Mulesoft MCPA-Level-1 Exam Questions

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Refer to the exhibit.

what is true when using customer-hosted Mule runtimes with the MuleSoft-hosted Anypoint Platform control plane (hybrid deployment)?


A.

Anypoint Runtime Manager initiates a network connection to a Mule runtime in order to deploy Mule applications


B.

The MuleSoft-hosted Shared Load Balancer can be used to load balance API
invocations to the Mule runtimes


C.

API implementations can run successfully in customer-hosted Mule runtimes, even when they are unable to communicate with the control plane


D.

Anypoint Runtime Manager automatically ensures HA in the control plane by creating a new Mule runtime instance in case of a node failure





C.
  

API implementations can run successfully in customer-hosted Mule runtimes, even when they are unable to communicate with the control plane



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: API implementations can run successfully in customer-hosted Mule
runtimes, even when they are unable to communicate with the control plane.
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>> We CANNOT use Shared Load balancer to load balance APIs on customer hosted
runtimes

A manufacturing company has deployed an API implementation to CloudHub and has not configured it to be automatically restarted by CloudHub when the worker is not responding. Which statement is true when no API Client invokes that API implementation?


A. No alert on the API invocations and APT implementation can be raised


B. Alerts on the APT invocation and API implementation can be raised


C. No alert on the API invocations is raised but alerts on the API implementation can be raised


D. Alerts on the API invocations are raised but no alerts on the API implementation can be raised





C.
  No alert on the API invocations is raised but alerts on the API implementation can be raised

Explanation:
When an API implementation is deployed on CloudHub without configuring automatic restarts in case of worker non-responsiveness, MuleSoft’s monitoring and alerting behavior is as follows:

  • API Invocation Alerts:
  • Implementation-Level Alerts:
  • Why Option C is Correct:
References:
For additional information, check MuleSoft documentation on CloudHub monitoring

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.

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 Rate Limiting policy is applied to an API implementation to protect the back-end system. Recently, there have been surges in demand that cause some API client POST requests to the API implementation to be rejected with policy-related errors, causing delays and complications to the API clients. How should the API policies that are applied to the API implementation be changed to reduce the frequency of errors returned to API clients, while still protecting the back-end system?


A. Keep the Rate Limiting policy and add 9 Client ID Enforcement policy


B. Remove the Rate Limiting policy and add an HTTP Caching policy


C. Remove the Rate Limiting policy and add a Spike Control policy


D. Keep the Rate Limiting policy and add an SLA-based Spike Control policy





D.
  Keep the Rate Limiting policy and add an SLA-based Spike Control policy

Explanation:
When managing high traffic to an API, especially with POST requests, it is crucial to ensure the API’s policies both protect the back-end systems and provide a smooth client experience. Here’s the approach to reducing errors:
Rate Limiting Policy: This policy enforces a limit on the number of requests within a defined time period. However, rate limiting alone may cause clients to hit limits during demand surges, leading to errors.

  • Adding an SLA-based Spike Control Policy:
  • Why Option D is Correct:
  • Explanation of Incorrect Options:

Traffic is routed through an API proxy to an API implementation. The API proxy is managed
by API Manager and the API implementation is deployed to a CloudHub VPC using
Runtime Manager. API policies have been applied to this API. In this deployment scenario,
at what point are the API policies enforced on incoming API client requests?


A.

At the API proxy


B.

At the API implementation


C.

At both the API proxy and the API implementation


D.

At a MuleSoft-hosted load balancer





A.
  

At the API proxy



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: At the API proxy
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>> API Policies can be enforced at two places in Mule platform.
>> One - As an Embedded Policy enforcement in the same Mule Runtime where API
implementation is running.
>> Two - On an API Proxy sitting in front of the Mule Runtime where API implementation is
running.
>> As the deployment scenario in the question has API Proxy involved, the policies will be
enforced at the API Proxy.

Which of the following best fits the definition of API-led connectivity?


A.

API-led connectivity is not just an architecture or technology but also a way to organize people and processes for efficient IT delivery in the organization


B.

API-led connectivity is a 3-layered architecture covering Experience, Process and System layers


C.

API-led connectivity is a technology which enabled us to implement Experience, Process and System layer based APIs





A.
  

API-led connectivity is not just an architecture or technology but also a way to organize people and processes for efficient IT delivery in the organization



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: API-led connectivity is not just an architecture or technology but also a
way to organize people and processes for efficient IT delivery in the organization.
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Reference: https://blogs.mulesoft.com/dev/api-dev/what-is-api-led-connectivity/

An organization has built an application network following the API-led connectivity approach recommended by MuleSoft. To protect the application network against attacks from malicious external API clients, the organization plans to apply JSON Threat Protection policies. To which API-led connectivity layer should the JSON Threat Protection policies most commonly be applied?


A. All layers


B. System layer


C. Process layer


D. Experience layer





D.
  Experience layer


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