XML and JSON encoding. It does not use SSH or TLS natively for transport; it relies on HTTP over TLS (HTTPS) for security. The 'data' resource is the top-level resource for accessing YANG data stores. RESTCONF does not define its own data model; it uses YANG models.
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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RESTCONF uses HTTP methods like GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE to manipulate YANG data.
Why this is correct
Correct because RESTCONF maps HTTP methods to CRUD operations on YANG data.
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RESTCONF supports only XML encoding for data.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because RESTCONF supports both XML and JSON encoding.
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RESTCONF uses SSH as the transport protocol.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because RESTCONF uses HTTP/HTTPS, not SSH; NETCONF uses SSH.
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RESTCONF provides a 'data' resource as the entry point for accessing YANG data stores.
Why this is correct
Correct because the base URI for RESTCONF includes the 'data' resource to access configuration and state data.
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RESTCONF defines its own data modeling language.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because RESTCONF uses YANG as the data modeling language.
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Network Architecture Fundamentals
Key term
NETCONF Protocol
NETCONF is a network management protocol that uses a structured data format to configure, retrieve, and modify network devices in a standard, programmatic way.
Key term
REST API for Network Devices
A REST API for network devices is a set of rules that allows software applications to communicate with routers, switches, and firewalls using standard web methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE over HTTP or HTTPS.
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Variation 1. Which two statements about RESTCONF are true? (Choose two.)
medium- A.RESTCONF uses SSH for transport security.
- ✓ B.RESTCONF uses HTTP methods such as GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, and PATCH.
- C.RESTCONF is designed to replace NETCONF entirely.
- ✓ D.RESTCONF supports both JSON and XML encoding for data representation.
- E.RESTCONF uses remote procedure calls (RPCs) for all operations.
Why B: The correct answers are B and D. B is correct because RESTCONF uses HTTP methods like GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, and PATCH. D is correct because RESTCONF supports both JSON and XML encoding. A is incorrect because RESTCONF uses HTTP, not SSH. C is incorrect because RESTCONF is not a replacement for NETCONF; they are different protocols. E is incorrect because RESTCONF does not use remote procedure calls (RPCs) in the same way as NETCONF; it uses RESTful operations.
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