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WGU C182 Objective Assessment (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)- GUARANTEED
PASS A+ UPDATED 2026-2027 GRADED A +
WGU D417 Automation Assessment – Practice Questions
VLANs & Network Fundamentals
1. What is the purpose of a VLAN?
A) Increase physical network ports
B) Segregate broadcast domains logically
C) Replace routing protocols
D) Encrypt traffic
Answer: B
Rationale: VLANs logically separate networks to reduce broadcast traffic and improve
security.
2. Which command is used to create VLAN 10 on a Cisco switch?
A) switchport vlan 10
B) vlan 10
C) interface vlan 10
D) enable vlan 10
Answer: B
Rationale: The vlan <number> command in global configuration mode creates a
VLAN.
3. Which VLAN type allows multiple switches to carry traffic for multiple VLANs?
A) Access
B) Trunk
C) Native
D) Voice
Answer: B
Rationale: Trunk ports carry traffic for multiple VLANs across switches.
4. The default VLAN on most switches is:
A) VLAN 1
B) VLAN 10
C) VLAN 100
D) VLAN 99
Answer: A
Rationale: VLAN 1 is the default VLAN and often carries management traffic.
5. Which command assigns a switch port to VLAN 20?
A) switchport access vlan 20
B) interface vlan 20
C) vlan 20 port
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D) access vlan 1
Answer: A
Rationale: Access ports are assigned to VLANs with switchport access vlan
<number>.
6. What is the benefit of separating departments into VLANs?
A) Reduce IP addresses
B) Reduce broadcast traffic
C) Eliminate routing
D) Increase switch cost
Answer: B
Rationale: VLANs reduce unnecessary broadcasts between unrelated devices.
7. Which device is required for inter-VLAN communication?
A) Hub
B) Router or Layer 3 switch
C) Access point
D) Modem
Answer: B
Rationale: Routing is needed for traffic between different VLANs.
8. A switch port configured as a trunk receives untagged traffic. Which VLAN is used?
A) Access VLAN
B) Native VLAN
C) Management VLAN
D) VLAN 100
Answer: B
Rationale: Untagged frames on a trunk use the native VLAN.
9. What command shows VLAN information on a Cisco switch?
A) show vlan brief
B) show vlan status
C) display vlan
D) vlan show
Answer: A
Rationale: show vlan brief lists VLANs, names, and port assignments.
10. VLAN hopping is a type of:
A) Physical attack
B) Logical attack
C) Denial-of-service attack
D) Phishing attack
Answer: B
Rationale: VLAN hopping exploits misconfigured trunk ports or protocols.
Ansible & Automation Basics
11. What is Ansible primarily used for?
A) Packet routing
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B) Network automation and configuration management
C) Packet sniffing
D) Wireless access management
Answer: B
Rationale: Ansible automates tasks like configuration deployment and user creation.
12. Which language are Ansible playbooks written in?
A) XML
B) YAML
C) JSON
D) Python
Answer: B
Rationale: YAML is the standard syntax for Ansible playbooks.
13. Which command runs an Ansible playbook?
A) ansible-run playbook.yml
B) ansible-playbook playbook.yml
C) playbook ansible.yml
D) run ansible playbook.yml
Answer: B
Rationale: ansible-playbook <file> executes a playbook.
14. Ansible connects to network devices using:
A) FTP
B) SSH
C) Telnet only
D) HTTP
Answer: B
Rationale: SSH is used for secure automation and configuration.
15. What is the idempotent property in Ansible?
A) Playbooks run faster
B) Running multiple times produces same result
C) Playbooks only run once
D) Playbooks auto-generate configs
Answer: B
Rationale: Idempotency ensures repeated execution does not change the final state.
16. Which section of an Ansible playbook specifies target devices?
A) tasks
B) hosts
C) vars
D) roles
Answer: B
Rationale: The hosts section defines which devices the tasks run on.
17. Which module is used to configure VLANs on Cisco devices?
A) ios_config
B) ios_vlan
C) network_vlan
D) vlan_config
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Answer: A
Rationale: ios_config applies commands to Cisco IOS devices via Ansible.
18. Ansible inventory file is used to:
A) Store VLAN IDs
B) List managed hosts and groups
C) Run playbooks
D) Store passwords
Answer: B
Rationale: The inventory file organizes devices into groups for automation.
19. Which key allows passwordless SSH for Ansible?
A) RSA key
B) SSH key pair
C) API token
D) Private password
Answer: B
Rationale: SSH keys allow secure login without typing passwords.
20. How do you test connectivity to hosts in Ansible?
A) ansible all -m ping
B) ansible test -ping
C) ansible check -hosts
D) ansible inventory ping
Answer: A
Rationale: The ping module verifies connection via SSH.
User Account Automation
21. Automating local user accounts reduces:
A) Security risks
B) Manual errors
C) Deployment time
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: Automation improves efficiency, consistency, and security.
22. Which Ansible module creates local users on Linux systems?
A) user
B) group
C) account
D) admin
Answer: A
Rationale: The user module manages user accounts.
