Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q1111: Fill in the blank: The cost of an OSPFv2 interface is inversely proportional to the ____ of the interface.
- A: Latency
- B: Bandwidth
- C: Delay
- D: Distance
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B
Q1112: What is the default reference bandwidth used in OSPFv2 cost calculation?
- A: 10^9 (1,000,000,000)
- B: 10^8 (100,000,000)
- C: 10^6 (1,000,000)
- D: 10^10 (10,000,000,000)
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B
Q1113: Fill in the blank: The formula to calculate OSPFv2 cost is Cost = ____ / Interface bandwidth.
- A: Total bandwidth
- B: Maximum bandwidth
- C: Reference bandwidth
- D: Data rate
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C
Q1114: Which interface type has a higher OSPF cost, a 10 Mb/s Ethernet line or a 100 Mb/s Ethernet line?
- A: 10 Mb/s Ethernet
- B: 100 Mb/s Ethernet
- C: Both have the same cost
- D: Cannot be determined
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A
Q1115: Fill in the blank: The OSPF cost is calculated based on the accumulated value from one ____ to the destination network.
- A: Router
- B: Switch
- C: Interface
- D: Network
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A
Q1116: Which command is used to view the bandwidth setting of an interface in a Cisco router?
- A: show running-config
- B: show ip ospf neighbors
- C: show ip ospf
- D: show interfaces
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D
Q1117: What happens if the actual speed of an interface differs from the default bandwidth setting in OSPF?
- A: OSPF will adjust the speed automatically
- B: The OSPF metric may be inaccurate
- C: The router ignores the difference
- D: The cost is unaffected
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B
Q1118: Fill in the blank: On most Cisco routers, the default bandwidth of serial interfaces is set to ____ Mb/s.
- A: 1.544
- B: 10
- C: 100
- D: 1000
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A
Q1119: Which command manually configures the OSPF cost on an interface?
- A: ip ospf cost
- B: set interface bandwidth
- C: ospf set-cost
- D: config ospf cost
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A
Q1120: What advantage does configuring the OSPF cost manually have over setting the interface bandwidth?
- A: It simplifies the network setup
- B: The router does not have to calculate the cost
- C: It speeds up network traffic
- D: The router can automatically adjust routing
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B