Automation & DevNet Quiz: JSON/XML · Python · Orchestration · DNA Center 6 questions · 70% to pass 1. Why do most modern REST APIs (including Cisco DNA Center) use JSON over XML? JSON is more secure JSON is lighter weight and maps directly onto native data structures like dicts and lists XML can't represent nested data JSON requires no parsing 2. Looping over a list of device dicts and catching exceptions per-device lets one unreachable device fail without crashing the whole automation run. True False 3. What's the difference between automation and orchestration? They're the same thing Automation does one task automatically; orchestration coordinates many automated tasks together, often in a specific order Orchestration only applies to cloud platforms Automation requires Ansible, orchestration doesn't 4. In an Ansible playbook, what does the inventory define? The exact commands to run Which devices exist and how to connect to them The YAML syntax rules The rollback procedure 5. Which of these is NOT one of Cisco DNA Center's four core workflow areas? Design Policy Provision Billing 6. The 'teach it back' study method is a good way to tell memorization apart from real understanding. True False Submit Quiz Back to Chapter Back to Chapter Dashboard