Automation and Programmability Practice
Questions & Answers 2026
What are two benefits of network automation? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. Reduced operational costs
2. Faster changes with more reliable results
What are two southbound APIs? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. OpenFlow
2. NETCONF
Which two capacities of Cisco DNA Center make it more extensible? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. SDKs that
support interaction with third-part network equipment
2. REST APIs that allow for external applications to interact natively with Cisco DNA Center
What are two characteristics of a controller-based network? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. It uses
northbound and southbound APIs to communicate between architectural layers
2. It moves the control plane to a central point
Which two encoding methods are supported by REST APIs? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. JSON
2. XML
Questions & Answers 2026
What are two benefits of network automation? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. Reduced operational costs
2. Faster changes with more reliable results
What are two southbound APIs? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. OpenFlow
2. NETCONF
Which two capacities of Cisco DNA Center make it more extensible? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. SDKs that
support interaction with third-part network equipment
2. REST APIs that allow for external applications to interact natively with Cisco DNA Center
What are two characteristics of a controller-based network? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. It uses
northbound and southbound APIs to communicate between architectural layers
2. It moves the control plane to a central point
Which two encoding methods are supported by REST APIs? - ANSWER ✔✨---1. JSON
2. XML