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PCNSE · Question #105

People are having intermittent quality issues during a live meeting via a web application. How can the performance of this application be improved?

The correct answer is A. Use QoS Profile to define QoS Classes and a QoS Policy. To improve the performance of a web application experiencing intermittent quality issues, Quality of Service (QoS) can be implemented by defining traffic classes within a QoS Profile and then applying these using a QoS Policy.

Submitted by femi9· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

Question

People are having intermittent quality issues during a live meeting via a web application. How can the performance of this application be improved?

Options

  • AUse QoS Profile to define QoS Classes and a QoS Policy
  • BUse QoS Classes to define QoS Profile
  • CUse QoS Classes to define QoS Profile and QoS Policy
  • DUse QoS Profile to define QoS Classes

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    90% (27)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

To improve the performance of a web application experiencing intermittent quality issues, Quality of Service (QoS) can be implemented by defining traffic classes within a QoS Profile and then applying these using a QoS Policy.

AUse QoS Profile to define QoS Classes and a QoS PolicyCorrect

Quality of Service (QoS) involves classifying traffic, prioritizing it, and managing bandwidth. A QoS Profile is used to define the different QoS Classes, which categorize traffic based on specific criteria like application, port, or DSCP value. Once these classes are defined in a profile, a QoS Policy is then applied to enforce the prioritization and bandwidth allocation rules for these classified traffic flows, ensuring critical applications like live meetings receive preferential treatment.

BUse QoS Classes to define QoS Profile

QoS Classes are defined *within* a QoS Profile, not the other way around.

CUse QoS Classes to define QoS Profile and QoS Policy

This option incorrectly states that QoS Classes define both QoS Profile and QoS Policy; instead, QoS Profile defines classes, and QoS Policy uses them.

DUse QoS Profile to define QoS Classes

This option is incomplete as it misses the crucial step of applying a QoS Policy to enforce the defined QoS classes.

Concept tested: QoS implementation with Profiles, Classes, and Policies

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/quality-of-service/qos-configuration-example

Topics

#QoS#Network Performance#QoS Profile#QoS Policy

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