Cisco 300-540 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: 300-540
- Exam Name: Designing and Implementing Cisco Service Provider Cloud Network Infrastructure
- Certification Provider: Cisco
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
Question #121
Equal-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) routing is used to:
- A . Decrease bandwidth between NFVI and physical infrastructure
- B . Ensure a single path for data flow to increase security
- C . Provide multiple paths for data to increase redundancy and load balancing
- D . Increase the cost of network infrastructure
Correct Answer: C
Question #122
VNF workload optimization often involves:
- A . Decreasing virtualization
- B . Increasing physical network functions
- C . Utilizing technologies like SR-IOV for performance
- D . Ignoring software acceleration
Correct Answer: C
Question #123
Carrier-neutral facilities offer connectivity options to cloud providers through which of the following? (Choose two)
- A . Dial-up connections
- B . Direct connect services
- C . Public internet gateways
- D . Dedicated leased lines
Correct Answer: BD
Question #124
Network segmentation in a service provider cloud environment is important for:
- A . Decreasing performance
- B . Increasing complexity
- C . Isolating resources and reducing attack surfaces
- D . Centralizing all resources
Correct Answer: C
Question #125
BGP flowspec is primarily used for:
- A . Authentication
- B . Encrypting data traffic
- C . Distributing traffic flow specifications
- D . Access control
Correct Answer: C
Question #126
Zero-day exploits are:
- A . Known vulnerabilities with existing patches
- B . Vulnerabilities unknown to the software vendor
- C . Issues only found in open-source software
- D . Problems solved by restarting the system
Correct Answer: B
Question #127
Direct connect and MPLS differ in that:
- A . Direct connect offers private connectivity to cloud services, while MPLS provides a protocol for efficient network routing
- B . MPLS can only be used in public internet connections
- C . Direct connect is a routing protocol
- D . MPLS offers direct access to cloud providers
Correct Answer: A
Question #128
Multi-homing is beneficial for:
- A . Creating a single point of failure
- B . Increasing dependency on a single ISP
- C . Enhancing redundancy and resilience
- D . Simplifying network architecture
Correct Answer: C
Question #129
Load balancers are recommended in high availability designs to distribute traffic across multiple __________.
- A . countries
- B . servers
- C . protocols
- D . networks
Correct Answer: B
Question #130
Logging with syslog is important for:
- A . Enhancing user experience
- B . Network performance tuning
- C . Collecting and analyzing system events
- D . Direct packet routing
Correct Answer: C