Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q761: Fill in the blank: In route summarization, the summarized network address should cover the _______ of all individual routes.
- A: entire range
- B: partial range
- C: central portion
- D: closest match
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A
Q762: What is a key advantage of using IPv4 route summarization?
- A: Reduced routing table size
- B: Increased routing update frequency
- C: More complex routing configurations
- D: Increased administrative distance
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A
Q763: Fill in the blank: To summarize networks, you list them in _______ format to determine matching bits.
- A: binary
- B: decimal
- C: hexadecimal
- D: octal
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A
Q764: Which of the following is an incorrect statement about route summarization?
- A: It helps to simplify routing configurations
- B: It allows for advertising routes that are not contiguous
- C: It reduces the number of routing table entries
- D: It improves routing performance
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B
Q765: Fill in the blank: The route summarization process involves summarizing addresses into a single _______.
- A: network address
- B: subnet mask
- C: route metric
- D: administrative distance
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A
Q766: What is the correct method to calculate the subnet mask for a summarized route?
- A: Count the number of matching bits in binary format
- B: Convert the network address to decimal
- C: Add zeros to the end of the binary address
- D: Use the default subnet mask for the network
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A
Q767: What is the purpose of a floating static route?
- A: To provide a backup route
- B: To configure a permanent route
- C: To increase routing protocol speed
- D: To set up dynamic route updates
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A
Q768: Fill in the blank: A floating static route is used as a backup route with an administrative distance _______ than the primary route.
- A: higher
- B: lower
- C: equal
- D: undefined
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A
Q769: Which command is used to configure the administrative distance of a static route?
- A: ip route
- B: ip route distance
- C: ip route admin-distance
- D: ip route static
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C
Q770: Fill in the blank: To test failover to a backup route, you should _______ the primary route.
- A: disable
- B: enable
- C: configure
- D: delete
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A