VMware Certified Professional Network Virtualization NSX Practice Test - Set 1

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1. What is the primary function of NSX in network virtualization?

To provide software-defined networking capabilities

To manage network traffic between virtual machines

To optimize the physical network hardware

To create a backup solution for network configurations

2. Which component of NSX provides centralized management?

NSX Manager

NSX Edge

NSX Controller

NSX Distributed Switch

3. What does NSX Distributed Router (DR) provide?

Layer 3 routing services between logical switches

DNS services for virtual networks

NAT services for virtual machines

High availability for physical routers

4. Which feature in NSX enables logical segmentation of networks?

Logical switches

Physical switches

Virtual machines

vSphere distributed switches

5. How does NSX provide security for virtual networks?

By implementing distributed firewalls

By using hardware security modules

By configuring physical firewalls between hosts

By enabling NAT on virtual machines

6. Which NSX component enables routing between virtual networks?

NSX Edge

NSX Manager

NSX Controller

NSX Distributed Switch

7. What is the role of NSX Controller in the NSX architecture?

To manage control plane functions like topology and configuration

To route traffic between virtual machines

To store configuration information for virtual networks

To manage physical switches

8. Which protocol does NSX use for communication between distributed routers and controllers?

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)

RIP (Routing Information Protocol)

EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol)

9. Which product integrates NSX with VMware vSphere for network virtualization?

vSphere Distributed Switch

vCenter Server

vSphere ESXi

vCloud Director

10. Which NSX feature is used to extend network security policies across multiple datacenters?

NSX Edge

NSX Manager

NSX Controller

NSX Distributed Router

11. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of network virtualization with NSX?

