Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q1211: Which LSA type is used to advertise a network outside the OSPF autonomous system?
- A: Type 4
- B: Type 3
- C: Type 1
- D: Type 5
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D
Q1212: OSPF Type 3 LSAs are generated by which router type?
- A: ASBR
- B: ABR
- C: DR
- D: Internal router
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B
Q1213: What is the default maximum number of areas a router should connect to?
- A: 1
- B: 2
- C: 3
- D: 4
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C
Q1214: A Type 2 LSA is generated for _________ in OSPF.
- A: Multiaccess networks
- B: Backbone routers
- C: External networks
- D: ABR connections
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A
Q1215: How does a router recognize a Type 1 LSA as an ASBR?
- A: By the router ID
- B: By the external bit
- C: By the link ID
- D: By the link-state ID
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B
Q1216: Which OSPF route is noted with a routing designator of 'O' in the routing table?
- A: External route
- B: Intra-area route
- C: Interarea route
- D: Stub area route
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B
Q1217: What does IA represent in an OSPF routing table?
- A: Intra-area route
- B: Interarea route
- C: External route
- D: Stub area route
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B
Q1218: What does 'E1' or 'E2' designate in an OSPF routing table?
- A: Internal route
- B: Interarea route
- C: External route
- D: Backbone route
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C
Q1219: Which LSAs describe the details within an OSPF area?
- A: Type 3 and Type 4
- B: Type 1 and Type 2
- C: Type 5 and Type 6
- D: Type 7 and Type 8
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B
Q1220: What does the SPF algorithm build to determine the best paths in OSPF?
- A: LSDB
- B: Routing table
- C: SPF tree
- D: Adjacency table
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C