Network Automation (Ansible, Python Scripts)

You need to automate the configuration of multiple network devices using Ansible. Which Ansible module is commonly used to send CLI commands to network devices?

Ios_command

Ping

Yum

Service

In a Python script, you want to establish an SSH connection to a network device and execute a command. Which library would you typically use?

Requests

Paramiko

Pandas

Numpy

When using Ansible to manage network devices, what is the purpose of the ansible_host variable?

It defines the username for device access.

It specifies the device’s IP address or hostname.

It sets the Ansible playbook path.

It determines the timeout for device connections.

You have written a Python script to automate network device configuration. Which method is commonly used to handle errors during SSH connections?

Try-except

If-else

For-while

Case-switch

In an Ansible playbook, how do you ensure a task runs with elevated privileges?

Use the become directive.

Set ansible_sudo to yes.

Use the elevate command.

Enable sudo_mode.

Which Python library would you use to parse and work with JSON data received from an API call?

Sys

Json

Time

In Ansible, what file format is typically used to write playbooks?

JSON

YAML

XML

CSV

You need to automate the backup of network device configurations using a Python script. Which of the following libraries would you use to schedule the script to run daily?

Datetime

Schedule

In Ansible, which module would you use to transfer files to network devices?

Transfer

Copy

Fetch

Move

You are debugging an Ansible playbook and need to print a variable’s value. Which task would you include in your playbook?

Print: variable_name

Show: variable_name

Debug: var=variable_name

Log: variable_name

When automating network configuration changes, why is it important to use version control systems like Git?

To collaborate with other team members.

To track and revert changes if necessary.

To ensure only one person can make changes.

To avoid writing scripts from scratch.

In a Python script, which module would you use to run shell commands and capture their output?

Shutil

Pathlib

Logging

Subprocess

Which Ansible command is used to check the syntax of a playbook without executing it?

Ansible-playbook --check

Ansible --dry-run

Ansible --verify

Ansible-playbook --syntax-check

When using Python to interact with network devices via REST APIs, which library is most commonly used for making HTTP requests?

Urllib

Http.client

Http.server

Requests

In Ansible, what is the purpose of the inventory file?

To define the list of hosts and groups Ansible can manage.

To store playbook tasks.

To configure Ansible logging.

To set environment variables.

Which Python module is useful for creating, reading, and updating YAML files often used in Ansible playbooks?

Yaml

Pyyaml

Snakeyaml

Ruamel.yaml

You need to ensure your Ansible playbook only runs tasks on devices in the web group. Which keyword would you use in your playbook?

Devices: web

Group: web

Hosts: web

Target: web

In a Python automation script, how do you safely handle sensitive information such as passwords?

Hardcode the passwords in the script.

Use environment variables or configuration files with restricted access.

Include passwords in comments for reference.

Store passwords in plain text files.

In Ansible, how can you run a task only if a certain condition is true?

Using the if directive.

Using the check directive.

Using the assert directive.

Using the when directive.

Which Python library would you use to automate interactions with web pages, such as logging into a web-based network management tool?

Beautifulsoup

Pandas

Selenium

Numpy

In Ansible, which command do you use to execute a playbook?

Ansible-playbook playbook.yml

Ansible run playbook.yml

Ansible-play run playbook.yml

Ansible execute playbook.yml

When automating network tasks with Python, which library can be used to work with the NETCONF protocol?

Netmiko

Ncclient

Pyshark

Paramiko

In an Ansible playbook, how do you specify a task that should run on all hosts in a specific group?

Hosts: all

Targets: group_name

Hosts: group_name

Devices: all

Which Python module is designed to create and manipulate complex regular expressions for tasks such as parsing log files?

Match

Parse

Regex

What is the primary function of the ansible-galaxy command?

To manage Ansible roles and collections.

To execute playbooks.

To start the Ansible service.

To test playbooks for syntax errors.

In Python, which function would you use to read the contents of a file line by line?

Read()

Readlines()

Readfile()

Readline()

When using Ansible, what is the purpose of the handlers section in a playbook?

To list all hosts and groups.

To set global playbook variables.

To define tasks that run only when notified.

To specify environment settings.

In Python, which method is used to send an HTTP GET request using the requests library?

Requests.fetch()

Requests.put()

Requests.post()

Requests.get()

Which Ansible module would you use to manage packages on a Linux system?

Service

Yum

User

Copy

When automating network device configurations with Python, which library provides a simplified API for working with NETCONF?

Pyshark

Paramiko

Netmiko

Ncclient

In an Ansible playbook, how do you define a variable that can be used across multiple tasks?

Parameters

Vars

Config

Variables

Which Python library can be used to interact with and control Cisco devices through CLI commands?

Pyserial

Paramiko

Subprocess

Netmiko

In Ansible, what does the ansible_facts variable store?

The output of the last executed command.

System information gathered from managed hosts.

Error messages from failed tasks.

Global configuration settings.

When writing a Python script to automate network tasks, which module allows you to run commands on remote systems via SSH?

Netmiko

Subprocess

Paramiko

Pexpect

Which Ansible command-line option allows you to limit execution to a specific set of hosts?

-l (or --limit)

-i (or --inventory)

-t (or --target)

-h (or --hosts)

Which Python library provides functions for interacting with network devices using SNMP?

Netmiko

Paramiko

Pysnmp

Pyshark

In Ansible, how do you create a new directory on a remote host?

Use the copy module with src: directory.

Use the file module with state: directory.

Use the directory module.

Use the command module with args: mkdir.

When using Python scripts for network automation, which module helps with creating and managing SSH tunnels?

Paramiko

Subprocess

Netmiko

Sshtunnel

In Ansible, which module is used to retrieve files from remote hosts to the control machine?

Pull

Get

Copy

Fetch

Which Python module can be used to capture and analyze network traffic?

Scapy

Pyshark

Netmiko

Paramiko

When automating tasks with Ansible, what is the purpose of the become_method directive?

To define the user for task execution.

To specify how to escalate privileges.

To declare the task dependencies.

To set environment variables.

Which Python function is used to serialize an object into a JSON formatted string?

Json.load()

Json.parse()

Json.dumps()

Json.serialize()

In Ansible, what is the meta module used for?

To transfer files.

To install software packages.

To gather facts about the system.

To manage the state of Ansible playbooks and roles.

When using Python for network automation, which method of the requests library would you use to send data in an HTTP POST request?

Requests.get()

Requests.post()

Requests.send()

Requests.put()

Which Ansible module can be used to manage the configuration of network devices through the RESTCONF protocol?

Restconf

Httpapi

Netconf

Uri

When writing a Python script to automate network device configuration changes, which approach ensures the script is idempotent?

Always force the changes without checking.

Execute the changes multiple times.

Check the current configuration before making changes.

Use random values for each execution.

In Ansible, what is the purpose of the hosts keyword in a playbook?

To define the user credentials for the tasks.

To specify the target hosts for the playbook execution.

To determine the order of task execution.

To set global variables for the playbook.

Which Python library allows you to send ICMP (ping) requests and handle the responses?

Scapy

Paramiko

Netmiko

Ping3

In Ansible, which module would you use to execute arbitrary commands on remote hosts?

Command

Script

Shell

Raw

When using Python to automate network tasks, which library can be used to automate telnet sessions?

Paramiko

Telnetlib

Subprocess

Netmiko

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