PCNSA UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. The Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio focuses on which three principle
technologies? (Choose three.)
A. securing operations response
B. securing the enterprise
C. securing third-party application access
D. securing the cloud
E. securing the internet of things - CORRECT ANSWER - ABD
2. What are four components of the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio? (Choose four.)
A. Cortex DynamicDNS
B. Wildfire
C. Cortex XDR
D. OpenConnect
E. Prisma Access
F. Autofocus - CORRECT ANSWER - BCEF
3. Which cloud-delivered security service provides instant access to community-based threat
data?
A. Prisma Saas
B. Autofocus
C. Unit 42
D. Cortex XOR - CORRECT ANSWER -B
4. Which cloud-delivered security service provides security and connectivity for branches and
mobile users?
,A. Cortex XSOAR
B. Cortex XOR
C. AutoFocus
D. Prisma Access - CORRECT ANSWER -D
5. Which Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio product provides access to applications
from Palo Alto Networks, third parties, and customers?
A. WildFire
B. Cortex Data Lake
C. Network Security
D. Prisma Access - CORRECT ANSWER -B
6. Which Palo Alto Networks firewall feature provides all the following abilities?
• Stops malware, exploits, and ransomware before they can compromise endpoints
• Provides protection while endpoints are online and offline, on network and off
• Coordinates enforcement with network and cloud security to prevent successful attacks
• Detects threats and automates containment to minimize impact
• Creates zero-day malware signatures with cloud-based threat analysis
• Integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake
A. Cortex XDR
B. Prisma Saas
C. WildFire
D. AutoFocus - CORRECT ANSWER -A
7. Which three management features does the Control Plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
, B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - CORRECT ANSWER - BCD
8. Which three data processing features does the data plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - CORRECT ANSWER - AEF
9. What are three components of the Network Processing module? (Choose three.)
A. QoS
B. NAT
C. App-ID
D. flow control
E. URL match
F. spyware - CORRECT ANSWER - ABD
10. Which approach most accurately defines the Palo Alto Networks SP3 architecture?
A. prioritize first
B. sequential processing
C. scan it all, scan it once
D. Zero Trust segmentation platform - CORRECT ANSWER -C
CORRECT Answers
1. The Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio focuses on which three principle
technologies? (Choose three.)
A. securing operations response
B. securing the enterprise
C. securing third-party application access
D. securing the cloud
E. securing the internet of things - CORRECT ANSWER - ABD
2. What are four components of the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio? (Choose four.)
A. Cortex DynamicDNS
B. Wildfire
C. Cortex XDR
D. OpenConnect
E. Prisma Access
F. Autofocus - CORRECT ANSWER - BCEF
3. Which cloud-delivered security service provides instant access to community-based threat
data?
A. Prisma Saas
B. Autofocus
C. Unit 42
D. Cortex XOR - CORRECT ANSWER -B
4. Which cloud-delivered security service provides security and connectivity for branches and
mobile users?
,A. Cortex XSOAR
B. Cortex XOR
C. AutoFocus
D. Prisma Access - CORRECT ANSWER -D
5. Which Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio product provides access to applications
from Palo Alto Networks, third parties, and customers?
A. WildFire
B. Cortex Data Lake
C. Network Security
D. Prisma Access - CORRECT ANSWER -B
6. Which Palo Alto Networks firewall feature provides all the following abilities?
• Stops malware, exploits, and ransomware before they can compromise endpoints
• Provides protection while endpoints are online and offline, on network and off
• Coordinates enforcement with network and cloud security to prevent successful attacks
• Detects threats and automates containment to minimize impact
• Creates zero-day malware signatures with cloud-based threat analysis
• Integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake
A. Cortex XDR
B. Prisma Saas
C. WildFire
D. AutoFocus - CORRECT ANSWER -A
7. Which three management features does the Control Plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
, B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - CORRECT ANSWER - BCD
8. Which three data processing features does the data plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - CORRECT ANSWER - AEF
9. What are three components of the Network Processing module? (Choose three.)
A. QoS
B. NAT
C. App-ID
D. flow control
E. URL match
F. spyware - CORRECT ANSWER - ABD
10. Which approach most accurately defines the Palo Alto Networks SP3 architecture?
A. prioritize first
B. sequential processing
C. scan it all, scan it once
D. Zero Trust segmentation platform - CORRECT ANSWER -C
