Cisco 300-540 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: 300-540
- Exam Name: Designing and Implementing Cisco Service Provider Cloud Network Infrastructure
- Certification Provider: Cisco
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
Question #1
Cloud edge facilities are designed to:
- A . Reduce latency by bringing cloud resources closer to the end-user
- B . Increase the physical storage capacity for cloud providers
- C . Provide backup power solutions for data centers
- D . Centralize cloud operations in a single location
Correct Answer: A
Question #2
ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) is designed to:
- A . Reduce application deployment flexibility
- B . Simplify the operational management of data centers
- C . Increase manual configuration requirements
- D . Focus on physical, rather than virtual, network infrastructure
Correct Answer: B
Question #3
The primary goal of implementing a virtual private cloud (VPC) is to:
- A . Reduce overall cloud costs
- B . Provide isolated network environments within a public cloud
- C . Decrease network security
- D . Simplify network management
Correct Answer: B
Question #4
What is the main advantage of using container orchestration in application deployment?
- A . Increased application latency
- B . Manual scaling of applications
- C . Automated management of containers
- D . Reduced security
Correct Answer: C
Question #5
Direct Connect as a WAN infrastructure connectivity option is preferable for scenarios requiring:
- A . Low security and high latency
- B . High throughput and low latency
- C . Minimal bandwidth and maximum costs
- D . Public internet access to cloud resources
Correct Answer: B
Question #6
What is a carrier-neutral facility primarily used for?
- A . Hosting physical servers for a single ISP
- B . Providing connectivity options to multiple cloud providers
- C . Storing backup data on physical tapes
- D . Single-tenant data center operations
Correct Answer: B
Question #7
Which of the following best describes the relationship between OpenStack and NFV?
- A . OpenStack provides the physical infrastructure for NFV.
- B . NFV can be deployed on top of OpenStack to virtualize network functions.
- C . OpenStack and NFV cannot be used together.
- D . NFV is a component of OpenStack.
Correct Answer: B
Question #8
gNMI/gRPC are used in network management for:
- A . Reducing the efficiency of network operations
- B . Providing high-performance, bi-directional streaming of network state information
- C . Exclusively managing physical network devices
- D . Simplifying manual network configuration tasks
Correct Answer: B
Question #9
Evaluating WAN infrastructure connectivity, one should consider:
- A . The cost and complexity of IPsec VPNs only
- B . The scalability and flexibility of MPLS/segment routing
- C . The exclusive use of Direct Connect for all scenarios
- D . The availability and performance requirements of the application
Correct Answer: D
Question #10
To ensure control plane high availability, deploying __________ instances across different physical servers is recommended.
- A . single
- B . duplicated
- C . isolated
- D . multiple
Correct Answer: D