Mulesoft MCPA-Level-1 Exam Questions

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A Platform Architect inherits a legacy monolithic SOAP-based web service that performs a number of tasks, including showing all policies belonging to a client. The service connects to two back-end systems — a life-insurance administration system and a general-insurance administration system — and then queries for insurance policy information within each system, aggregates the results, and presents a SOAP-based response to a user interface (UI). The architect wants to break up the monolithic web service to follow API-led conventions. Which part of the service should be put into the process layer?


A. Combining the insurance policy information from the administration systems


B. Presenting the SOAP-based response to the UI


C. Authenticating and maintaining connections to each of the back-end administration systems


D. Querying the data from the administration systems





A.
  Combining the insurance policy information from the administration systems

Explanation:
In the API-led connectivity approach, each layer (System, Process, and Experience) has a distinct purpose:

  • System APIs: These APIs connect directly to backend systems to expose and unlock data in a standardized way.
  • Process APIs: These are responsible for orchestrating and processing data across different systems, combining information where needed.
  • Experience APIs: These are designed for specific user interfaces or applications, often transforming data formats to fit the needs of each consumer application.
Why Option A is Correct:
  • Process APIs are designed to combine data from multiple systems, which aligns with the function of aggregating policy information from both the life and general insurance systems. This aggregation logic would ideally reside in the Process layer, separating data retrieval from data orchestration.
  • Moving this functionality to the Process layer enables reusability and modularity, as other Experience APIs or services could also leverage the combined policy data if needed.
Explanation of Incorrect Options:
  • Option B (Presenting the SOAP-based response) would be managed by the Experience layer, as this layer adapts data formats for specific interfaces.
  • Option C (Authenticating and maintaining backend connections) would typically be handled within the System layer, where backend integration and security handling occurs.
  • Option D (Querying data) is the function of System APIs, which access the backend systems directly and expose the raw data without additional processing.

An Anypoint Platform organization has been configured with an external identity provider (IdP) for identity management and client management. What credentials or token must be provided to Anypoint CLI to execute commands against the Anypoint Platform APIs?


A.

The credentials provided by the IdP for identity management


B.

The credentials provided by the IdP for client management


C.

An OAuth 2.0 token generated using the credentials provided by the IdP for client management


D.

An OAuth 2.0 token generated using the credentials provided by the IdP for identity management





A.
  

The credentials provided by the IdP for identity management



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: The credentials provided by the IdP for identity management
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Reference: https://docs.mulesoft.com/runtime-manager/anypoint-platformcli#
authentication
>> There is no support for OAuth 2.0 tokens from client/identity providers to authenticate
via Anypoint CLI. Only possible tokens are "bearer tokens" that too only generated using
Anypoint Organization/Environment Client Id and Secret from
https://anypoint.mulesoft.com/accounts/login. Not the client credentials of client provider.
So, OAuth 2.0 is not possible. More over, the token is mainly for API Manager purposes
and not associated with a user. You can NOT use it to call most APIs (for example
Cloudhub and etc) as per this Mulesoft Knowledge article.
>> The other option allowed by Anypoint CLI is to use client credentials. It is possible to
use client credentials of a client provider but requires setting up Connected Apps in client
management but such details are not given in the scenario explained in the question.
>> So only option left is to use user credentials from identify provider

An API implementation is deployed to CloudHub. What conditions can be alerted on using the default Anypoint Platform functionality, where the alert conditions depend on the API invocations to an API implementation?


A. When the API invocations are sent directly to the internal DNS record of the API implementation


B. When the API invocations are not over-a- secure TLS/SSL communication channel


C. When the APL invecations originate from a geography different than the API


D. When the number of API invocations are below a threshold





D.
  When the number of API invocations are below a threshold

A Mule application implements an API. The Mule application has an HTTP Listener whose connector configuration sets the HTTPS protocol and hard-codes the port value. The Mule application is deployed to an Anypoint VPC and uses the CloudHub 1.0 Shared Load Balancer (SLB) for all incoming traffic. Which port number must be assigned to the HTTP Listener's connector configuration so that the Mule application properly receives HTTPS API invocations routed through the SLB?


A. 8082


B. 8092


C. 80


D. 443





B.
  8092

Explanation:
When using CloudHub 1.0’s Shared Load Balancer (SLB) for a Mule application configured with HTTPS in an Anypoint VPC, specific ports must be configured for the application to correctly route incoming traffic:

  • Port Requirement for SLB:
  • Why Option B is Correct:
  • Explanation of Incorrect Options:
References
For more information on the Shared Load Balancer port configurations, refer to MuleSoft’s documentation on CloudHub and VPC load balancer requirements.

