QUALYS PATCH MANAGEMENT EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ Which of these would you use to assign Patch Management
licenses to hosts?
(A) hostnames
(B) IP addresses
(C) asset tags
(D) asset groups. Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: (A) 2048 MB
◉ PM Work Flow. Answer: 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. Answer:
(A) a patch deployment job can be configured to suppress asset
reboot
◉ Which of these is true about patch deployment jobs?
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ Which of these would you use to assign Patch Management
licenses to hosts?
(A) hostnames
(B) IP addresses
(C) asset tags
(D) asset groups. Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: (A) 2048 MB
◉ PM Work Flow. Answer: 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. Answer:
(A) a patch deployment job can be configured to suppress asset
reboot
◉ Which of these is true about patch deployment jobs?
