Mulesoft MCPA-Level-1 Exam Questions

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What API policy would be LEAST LIKELY used when designing an Experience API that is intended to work with a consumer mobile phone or tablet application?


A.

OAuth 2.0 access token enforcement


B.

Client ID enforcement


C.

JSON threat protection


D.

IPwhitellst





D.
  

IPwhitellst



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: IP whitelist
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>> OAuth 2.0 access token and Client ID enforcement policies are VERY common to apply
on Experience APIs as API consumers need to register and access the APIs using one of
these mechanisms
>> JSON threat protection is also VERY common policy to apply on Experience APIs to
prevent bad or suspicious payloads hitting the API implementations.
>> IP whitelisting policy is usually very common in Process and System APIs to only
whitelist the IP range inside the local VPC. But also applied occassionally on some
experience APIs where the End User/ API Consumers are FIXED.
>> When we know the API consumers upfront who are going to access certain Experience
APIs, then we can request for static IPs from such consumers and whitelist them to prevent
anyone else hitting the API.
However, the experience API given in the question/ scenario is intended to work with a
consumer mobile phone or tablet application. Which means, there is no way we can know
all possible IPs that are to be whitelisted as mobile phones and tablets can so many in
number and any device in the city/state/country/globe.
So, It is very LEAST LIKELY to apply IP Whitelisting on such Experience APIs whose
consumers are typically Mobile Phones or Tablets.

A company wants to move its Mule API implementations into production as quickly as
possible. To protect access to all Mule application data and metadata, the company
requires that all Mule applications be deployed to the company's customer-hosted
infrastructure within the corporate firewall. What combination of runtime plane and control
plane options meets these project lifecycle goals?


A.

Manually provisioned customer-hosted runtime plane and customer-hosted control plane


B.

MuleSoft-hosted runtime plane and customer-hosted control plane


C.

Manually provisioned customer-hosted runtime plane and MuleSoft-hosted control plane


D.

iPaaS provisioned customer-hosted runtime plane and MuleSoft-hosted control plane





A.
  

Manually provisioned customer-hosted runtime plane and customer-hosted control plane



Explanation:
Explanation
Correct Answer: Manually provisioned customer-hosted runtime plane and customerhosted
control plane
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There are two key factors that are to be taken into consideration from the scenario given in
the question.
>> Company requires both data and metadata to be resided within the corporate firewall
>> Company would like to go with customer-hosted infrastructure.
Any deployment model that is to deal with the cloud directly or indirectly (Mulesoft-hosted
or Customer's own cloud like Azure, AWS) will have to share atleast the metadata.
Application data can be controlled inside firewall by having Mule Runtimes on customer
hosted runtime plane. But if we go with Mulsoft-hosted/ Cloud-based control plane, the
control plane required atleast some minimum level of metadata to be sent outside the
corporate firewall.
As the customer requirement is pretty clear about the data and metadata both to be within
the corporate firewall, even though customer wants to move to production as quickly as
possible, unfortunately due to the nature of their security requirements, they have no other
option but to go with manually provisioned customer-hosted runtime plane and customerhosted
control plane.

Which three tools automate the deployment of Mule applications? (Choose 3 answers)


A. Runtime Manager


B. Anypoint Platform CLI


C. Platform APIs


D. Anypoint Studio


E. Mule Mayen plugin


F. API Community Manager





A.
  Runtime Manager

B.
  Anypoint Platform CLI

C.
  Platform APIs

Explanation:
MuleSoft offers various tools to automate the deployment of Mule applications, which can streamline deployment and management processes. Here’s how each tool supports automated deployment:

  • Runtime Manager:
  • Anypoint Platform CLI:
  • Platform APIs:
  • Explanation of Incorrect Options:
References:
For detailed steps on automating deployments with these tools, refer to MuleSoft documentation on Runtime Manager, CLI, and Platform APIs.

A team is planning to enhance an Experience API specification, and they are following APIled connectivity design principles. What is their motivation for enhancing the API?


A. The primary API consumer wants certain kinds of endpoints changed from the Center for Enablement standard to the consumer system standard


B. The underlying System API is updated to provide more detailed data for several heavily used resources


C. An IP Allowlist policy is being added to the API instances in the Development and Staging environments


D. A Canonical Data Model is being adopted that impacts several types of data included in the API





D.
  A Canonical Data Model is being adopted that impacts several types of data included in the API

Explanation:
In API-led design, an Experience API is enhanced to improve how data is delivered to end-user applications. One primary reason to enhance an Experience API is when new data standards, such as a Canonical Data Model, are adopted. Here’s why:

  • Canonical Data Model (CDM):
  • Explanation of Correct Answer (D):
  • Explanation of Incorrect Options:
References:
For more details on the use of Canonical Data Models in API-led architecture, refer to MuleSoft’s guidelines on data standardization and Experience API best practices.

What Anypoint Platform Capabilities listed below fall under APIs and API
Invocations/Consumers category? Select TWO.


