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  • What can happen when a route is lost in EIGRP?
  • Which command ensures that an interface is statically placed into Access mode?
  • When using the show ip route command, what code indicates OSPF routes not within the local area?
  • Which ports would be in a forwarding state in Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)?
  • What best describes the role of a routing table?
  • Which two factors affect the calculation of EIGRP metrics when all possible default values are used?
  • Which command can be used to find the MAC address of the current root switch?
  • What command is used to configure the VTP mode on a switch?
  • What would DHCP snooping do if an unauthorized DHCP server connected to the network?
  • Which command is used to configure the VTP password on a switch?
  • What command is used to enable unequal load balancing in EIGRP and insert multiple routes into the routing table?
  • What is the title given to the switch that controls a stack of switches?
  • Which type of EIGRP route is a backup route with a higher metric than the successor route?
  • What is the difference between an FD and an RD in EIGRP?
  • In the output of the 'show etherchannel summary' command, what does the 'S' signify?
  • What is the primary purpose of a default route in a router's routing table?
  • In a multi-access OSPF network, what is the router role that is elected to prevent routing loops?
  • What protocol does EIGRP primarily use for neighbor discovery and maintaining adjacency?
  • What is the default STP mode on most modern Cisco Catalyst switches?
  • Why might an interface be categorized as a shared port?
  • What is the main advantage of using OSPF over RIP for larger networks?
  • What command would configure switch ports connecting to hosts as permanent access ports?
  • What is the duration for an interface in a learning state following a root electionchange?
  • Based on a router's CLI output, what does the address 10.1.5.2 indicate?
  • Which Cisco STP mode extends on the IEEE 802.1w standard by providing an STP instance per VLAN?
  • What is the significance of using CIDR in routing?
  • What protocol is configured for the Dynamic EtherChannel as mentioned in the statement?
  • Which OSPF state indicates the initialization phase of the neighbor relationship?
  • Which option is not required for two switches to communicate their VTP information?
  • What is the OSPF cost assigned to Fast Ethernet interfaces?
  • When configuring interfaces to be part of the same EtherChannel, which of the following should you configure identically? (Choose four answers.)
  • When a route is removed from the EIGRP network, which action does EIGRP take?
  • Which command will show the routing table for IPv6?
  • Which configuration command is required to enable EIGRP on a router?
  • In EIGRP, what does the 'A' stand for in the topology table?
  • What commands would you use to list the STP interface status of fa0/1 on a Cisco 2960 switch? (Choose two answers.)
  • When configuring VTP, what is the default mode of a switch?
  • What action is taken by an OSPF router when it receives a Link-State Update packet?
  • What could be a reason for VTP not functioning between two switches?
  • What can be concluded if the current root were to fail in STP operation?
  • Which command is used to enable DHCP snooping on a Cisco switch?
  • Which statement is true about SW2's Gi0/1 interface configuration in relation to SW1's Dynamic EtherChannel?
  • Which of the following identifies a next-hop IP address on a feasible successor route?
  • How do EIGRP routers communicate changes in network status?
  • What is the default BPDU hello interval for STP?
  • Which routing protocol is recognized for using link-state logic?
  • Which Cisco IOS command is used to alter the maximum number of equal-cost OSPF routes that are inserted into the routing table?
  • In a network routing context, what does the term "feasible successor" refer to?
  • What is the purpose of the passive-interface command in OSPF configurations?
  • In RSTP, what role does the forwarding state serve?
  • If each Ethernet link has been manually assigned an OSPF cost of 4 and each end of a serial link has a cost of 15, what is the total cost from R1's routing table to reach the network 10.45.0.0/24?
  • Which rule does an OSPF router follow for selecting a router ID when the OSPF process starts?
  • OSPF utilizes what to organize topology information?
  • What command displays the current OSPF neighbor relationships on a Cisco router?
  • What is the reported distance of the 172.16.0.32 route advertised to R1's neighbors by EIGRP?
  • Which command displays the status of the default modes of the PortFast and BPDU Guard features?
  • If a new root election occurs and SW2 becomes the root, what happens to interfaces in a forwarding state before the change?
  • What is the bandwidth of interface serial 1 if OSPF is configured correctly?
  • Under what condition would a DHCP server lease an IP address to a client?
  • Which VTP modes do not provide a list of VLANs in the configuration?
  • How large is the additional tag included within each frame when using IEEE 802.1Q?
  • Which command would you utilize to configure a switch to not negotiate for a trunk link?
  • What is the EtherChannel protocol being used with the command "channel-group 10 mode" configured?
  • Which VTP modes support the extended range of VLANs?
