CA Application Performance Management

r9.x Professional Exam

(CAT-100)
Study Guide
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Table of Contents

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1 Exam Information ............................................................................................ 1
2 Areas for Study.................................................................................................. 2
3 Sample Certification Exam Questions....................................................... 4

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1 Exam Information
CA Technologies Certification Program is designed to measure your skills, knowledge, and
expertise in managing, administering, installing, configuring and implementing select CA
Technologies products for complete and optimized IT solutions. With CA Certifications,
management teams will have peace of mind that their CA Technologies applications are
being handled by knowledgeable professionals.

Proctored by a third party vendor, Prometric, CA Technologies Certifications objectively

validate the competencies of a project team – whether that team is your in-house staff, CA
Technologies Professional Services, or a CA Technologies partner.

The aim of this document is to help you prepare for the CA Application Performance
Manager r9.x Professional Exam.

Make sure that you familiarize yourself with the content areas tested. Your best path to
success is to attend the exam prep course(s). Refer to the learning path shown in the next
section for details.

You may find it useful to study background materials such as reference guides found at
https://support.ca.com. This, along with the experience you gain from taking courses and
using the product, will help ensure that you:
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the product or solution
• Increase the likelihood of passing the exam on your first attempt

About the exam experience:

You will take the exam in a proctored environment. You will not be permitted access to
reference materials.

To help you prepare, explore the general information and frequently asked questions (FAQs)
on CA certification exams at the following link: http://www.ca.com/certifications
CA employees may also go here:
https://one.ca.com/education/employee/Pages/CertCATechnologesMainPage.aspx

For this Professional exam:

• Product release: Major release listed in the title; Includes subsequent point releases
• Prometric exam number: Listed in the title (CAT-100)
• Length of time for which the certification will be valid: There is no annual
requirement to recertify for the same release of a product. For each major product
release, an updated exam will be available for recertification. CA employees are
expected to be certified for each major product release. The CA Partner program will
require similar adherence by partner companies.
• Number of items = 50
• Item types = Multiple choice, including multiple response questions
• Time to complete test: 75 minutes
• Passing score is 70%
• Attempts Permitted: You may register for your first retake immediately. For
subsequent retakes you are required to wait at least thirty (30) calendar days from
the date of your last attempt. Read the online FAQs for details.

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2 Areas for Study

Figure 1. Learning path with hyperlink to exam

CA APM r9.1: Certification

Java Foundations 200 Exam

44APF20081
4 days

Courses are found here: http://education.ca.com

Register for the exam here: http://www.prometric.com/CA

Table 1
Exam objectives as they map to related courseware, including percentage of exam devoted
to topics.

Exam
Exam Objectives Related Content
Focus
Understanding CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 8%
Application Describe Application Performance Management Using CA
Performance APM
Management Using • Describe the Components in the CA APM
CA APM Architecture
Understanding the CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Extension Products and Describe the Extension Products and Integrations
Integrations • Describe Other Extensions
Measuring Web CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 10%
Application Measure Web Application Performance
Performance • Assess Metrics Collected by CA APM
• Set Up CA APM Events
Analyzing Application CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Performance Analyze Application Performance
• Analyze Metrics with the Triage Map Tab
• Trace the Root Cause of Performance Problems
Monitoring Events CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 4%
Monitor Events
• Trace the Cause of an Event
• Query Historical Events
Creating Management CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 4%
Modules Create Management Modules
• Describe Introscope Management Module
Elements
• Create Management Modules

