Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q741: Fill in the blank: To configure a fully specified static route, you need to specify both the _______ and the next-hop IP address.
- A: output interface
- B: subnet mask
- C: default route
- D: network address
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A
Q742: What is the primary use of a default route?
- A: To handle packets for networks not explicitly listed
- B: To define specific paths to different networks
- C: To replace all static routes
- D: To manage dynamic route updates
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A
Q743: Fill in the blank: After configuring static routes, you can use the _______ command to check the route entries in the routing table.
- A: show ip route
- B: ip route list
- C: netstat
- D: route check
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A
Q744: Which static route type is used to avoid recursive lookup problems in older IOS versions?
- A: Directly connected static route
- B: Fully specified static route
- C: Default route
- D: Recursive static route
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A
Q745: Fill in the blank: The command to configure a recursive static route involves specifying the _______ address.
- A: next-hop
- B: output interface
- C: default route
- D: network address
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A
Q746: What is the purpose of route summarization?
- A: To combine multiple routes into a single route
- B: To increase the number of routes in the table
- C: To remove routes from the routing table
- D: To separate routes into smaller subnets
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A
Q747: Fill in the blank: Route summarization allows for advertising a contiguous set of addresses as a single _______.
- A: address
- B: network
- C: interface
- D: route
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B
Q748: How does CIDR help with route summarization?
- A: It allows for summarization with masks smaller than default classful masks
- B: It restricts summarization to classful boundaries
- C: It prevents summarization of any routes
- D: It simplifies the network address calculation
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A
Q749: Fill in the blank: The process of route summarization involves listing networks in _______ format.
- A: binary
- B: decimal
- C: hexadecimal
- D: octal
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A
Q750: What is the primary benefit of route summarization?
- A: Reduces bandwidth utilization for routing updates
- B: Increases the number of entries in routing updates
- C: Simplifies the network design
- D: Adds complexity to the routing table
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A