• Understanding and using APIs
• Cisco platforms and development
• Application development and security
• Infrastructure and automation

Software Development and Design

• Compare data formats (XML, JSON, YAML)
• Describe parsing of common data format (XML, JSON, YAML) to Python data structures
• Describe the concepts of test-driven development
• Compare software development methods (agile, lean, waterfall)
• Explain the benefits of organizing code into methods/ functions, classes, and modules
• Identify the advantages of common design patterns (MVC and Observer)
• Explain the advantages of version control
• Utilize common version control operations with Git:
  • Clone
  • Add/remove
  • Commit
  • Push / pull
  • Branch
  • Merge and handling conflicts
  • diff

Understanding and Using APIs

• Construct a REST API request to accomplish a task given API documentation
• Describe common usage patterns related to webhooks
• Identify the constraints when consuming APIs
• Explain common HTTP response codes associated with REST APIs
• Troubleshoot a problem given the HTTP response code, request and API documentation
• Identify the parts of an HTTP response (response code, headers, body)
• Utilize common API authentication mechanisms: basic, custom token, and API keys
• Compare common API styles (REST, RPC, synchronous, and asynchronous)
• Construct a Python script that calls a REST API using the requests library

Cisco Platforms and Development

• Construct a Python script that uses a Cisco SDK given SDK documentation
• Describe the capabilities of Cisco network management platforms and APIs (Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, and NSO)
• Describe the capabilities of Cisco compute management platforms and APIs (UCS Manager, UCS Director, and Intersight)
• Describe the capabilities of Cisco collaboration platforms and APIs (Webex Teams, Webex devices, Cisco Unified Communication Manager including AXL and UDS interfaces, and Finesse)
• Describe the capabilities of Cisco security platforms and APIs (Firepower, Umbrella, AMP, ISE, and ThreatGrid)
• Describe the device level APIs and dynamic interfaces for IOS XE and NX-OS
• Identify the appropriate DevNet resource for a given scenario (Sandbox, Code Exchange, support, forums, Learning Labs, and API documentation)
• Apply concepts of model driven programmability (YANG, RESTCONF, and NETCONF) in a Cisco environment
• Construct code to perform a specific operation based on a set of requirements and given API reference documentation such as these:
  • a Obtain a list of network devices by using Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, or NSO
  • b Manage spaces, participants, and messages in Webex Teams
  • c Obtain a list of clients / hosts seen on a network using Meraki or Cisco DNA Center

Application Deployment and Security

• Describe benefits of edge computing
• Identify attributes of different application deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, and edge)
• Identify the attributes of these application deployment types
  • a Virtual machines
  • b Bare metal
  • c Containers
• Describe components for a CI/CD pipeline in application deployments
• Construct a Python unit test
• Interpret contents of a Dockerfile
• Utilize Docker images in local developer environment
• Identify application security issues related to secret protection, encryption (storage and transport), and data handling
• Explain how firewall, DNS, load balancers, and reverse proxy in application deployment
• Describe top OWASP threats (such as XSS, SQL injections, and CSRF)
• Utilize Bash commands (file management, directory navigation, and environmental variables)
• Identify the principles of DevOps practices

Infrastructure and Automation

• Describe the value of model driven programmability for infrastructure automation
• Compare controller-level to device-level management
• Describe the use and roles of network simulation and test tools (such as VIRL and pyATS)
• Describe the components and benefits of CI/CD pipeline in infrastructure automation
• Describe principles of infrastructure as code
• Describe the capabilities of automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and Cisco NSO
• Identify the workflow being automated by a Python script that uses Cisco APIs including ACI, Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, or RESTCONF
• Identify the workflow being automated by an Ansible playbook (management packages, user management related to services, basic service configuration, and start/stop)
• Identify the workflow being automated by a bash script (such as file management, app install, user management, directory navigation)
• Interpret the results of a RESTCONF or NETCONF query
• Interpret basic YANG models
• Interpret a unified diff
• Describe the principles and benefits of a code review process
• Interpret sequence diagram that includes API calls

Network Fundamentals

• Describe the purpose and usage of MAC addresses and VLANs
• Describe the purpose and usage of IP addresses, routes, subnet mask / prefix, and gateways
• Describe the function of common networking components (such as switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers)
• Interpret a basic network topology diagram with elements such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and port values
• Describe the function of management, data, and control planes in a network device
• Describe the functionality of these IP Services: DHCP, DNS, NAT, SNMP, NTP
• Recognize common protocol port values (such as, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, and NETCONF)
• Identify cause of application connectivity issues (NAT problem, Transport Port blocked, proxy, and VPN)
• Explain the impacts of network constraints on applications

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