Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q831: Fill in the blank: The primary advantage of classless routing protocols over classful ones is their support for _______.
- A: Variable length subnet masks (VLSMs)
- B: Static IP addressing
- C: Class-based routing
- D: Fixed subnet masks
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A
Q832: What problem is associated with classful routing protocols in discontiguous networks?
- A: They cannot provide variable length subnet masks
- B: They have slower convergence times
- C: They require more frequent updates
- D: They have complex configuration needs
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A
Q833: What is the main limitation of distance vector routing protocols like RIPv1?
- A: They do not send periodic updates
- B: They do not use multicast addresses
- C: They do not have knowledge of the network topology
- D: They do not maintain a topology table
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C
Q834: Fill in the blank: RIP sends a periodic update every _______ seconds.
- A: 30
- B: 60
- C: 90
- D: 120
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A
Q835: What is a key feature of RIPv2 and EIGRP compared to RIPv1?
- A: Use of multicast addresses
- B: Periodic broadcast updates
- C: Broadcast to all-hosts IPv4 address
- D: High CPU consumption
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A
Q836: Fill in the blank: EIGRP maintains a _______ table to keep track of all routes received from neighbors.
- A: Topology
- B: Routing
- C: Neighbor
- D: Cost
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A
Q837: What does the Hello keepalive mechanism in EIGRP help with?
- A: Maintaining adjacencies with neighboring routers
- B: Sending periodic updates
- C: Broadcasting routing information
- D: Updating routing tables frequently
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A
Q838: Fill in the blank: The main advantage of EIGRP’s rapid convergence is that it can use _______ routes if a primary route fails.
- A: Alternate
- B: Backup
- C: Primary
- D: Backup and Alternate
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B
Q839: Which distance vector routing protocol uses a broadcast address to send updates?
- A: RIPv1
- B: EIGRP
- C: RIPv2
- D: IS-IS
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A
Q840: Fill in the blank: The primary function of EIGRP’s bounded triggered updates is to _______ network load.
- A: Reduce
- B: Increase
- C: Maintain
- D: Regulate
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A