Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Chapter: 146
Q1681:
What does SVI stand for in the context of switch management?
A. Switched Virtual Interface
B. Static Virtual Interface
C. Standard Virtual Interface
D. Secondary Virtual Interface
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 146
Q1682:
Fill in the blank: To configure a management interface, you use the _______ command followed by the IP address and subnet mask.
A. ip address
B. vlan id
C. interface
D. switchport
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 146
Q1683:
What is the purpose of configuring a default gateway on a switch?
A. To manage remote access from networks not directly connected
B. To increase the speed of the switch
C. To configure VLAN settings
D. To backup the configuration
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 146
Q1684:
Fill in the blank: The command to back up your switch configuration is _______.
A. copy running-config startup-config
B. write memory
C. save config
D. backup running-config
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 146
Q1685:
What command is used to verify the status of both physical and virtual interfaces?
A. show ip interface brief
B. show running-config
C. show vlan brief
D. show interfaces status
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 0
Q1686:
What does full-duplex communication allow in a switched LAN?
A. Simultaneous transmission and reception of data
B. Only transmission of data
C. Only reception of data
D. Single-direction communication
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1687:
Fill in the blank: Full-duplex communication is also known as _______.
A. Bidirectional
B. Unidirectional
C. Half-duplex
D. Sequential
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1688:
What is a major disadvantage of half-duplex communication?
A. Collisions can occur
B. Simultaneous data flow
C. Increased bandwidth
D. No need for micro-segmentation
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1689:
Fill in the blank: In full-duplex mode, the collision detection circuit on the NIC is _______.
A. Disabled
B. Enabled
C. Ignored
D. Reduced
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1690:
What command is used to manually specify the duplex mode for a switch port?
A. duplex
B. speed
C. auto-negotiation
D. set-duplex
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1691:
Fill in the blank: All fiber optic ports, such as 100BASE-FX ports, operate only at one preset _______ and are always full duplex.
A. Speed
B. Bandwidth
C. Mode
D. Length
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1692:
What does auto-MDIX eliminate the need for?
A. Different cable types for connections
B. Manual configuration of IP addresses
C. Static routing tables
D. VLAN assignments
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1693:
Fill in the blank: To enable auto-MDIX on a Cisco interface, use the command _______.
A. mdix auto
B. auto-mdix
C. set-mdix
D. enable-mdix
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1694:
What command should be used to examine the auto-MDIX setting for a specific interface?
A. show controllers ethernet-controller
B. show interfaces status
C. show running-config
D. show ip interface brief
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 147
Q1695:
Fill in the blank: The command _______ is frequently used to display status and statistics information on the network interfaces of a switch.
A. show interfaces
B. show version
C. show running-config
D. show vlan brief
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 148
Q1696:
What is the first step in configuring basic switch settings?
A. Configure switch settings
B. Verify switch settings
C. Reset switch to default
D. Update firmware
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 148
Q1697:
Fill in the blank: To configure basic switch settings in Packet Tracer, you first need to access the _______ mode.
A. Global Configuration
B. Privileged EXEC
C. User EXEC
D. Setup
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 148
Q1698:
Which command is used to enter global configuration mode on a Cisco switch?
A. configure terminal
B. enable
C. setup
D. config
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 148
Q1699:
Fill in the blank: The command _______ is used to save the running configuration to the startup configuration file.
A. copy running-config startup-config
B. write memory
C. save config
D. backup config
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 148
Q1700:
What command allows you to verify the current switch settings?
A. show running-config
B. show version
C. show interfaces
D. show ip interface brief
Correct Answer:
A