Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q1621: What does the MAC address in a frame help to identify?
- A: The specific recipient of the frame on the Ethernet network
- B: The route to the destination device
- C: The data content of the frame
- D: The encryption method used
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A
Q1622: What is the primary purpose of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)?
- A: To resolve IPv4 addresses to MAC addresses
- B: To allocate IP addresses dynamically
- C: To encrypt data packets
- D: To route packets between networks
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A
Q1623: Fill in the blank: ARP maintains a table of mappings between _______ and MAC addresses.
- A: IPv4 addresses
- B: DNS addresses
- C: MAC addresses
- D: Email addresses
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A
Q1624: What happens if an ARP request does not receive a reply?
- A: The packet is dropped because a frame cannot be created
- B: The packet is sent to the next available device
- C: The request is retransmitted indefinitely
- D: The request is converted into an ICMPv4 packet
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A
Q1625: Fill in the blank: The ARP cache timer removes entries that have not been used for a _______ period of time.
- A: Specified
- B: Random
- C: Fixed
- D: Undefined
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A
Q1626: When a node needs to send data and the ARP cache does not have a mapping, what does it generate?
- A: An ARP request
- B: An IP request
- C: A MAC request
- D: A DNS request
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A
Q1627: Fill in the blank: If a device is not on the same network, the source node uses ARP to find the MAC address of the _______.
- A: Router interface
- B: Destination device
- C: Source device
- D: IP address
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A
Q1628: What is the ARP request used for?
- A: To find the MAC address of a device with a given IP address
- B: To request an IP address from a DHCP server
- C: To check the status of a network connection
- D: To encrypt data packets for transmission
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A
Q1629: Fill in the blank: Each device has a command to delete ARP cache entries, which does not _______ ARP.
- A: Invoke
- B: Modify
- C: Encrypt
- D: Enhance
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A
Q1630: What is stored in the ARP table?
- A: The mapping of IP addresses to MAC addresses
- B: The list of all IP addresses in the network
- C: The configuration of the router
- D: The status of the network interface
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