  • What determines how often a nonroot bridge sends an 802.1D STP Hello BPDU message?
  • Which command reveals EIGRP successor and feasible successor routes?
  • Which protocol uses the concept of successor and feasible successor routes?
  • What command might be part of a working EIGRP configuration on R2 to ensure R1 and R2 become neighbors?
  • Which command is not used to configure VLAN on a switch?
  • Is SW1 the root switch in the topology for VLAN 10?
  • What could be a reason why switch SW2 is not synchronizing its VLAN database with switch SW1? (Choose two answers.)
  • What does the STP root switch have that determines its priority in the network?
  • The only switch on a LAN that has all designated interfaces is which type of switch?
  • Regarding OSPF architecture, which term describes the communication that occurs when two routers exchange information?
  • What command is used to disable Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) negotiations on a Cisco switch interface?
  • What is the purpose of the bandwidth command when configuring a serial interface?
  • What term does OSPF use to refer to a router that has interfaces in more than one area?
  • Which command allows you to create multiple Layer 2 interfaces to boost overall throughput?
  • Which OSPF network statement will include all interfaces with an IP address of 172.16.0.0/16?
  • Which of the following OSPF neighbor states is expected when the exchange of topology information is complete between two OSPF neighbors?
  • What happens when all switches in the STP domain share the same bridge priority and MAC address?
  • Which components are part of EIGRP's default metric?
  • What is the primary purpose of using neighbor statements in a routing protocol?
  • In which STP state does a port not transmit user traffic but listens for BPDUs?
  • Which Cisco IOS command enables OSPF on an interface in interface configuration mode?
  • Which VTP mode allows a switch to create, modify, and delete VLANs for the entire domain?
  • Which Cisco IOS command is necessary to manually set the EIGRP router ID?
  • How often must an OSPF router reflood an LSA it originates?
  • What characteristic of a root port is key in determining its functionality in STP?
  • What is the default maximum number of equal-cost OSPF routes that may be added to the routing table?
  • What is the name of the protocol that is used by EIGRP to send update messages between neighbors?
  • What command is used to configure the access VLAN that is associated with an interface?
  • What are two AAA protocols commonly used on Cisco devices for local device authentication?
  • How can you configure a switch to become the root of a spanning-tree?
  • Which command would change the topology of the spanning tree?
  • Which command will display the full contents of the EIGRP topology table?
  • If a new VLAN is configured on SW1, will the VLAN be automatically created on SW3?
  • What is the highest-metric route to subnet 2 visible in the output of the show ip route eigrp command given R1’s route metrics?
  • In a trunking environment, what does the switchport trunk native vlan-id command configure?
  • What feature helps improve scalability in routing protocols?
  • To avoid loops at the data link layer, what should you configure in a network?
  • Which Cisco IOS command is used to create a new VLAN on a switch?
  • Which Cisco IOS command displays the currently configured VTP password?
  • How many of the switches in a stacked FlexStack configuration run STP?
  • What is one of the main drawbacks to using autosummarization?
  • Which OSPF command is necessary to configure the OSPF routing process on a router interface?
  • When configuring a router, what is the primary function of the command 'show ip route'?
  • What is true about STP PortFast mode?
  • In a VTP configuration, what does the VTP domain name define?
  • What is the primary function of EIGRP in a network?
  • What command will show which interface(s) EIGRP is running on?
  • What is the only way an engineer can alter the value of the bridge ID?
  • What command is used to view detailed EIGRP topology information?
  • When managing EIGRP neighbors, what is the default hold time after which a neighbor is considered down if no packets are received?
  • What is the feature that monitors for unauthorized DHCP servers on a network?
  • What distance vector feature prevents a routing protocol from advertising learned routes from the same interface?
  • Which of the following would you use to check active EIGRP neighbors?
  • Where does a VTP server or client store the interface voice VLAN configuration?
  • What is the term for the switch in a stack that controls other switches?
  • Which DHCP messages are blocked by DHCP snooping on untrusted switch ports?
  • Which two timers are used by EIGRP to maintain the status of a neighbor?
  • What are potential issues with a redundant Layer 2 network design if spanning tree is disabled? (Choose three answers.)
  • In the EIGRP metric formula, what is the unit of measurement for the cumulative_path_delay variable?
  • In EIGRP, which of the following metrics is used to determine the best path to a destination?
  • When using the EIGRP metric, what value does bandwidth typically hold?
  • What minimum value of path metrics does EIGRP utilize for its route decisions?
  • What STP state follows the listening state?
  • Which routing protocol primarily uses updates in the form of complete routing tables?