Better visibility and monitoring for physical hardware

Increased agility in deploying virtual networks

Improved security by isolating network traffic

Automation of network provisioning

12. Which NSX component is responsible for translating network packets between virtual and physical environments?

NSX Edge Services Gateway

NSX Manager

NSX Controller

NSX Distributed Router

13. Which security feature in NSX is designed to provide micro-segmentation?

Distributed Firewall

Network Address Translation

Load Balancer

IDS/IPS

14. Which configuration must be done to use NSX with multiple vCenter Servers?

NSX Manager must be linked to both vCenter Servers

NSX Edge must be deployed on each vCenter Server

NSX Controllers need to be configured manually

NSX Distributed Switch must be deployed in each datacenter

15. Which is a primary benefit of NSX over traditional networking solutions?

It allows virtual networks to be decoupled from physical hardware

It requires no physical switches or routers

It relies on manual configuration of virtual networks

It supports only one virtual machine per network segment

16. Which NSX feature allows for the automation of network provisioning?

NSX Automation and Orchestration

NSX Edge

NSX Controller

NSX Distributed Switch

17. What does NSX’s "Zero Trust" security model focus on?

Verifying every device on the network before granting access

Allowing devices based on IP addresses only

Trusting all internal traffic by default

Using a single firewall to control all access

18. How does NSX support the concept of disaster recovery?

By enabling cross-site networking and replication

By automatically shutting down virtual machines during site failure

By providing backups for physical networking hardware

By replicating the entire datacenter configuration

19. Which NSX component provides Layer 2 bridging between virtual and physical networks?

NSX Edge

NSX Controller

NSX Manager

NSX Distributed Switch

20. What role does NSX play in VMware vCloud Director?

Providing virtual networking capabilities

Managing vSphere hosts

Handling storage provisioning

Providing vCloud management features

21. Which NSX component provides load balancing services?

NSX Edge

NSX Manager

NSX Controller

NSX Distributed Switch

22. What is the purpose of NSX-T Data Center?

Multi-cloud and multi-hypervisor networking

Exclusive VMware vSphere integration

Physical network management

Storage virtualization

23. Which protocol does NSX use for overlay networking?

VXLAN

GRE

IPsec

MPLS

24. What is NSX Federation used for?

Cross-site NSX deployment synchronization

Firewall rule management

Load balancing across clusters

Storage replication

25. Which feature enables micro-segmentation in NSX?

Distributed Firewall

NAT

VPN

Dynamic Routing

26. What is the role of NSX Guest Introspection?

VM-level security scanning

Network traffic analysis

Hypervisor hardening

Storage encryption

27. Which NSX component provides DHCP services?

NSX Edge

NSX Manager

NSX Controller

Logical Switch

28. What is NSX Intelligence used for?

Traffic flow analysis and recommendations

Automated VM migration

Storage performance tuning

Backup scheduling

29. Which NSX feature provides east-west traffic encryption?

NSX Data Security

Distributed Firewall

NSX-T TLS Inspection

VPN Services

30. What is the purpose of NSX Application Platform?

Third-party security service integration

VM provisioning

Storage management

Backup automation

31. Which NSX component manages IP address assignment?

NSX IP Address Manager

NSX Edge

NSX Controller

Logical Router

32. What does NSX ALB (Avi Networks) provide?

Advanced Load Balancing and WAF

VMware vSAN integration

Hypervisor clustering

Storage replication

33. Which NSX feature enables IDS/IPS?

NSX Distributed IDS/IPS

NSX Edge Firewall

Guest Introspection

Service Insertion

34. What is NSX Cloud used for?

Extending NSX to public clouds

VMware Cloud on AWS only

On-premises network management

Storage virtualization

35. Which protocol does NSX use for dynamic routing?

BGP/OSPF

RIP

EIGRP

IS-IS

36. What is the purpose of NSX Service Insertion?

Integrating third-party security services

VM migration

Storage tiering

Backup scheduling

37. Which NSX feature provides DDoS protection?

NSX Advanced Threat Prevention

Distributed Firewall

VPN Services

NAT

38. What is NSX Grouping used for?

Logical grouping of VMs for security policies

Cluster management

Storage pooling

Backup grouping

39. Which NSX component provides API access?

NSX Manager

NSX Edge

NSX Controller

Logical Switch

40. What is the purpose of NSX-T Transport Zones?

Define network traffic scope

VM storage allocation

Hypervisor clustering

Backup scheduling

41. What is NSX-T Geneve?

Overlay protocol replacing VXLAN

Security policy engine

Load balancing algorithm

VM migration tool

42. Which NSX feature provides L7 application visibility?

NSX Application Platform

Distributed Firewall

Edge Firewall

Service Insertion

43. What is the purpose of NSX Distributed IDS?

Detect east-west threats

Monitor north-south traffic

Encrypt VM migrations

Optimize storage I/O

44. Which NSX component provides NDR (Network Detection & Response)?

NSX Advanced Threat Prevention

Distributed Firewall

Intelligence Service

Log Insight

45. How does NSX integrate with Kubernetes?

NSX Container Plug-in (NCP)

vSphere Pod Service

Tanzu Service Mesh

VMware PKS

46. What is the purpose of NSX Tier-0 Gateway?

Connect to external networks

Segment east-west traffic

Manage storage networks

Orchestrate VM migrations

47. Which NSX feature enables SSL/TLS inspection?

NSX TLS Decryption

Service Insertion

Guest Introspection

Distributed IDS

48. What does NSX Malware Prevention protect against?

Ransomware/zero-day threats

DDoS attacks

IP spoofing

MAC flooding

49. Which NSX component provides API-driven automation?

NSX Policy Manager

vRealize Orchestrator

vSphere API

Cloud Assembly

50. What is NSX Federation?

Cross-site NSX management

Multi-cloud load balancing

Storage replication service

VM migration tool

51. Which feature enables NSX micro-segmentation for containers?

NSX Container Plug-in

Tanzu Service Mesh

vSphere with Kubernetes

Project Pacific

52. What is the purpose of NSX QoS?

Prioritize network traffic

Encrypt VM migrations

Optimize storage I/O

Schedule backups

53. Which NSX feature provides DHCP snooping?

NSX Distributed Firewall

Edge Services

Logical Router

Guest Introspection

54. How does NSX-T differ from NSX-V?

Supports multi-hypervisor/K8s

Only works with vSphere

Lacks distributed firewall

No cloud integration

55. What is the purpose of NSX ALB (Avi) WAF?

Protect web apps from L7 attacks

Load balance VMs

Encrypt database traffic

Monitor storage latency

56. Which NSX component provides VPN services?

NSX Edge

Distributed Router

Logical Switch

Manager

57. What is NSX Intelligence?

Traffic analysis/visualization

VM placement engine

Storage optimization

Backup scheduler

58. Which NSX feature enables NAT rules?

NSX Edge Gateway

Distributed Firewall

Logical Router

Service Insertion

59. What is the purpose of NSX-T Transport Nodes?

Hosts running NSX components

VM migration paths

Storage endpoints

Backup repositories

60. Which NSX feature integrates with AWS GuardDuty?

NSX Cloud

Federation

Intelligence

ALB

61. What is NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) used for?

L4-L7 load balancing

VMware ESXi clustering

vSAN replication

vMotion optimization

62. How does NSX enhance Kubernetes security?

Micro-segmentation for pods

Container image scanning

Node encryption

Cluster backup

The VMware Certified Professional Network Virtualization NSX certification is a globally recognized credential for IT professionals. This practice test helps you prepare by covering key topics like hardware, networking, troubleshooting, and security.

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