Cisco 300-540 Certification Sample Questions and Answers

Cisco 300-540 sample questions for Cisco Certified Specialist Service Provider Cloud Network Infrastructure preparationThe Cisco 300-540 Certification Sample Questions on this page help you become familiar with the question style and knowledge areas of the Cisco Certified Specialist Service Provider Cloud Network Infrastructure (SPCNI) exam. Each question is written to reflect the syllabus topics and the level of understanding the certification expects, so you can see how theoretical concepts are tested in practice. Working through them lets you check your understanding, identify topics that need further study, and get comfortable interpreting certification-style questions before you sit the official exam.

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Cisco 300-540 (SPCNI) Sample Questions:

01. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and FaaS are all types of cloud services. Which one provides the most fully managed service to the consumer?
a) SaaS
b) FaaS
c) PaaS
d) IaaS
 
02. Which two technologies are commonly used for traffic visibility and performance monitoring in SP cloud networks?
(Choose two.)
a) SR-PM
b) NetFlow / IPFIX
c) Static routing
d) VLAN tagging
e) DHCP relay
 
03. A provider uses gRPC-based streaming telemetry for NFVI monitoring.
What is the main advantage over traditional SNMP polling?
a) Near real-time, continuous data delivery
b) Reduced telemetry collector configuration complexity
c) Manual fault detection
d) Elimination of the collectors and controllers
 
04. A VNF deployment must survive compute node failures without service interruption.
Which design approach best supports this requirement?
a) One VNF instance per service using a high-memory host
b) Static routing alone toward one instance address
c) Restart procedures carried out manually after an alarm
d) Data-plane redundancy with placement awareness
 
05. A provider evaluates assurance tools before production rollout.
What is the primary evaluation criterion?
a) Ability to provide actionable insights
b) Vendor branding
c) Total count of dashboards shipped as defaults
d) CLI syntax
 
06. How does SR-IOV move data directly to and from the network adapter?
a) Using the STP VLAN root
b) Bypassing the guest operating system
c) Using the STP PortFast
d) Bypassing the hypervisor
 
07. During capacity planning, telemetry trends indicate steady growth in east-west traffic.
What action should be considered first?
a) Disable telemetry monitoring across the fabric
b) Scale NFVI network and compute resources
c) Longer DNS time-to-live values and cache retention
d) Reduce the security controls applied between tenants
 
08. What is a benefit of using machine learning in Cisco automated fault management (AFM)?
a) It enables AFM to perform hardware upgrades on network devices.
b) It enables AFM to function without an Internet connection.
c) It enables AFM to predict potential network faults ahead of time.
d) It enables AFM to consume fewer resources.
 
09. Which two tools are commonly used to build and orchestrate containers?
(Choose two.)
a) Cisco vSmart
b) Docker
c) Cisco vManage
d) Kubernetes
e) VMware vCenter
 
10. What does Cisco Always-On Cloud DDoS protection primarily use to mitigate DDoS attacks?
a) Traffic mirroring
b) Load balancing
c) Botnet zombies
d) Scrubbing centers

Solutions:

Question: 01

Answer: a

Question: 02

Answer: a, b

Question: 03

Answer: a

Question: 04

Answer: d

Question: 05

Answer: a

Question: 06

Answer: d

Question: 07

Answer: b

Question: 08

Answer: c

Question: 09

Answer: b, d

Question: 10

Answer: d

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