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Scenario guide

How to approach drag and drop matching questions

Matching questions give you two columns — concepts, commands, or protocols on the left, and their definitions or use-cases on the right. You drag each left item to its correct match. These appear on most certification exams and punish superficial memorisation.

Quick answer

Drag and Drop Matching Questions questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

How the topic appears in realistic exam-style scenarios.

Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

How to eliminate plausible but wrong options.

How to connect the question back to the wider exam objective.

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Practice set

Practice scenarios

Drag and drop each Netmiko device type on the left to its matching operating system on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Cisco IOS (classic)

Cisco NX-OS

Cisco IOS-XR

Cisco IOS-XE

Arista EOS

Drag and drop each Python library on the left to its matching network use case on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Simplifies SSH connections to network devices

Provides a unified API for configuration and state retrieval

Enables parallel task execution across inventory

Supports asynchronous network device communication

Offers raw SSH protocol implementation

Drag and drop each NAPALM getter on the left to its matching returned data on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Device hostname, vendor, model, OS version, serial number

Interface name, description, IP address, status, speed

BGP neighbor IP, remote AS, state, uptime

LLDP neighbor device ID, port ID, platform

Power supply, fan, temperature status

Drag and drop each NETCONF operation on the left to its action on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Retrieve running configuration and state data

Retrieve configuration from a specific datastore

Modify the target configuration datastore

Confirm a candidate configuration as the new running config

Prevent other NETCONF sessions from altering a datastore

Question 5mediummatching
Read the full VPN explanation →

Drag and drop each DMVPN phase on the left to its matching NHRP operation type on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Hub-and-spoke with NHRP registration

Spoke-to-spoke dynamic tunnel via NHRP resolution request/reply

NHRP with prefix-based spoke-to-spoke shortcut

Question 6mediummatching
Full question →

Drag and drop each IP SLA schedule parameter on the left to its function on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Defines when the operation begins

Sets the interval between probes

Sets the total duration of the operation

Removes the operation after inactivity

Sets the value that triggers a reaction

Question 7easymatching
Full question →

Drag and drop each broadband type on the left to its matching technology on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Uses telephone line with ADSL or VDSL

Uses coaxial cable with DOCSIS

Uses optical fiber with GPON

Uses cellular radio with OFDMA

Uses geostationary satellite with high latency

Question 8mediummatching
Full question →

Drag and drop each CoS value on the left to its matching traffic type on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Voice payload

Video conferencing

Call signaling

Critical data

Best-effort data

Question 9mediummatching
Full question →

Drag and drop each HTTP method on the left to its matching REST operation on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Retrieve a resource

Create a new resource

Replace an existing resource entirely

Remove a resource

Apply partial modifications to a resource

Question 10mediummatching
Study the full AAA explanation →

Drag and drop each TACACS+ packet type on the left to its matching function on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Initiates an authentication session and contains the username

Sends a challenge (e.g., password prompt) or authentication result

Carries the user's response to a challenge

Indicates successful authentication and may include authorization attributes

Indicates authentication failure

Drag and drop each SD-Access fabric role on the left to its matching function on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Connects the SD-Access fabric to external Layer 2 or Layer 3 networks

Attaches wired endpoints to the fabric and enforces access policies

Hosts the LISP map-server and map-resolver functions

Manages wireless endpoints and integrates with the fabric edge

Provides wireless connectivity and tunnels client traffic to the fabric edge

Question 12mediummatching
Full question →

Drag and drop each DNA Center Intent API on the left to its matching use on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Retrieves network device details, serial numbers, and software versions

Provides physical and logical network topology maps

Lists network problems, severity, and suggested remediation

Tracks configuration changes, syslog messages, and SNMP traps

Manages site hierarchy and location-based network settings

Question 13mediummatching
Study the full QoS explanation →

Drag and drop each QoS model on the left to its matching characteristic on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Uses RSVP to signal per-flow reservations; Requires per-flow state in every router

Classifies traffic using DSCP markings; Scales well for large enterprise networks

No guarantees for delivery or delay

Question 14mediummatching
Open the full STP breakdown →

Drag and drop each STP timer on the left to its matching default value on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

2 seconds

15 seconds

20 seconds

Question 15mediummatching
Study the full EIGRP explanation →

Drag and drop each EIGRP router role on the left to its matching definition on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Next-hop router for the best route to a destination

Backup next-hop router meeting the feasibility condition

Directly connected EIGRP router exchanging Hello packets

Lowest metric to a destination from the local router

Metric advertised by a neighbor for a specific route

Question 16mediummatching
Full question →

Drag and drop each VM network mode on the left to its matching behavior description on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

VM appears as a separate device on the physical network

VM uses host IP for outbound connectivity

VM communicates only with host and other VMs on same virtual switch

VM communicates only with other VMs on same virtual switch, not with host

VM connects to a user-defined virtual switch

Question 17mediummatching
Open the full BGP breakdown →

Drag and drop each BGP attribute on the left to its matching attribute type on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Well-known mandatory

Well-known discretionary

Optional transitive

Optional non-transitive

Well-known mandatory

Question 18mediummatching
Open the full BGP breakdown →

Drag and drop each BGP attribute on the left to the value that is preferred (highest or lowest) during path selection on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Highest

Highest

Lowest

Lowest

Lowest

Question 19hardmatching
Open the full BGP breakdown →

Drag and drop each BGP path selection criterion on the left to its correct order of preference (1 = highest priority) on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

1

2

3

4

5

Drag and drop each YANG module on the left to its matching standard body on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

OpenConfig

IETF

Cisco-IOS-XE

OpenConfig

IETF

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