CCNA Automation & Programmability
Study Guide – Updated 2026
NMS Netowork Management Systems - Answer-They use protocols such as SNMP and
NetFlow to gather information and report on the state of the network
Methods to Automate Network Management - Answer-Python scripts, NETCONF,
RESTCONF, Ansible, Puppet, SDN, CiscoDNA Center etc.
Git - Answer-Git is a version control system for tracking changes in source code and
files
GitHub - Answer-GitHub is a Git repository hosting service which adds many of its own
features
CI/CD - Answer-CI is Continuous Integration
CD is Continuous Deployment
CI/CD is a set of operating principles and practices that enable application development
teams to deliver code changes more frequently and reliably
Data Serialization - Answer-Data serialization is the process of converting structured
data to a standardized format that allows sharing or storage of the data in a form that
allows recovery of it original structure
APIs - Answer-REST, SOAP, NETConf, RESTconf
CRUD Operations - Answer-Create, Read, Update, Delete
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) - Answer-The transport is typically HTTP(S),
and the data format is always XML
Because it is a protocol it has strict standards to adhere to
REST (Representational State Transfer) - Answer-HTTP(S) transport and JSON (or
XML) data format are commonly used
REST is an architecture, not a protocol
It typically has faster performance and is easier to work with than SOAP
Study Guide – Updated 2026
NMS Netowork Management Systems - Answer-They use protocols such as SNMP and
NetFlow to gather information and report on the state of the network
Methods to Automate Network Management - Answer-Python scripts, NETCONF,
RESTCONF, Ansible, Puppet, SDN, CiscoDNA Center etc.
Git - Answer-Git is a version control system for tracking changes in source code and
files
GitHub - Answer-GitHub is a Git repository hosting service which adds many of its own
features
CI/CD - Answer-CI is Continuous Integration
CD is Continuous Deployment
CI/CD is a set of operating principles and practices that enable application development
teams to deliver code changes more frequently and reliably
Data Serialization - Answer-Data serialization is the process of converting structured
data to a standardized format that allows sharing or storage of the data in a form that
allows recovery of it original structure
APIs - Answer-REST, SOAP, NETConf, RESTconf
CRUD Operations - Answer-Create, Read, Update, Delete
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) - Answer-The transport is typically HTTP(S),
and the data format is always XML
Because it is a protocol it has strict standards to adhere to
REST (Representational State Transfer) - Answer-HTTP(S) transport and JSON (or
XML) data format are commonly used
REST is an architecture, not a protocol
It typically has faster performance and is easier to work with than SOAP