  • Which statement about the configuration of SW2 in relation to STP is true?
  • Which Cisco IOS command makes all interfaces passive by default?
  • What is the VLAN configuration database used after connecting three switches?
  • Which of the following answers is true of TACACS+ but not true of RADIUS?
  • What happens if the VTP domain name does not match on two connected switches?
  • Which spanning tree version does SW1 use in VLAN 10 according to the output?
  • In the EIGRP topology table, which of the following codes indicates that no computations are being performed for that destination?
  • What metric components does EIGRP utilize during default metric calculation?
  • Which two LACP modes can be used with EtherChannel configuration?
  • From the output of certain commands, what can be determined about the switch?
  • Which two methods could eliminate the need for spanning tree in a two switch network?
  • How many IP subnets are required for a switch with three configured VLANs, assuming all hosts want to use TCP/IP?
  • What process does EIGRP use to maintain network topology?
  • A classful network requiring packets from one subnet to traverse through another classful network is referred to as a ____________ network.
  • Which layer of the OSI model is primarily responsible for path determination and logical addressing?
  • Which command is used to control which VLANs are permitted to cross an interface configured as a trunk?
  • When an Ethernet switch receives a frame with a priority tag, which standard is it using?
  • Switch forwarding logic dictates that a switch flood broadcasts out all switchports that are in the same what?
  • Which protocol is utilized when there are multiple routes to the same destination/mask pair from various sources?
  • In EIGRP, what does a metric primarily depend on?
  • Which configurations will accurately form a trunk between two switches connected by a crossover cable? (Choose two answers.)
  • Which OSPF message type is used to send the Link-State Advertisements (LSAs) between neighbors?
  • Which of the following choices correctly reflects a property of spanning tree?
  • What VTP mode does not learn VLAN configuration but relays VTP traffic?
  • What is true about the port F0/2 when the output of a switch is examined?
  • In a network using RSTP, which statement about port roles is correct?
  • After STP topology stabilization in VLAN 1, which statements are true regarding port behaviors? (Choose two answers.)
  • In STP, which port state prevents network loops?
  • Which routing table entries would be expected from a show ip route command when specific conditions from EIGRP are met?
  • Which command is used to enable routing on a router that is configured as a switch?
  • Which two commands can be used to verify successful VTP operation between switches?
  • What is the most likely DHCP snooping trust state configuration on a switch for ports connected to other devices?
  • Which Cisco IOS command is used to prevent a configured OSPF interface from forming a neighborship with any potential neighbors?
  • What could be a reason for an interface to be listed as a point-to-point port?
  • Which device type is most appropriate for joining multiple network segments?
  • In a networking environment, what does a "working neighbor" signify?
  • Which statement is true regarding the operational status of the Port Channel (EtherChannel) link?
  • What must be true about switches for them to exchange VTP messages?
  • In migrating to OSPFv2 interface configuration, which command configures the area number assigned to an interface?
  • Which command is used to configure a new TACACS+ server on a Cisco device?
  • Which Cisco IOS command is used to display information about all IPv4 routing protocols running on a router?
  • Which command would be used to display only the EIGRP routes in the IP routing table?
  • How often are VTP messages sent out by default?
  • Which of the following are valid types of STP? (Choose four answers.)
  • What is the effect of using the 'ip ospf cost' command on an interface?
  • Which routing protocol utilizes K-values for metric calculation?
  • In OSPF, at which state can neighbors exchange their Link State Database (LSDB)?
  • Which VLANs are defined on the local switch and not shut down?
  • Which IP multicast address does OSPF use for communication with all routers?
  • What is the role of the VTP server mode?
  • When adjusting STP priority with the root command, what priority will the local switch have if others are set to default?
  • What type of OSPF packet is used to list the LSAs known by a device?
  • What does OSPF use to manage the state of links?
  • Which statements are true regarding switch stacking technologies?
  • Which Cisco IOS command controls the VLAN assigned to frames received on a trunking interface without an 802.1Q tag?
  • What is the multicast address EIGRP devices use to exchange messages?
  • Which VTP modes support the extended range of VLANs?
  • What commands are necessary to configure the connection to host C? (Choose two answers.)
  • Which IEEE 802.1x component is found within the client?
  • If you disable SW3's Fa0/19 and Fa0/22 interfaces, what will be the result?
  • What is the name of the VTP feature that prevents traffic forwarding from specific VLANs to another switch?
  • What configuration is most likely needed to ensure no Layer 2 loops in a network with two switches?
  • Which of the following statements about trunks is true?
  • Which command is utilized to advertise a default route into OSPF?
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