700-826 Sample Questions & Answers
Cisco's IoT product lineup and its functionality make up nearly half the weighting, with the rest split between Cisco Industry Solutions and their various types, benefits and use cases, plus the customer journey through Extended Enterprise.
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- Question 1Advanced
Cisco IoT Portfolio · Describe the functionalities of IoT products
A mining company operates in a remote location with no existing fiber or cellular coverage. They need to connect a mobile drilling rig back to the main operations center, which is 5 miles away with a clear line of sight. The connection must be highly reliable and provide at least 100 Mbps of throughput. Which Cisco wireless technology is the ideal fit for this use case?
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Correct answer: A
Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul is designed for exactly this type of scenario. It provides high-speed, low-latency, and highly reliable point-to-point or point-to-multipoint connectivity for moving vehicles and assets over long distances, making it perfect for connecting the mobile drilling rig.
- Question 2Beginner
Industry Solutions · Explain the types and characteristics of Cisco Industry Solutions
A city's transportation department wants to improve traffic flow and public safety. They plan to deploy smart traffic lights, public Wi-Fi at bus stops, and high-definition surveillance cameras at major intersections. As an account manager, which overarching Cisco industry solution would you use to frame your proposal?
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Correct answer: C
Cisco Smart+Connected Cities is the comprehensive framework that encompasses solutions for smart roadways, public safety, and connected public services. This solution provides the architectural blueprint for integrating various city services onto a unified, secure network.
- Question 3Advanced
Industry Solutions · Describe uses cases for Industry Solutions
Case Study
A mid-sized manufacturing company, 'Precision Parts Inc.', is embarking on its Industry 4.0 transformation. They operate a single large factory with a mix of modern and legacy machinery. The factory floor environment is subject to high temperatures, significant vibration from stamping machines, and metallic dust. Their IT team is skilled in enterprise networking but has no experience with Operational Technology (OT).
The Operations Director has outlined key objectives: gain real-time visibility into machine performance to predict failures, automate quality control using machine vision cameras, and ensure the production network is completely isolated from the corporate network to prevent malware spread. They have a limited budget for the initial phase and want a solution that can be managed by their existing IT team with minimal training.
As the Cisco Account Manager, which of the following proposals best addresses all of the customer's requirements and constraints?
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Correct answer: C
This is the optimal solution. It uses ruggedized IE switches for the environment, addresses the security and visibility requirement with Cyber Vision, and allows the IT team to use their existing skills by managing the industrial network via Cisco DNA Center, which bridges the IT/OT gap.
- Question 4Beginner
Industry Solutions · Describe the benefits of Industry Solutions
What is the primary business benefit of implementing a Cisco Connected Factory solution for a manufacturer?
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Correct answer: C
The core goal of a Connected Factory is to improve operational efficiency. This is measured by Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), which combines availability, performance, and quality. By connecting machines and analyzing data, manufacturers can reduce downtime, increase throughput, and decrease defects, directly improving OEE.
- Question 5Intermediate
Extended Enterprise · Understand the customer IoT journey and enterprise environments
An account manager is explaining the concept of the 'customer IoT journey' to a new client. Which stage represents the initial phase where a customer is typically running small-scale pilots or proofs-of-concept to validate the technology and business case?
flowchart LR A[Connect] --> B[Converge] B --> C[Analyze] C --> D[Transform]Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
The 'Connect' phase is the first step in the IoT journey. It focuses on establishing basic connectivity to assets and sensors to gather data. This is where proofs-of-concept and pilot projects are conducted to prove the viability of the IoT initiative before scaling up.
- Question 6Intermediate
Extended Enterprise · Explain the features of Extended Enterprise solutions
A key feature of the Cisco Extended Enterprise solution is the ability to securely connect remote sites and IoT devices over various transport links like MPLS, internet, and cellular. This is primarily achieved through which technology?
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Correct answer: B
Cisco SD-WAN (formerly Viptela) is the core technology that enables the Extended Enterprise. It provides transport independence, centralized policy management, and secure, automated connectivity over any type of WAN link, which is essential for managing a large number of distributed sites and IoT devices.
- Question 7Intermediate
Cisco IoT Portfolio · Describe the functionalities of IoT products
For a utility company to securely manage thousands of substation routers, which Cisco management platform provides the necessary zero-touch deployment, configuration management, and monitoring for the CGR and IR series routers?
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Correct answer: B
The Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard is the purpose-built, cloud-based platform for managing Cisco's industrial routers at scale. It simplifies deployment with zero-touch capabilities and provides ongoing management and monitoring tailored to IoT use cases.
- Question 8AdvancedSelect 2
Cisco IoT Portfolio · Explain Cisco IoT solutions
What are two key benefits of using Cisco Edge Intelligence for an IoT deployment? (Select TWO)
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Correct answers: A, C
By processing raw sensor data at the edge, only relevant information or aggregates need to be sent to the cloud, significantly reducing bandwidth consumption and associated costs.
Local data processing eliminates the latency of a round trip to the cloud, allowing for near-real-time responses, which is critical for applications like automated machine shutdowns or safety alerts.
- Question 9Intermediate
Industry Solutions · Explain the types and characteristics of Cisco Industry Solutions
True or False: The Purdue Model for Industrial Control Systems recommends placing the enterprise IT network and the industrial control network on the same flat network to simplify communication.
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Correct answer: B
This is false. The Purdue Model is a foundational concept for industrial security that strongly advocates for network segmentation. It defines hierarchical levels and recommends creating a demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the enterprise IT network (Level 4/5) and the industrial OT network (Levels 0-3) to protect critical control systems.
- Question 10Advanced
Industry Solutions · Describe uses cases for Industry Solutions
A port authority needs to provide reliable wireless connectivity for autonomous container-handling vehicles and handheld scanners across a large, outdoor terminal with many metal containers causing RF interference. Which Cisco IoT wireless solution is specifically designed for such challenging, high-density mobile environments?
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Correct answer: B
Cisco URWB (formerly Fluidmesh) is the premier solution for this use case. It uses MPLS-based wireless technology that provides seamless roaming with zero packet loss, high throughput, and is resilient to the RF challenges found in environments like ports and container yards. It is purpose-built for connecting fast-moving vehicles.
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