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Scenario guide

How to approach drag and drop ordering questions

Drag-and-drop ordering questions ask you to arrange steps, commands, or events into the correct sequence. They test procedural knowledge — can you execute a Cisco IOS configuration task in the right order? These appear across Cisco, CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft exams.

Quick answer

Drag and Drop Ordering 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 scenarios

Question 1mediumdrag order
Review the full routing breakdown →

Order the steps to configure a static route on a Palo Alto Networks firewall.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

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Question 2mediumdrag order
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Arrange the steps to enable and configure GlobalProtect on a Palo Alto Networks firewall.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

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Question 3mediumdrag order
Read the full VPN explanation →

Order the steps to configure an IPsec VPN tunnel between two Palo Alto firewalls.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

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Question 4mediumdrag order
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Arrange the steps to perform a factory reset on a Palo Alto Networks firewall.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

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Question 5mediumdrag order
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Arrange the steps to configure a new administrator account with role-based access.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

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Question 6mediumdrag order
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Order the steps to upgrade the PAN-OS software on a standalone firewall.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

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Question 7mediumdrag order
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Arrange the steps to configure a new zone on a Palo Alto Networks firewall in the correct order.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

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Question 8mediumdrag order
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Arrange the steps to deploy a new Panorama template to a managed firewall.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

Steps
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3Step 3
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Question 9mediumdrag order
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Order the steps to configure a security policy allowing HTTP traffic from the inside to the outside zone.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

Steps
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Question 10mediumdrag order
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Order the steps to capture traffic on a Palo Alto Networks firewall using the packet capture feature.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

Steps
Order
1Step 1
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