Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q631: Fill in the blank: If traceroute shows an asterisk (*) in the results, it means _______.
- A: packet loss
- B: successful hop
- C: device not reachable
- D: network congestion
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A
Q632: What is the default timeout for the ping command on most systems?
- A: 1 second
- B: 2 seconds
- C: 5 seconds
- D: 10 seconds
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B
Q633: Fill in the blank: The traceroute command can be helpful in locating _______ in a network path.
- A: device configurations
- B: network problems
- C: routing protocols
- D: IP address conflicts
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B
Q634: What does a successful ping to the gateway indicate?
- A: Device is operational on the local network
- B: Network congestion
- C: Incorrect IP configuration
- D: Device firmware is outdated
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A
Q635: Fill in the blank: The traceroute command in IPv6 uses the _______ field to trace the path.
- A: hop limit
- B: time-to-live (TTL)
- C: checksum
- D: fragment offset
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A
Q636: What command is used to test the reachability of a remote host and measure response time?
- A: traceroute
- B: show ip route
- C: ping
- D: netstat
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C
Q637: Fill in the blank: The traceroute command displays the _______ taken by packets to reach a remote host.
- A: path
- B: MAC addresses
- C: IP addresses
- D: packet size
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A
Q638: Which of the following is NOT a feature of the ping command?
- A: Measures round-trip time
- B: Displays the path of packets
- C: Confirms device reachability
- D: Reports packet loss
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B
Q639: Fill in the blank: The traceroute command uses the _______ field in the IP header to determine each hop.
- A: TTL
- B: source address
- C: destination address
- D: checksum
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A
Q640: Which command provides a summary of the success rate and average round-trip time?
- A: traceroute
- B: ping
- C: show ip interface
- D: netstat
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B