200-901 Exam Dumps - Cisco Certified DevNet Associate Questions and Answers

The Dockerfile shown in the exhibit sets up an NGINX container with a delay before starting the NGINX service. It uses the ENTRYPOINT and CMD directives to define the commands that should be executed when the container starts.

ARG and ENV: These lines define and set an argument and environment variable for the delay.

ENTRYPOINT: Specifies the executable to run, in this case, /bin/sh.

CMD: Provides additional arguments to the ENTRYPOINT, which are -c and the command string to execute.

The combined command that will be executed is: /bin/sh -c "/bin/sleep 30 && nginx -g 'daemon off;'"

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern provides several advantages, including the ability to present multiple views of the same data to different user groups and the separation of concerns by dividing the application into three interconnected components.

A. to enable multiple views of the same data to be presented to different groups of users - Correct. MVC allows different views to display the same data, enhancing flexibility and usability. B. to provide separation between the view and the model by ensuring that all logic is separated out into the controller - Correct. MVC promotes the separation of concerns, making the application easier to manage and scale. C. to ensure data consistency, which requires that changes to the view are also made to the model - Incorrect. This is not a primary advantage of MVC; changes to the view do not directly affect the model. D. to ensure that only one instance of the data model can be created - Incorrect. This is not a characteristic or advantage of MVC. E. to provide only a single view of the data to ensure consistency - Incorrect. MVC supports multiple views.

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MVC Design Pattern

In version control systems, code review is typically performed before the code is merged into the main branch. The code review process involves evaluating the changes, ensuring they meet the project's coding standards, and identifying potential issues. This process helps maintain code quality and integrity before integration into the larger codebase.

References:

Cisco DevNet Associate Study Guide: Version Control and Code Review (Chapter 6, Section: Best Practices for Version Control).

In JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), data structures are represented using arrays and objects. A Python Tuple, which is an ordered and immutable collection of items, is best represented by a JSON array. JSON arrays are ordered lists of values, making them the closest equivalent to Python Tuples.

Object: In JSON, an object is a collection of key/value pairs.

Array: In JSON, an array is an ordered list of values.

Dict: In Python, a dict (dictionary) is a collection of key/value pairs.

Collection: General term for a group of items.

Thus, a Python Tuple would be represented as a JSON array.

Model-driven programmability offers several benefits:

Model-driven APIs for abstraction and simplification: These APIs provide a higher level of abstraction, making it easier to manage and automate networks.

Models decoupled from transport, protocol, and encoding: This decoupling ensures that the same model can be used with different transport protocols, making the system more flexible and easier to integrate with various technologies.

Cisco Umbrella provides DNS-layer security and can block all traffic to a domain using a single API call. This feature is particularly useful for preventing access to malicious sites and enhancing security across the network by controlling domain access.

References:

Cisco DevNet Associate Study Guide: Security with Cisco Umbrella (Chapter 8, Section: DNS-Layer Security and API Integration).

The HTTP response code 204 No Content indicates that the server successfully processed the request, but there is no content to send in the response. This status code is typically used when a request is successfully handled, but no additional information needs to be returned to the client.

References:

Cisco DevNet Associate Study Guide: HTTP Status Codes (Chapter 7, Section: Common HTTP Response Codes).

In the provided Python script, database credentials (DB_USER, DB_PWD) are stored in a JSON configuration file (config.json). While it is common to store configuration and credentials in external files, they should always be encrypted to ensure security.

Secret Management: Storing secrets such as database credentials directly in configuration files in plaintext is a security risk.

Encryption: Secrets must be encrypted to protect them from unauthorized access. This can be achieved using various methods such as encrypting the configuration file itself or using secret management tools.

Best Practices: Always ensure that sensitive information like passwords is encrypted when stored, especially in files that might be part of the source code.

Option C is the correct answer because it emphasizes the necessity of encrypting secrets if they are stored in the user database or configuration files to prevent unauthorized access.

A developer is creating a script to interact with a REST API service that requires basic authentication. The correct combination of payload and headers using Basic Authentication with the provided Base64 encoded credentials is:

A. This option does not use headers correctly. B. Option B - Correct. This option correctly places the 'Authorization' header in the headers dictionary with 'Basic' authentication. C. This option uses 'Bearer' instead of 'Basic' for the 'Authorization' header. D. This option uses 'Bearer' instead of 'Basic' for the 'Authorization' header.

References:

HTTP Authentication

Base64 Encoding

To ensure that changes in a file that already exists in a local repository are included in the next Git commit, the git add command must be executed. This command stages the changes in the specified file(s) so they will be included in the next commit.

A. git update - Incorrect. There is no git update command. B. git merge - Incorrect. This command is used to merge branches, not to stage changes. C. git add - Correct. This command stages changes in the working directory to be included in the next commit. D. git rebase - Incorrect. This command is used to reapply commits on top of another base tip.

References:

Git Basics - Recording Changes to the Repository