Cisco Certified Devnet Associate Devasc 200-901 Official Cert Guide - Adrian Iliesiu

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Résumé :

Introduction xxv

Chapter 1 Introduction to Cisco DevNet Associate Certification 2

Do I Know This Already? 2

Foundation Topics 3

Why Get Certified 3

Cisco Career Certification Overview 6

Cisco DevNet Certifications 11

Cisco Certified DevNet Associate Certification (DEVASC) 12

Cisco Certified DevNet Professional Certification 13

Cisco DevNet Overview 14

Discover 15

Technologies 15

Community 16

Support 17

Events 17

DevNet Automation Exchange 18

Summary 20

Chapter 2 Software Development and Design 22

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 22

Foundation Topics 25

Software Development Lifecycle 25

Waterfall 27

Lean 28

Agile 29

Common Design Patterns 30

Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern 30

Observer Pattern 31

Linux BASH 32

Getting to Know BASH 32

Directory Navigation 35

cd 35

pwd 35

ls 36

mkdir 36

File Management 36

mv 37

rm 37

touch 37

cat 37

Environment Variables 37

Software Version Control 38

Git 39

Understanding Git 40

Using Git 42

Cloning/Initiating Repositories 42

Adding and Removing Files 43

Committing Files 45

Pushing and Pulling Files 45

Working with Branches 47

Merging Branches 50

Handling Conflicts 52

Comparing Commits with diff 53

Conducting Code Review 55

Exam Preparation Tasks 55

Review All Key Topics 56

Define Key Terms 56

Chapter 3 Introduction to Python 58

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 58

Foundation Topics 60

Getting Started with Python 60

Understanding Python Syntax 63

Data Types and Variables 66

Variables 66

Data Types 67

Integers, Floating Point, and Complex Numbers 68

Booleans 70

Strings 70

Lists 72

Tuples 74

Dictionaries 75

Sets 76

Input and Output 77

Getting Input from the User 77

The Mighty print() Function 77

Flow Control with Conditionals and Loops 78

If Statements 79

For Loops 80

While Loops 82

Exam Preparation Tasks 83

Review All Key Topics 83

Define Key Terms 84

Additional Resources 84

Chapter 4 Python Functions, Classes, and Modules 86

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 86

Foundation Topics 88

Python Functions 88

Using Arguments and Parameters 89

Object-Oriented Programming and Python 91

Python Classes 92

Creating a Class 92

Methods 93

Inheritance 94

Working with Python Modules 96

Importing a Module 97

The Python Standard Library 99

Importing Your Own Modules 100

Useful Python Modules for Cisco Infrastructure 101

Exam Preparation Tasks 104

Review All Key Topics 104

Define Key Terms 105

Chapter 5 Working with Data in Python 106

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 106

Foundation Topics 108

File Input and Output 108

Parsing Data 110

Comma-Separated Values (CSV) 110

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) 113

Extensible Markup Language (XML) 115

YAML Ain't Markup Language (YAML) 117

Error Handling in Python 119

Test-Driven Development 121

Unit Testing 122

Exam Preparation Tasks 126

Review All Key Topics 126

Define Key Terms 127

Additional Resources 127

Chapter 6 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) 128

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 128

Foundation Topics 130

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) 130

Northbound APIs 130