A Platinum customer uses the U.S. control plane and deploys applications to CloudHub in Singapore with a default log configuration. The compliance officer asks where the logs and monitoring data reside?


A. Logs are held in: Singapore and monitoring data is held in the United States


B. Logs and monitoring data are held in the United States


C. Logs are held in the United States and monitoring data is held in Singapore


D. Logs and monitoring data are held in Singapore





B.
  Logs and monitoring data are held in the United States

Explanation:
For applications deployed on CloudHub in a foreign region (e.g., Singapore), MuleSoft handles log and monitoring data in the region where the control plane resides. This data storage policy is standard for CloudHub deployments to maintain centralized log and monitoring data.

  • Data Location:
  • Explanation of Correct Answer (B):
  • Explanation of Incorrect Options:

An enterprise is embarking on the API-led digital transformation journey, and the central IT team has started to define System APIs. Currently there is no Enterprise Data Model being defined within the enterprise, and the definition of a clean Bounded Context Data Model requires too much effort. According to MuleSoft's recommended guidelines, how should the System API data model be defined?


A. If there are misspellings of the data fields in the back-end system, Systerm APIs should not correct it, and expose it as-is to mirror the back-end systems


B. The data model of the System APIs should make use of data types that approximately mirror those from the back-end systems


C. The data model should define its own naming convention, and not follow the same naming as the back-end systems


D. The System APIs should expose all back-end system fields





B.
  The data model of the System APIs should make use of data types that approximately mirror those from the back-end systems

Explanation: When defining data models for System APIs without an established Enterprise Data Model, MuleSoft recommends mirroring the back-end systems' data types to achieve quick and effective integration without adding complexity. This approach has several benefits:

  • Alignment with Backend Systems:
  • Flexibility for Future Enhancements:
  • Explanation of Incorrect Options:

How are an API implementation, API client, and API consumer combined to invoke and process an API?


A.

The API consumer creates an API implementation, which receives API invocations from
an API such that they are processed for an API client


B.

The API client creates an API consumer, which receives API invocations from an API such that they are processed for an API implementation


C.

The ApI consumer creates an API client, which sends API invocations to an API such that they are processed by an API implementation


D.

The ApI client creates an API consumer, which sends API invocations to an API such that they are processed by an API implementation





C.
  

The ApI consumer creates an API client, which sends API invocations to an API such that they are processed by an API implementation



Explanation:
Explanation
Correct Answer: The API consumer creates an API client, which sends API invocations to
an API such that they are processed by an API implementation
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Terminology:
>> API Client - It is a piece of code or program the is written to invoke an API
>> API Consumer - An owner/entity who owns the API Client. API Consumers write API
clients.
>> API - The provider of the API functionality. Typically an API Instance on API Manager
where they are managed and operated.
>> API Implementation - The actual piece of code written by API provider where the
functionality of the API is implemented. Typically, these are Mule Applications running on
Runtime Manager.

What is a best practice when building System APIs?


A.

Document the API using an easily consumable asset like a RAML definition


B.

Model all API resources and methods to closely mimic the operations of the backend system


C.

Build an Enterprise Data Model (Canonical Data Model) for each backend system and apply it to System APIs


D.

Expose to API clients all technical details of the API implementation's interaction wifch
the backend system





B.
  

Model all API resources and methods to closely mimic the operations of the backend system



Explanation: Explanation
Correct Answer: Model all API resources and methods to closely mimic the operations of
the backend system.
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>> There are NO fixed and straight best practices while opting data models for APIs. They
are completly contextual and depends on number of factors. Based upon those factors, an
enterprise can choose if they have to go with Enterprise Canonical Data Model or Bounded
Context Model etc.
>> One should NEVER expose the technical details of API implementation to their API
clients. Only the API interface/ RAML is exposed to API clients.
>> It is true that the RAML definitions of APIs should be as detailed as possible and should
reflect most of the documentation. However, just that is NOT enough to call your API as
best documented API. There should be even more documentation on Anypoint Exchange
with API Notebooks etc. to make and create a developer friendly API and repository..
>> The best practice always when creating System APIs is to create their API interfaces by
modeling their resources and methods to closely reflect the operations and functionalities
of that backend system.


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