QUALYS CLOUD AGENT EVALUATION
MEASURE & TOPIC OUTLINE HIGH
PERFORMANCE 2026.
◉ A Cloud Agent status indicates the agent uploaded new host data,
and an assessment of the host was performed within the Qualys Cloud
Platform. Which one from the following options is it?
(A) Scan Complete
(B) Provisioned
(C) Manifest Downloaded
(D) Configuration Downloaded Answer: (A) Scan Complete
◉ From all the tasks associated with the Provisioning stage, identify
the one that is not among them.
(A) Agent attempts to connect to the Qualys Platform (with valid
CustomerID and AcctivationID)
(B) Agent performs an initial assessment scan
(C) Agent is validated by the Qualys platform
(D) Agent generates its Qualys Host ID or re-provisions its Qualys
Host ID for cloned images Answer: (B) Agent performs an initial
assessment scan
,◉ Recall and state the task that is NOT performed by Cloud Agent.
(A) Check-in to the Qualys Platform at regular intervals
(B) Transfer data payloads to the Qualys Platform
(C) Assessment Testing
(D) Data collection Answer: (C) Assessment Testing
◉ The VM Scan Interval option of the Configuration Profile allows
you to perform which task?
(A) Configure frequency for SCA scan
(B) Configure frequency for VM scan
(C) Configure frequency for policy compliance scan
(D) Configure Agent status interval Answer: (A) Configure frequency
for SCA scan
◉ Identify the query that will help you find agents that have not
checked-in within the last 7 days.
(A) lastCheckedIn (not, 7days)
(B) not lastCheckedIn (7days)
(C) not lastCheckedIn > now-7d
(D) lastCheckedIn > now-7d Answer: (C) not lastCheckedIn > now-
7d
, ◉ As a "best practice," you are asked to associate an Activation Key
with an Asset Tag, that uses the _________________ Rule Engine.
(A) Open Ports
(B) No Dynamic Rule
(C) IP Address in Range(s)
(D) Asset Name Contains Answer: (B) No Dynamic Rule
◉ Recognize who initiates the communication sessions between
Cloud Agent and the Qualys Platform
(A) Either Cloud Agent or the Qualys Platform
(B) Neither Cloud Agent nor the Qualys Platform
(C) Cloud Agent
(D) Qualys Platform Answer: (C) Cloud Agent
◉ The 'Delta Upload Interval' and 'Chunk sizes for file fragment
uploads' settings in the Configuration Profile, are designed to impact
the way an agent uses _________________ .
(A) Host Memory
(B) Network Bandwidth
(C) Host CPU
(D) Disk Space Answer: (B) Network Bandwidth
MEASURE & TOPIC OUTLINE HIGH
PERFORMANCE 2026.
◉ A Cloud Agent status indicates the agent uploaded new host data,
and an assessment of the host was performed within the Qualys Cloud
Platform. Which one from the following options is it?
(A) Scan Complete
(B) Provisioned
(C) Manifest Downloaded
(D) Configuration Downloaded Answer: (A) Scan Complete
◉ From all the tasks associated with the Provisioning stage, identify
the one that is not among them.
(A) Agent attempts to connect to the Qualys Platform (with valid
CustomerID and AcctivationID)
(B) Agent performs an initial assessment scan
(C) Agent is validated by the Qualys platform
(D) Agent generates its Qualys Host ID or re-provisions its Qualys
Host ID for cloned images Answer: (B) Agent performs an initial
assessment scan
,◉ Recall and state the task that is NOT performed by Cloud Agent.
(A) Check-in to the Qualys Platform at regular intervals
(B) Transfer data payloads to the Qualys Platform
(C) Assessment Testing
(D) Data collection Answer: (C) Assessment Testing
◉ The VM Scan Interval option of the Configuration Profile allows
you to perform which task?
(A) Configure frequency for SCA scan
(B) Configure frequency for VM scan
(C) Configure frequency for policy compliance scan
(D) Configure Agent status interval Answer: (A) Configure frequency
for SCA scan
◉ Identify the query that will help you find agents that have not
checked-in within the last 7 days.
(A) lastCheckedIn (not, 7days)
(B) not lastCheckedIn (7days)
(C) not lastCheckedIn > now-7d
(D) lastCheckedIn > now-7d Answer: (C) not lastCheckedIn > now-
7d
, ◉ As a "best practice," you are asked to associate an Activation Key
with an Asset Tag, that uses the _________________ Rule Engine.
(A) Open Ports
(B) No Dynamic Rule
(C) IP Address in Range(s)
(D) Asset Name Contains Answer: (B) No Dynamic Rule
◉ Recognize who initiates the communication sessions between
Cloud Agent and the Qualys Platform
(A) Either Cloud Agent or the Qualys Platform
(B) Neither Cloud Agent nor the Qualys Platform
(C) Cloud Agent
(D) Qualys Platform Answer: (C) Cloud Agent
◉ The 'Delta Upload Interval' and 'Chunk sizes for file fragment
uploads' settings in the Configuration Profile, are designed to impact
the way an agent uses _________________ .
(A) Host Memory
(B) Network Bandwidth
(C) Host CPU
(D) Disk Space Answer: (B) Network Bandwidth
