Mulesoft MCPA-Level-1 Exam Questions

The visibility level of the API instances of that API that need to be publicly accessible should be set to public visibility

Explanation: Explanation

Persistent Object Store

Explanation: Correct Answer: Persistent Object Store
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>> Redis distributed cache is performant but NOT out-of-the-box solution in Anypoint
Platform
>> File-storage is neither performant nor out-of-the-box solution in Anypoint Platform
>> java.util.WeakHashMap needs a completely custom implementation of cache from
scratch using Java code and is limited to the JVM where it is running. Which means the
state in the cache is not worker aware when running on multiple workers. This type of
cache is local to the worker. So, this is neither out-of-the-box nor worker-aware among
multiple workers on cloudhub. https://www.baeldung.com/java-weakhashmap
>> Persistent Object Store is an out-of-the-box solution provided by Anypoint Platform
which is performant as well as worker aware among multiple workers running on
CloudHub. https://docs.mulesoft.com/object-store/
So, Persistent Object Store is the right answer.

At the process and system tiers

Explanation: Explanation Correct Answer: At the process and system tiers
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>> Experience Layer APIs are modeled and designed exclusively for the end user's
experience. So, the data models of experience layer vary based on the nature and type of
such API consumer. For example, Mobile consumers will need light-weight data models to
transfer with ease on the wire, where as web-based consumers will need detailed data
models to render most of the info on web pages, so on. So, enterprise data models fit for
the purpose of canonical models but not of good use for experience APIs.
>> That is why, EDMs should be used extensively in process and system tiers but NOT in
experience tier.

Explanation:
When setting up a custom domain for MuleSoft applications hosted on CloudHub 1.0 using a Dedicated Load Balancer (DLB), follow these steps:
Set Up the TLS Certificate: Configure the DLB (acme-dib-prod) with a TLS certificate that covers the custom domain api.acmecorp.com. This certificate will allow HTTPS traffic to be securely directed through the DLB to your Mule applications.

• DNS Configuration with CNAME:
• Why Option B is Correct:
• Explanation of Incorrect Options:

By default, the Anypoint CLI and Mule Maven plugin are NOT included in the Mule runtime, so are NOT available to be used by deployed Mule applications

Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: By default, the Anypoint CLI and Mule Maven plugin are NOT included in
the Mule runtime, so are NOT available to be used by deployed Mule applications
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>> We CANNOT apply API policies to the Anypoint Platform APIs like we can do on our
custom written API instances. So, option suggesting this is FALSE.
>> Anypoint Platform APIs can be used for automating interactions with both CloudHub
and customer-hosted Mule runtimes. Not JUST the CloudHub. So, option opposing this is
FALSE.
>> Mule Maven plugin is NOT mandatory for deployment to customer-hosted Mule
runtimes. It just helps your CI/CD to have smoother automation. But not a compulsory
requirement to deploy. So, option opposing this is FALSE.
>> We DO NOT have any such special roles and permissions on the platform to separately
control access for some users to have Anypoint CLI and others to have Anypoint Platform
APIs. With proper general roles/permissions (API Owner, Cloudhub Admin etc..), one can
use any of the options (Anypoint CLI or Platform APIs). So, option suggesting this is
FALSE.
Only TRUE statement given in the choices is that - Anypoint CLI and Mule Maven plugin
are NOT included in the Mule runtime, so are NOT available to be used by deployed Mule
applications.
Maven is part of Studio or you can use other Maven installation for development.
CLI is convenience only. It is one of many ways how to install app to the runtime.
These are definitely NOT part of anything except your process of deployment or
automation.

Invoke the system API deployed to the primary environment; add timeout and retry logic to
the process API to avoid intermittent failures; if it still fails, invoke the system API deployed
to the DR environment

Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: Invoke the system API deployed to the primary environment; add timeout
and retry logic to the process API to avoid intermittent failures; if it still fails, invoke the
system API deployed to the DR environment
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There is one important consideration to be noted in the question which is - System API in
DR environment provides only 20% of the rate limiting offered by the primary environment.
So, comparitively, very less calls will be allowed into the DR environment API opposed to
its primary environment. With this in mind, lets analyse what is the right and best faulttolerant
invocation strategy.
1. Invoking both the system APIs in parallel is definitely NOT a feasible approach because
of the 20% limitation we have on DR environment. Calling in parallel every time would
easily and quickly exhaust the rate limits on DR environment and may not give chance to
genuine intermittent error scenarios to let in during the time of need.
2. Another option given is suggesting to add timeout and retry logic to process API while
invoking primary environment's system API. This is good so far. However, when all retries
failed, the option is suggesting to invoke the copy of process API on DR environment which
is not right or recommended. Only system API is the one to be considered for fallback and
not the whole process API. Process APIs usually have lot of heavy orchestration calling
many other APIs which we do not want to repeat again by calling DR's process API. So this
option is NOT right.
3. One more option given is suggesting to add the retry (no timeout) logic to process API to
directly retry on DR environment's system API instead of retrying the primary environment
system API first. This is not at all a proper fallback. A proper fallback should occur only
after all retries are performed and exhausted on Primary environment first. But here, the
option is suggesting to directly retry fallback API on first failure itself without trying main
API. So, this option is NOT right too.
This leaves us one option which is right and best fit.
- Invoke the system API deployed to the primary environment
- Add Timeout and Retry logic on it in process API
- If it fails even after all retries, then invoke the system API deployed to the DR
environment.

Search Anypoint Exchange for a suitable existing fallback API, and then implement
invocations to this fallback API in addition to the Order API

Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: Search Anypoint exchange for a suitable existing fallback API, and then
implement invocations to this fallback API in addition to the order API
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>> It is not ideal and good approach, until unless there is a pre-approved agreement with
the API clients that they will receive a HTTP 3xx temporary redirect status code and they
have to implement fallback logic their side to call another API.
>> Creating separate entry of same Order API in API manager would just create an
another instance of it on top of same API implementation. So, it does NO GOOD by using
clone od same API as a fallback API. Fallback API should be ideally a different API
implementation that is not same as primary one.
>> There is NO option currently provided by Anypoint HTTP Connector that allows us to
invoke a fallback API when we receive certain HTTP status codes in response.
The only statement TRUE in the given options is to Search Anypoint exchange for a
suitable existing fallback API, and then implement invocations to this fallback API in
addition to the order API.

They are typically written using MUnit to run in an embedded Mule runtime that does not require external connectivity

Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: They are typically written using MUnit to run in an embedded Mule runtime
that does not require external connectivity.
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Below TWO are characteristics of Integration Tests but NOT unit tests:
>> They test the validity of input and output of source and target systems.
>> They must be triggered by an external client tool or event source.
It is NOT TRUE that Unit Tests must be run in a unit testing environment with dedicated
Mule runtimes for the environment.
MuleSoft offers MUnit for writing Unit Tests and they run in an embedded Mule Runtime
without needing any separate/ dedicated Runtimes to execute them. They also do NOT
need any external connectivity as MUnit supports mocking via stubs.
https://dzone.com/articles/munit-framework