1. What does VMware NSX primarily provide in a virtualized environment?
Network virtualization and security
Storage management
Physical network automation
Virtual machine provisioning
✅ Correct Answer: Network virtualization and security
2. Which of the following components is used to manage the NSX environment?
NSX Manager
NSX Edge
NSX Controller
Distributed Logical Router
✅ Correct Answer: NSX Manager
3. What technology does VMware NSX use to create virtual networks over a physical network?
VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
IPsec (Internet Protocol Security)
✅ Correct Answer: VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)
4. Which component in VMware NSX allows communication between logical networks and external networks?
NSX Edge
NSX Manager
Distributed Logical Router (DLR)
NSX Controller
✅ Correct Answer: NSX Edge
5. What is the role of the NSX Distributed Firewall?
To provide micro-segmentation at the virtual machine level
To monitor external network traffic
To encrypt virtual network traffic
To provide routing services
✅ Correct Answer: To provide micro-segmentation at the virtual machine level
6. Which service is provided by NSX Edge in a VMware NSX environment?
NAT, VPN, and load balancing
Distributed firewall policies
Storage allocation and management
Provisioning virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: NAT, VPN, and load balancing
7. Which of the following is a key advantage of using NSX for network virtualization?
It decouples network configuration from physical hardware
It automatically configures physical switches
It enhances network performance without virtualization
It integrates physical and virtual storage solutions
✅ Correct Answer: It decouples network configuration from physical hardware
8. What type of logical network topology does NSX support?
Logical networks abstracted from physical hardware
Physical networks based on layer-2 switches
Point-to-point virtual networks
Direct physical server connections
✅ Correct Answer: Logical networks abstracted from physical hardware
9. What is the function of the Distributed Logical Router (DLR) in NSX?
To provide routing between logical networks in NSX
To manage firewall policies for virtual machines
To configure external network adapters
To store virtual machine images
✅ Correct Answer: To provide routing between logical networks in NSX
10. Which protocol is used by NSX to extend VLANs over the virtual network?
VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
Ethernet
IPsec (Internet Protocol Security)
✅ Correct Answer: VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)
11. Which of the following is responsible for managing the control plane in NSX?
NSX Controller
NSX Edge
NSX Manager
Distributed Logical Router
✅ Correct Answer: NSX Controller
12. What is the primary purpose of the NSX Controller?
It synchronizes the network state across the NSX environment
It configures the physical networking hardware
It manages virtual machine storage
It provides network security for physical hosts
✅ Correct Answer: It synchronizes the network state across the NSX environment
13. Which of the following does NSX provide for virtual machine communication?
Distributed logical switching
Storage array management
DNS management
Virtual machine backup services
✅ Correct Answer: Distributed logical switching
14. What is the purpose of the NSX Distributed Firewall?
To apply security policies at the virtual machine level
To configure the virtual machines storage
To protect against external network attacks
To enable automatic provisioning of virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: To apply security policies at the virtual machine level
15. Which NSX component provides an interface to configure and monitor the virtual network?
NSX Manager
NSX Edge
NSX Controller
Distributed Logical Router
✅ Correct Answer: NSX Manager
16. What is a significant feature of NSX that distinguishes it from traditional networking?
It offers micro-segmentation to provide detailed network security
It replaces physical network switches with software-based solutions
It requires minimal hardware to implement
It primarily handles physical network topologies
✅ Correct Answer: It offers micro-segmentation to provide detailed network security
17. Which service does NSX Edge provide for improving network efficiency?
Load balancing and VPN
Distributed firewall rules
Virtual machine provisioning
Storage management
✅ Correct Answer: Load balancing and VPN
18. How does NSX ensure scalability in large environments?
By using distributed control and data planes
By relying on centralized hardware
By simplifying storage configurations
By reducing the number of virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: By using distributed control and data planes
19. What role does the NSX Controller serve in the NSX ecosystem?
It manages the control plane for network configurations
It manages the security of external devices
It automates virtual machine management
It configures physical storage devices
✅ Correct Answer: It manages the control plane for network configurations
20. Which network technology does NSX use to segment networks within the virtualized environment?
VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System)
Ethernet over IP
✅ Correct Answer: VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)
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