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SY0-701 · Question #1068

A Chief Information Officer wants to ensure that network devices cannot connect to the public internet and the local network to directly perform firmware updates. The IT team must manually perform the

The correct answer is B. Air-gapped. An air-gapped architecture physically or logically isolates systems from external and internal networks, preventing direct connectivity and requiring manual methods, such as portable devices, to perform updates.

Submitted by daniela_cl· Mar 6, 2026Security architecture

Question

A Chief Information Officer wants to ensure that network devices cannot connect to the public internet and the local network to directly perform firmware updates. The IT team must manually perform the update process by using a portable device. Which of the following architecture types best fits this description?

Options

  • AMicroservices
  • BAir-gapped
  • CSoftware-defined networking
  • DServerless

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    81% (39)
  • C
    10% (5)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

An air-gapped architecture physically or logically isolates systems from external and internal networks, preventing direct connectivity and requiring manual methods, such as portable devices, to perform updates.

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