Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Chapter: 60
Q681:
Fill in the blank: A directly connected static route resolves the exit interface in a _______ search.
A. single
B. double
C. triple
D. quadruple
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 60
Q682:
When configuring a default static route, the network address is _______ and the subnet mask is _______.
A. 0.0.0.0; 0.0.0.0
B. 192.168.1.0; 255.255.255.0
C. 10.0.0.0; 255.0.0.0
D. 172.16.0.0; 255.255.0.0
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 60
Q683:
What is the primary use of a floating static route?
A. To provide a backup path in case the primary route fails
B. To represent any network not explicitly listed
C. To summarize multiple static routes into one
D. To specify an exit interface for the route
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 60
Q684:
Fill in the blank: A directly connected static route is resolved in a single search to avoid _______ problems.
A. recursive
B. network
C. address
D. routing
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 60
Q685:
What type of static route is typically used when connecting a router to a stub network?
A. Directly connected static route
B. Default static route
C. Next-hop static route
D. Fully specified static route
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 60
Q686:
Fill in the blank: For a default static route, the command "ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0" is used to define a route to any _______.
A. network
B. subnet
C. host
D. interface
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 60
Q687:
What type of static route uses both the next-hop IP address and the exit interface?
A. Fully specified static route
B. Default static route
C. Next-hop static route
D. Directly connected static route
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 60
Q688:
Fill in the blank: To avoid recursive lookup problems, older IOS versions use _______ when configuring static routes.
A. directly connected static routes
B. floating static routes
C. default static routes
D. next-hop static routes
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q689:
What is the process of advertising a contiguous set of addresses as a single address with a shorter subnet mask?
A. Route summarization
B. Static routing
C. Dynamic routing
D. IP address allocation
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q690:
Fill in the blank: CIDR is synonymous with the term _______.
A. supernetting
B. subnetting
C. encapsulation
D. fragmentation
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q691:
What type of summarization helps reduce the number of entries in routing updates?
A. CIDR
B. OSPF
C. EIGRP
D. BGP
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q692:
In route summarization, what must be done first?
A. List the networks in binary format
B. Determine the next-hop address
C. Configure static routes
D. Verify route entries
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q693:
Fill in the blank: To determine the mask for the summary route, count the number of _______ matching bits.
A. far-left
B. far-right
C. middle
D. end
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q694:
What is the summarized network address for the range 172.20.0.0/16 to 172.23.0.0/16?
A. 172.20.0.0/14
B. 172.20.0.0/16
C. 172.21.0.0/16
D. 172.23.0.0/16
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q695:
Fill in the blank: The subnet mask for the summarized route in the example is _______.
A. 255.252.0.0
B. 255.255.0.0
C. 255.255.252.0
D. 255.255.255.0
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q696:
What does summarizing networks into a single address help to reduce?
A. Number of entries in local routing tables
B. Number of hops in the network
C. Number of IP addresses used
D. Number of interfaces needed
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q697:
Fill in the blank: To create a summary static route, copy the matching bits and add _______ bits.
A. zero
B. one
C. random
D. floating
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q698:
What is the purpose of using a summary static route in routing configurations?
A. To aggregate multiple routes into one route entry
B. To specify individual routes
C. To enforce routing policies
D. To optimize IP address allocation
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q699:
Fill in the blank: The number of far-left matching bits for the summary route in the example is _______.
A. 14
B. 16
C. 24
D. 32
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 61
Q700:
What command would be used to configure a summary static route on a router?
A. "ip route [summary-address] [subnet-mask] [next-hop]"
B. "ip summary-route [network-address] [subnet-mask]"
C. "configure static-route [network-address] [mask]"
D. "set route [network-address] [subnet-mask]"
Correct Answer:
A