FREE CCNP Routing and Switching Questions and Answers

Question 1

Layer 2 switching uses which of the following values to forward data?

Accepted Answer

MAC address

Answer

IP address

Answer

IPX address

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RIP address

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UDP port

Question 2

Which of the following does a multilayer switch perform?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Answer

Forwarding according to MAC address.

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Forwarding according to IP address.

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Forwarding according to UDP/TCP port numbers.

Question 3

What does the 20/80 rule of networking state? (Pick one.)

Accepted Answer

Twenty percent of the traffic on a network segment stays local, whereas 80 percent of it travels across the network.

Answer

Only 20 out of 80 packets arrive at the destination.

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Twenty percent of the network is used 80 percent of the time.

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Twenty percent of the traffic on a network segment travels across the network, whereas 80 percent of it stays local.

Question 4

Where does a collision domain exist in a switched network?

Accepted Answer

On a single switch port

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Across all switch ports

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On a single VLAN

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Across all VLANs

Question 5

Where does a broadcast domain exist in a switched network?

Accepted Answer

On a single VLAN

Answer

On a single switch port

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Across all switch ports

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Across all VLANs

Question 6

What is a VLAN primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

To segment a broadcast domain

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To segment a collision domain

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To segment an autonomous system

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To segment a spanning-tree domain

Question 7

Which of the following are the components of a typical switch block?

Accepted Answer

Access-layer switches

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Core-layer switches

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E-commerce servers

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Service provider switches

Question 8

What are the two types of core, or backbone designs?

Accepted Answer

Collapsed core

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Loop-free core

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Layered core

Question 9

Which of the following protocols can be used as a tool to discover a network topology?

Accepted Answer

CDP

Answer

RIP

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STP

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ICMP

Question 10

Which of the following devices performs transparent bridging?

Accepted Answer

Layer 2 switch

Answer

Ethernet hub

Answer

Layer 3 switch

Answer

Router