Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Chapter: 67
Q761:
Fill in the blank: In route summarization, the summarized network address should cover the _______ of all individual routes.
A. entire range
B. partial range
C. central portion
D. closest match
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 67
Q762:
What is a key advantage of using IPv4 route summarization?
A. Reduced routing table size
B. Increased routing update frequency
C. More complex routing configurations
D. Increased administrative distance
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 67
Q763:
Fill in the blank: To summarize networks, you list them in _______ format to determine matching bits.
A. binary
B. decimal
C. hexadecimal
D. octal
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 67
Q764:
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about route summarization?
A. It helps to simplify routing configurations
B. It allows for advertising routes that are not contiguous
C. It reduces the number of routing table entries
D. It improves routing performance
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 67
Q765:
Fill in the blank: The route summarization process involves summarizing addresses into a single _______.
A. network address
B. subnet mask
C. route metric
D. administrative distance
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 67
Q766:
What is the correct method to calculate the subnet mask for a summarized route?
A. Count the number of matching bits in binary format
B. Convert the network address to decimal
C. Add zeros to the end of the binary address
D. Use the default subnet mask for the network
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q767:
What is the purpose of a floating static route?
A. To provide a backup route
B. To configure a permanent route
C. To increase routing protocol speed
D. To set up dynamic route updates
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q768:
Fill in the blank: A floating static route is used as a backup route with an administrative distance _______ than the primary route.
A. higher
B. lower
C. equal
D. undefined
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q769:
Which command is used to configure the administrative distance of a static route?
A. ip route
B. ip route distance
C. ip route admin-distance
D. ip route static
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 68
Q770:
Fill in the blank: To test failover to a backup route, you should _______ the primary route.
A. disable
B. enable
C. configure
D. delete
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q771:
What should you do to make a floating static route less preferred than a primary route?
A. Increase its administrative distance
B. Decrease its administrative distance
C. Set its administrative distance to zero
D. Make it a directly connected route
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q772:
Fill in the blank: To verify that failover to a floating static route occurs, you need to _______ the primary route.
A. shut down
B. configure
C. test
D. remove
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q773:
Which of the following is true about floating static routes?
A. They are always used as the primary route
B. They have the same administrative distance as dynamic routes
C. They are used as backup routes when primary routes fail
D. They cannot be used with backup routes
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 68
Q774:
Fill in the blank: To configure a floating static route, specify the _______ and the administrative distance.
A. destination address
B. exit interface
C. network mask
D. routing protocol
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q775:
What is an important consideration when configuring floating static routes?
A. Convergence time
B. Routing table size
C. Link speed
D. Network topology
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q776:
Fill in the blank: A floating static route becomes active when the primary route _______.
A. fails
B. is configured
C. is added
D. is removed
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 68
Q777:
Which statement is correct regarding the failover mechanism of floating static routes?
A. They failover immediately without delay
B. They require manual intervention to failover
C. They are only used for direct routes
D. They activate only if the primary route is down
Correct Answer:
D
Chapter: 69
Q778:
What was one of the first routing protocols used in networks?
A. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
B. Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP)
C. Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
D. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 69
Q779:
Fill in the blank: To accommodate larger networks, RIP was updated to _______.
A. RIPv2
B. OSPF
C. IGRP
D. EIGRP
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 69
Q780:
Which protocol is used between ISPs to exchange routing information?
A. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
B. Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)
C. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
D. Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP)
Correct Answer:
A