Free NCA Sample Questions — Nutanix Certified Associate

Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) is a associate-level Nutanix certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 6 domains, starting with Nutanix Core Concepts, Virtualization and Clusters, Storage Fundamentals. On exam day you face around 50 questions in 75 minutes, in formats such as multiple-choice. The 10 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The NCA is rated easy in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 3 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 10 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 47+ question PDF.

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Question 1

An administrator is deploying a virtual firewall on each node in an AHV cluster and wants each VM to maintain affinity to its host. How can an administrator achieve this goal most efficiently?

  • A. Create VM Protection Policies
  • B. Set the VM labels as firewalls
  • C. Create VM Annotations
  • D. Set the VMs as Agent VMs
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Correct Answer:
D. Set the VMs as Agent VMs
Question 2

How would an administrator upgrade the LCM framework to the latest version?

  • A. Run LCM pre-checks
  • B. Settings/Upgrade Software
  • C. Run LCM inventory
  • D. Run an NCC health check
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Correct Answer:
C. Run LCM inventory
Question 3

What is Nutanix's scale-out storage technology that makes its hyperconverged platform possible?

  • A. Distributed File Services
  • B. Distributed Storage Fabric
  • C. HDD/SDD Storage Tiers
  • D. Hot swappable NVMe/SSD
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Correct Answer:
B. Distributed Storage Fabric
Question 4

What is the effect of enabling Flash Mode?

  • A. Sets the storage tier preference to HDD
  • B. Sets the storage tier preference to SSD
  • C. Sets the metadata tier preference to HDD
  • D. Sets the metadata tier preference to SSD
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Correct Answer:
B. Sets the storage tier preference to SSD
Question 5

What is the minimum cluster size for Redundancy Factor 3?

  • A. 3 nodes
  • B. 4 nodes
  • C. 5 nodes
  • D. 6 nodes
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Correct Answer:
C. 5 nodes
Question 6

Which feature enables Image Placement Policies to be mapped to target clusters?

  • A. YAML
  • B. Labels
  • C. JSON
  • D. Categories
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Correct Answer:
D. Categories
Question 7

Which directory should the LCM Framework Bundle be extracted to on a dark site web server in order to update the LCM Framework?

  • A. release
  • B. upgrade
  • C. software
  • D. install
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Correct Answer:
A. release
Question 8

Which technology allows applications and data to move freely between runtime environments?

  • A. Distributed Storage Fabric
  • B. Disaster Recovery
  • C. App Mobility Fabric
  • D. Nutanix Move
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Correct Answer:
C. App Mobility Fabric
Question 9

Which Nutanix data efficiency mechanism replaces a traditional Replication Factor for suitable data?

  • A. Compression
  • B. Deduplication
  • C. Erasure Coding
  • D. Intelligent Cloning
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Correct Answer:
C. Erasure Coding
Question 10

In Prism Element, to which object are policies such as replication factor and storage efficiency settings applied?

  • A. Container
  • B. Virtual Machine
  • C. Storage Pool
  • D. vBlock
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Correct Answer:
A. Container

NCA sample questions FAQ

Are these NCA sample questions from the real exam?

No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Nutanix Certified Associate exam, which contains around 50 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

How many free NCA sample questions do I get?

This page includes 10 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 47+ questions.

Do the sample questions include the correct answers?

Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.

Is 10 sample questions enough to pass the NCA?

Not on its own. Use the samples to find weak topics, revise them against the official domains, then work through the full 47+ question set under timed conditions before booking the exam.

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