| Section | Weight | Objectives |
| Cisco Platforms and Development | 15% | - Cisco management platforms
- 1. Cisco DNA Center API
- 2. Cisco Meraki Dashboard API
- 3. Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, NSO
- 4. Cisco IOS XE, RESTCONF, NETCONF
- Use SDKs and tools
- 1. Cisco SDKs and libraries
- 2. Python scripts for platform interaction
- Collaboration and cloud platforms
- 1. Webex APIs
- 2. Cisco cloud and security APIs
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| Understanding and Using APIs | 20% | - Authenticate and secure APIs
- 1. API keys, OAuth2, token-based auth
- 2. Encryption and data protection
- Describe API architectures
- 1. HTTP methods, status codes, headers
- 2. REST, RPC, SOAP
- Interact with APIs
- 1. Make API calls using tools and code
- 2. Parse and process API responses
|
| Network Fundamentals | 15% | - Basic network concepts
- 1. TCP/IP stack, ports, protocols
- 2. Topologies and connectivity
- Application networking
- 1. Troubleshooting and monitoring
- 2. Client-server communication
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| Infrastructure and Automation | 20% | - Model-driven programmability
- 1. YANG data models
- 2. Configuration management with scripts
- Automation tools and frameworks
- 1. Infrastructure as Code principles
- 2. Ansible, Terraform, Puppet
- Network fundamentals
- 1. Network devices and protocols
- 2. IP addressing, routing, VLANs
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| Software Development and Design | 15% | - Use data formats and structures
- 1. JSON, XML, YAML
- 2. Data serialization and deserialization
- Understand basic programming concepts
- 1. Error handling and debugging
- 2. Variables, data types, functions, classes
- Understand software development processes
- 1. Software development methodologies
- 2. Version control with Git
- 3. Application design patterns and principles
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| Application Deployment and Security | 15% | - Security best practices
- 1. Application testing and vulnerability scanning
- 2. Secure coding, OWASP Top 10
- CI/CD pipelines
- 1. Automation tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- 2. Pipeline components and workflows
- Deployment models
- 1. Docker and container orchestration
- 2. Virtual machines, containers, bare metal
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