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Exam
Exam Objectives Related Content
Focus
Creating Metric CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Groupings Create Metric Groupings
• Identify the Features of Metric Groupings
• Create Metric Groupings
Creating Alerts and CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Actions Create Alerts and Actions
• Create Simple Alerts
• Create Summary Alerts
• Manage Alerts for the Application Triage Map
Creating Customized CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 4%
Dashboards Create Customized Dashboards
• Create New Dashboards
• Customize Existing Dashboards
Generating Reports on CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Application Generate Reports on Application Performance
Performance • Create Report Templates
• Create Customized Reports
Setting Up CA APM to CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Analyze Business Set Up CA APM to Analyze Business Transactions
Transactions • Describe Transaction Terminology
• Define Business Services
• Protect Transaction Data
Recording Transactions CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Record Transactions
• Describe the Recording Process
• Record Transactions from the TIM Recorder
Defining Defect, CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Incident, and Impact Define Defect, Incident, and Impact Levels
Levels • Define Defect Condition Values
• Define Incidents
• Determine Impact
Triaging Incidents CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
Triage Incidents
• Analyze Incident Reports
• Analyze Graphs and Charts
Viewing Real‐Time CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 2%
Transaction Metrics in View Real‐Time Transaction Metrics in the Investigator
the Investigator • Configure and Validate the CEM to Introscope
Integration
Modifying Default CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 8%
Metrics Modify Default Metrics
• Describe Default Metric Probe Insertion Points
• Modify the Default Metric Set
• Create Logical URL Groupings
Creating Custom PBDs CA APM r9.1: Java Foundations 200 (44APF20081) 6%
and Tracer Groups Creating Custom PBDs and Tracer Groups
• Create Custom PBDs
• Create Custom Tracer Groups

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3 Sample Certification Exam Questions

These sample questions are very similar to the questions in the actual exam. Some
questions may include several correct options.

Question 1

CA APM: (Choose three)

A. includes dashboards, which you can customize.

B. primarily monitors voice solutions from Cisco and Avaya.

C. provides a complete security solution for web-based applications.

D. records data to the SmartStor and PostgreSQL databases for future reference.

E. requires no source code modification because of the standards-based patented

monitoring logic.

Question 2

The CEM console is a hosted by the:

A. Agent.

B. Application Server.

C. Enterprise Manager.

D. CEM Configuration Manager.

Question 3

Which Workstation view enables you to view agent metrics?

A. OneClick

B. Investigator

C. Transaction Trace

D. User Configuration

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Question 4

Your application has been running for longer than a week. How does the Baseliner calculate
the Application Overview heuristics for a Saturday?

A. The Baseliner learns the data from scratch.

B. The Baseliner compares the data to the previous half-hour window.

C. The Baseliner compares the data to the same half-hour window of the previous day.

D. The data available for each interval is compared with the data gathered from the same
half-hour window from all previous Saturdays.

Question 5

What is the host name in this agent expression?

ABServer\|WAS_Node\|AB_RealTime01

A. ABserver

B. WAS Node

C. AB_RealTime

D. ABServer|WAS_Node|AB_Realtime01

Question 6

You are creating a Report Template for an incident that took place recently. For the metrics
you include in the report, you want to visually mark the time period and the threshold
values which were crossed. Which element type will enable you to do this?

A. Table

B. Graph

C. Pie chart

D. Bar chart

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Question 7

What is the main advantage of modifying the default metric set of an Introscope agent to
monitor fewer classes?

A. The agent can report component activity at a more granular level.

B. A modified metric set creates more visibility for the classes monitored.

C. Agent performance can be improved by minimizing the agent’s system overhead.

D. The agent can report Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) activity at a more granular level.

Question 8

Which keyword enables you to trace public methods on a set of flagged classes?

A. TraceMethodNestIfFlagged

B. TraceMethodStackIfFlagged

C. TraceComplexMethodsIfFlagged

D. TraceComplexDependenciesIfFlagged

Question 9

The action which propagates definitions to all Transaction Impact Monitors (TIMs) in a
domain is:

A. Configure subnets.

B. Synchronize all monitors.

C. Promote transaction definitions.

D. Configure automatic transaction recording.

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Question 10

When using the directive TraceOneMethodIfFlagged, what determines the type of Metrics
that will be generated?

A. Tracer type

B. Metric name

C. Method name

D. Tracer group name.

Answers

Question 1 = A, D, and E
Question 2=C
Question 3=B
Question 4=D
Question 5=A
Question 6=B
Question 7=C
Question 8=C
Question 9=B
Question 10 = A