In comparison with Saltstack, Ansible is ___ (simple) and ____ (easy) to use for small or medium-sized deployments. Ansible uses a push-based architecture, which means that changes are made on the client-side. This makes Ansible _____ (lightweight) than SaltStack. Another advantage of Ansible is its simplicity, so beginners and non-coders don’t have any problems while using it.
So, which one is _____ (good)? If you need to manage a large-scale deployment with complex infrastructure, then Ansible is a ____ (bad) choice than Saltstack. For that purpose, you should use Saltstack. If you have a ____ (small) deployment and want a tool that is easy to use and set up, then Ansible is _____ (suitable) for you.
12. Look at the information, compare the tools and choose the best one in your opinion:
Wireshark:
Price – free
Complexity – complex
Flexibility – very flexible
Monitoring – designed for packet capture and analysis, not for real-time
Features – packet analysis, real-time monitoring, historical data analysis, troubleshooting tools
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor:
Price – commercial
Complexity – easy to use for basic monitoring
Flexibility – flexible
Monitoring – real-time and historical network performance
Features – real-time monitoring, historical data analysis, troubleshooting tools, traffic shaping, QoS monitoring, and more
13. Read the situation and do the task:
Your colleague Helen is an HR manager. She needs to choose a new program for making notes during job interviews instead of Notepad. Helen decided to ask you for help. You need to recommend her the other tool with the same function. Don’t forget to use comparative forms of adjectives.
If you don’t have any ideas, you can use the following information about OneNote: OneNote is compatible with Windows OS, IOS, and Android. There are some drawing tools, voice notes, and image embedding. Also, you can share your notes with others.
Helen: Hi, how are you?
Your line:___________
Helen: Well, I’m trying to decide which software I want to use for note-taking.
Your line:___________
Helen: I’ve been using Notepad recently, but sometimes it’s so irritating for me. Can you please recommend any other options?
Your line:___________
Helen: Do you think this one is harder to use?
Your line:___________