CCNP Enterprise (350-401 ENCOR) Practice Exam

CCNP Enterprise (350-401 ENCOR) Practice Exam

The Cisco 350-401 ENCOR exam is a professional-level certification test offered by Cisco. It validates your knowledge and skills in implementing core enterprise network technologies. This exam tests your knowledge and skills related to implementing core enterprise network technologies, including:

• Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6) architecture
• Virtualization
• Infrastructure
• Network assurance
• Security
• Automation

Who Should Take the Cisco 350-401 ENCOR Exam?

This exam is ideal for network professionals who want to advance their careers in enterprise network design, implementation, and management. The target audiences include:

• Network engineers
• Network support specialists
• IT professionals seeking the CCNP or Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core certification

Exam Details 

• Exam Code: 350-401 ENCOR
• Exam Name: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
• Exam Languages: English, Japanese
• Time: 120 minutes
• Cost: $400 USD

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Topic 1: Understand Architecture 15%

• Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network
• Describe wireless network design principles
• Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
• Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
• Interpret wired and wireless QoS configurations
• Describe hardware and software switching mechanisms such as CEF, CAM, TCAM, FIB, RIB, and adjacency tables

Topic 2: Learn about Virtualization 10%

• Describe device virtualization technologies
• Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies
• Describe network virtualization concepts

Topic 3: Understand Infrastructure 30%

• Layer 2
• Layer 3
• Wireless
• IP Services

Topic 4: Network Assurance 10%

• Diagnose network problems using tools such as debugs, conditional debugs, traceroute, ping, SNMP, and syslog
• Configure and verify Flexible NetFlow
• Configure SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
• Configure and verify IPSLA
• Describe Cisco DNA Center workflows to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management
• Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF

Topic 5: Security 20%

• Configure and verify device access control
• Configure and verify infrastructure security features
• Describe REST API security
• Configure and verify wireless security features
• Describe the components of network security design

Topic 6: Understand Automation 15%

• Interpret basic Python components and scripts
• Construct valid JSON-encoded files
• Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG
• Describe APIs for Cisco DNA Center and vManage
• Interpret REST API response codes and results in payload using Cisco DNA Center and RESTCONF
• Construct an EEM applet to automate configuration, troubleshooting, or data collection
• Compare agent vs. agentless orchestration tools, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack