350-401 Question #1323: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Submitted by yuki_2020· Mar 6, 2026Understand the key differences between orchestration and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, and Salt - including their communication methods, agent requirements, and configuration paradigms (declarative vs procedural).

Question

Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the characteristics from the left onto the corresponding orchestration tool on the right. Answer:

Explanation

The correct arrangement maps characteristics to their respective orchestration tools based on fundamental architectural differences. Puppet uses an agent-based, pull model where managed hosts pull configuration from the main (Puppet) node and require an agent installed on hosts, while Chef also uses agents but with procedural (recipe-based) configuration files. Ansible is agentless and uses SSH for communication, with procedural playbooks - meaning 'uses SSH' and 'configuration files are procedural' map to Ansible, while 'managed hosts pull configuration from the main node' and 'requires an agent to be installed on hosts' map to Puppet.

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#Configuration Management#Orchestration Tools#Puppet vs Ansible#Infrastructure Automation

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