Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q571: Fill in the blank: ICMP Echo Request is used to check if a ______ is operational.
- A: Router
- B: Host
- C: Switch
- D: Gateway
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B
Q572: What does the "Destination Unreachable" ICMP message indicate?
- A: A packet was successfully delivered
- B: A packet could not be delivered
- C: A packet exceeded the TTL
- D: A packet was redirected
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B
Q573: Fill in the blank: The ______ ICMP message can notify the source that a better route is available.
- A: Time Exceeded
- B: Echo Reply
- C: Redirect
- D: Host Unreachable
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C
Q574: What is the purpose of the "ping" command?
- A: Test connectivity
- B: Set up IP routing
- C: Configure routing table
- D: Monitor bandwidth
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A
Q575: What information does "ping" provide in addition to testing connectivity?
- A: Number of devices in the network
- B: Round Trip Time (RTT)
- C: Security settings
- D: Type of network
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B
Q576: Which command generates a list of hops between two hosts in a network path?
- A: ping
- B: traceroute
- C: netstat
- D: nslookup
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B
Q577: Fill in the blank: Traceroute uses the ______ field in IPv4 to track the path of a packet.
- A: Hop Limit
- B: Time-to-Live (TTL)
- C: Destination Address
- D: Protocol Type
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B
Q578: What does the asterisk (*) in a traceroute result indicate?
- A: Successful packet transmission
- B: Packet was redirected
- C: Packet was lost or no reply
- D: Packet was received twice
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C
Q579: Fill in the blank: The ______ field in IPv6 is used to track the expiration of a packet in a traceroute.
- A: TTL
- B: Hop Limit
- C: ICMP Code
- D: Redirect Code
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B
Q580: Which ICMP message indicates that the TTL of a packet has reached zero at a router?
- A: Host Unreachable
- B: Port Unreachable
- C: Time Exceeded
- D: Destination Unreachable
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C