QUALYS PATCH MANAGEMENT EXAM Q&A
2026 STUDY GUIDE AND PRACTICE EXAMS
GRADED A+.
⫸ Which of these is true about the patch catalog?
(A) by default, superseded patches are shown
(B) by default, superseded patches are hidden. Ans: (B) by default,
superseded patches are hidden
⫸ Which of these would you use to assign Patch Management
licenses to hosts?
(A) hostnames
(B) IP addresses
(C) asset tags
(D) asset groups. Ans: (C) asset tags
⫸ You want to change the default assessment duration for missing
patches? Which of the following will you perform?
(A) Create a new activation key
(B) Create and assign a new assessment profile
(C) Redeploy the agent
, (D) Create a new configuration profile. Ans: (B) Create and assign a
new assessment profile
⫸ What is the default "Cache size" allocated for Patch Management?
(A) 2048 MB
(B) 1024 MB
(C) 512 MB
(D) 256 MB. Ans: (A) 2048 MB
⫸ PM Work Flow. Ans: Step 1: Install Cloud Agent on the target
host
Step 2: Assign target agent host to a CA Configuration Profile that has
PM enabled
Step 3: Assign PM license to the host
Step 4: Configure patch deployment job
⫸ Which of these is true?
(A) a patch deployment job can be configured to suppress asset reboot
(B) a patch deployment job cannot suppress asset reboot. Ans: (A) a
patch deployment job can be configured to suppress asset reboot
⫸ Which of these is true about patch deployment jobs?
2026 STUDY GUIDE AND PRACTICE EXAMS
GRADED A+.
⫸ Which of these is true about the patch catalog?
(A) by default, superseded patches are shown
(B) by default, superseded patches are hidden. Ans: (B) by default,
superseded patches are hidden
⫸ Which of these would you use to assign Patch Management
licenses to hosts?
(A) hostnames
(B) IP addresses
(C) asset tags
(D) asset groups. Ans: (C) asset tags
⫸ You want to change the default assessment duration for missing
patches? Which of the following will you perform?
(A) Create a new activation key
(B) Create and assign a new assessment profile
(C) Redeploy the agent
, (D) Create a new configuration profile. Ans: (B) Create and assign a
new assessment profile
⫸ What is the default "Cache size" allocated for Patch Management?
(A) 2048 MB
(B) 1024 MB
(C) 512 MB
(D) 256 MB. Ans: (A) 2048 MB
⫸ PM Work Flow. Ans: Step 1: Install Cloud Agent on the target
host
Step 2: Assign target agent host to a CA Configuration Profile that has
PM enabled
Step 3: Assign PM license to the host
Step 4: Configure patch deployment job
⫸ Which of these is true?
(A) a patch deployment job can be configured to suppress asset reboot
(B) a patch deployment job cannot suppress asset reboot. Ans: (A) a
patch deployment job can be configured to suppress asset reboot
⫸ Which of these is true about patch deployment jobs?