200-301 Question 484
Select 3A network administrator is using an AI-powered network monitoring tool that employs predictive analytics to detect potential network issues before they occur. Which of the following functionalities would you expect this tool to provide?
- A
Proactively identifying devices at risk of failure based on historical data trends
- B
Automatically configuring network devices to optimize performance
- C
Providing real-time alerts for unusual traffic patterns
- D
Simulating network configurations to predict their impact on performance
- E
Replacing faulty hardware components without manual intervention
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Correct answers: A, C, D
Explanation
AI-powered tools in network operations leverage predictive analytics to foresee potential issues using historical and real-time data. These tools can identify devices at risk of failure, alert administrators to unusual patterns, and simulate network changes to predict their impact. However, tasks like hardware replacement or automatic configuration are either outside the scope of predictive analytics or fall under different domains of network automation.
- A. Correct.
Correct: Predictive analytics can analyze historical data trends to identify devices or components that are likely to fail.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect: While AI can assist in optimizing configurations, automatic configuration is more closely aligned with intent-based networking rather than predictive analytics.
- C. Correct.
Correct: AI can detect unusual traffic patterns in real-time and generate alerts, helping prevent potential issues.
- D. Correct.
Correct: Generative AI and predictive models can simulate the impact of network configurations, enabling proactive planning.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect: AI tools cannot physically replace hardware components; this requires manual intervention or robotics, which is outside the scope of network AI.