500-420Updated 8d ago · Aug 28, 2026
500-420: Cisco AppDynamics Associate Performance Analyst
64 questions across 1 topics, with suggested answers, explanations where available, and imported community discussion. The first 6 questions are free to preview.
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| # | Topic | Questions | Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collectors, Information Points, and Service Endpoints | 64 | 6 |
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6 of 64 accessibleQuestion 1 · Collectors, Information Points, and Service Endpoints Open
Which three pieces of information are needed when creating a new database collector? (Choose three.)
Answer: B, D, E
A database collector’s connection details include the database type, the hostname or IP address of the machine hosting the database, and the listener port through which the database communicates with the Database Agent. Table names are not collector connection fields.
**Learn more:** [Add a Database Collector](https://help.splunk.com/en/appdynamics-on-premises/database-visibility/26.1.0/add-database-collectors/add-a-database-collector) · [Connection Details](https://help.splunk.com/en/appdynamics-on-premises/database-visibility/26.1.0/add-database-collectors/configure-microsoft-sql-server-collectors/connection-details)
Question 2 · Agents and Application Performance Open
A Performance Analyst receives an alert that the Average Response Time has increased after a new marketing offer was released. Which metric would quickly help the Performance Analyst determine that users might not be critically affected?
Answer: B
Calls per minute measures application load. When calls per minute decreases while average response time rises, fewer transactions and therefore fewer users are experiencing the slower performance. Splunk AppDynamics health-rule guidance similarly correlates response-time conditions with a minimum calls-per-minute threshold so that response-time degradation is treated as significant only when load is sufficiently high.
**Learn more:** [Splunk AppDynamics Health Rule Conditions](https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/24.x/24.1/en/appdynamics-essentials/alert-and-respond/health-rules/health-rule-conditions)
Question 3 · Health Rules, Dashboards, and Snapshots Open
In the Slow Transactions configuration, under **Configure Diagnostic Session Duration and Collection Rate**, what is the default pair for **“Collect up to ______ snapshots per minute for ______ minutes”**?
Answer: C
The default slow-transaction diagnostic-session collection configuration captures up to 10 snapshots per minute for 10 minutes.
**Learn more:** [Transaction Snapshot Collection](https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/application-monitoring/business-transactions/troubleshoot-business-transaction-performance-with-transaction-snapshots/transaction-snapshot-collection)