The correct answer is A. The script retrieves device information by sending HTTP requests to the device ' s API endpoints.
The script uses the Python requests library:
response = requests . get( url )
* This sends an HTTP GET request to:
http:// < device_ip > /api/device/info
* This indicates communication with a REST API endpoint exposed by the network device.
* Builds a URL using the device IP
* Sends an HTTP GET request to the API
* Checks if the response status code is 200 (OK)
* If successful:
return response . json()
# Converts the API response into a Python dictionary
* Prints the retrieved device information
* The script is clearly performing a read operation (GET)
* It interacts with a REST API
* It retrieves device information, not configuring anything
* B. Configures device settings via secure connection # No POST/PUT/PATCH methods are used # No HTTPS or authentication shown
* C. Establishes SSH connection # No SSH libraries (like Paramiko or Netmiko) are used
* D. Parses JSON into tabular structure # It only returns and prints JSON # No formatting (like pandas/table conversion) is performed
* requests.get() # Retrieve data (READ)
* requests.post() / put() # Modify or create data
* .json() # Converts API response into Python dictionary
Key takeaway:
REST API + GET request = data retrieval from device