A.

API Operations and Management


B.

API Runtime Execution and Hosting


C.

API Consumer Engagement


D.

API Design and Development





D.
  

API Design and Development



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answers: API Design and Development and API Runtime Execution and Hosting
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>> API Design and Development - Anypoint Studio, Anypoint Design Center, Anypoint
Connectors
>> API Runtime Execution and Hosting - Mule Runtimes, CloudHub, Runtime Services
>> API Operations and Management - Anypoint API Manager, Anypoint Exchange
>> API Consumer Management - API Contracts, Public Portals, Anypoint Exchange, API
Notebooks


What is typically NOT a function of the APIs created within the framework called API-led connectivity?


A.

They provide an additional layer of resilience on top of the underlying backend system,
thereby insulating clients from extended failure of these systems.


B.

They allow for innovation at the user Interface level by consuming the underlying assets
without being aware of how data Is being extracted from backend systems.


C.

They reduce the dependency on the underlying backend systems by helping unlock data
from backend systems In a reusable and consumable way.


D.

They can compose data from various sources and combine them with orchestration logic to create higher level value.





A.
  

They provide an additional layer of resilience on top of the underlying backend system,
thereby insulating clients from extended failure of these systems.



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: They provide an additional layer of resilience on top of the underlying
backend system, thereby insulating clients from extended failure of these systems.
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In API-led connectivity,
>> Experience APIs - allow for innovation at the user interface level by consuming the
underlying assets without being aware of how data is being extracted from backend
systems.
>> Process APIs - compose data from various sources and combine them with
orchestration logic to create higher level value
>> System APIs - reduce the dependency on the underlying backend systems by helping
unlock data from backend systems in a reusable and consumable way.
However, they NEVER promise that they provide an additional layer of resilience on top of
the underlying backend system, thereby insulating clients from extended failure of these
systems.
https://dzone.com/articles/api-led-connectivity-with-mule

What Mule application deployment scenario requires using Anypoint Platform Private Cloud Edition or Anypoint Platform for Pivotal Cloud Foundry?


A.

When it Is required to make ALL applications highly available across multiple data centers


B.

When it is required that ALL APIs are private and NOT exposed to the public cloud


C.

When regulatory requirements mandate on-premises processing of EVERY data item, including meta-data


D.

When ALL backend systems in the application network are deployed in the
organization's intranet





C.
  

When regulatory requirements mandate on-premises processing of EVERY data item, including meta-data



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: When regulatory requirements mandate on-premises processing of EVERY data item, including meta-data.
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We need NOT require to use Anypoint Platform PCE or PCF for the below. So these
options are OUT.
>> We can make ALL applications highly available across multiple data centers using
CloudHub too.
>> We can use Anypoint VPN and tunneling from CloudHub to connect to ALL backend
systems in the application network that are deployed in the organization's intranet.
>> We can use Anypoint VPC and Firewall Rules to make ALL APIs private and NOT
exposed to the public cloud.
Only valid reason in the given options that requires to use Anypoint Platform PCE/ PCF is -
When regulatory requirements mandate on-premises processing of EVERY data item,
including meta-data

A company uses a hybrid Anypoint Platform deployment model that combines the EU
control plane with customer-hosted Mule runtimes. After successfully testing a Mule API
implementation in the Staging environment, the Mule API implementation is set with
environment-specific properties and must be promoted to the Production environment.
What is a way that MuleSoft recommends to configure the Mule API implementation and
automate its promotion to the Production environment?


A.

Bundle properties files for each environment into the Mule API implementation's deployable
archive, then promote the Mule API implementation to the Production environment using
Anypoint CLI or the Anypoint Platform REST APIsB.


B.

Modify the Mule API implementation's properties in the API Manager Properties tab, then
promote the Mule API implementation to the Production environment using API Manager


C.

Modify the Mule API implementation's properties in Anypoint Exchange, then promote the
Mule API implementation to the Production environment using Runtime Manager


D.

Use an API policy to change properties in the Mule API implementation deployed to the
Staging environment and another API policy to deploy the Mule API implementation to the
Production environment





A.
  

Bundle properties files for each environment into the Mule API implementation's deployable
archive, then promote the Mule API implementation to the Production environment using
Anypoint CLI or the Anypoint Platform REST APIsB.



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: Bundle properties files for each environment into the Mule API
implementation's deployable archive, then promote the Mule API implementation to the
Production environment using Anypoint CLI or the Anypoint Platform REST APIs
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>> Anypoint Exchange is for asset discovery and documentation. It has got no provision to
modify the properties of Mule API implementations at all.
>> API Manager is for managing API instances, their contracts, policies and SLAs. It has
also got no provision to modify the properties of API implementations.
>> API policies are to address Non-functional requirements of APIs and has again got no
provision to modify the properties of API implementations.
So, the right way and recommended way to do this as part of development practice is to
bundle properties files for each environment into the Mule API implementation and just
point and refer to respective file per environment.


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