Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q491: Fill in the blank: If multiple paths to the same network exist, the router uses _______ to forward packets equally along each path.
- A: unequal cost load balancing
- B: metric value
- C: equal cost load balancing
- D: direct connection
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C
Q492: What happens if two or more paths with equal cost metrics exist in the routing table?
- A: The router selects one path randomly
- B: The router drops the packet
- C: The router forwards the packet using both paths
- D: The router ignores the paths
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C
Q493: Fill in the blank: A routing table contains a single destination network but multiple _______ for each equal cost path.
- A: gateways
- B: routes
- C: exit interfaces
- D: metrics
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C
Q494: Which routing protocol supports unequal cost load balancing?
- A: OSPF
- B: RIP
- C: EIGRP
- D: IS-IS
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C
Q495: Which metric does OSPF use to determine the best path to a destination network?
- A: Hop count
- B: Bandwidth
- C: Delay
- D: Cost based on cumulative bandwidth
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D
Q496: Fill in the blank: Load balancing can improve network performance by distributing packets across _______.
- A: a single path
- B: multiple paths with equal cost metrics
- C: the fastest interface
- D: one specific router
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B
Q497: What protocol generates a metric value for each path through the network?
- A: IP
- B: TCP
- C: Dynamic routing protocols
- D: DHCP
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C
Q498: What does a routing table store information about?
- A: Directly connected routes
- B: Remote routes
- C: Both A and B
- D: None of the above
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C
Q499: What command is used on a Cisco IOS router to display the IPv4 routing table?
- A: show running-config
- B: show ip route
- C: show version
- D: show interfaces
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B
Q500: Which type of route is added when an interface is configured and active?
- A: Static route
- B: Dynamic route
- C: Local Route interface
- D: Remote route
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C