23. Which parameter in Ansible user module sets the user’s password?
A) password
B) secret
C) pass
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WGU C182 Objective Assessment (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)- GUARANTEED
PASS A+ UPDATED 2026-2027 GRADED A +
WGU D417 Automation Assessment – Practice Questions
VLANs & Network Fundamentals
1. What is the purpose of a VLAN?
A) Increase physical network ports
B) Segregate broadcast domains logically
C) Replace routing protocols
D) Encrypt traffic
Answer: B
Rationale: VLANs logically separate networks to reduce broadcast traffic and improve
security.
2. Which command is used to create VLAN 10 on a Cisco switch?
A) switchport vlan 10
B) vlan 10
C) interface vlan 10
D) enable vlan 10
Answer: B
Rationale: The vlan <number> command in global configuration mode creates a
VLAN.
3. Which VLAN type allows multiple switches to carry traffic for multiple VLANs?
A) Access
B) Trunk
C) Native
D) Voice
Answer: B
Rationale: Trunk ports carry traffic for multiple VLANs across switches.
4. The default VLAN on most switches is:
A) VLAN 1
B) VLAN 10
C) VLAN 100
D) VLAN 99
Answer: A
Rationale: VLAN 1 is the default VLAN and often carries management traffic.
5. Which command assigns a switch port to VLAN 20?
A) switchport access vlan 20
B) interface vlan 20
C) vlan 20 port
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D) access vlan 1
Answer: A
Rationale: Access ports are assigned to VLANs with switchport access vlan
<number>.
6. What is the benefit of separating departments into VLANs?
A) Reduce IP addresses
B) Reduce broadcast traffic
C) Eliminate routing
D) Increase switch cost
Answer: B
Rationale: VLANs reduce unnecessary broadcasts between unrelated devices.
7. Which device is required for inter-VLAN communication?
A) Hub
B) Router or Layer 3 switch
C) Access point
D) Modem
Answer: B
Rationale: Routing is needed for traffic between different VLANs.
8. A switch port configured as a trunk receives untagged traffic. Which VLAN is used?
A) Access VLAN
B) Native VLAN
C) Management VLAN
D) VLAN 100
Answer: B
Rationale: Untagged frames on a trunk use the native VLAN.
9. What command shows VLAN information on a Cisco switch?
A) show vlan brief
B) show vlan status
C) display vlan
D) vlan show
Answer: A
Rationale: show vlan brief lists VLANs, names, and port assignments.
10. VLAN hopping is a type of:
A) Physical attack
B) Logical attack
C) Denial-of-service attack
D) Phishing attack
Answer: B
Rationale: VLAN hopping exploits misconfigured trunk ports or protocols.
Ansible & Automation Basics
11. What is Ansible primarily used for?
A) Packet routing
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B) Network automation and configuration management
C) Packet sniffing
D) Wireless access management
Answer: B
Rationale: Ansible automates tasks like configuration deployment and user creation.
12. Which language are Ansible playbooks written in?
A) XML
B) YAML
C) JSON
D) Python
Answer: B
Rationale: YAML is the standard syntax for Ansible playbooks.
13. Which command runs an Ansible playbook?
A) ansible-run playbook.yml
B) ansible-playbook playbook.yml
C) playbook ansible.yml
D) run ansible playbook.yml
Answer: B
Rationale: ansible-playbook <file> executes a playbook.
14. Ansible connects to network devices using:
A) FTP
B) SSH
C) Telnet only
D) HTTP
Answer: B
Rationale: SSH is used for secure automation and configuration.
15. What is the idempotent property in Ansible?
A) Playbooks run faster
B) Running multiple times produces same result
C) Playbooks only run once
D) Playbooks auto-generate configs
Answer: B
Rationale: Idempotency ensures repeated execution does not change the final state.
16. Which section of an Ansible playbook specifies target devices?
A) tasks
B) hosts
C) vars
D) roles
Answer: B
Rationale: The hosts section defines which devices the tasks run on.
17. Which module is used to configure VLANs on Cisco devices?
A) ios_config
B) ios_vlan
C) network_vlan
D) vlan_config
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Answer: A
Rationale: ios_config applies commands to Cisco IOS devices via Ansible.
18. Ansible inventory file is used to:
A) Store VLAN IDs
B) List managed hosts and groups
C) Run playbooks
D) Store passwords
Answer: B
Rationale: The inventory file organizes devices into groups for automation.
19. Which key allows passwordless SSH for Ansible?
A) RSA key
B) SSH key pair
C) API token
D) Private password
Answer: B
Rationale: SSH keys allow secure login without typing passwords.
20. How do you test connectivity to hosts in Ansible?
A) ansible all -m ping
B) ansible test -ping
C) ansible check -hosts
D) ansible inventory ping
Answer: A
Rationale: The ping module verifies connection via SSH.
User Account Automation
21. Automating local user accounts reduces:
A) Security risks
B) Manual errors
C) Deployment time
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: Automation improves efficiency, consistency, and security.
22. Which Ansible module creates local users on Linux systems?
A) user
B) group
C) account
D) admin
Answer: A
Rationale: The user module manages user accounts.
23. Which parameter in Ansible user module sets the user’s password?
A) password
B) secret
C) pass
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