WGU C182 Nursing Pathopharmacology Prep Guide (2026–2027): Study Objectives & Practice Questions

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WGU D417 Automation Practice Questions

VLAN & Network Configuration

1. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for VLAN segmentation?
A) Layer 1
B) Layer 2
C) Layer 3
D) Layer 4
Answer: B
Rationale: VLANs operate at Layer 2 to separate broadcast domains within a switch.
2. Which command displays the active VLANs on a Cisco switch?
A) show running-config
B) show vlan brief
C) show interfaces vlan
D) show ip route
Answer: B
Rationale: show vlan brief lists all VLANs and assigned ports.
3. VLANs improve network performance by:
A) Increasing bandwidth on a single port
B) Reducing broadcast traffic
C) Replacing routers
D) Encrypting all traffic
Answer: B
Rationale: VLANs reduce unnecessary broadcasts between unrelated devices.
4. The VLAN trunking protocol commonly used is:
A) OSPF
B) VTP
C) EIGRP
D) RSTP
Answer: B
Rationale: VTP manages VLAN information across switches automatically.
5. Which VLAN ID is reserved as the default VLAN?
A) VLAN 1



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B) VLAN 10
C) VLAN 100
D) VLAN 99
Answer: A
Rationale: VLAN 1 is the default VLAN used for management and native traffic.
6. To assign an access port to VLAN 30, the correct command is:
A) switchport trunk vlan 30
B) switchport access vlan 30
C) interface vlan 30
D) vlan access 30
Answer: B
Rationale: switchport access vlan assigns an access port to a specific VLAN.
7. Which type of port carries multiple VLANs simultaneously?
A) Access port
B) Trunk port
C) Native port
D) Management port
Answer: B
Rationale: Trunk ports carry tagged traffic for multiple VLANs.
8. What is the purpose of the native VLAN on a trunk port?
A) Transmit untagged traffic
B) Secure management traffic
C) Carry voice traffic only
D) Encrypt VLAN traffic
Answer: A
Rationale: Untagged frames on a trunk use the native VLAN.
9. Inter-VLAN communication requires:
A) A Layer 2 switch
B) A Layer 3 device (router or Layer 3 switch)
C) A hub
D) VLAN trunking disabled
Answer: B
Rationale: Routing is required to send packets between VLANs.
10. Which protocol prevents loops in redundant switch topologies?
A) STP
B) VTP
C) OSPF
D) RIP
Answer: A
Rationale: Spanning Tree Protocol prevents broadcast storms caused by loops.



Ansible Fundamentals

11. Ansible is primarily an:
A) Intrusion detection system

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B) Configuration management and automation tool
C) Firewall
D) Packet analyzer
Answer: B
Rationale: Ansible automates device configuration, deployment, and repetitive tasks.
12. The main language for Ansible playbooks is:
A) Python
B) YAML
C) JSON
D) XML
Answer: B
Rationale: YAML is human-readable and used for playbook syntax.
13. Which Ansible command runs a playbook?
A) ansible-run playbook.yml
B) ansible-playbook playbook.yml
C) playbook ansible.yml
D) ansible execute playbook.yml
Answer: B
Rationale: ansible-playbook <file> executes the specified playbook.
14. Ansible connects to network devices primarily using:
A) Telnet
B) SSH
C) FTP
D) HTTP
Answer: B
Rationale: SSH provides secure connections for automation.
15. Idempotency in Ansible means:
A) Tasks fail if rerun
B) Tasks produce the same result if run multiple times
C) Playbooks run only once
D) Automation skips errors
Answer: B
Rationale: Idempotency ensures repeated runs don’t change the desired state.
16. Which section of an Ansible playbook defines the target devices?
A) tasks
B) hosts
C) vars
D) roles
Answer: B
Rationale: The hosts section specifies which devices receive the tasks.
17. The Ansible module ios_config is used for:
A) Linux system tasks
B) Cisco IOS configuration automation
C) Windows updates
D) VLAN monitoring



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