Why Network Automation
Explain how automation improves consistency, speed, scale and feedback while introducing new operational responsibilities.
Traditional vs Controller-Based
Compare distributed device-by-device networking with controller-based policy, abstraction and centralised management.
Software-Defined Architecture
Describe underlay, overlay and fabric, control/data-plane separation, and northbound versus southbound APIs.
AI & Machine Learning
Explain generative and predictive AI, machine learning and their practical roles and risks in network operations.
REST-Based APIs
Recognise REST resources, URIs, authentication, CRUD operations, HTTP verbs, status codes and data encoding.
Ansible & Terraform
Recognise how Ansible and Terraform express and apply desired infrastructure state through repeatable automation.
JSON Data
Recognise JSON objects, arrays, keys, strings, numbers, booleans and null values in API payloads.