200-901 Network Fundamentals Practice Test 3 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A network engineer is troubleshooting connectivity issues and wants to verify the path that packets take from a source to a destination IP address. Which OSI layer is primarily responsible for packet forwarding and routing?

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Layer 3 - Network. The Network layer (Layer 3) is responsible for packet forwarding and routing, using logical IP addresses to determine the best path from source to destination. Protocols like IP (IPv4/IPv6) and routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP) operate at this layer to make forwarding decisions. The traceroute command is a common tool that leverages Layer 3 TTL (Time-to-Live) fields to map the path packets take.

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Layer 4 - Transport

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Layer 1 - Physical

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Layer 2 - Data Link

Question 2

An application requires reliable, ordered delivery of data with flow control and retransmission of lost segments. Which transport layer protocol should the developer choose and what is a key characteristic of this protocol?

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TCP; it uses a three-way handshake for connection establishment. TCP provides reliability, ordering, flow control, and retransmission. It uses a three-way handshake to establish a connection.

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UDP; it provides ordered delivery through sequence numbers

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TCP; it has lower overhead than UDP

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UDP; it uses a three-way handshake for connection establishment

Question 3

A network administrator is configuring subnetting for a new branch office that requires 50 usable host addresses per subnet. The available network is 192.168.10.0/24. What subnet mask should be used to meet the requirement with minimal waste?

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255.255.255.192 (/26). A /26 mask provides 62 usable hosts (2^(32-26)-2=62), which is the smallest subnet that supports 50 hosts.

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255.255.255.128 (/25)

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255.255.255.224 (/27)

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255.255.255.240 (/28)

Question 4

A developer is designing a microservices architecture where services need to discover each other using DNS. The team wants to map a service name 'payment-service.example.com' to its IPv6 address. Which DNS record type should be used?

Accepted Answer

AAAA record. The AAAA record (Quad-A) is the correct DNS record type for mapping a hostname to an IPv6 address, as defined in RFC 3596. Since the requirement is specifically to resolve 'payment-service.example.com' to an IPv6 address, the AAAA record is the appropriate choice.

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PTR record

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A record

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CNAME record

Question 5

A web application uses HTTPS to secure communications between client and server. What does HTTPS add on top of HTTP to provide encryption and authentication?

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SSL/TLS. HTTPS uses TLS (Transport Layer Security) to encrypt HTTP traffic and verify server identity.

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SSH

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IPsec

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VPN

Question 6

A network engineer is configuring a wireless network for a new office. To maximize performance and minimize interference, the engineer decides to use the 5 GHz band. Which of the following is a key advantage of 5 GHz over 2.4 GHz?

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Less interference and more channels. 5 GHz offers more non-overlapping channels and less interference from common devices like microwaves and Bluetooth.

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Better range through walls

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Larger coverage area

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Higher compatibility with older devices

Question 7

In Software-Defined Networking (SDN), the control plane is separated from the data plane. Which of the following best describes the function of the southbound API?

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Interface between the controller and network devices. Southbound API is used by the SDN controller to communicate with network devices (e.g., switches, routers) to enforce forwarding rules.

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Interface between applications and the controller

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Communication between two controllers

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Interface between the control plane and management plane

Question 8

A developer is troubleshooting an HTTP API call that returns a 404 status code. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

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The requested URL endpoint does not exist. HTTP 404 indicates the requested resource could not be found on the server.

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The server is unavailable due to maintenance

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The server encountered an internal error

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The client lacks proper authentication

Question 9

Which of the following is a private IPv4 address range as defined by RFC 1918?

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192.168.0.0/16. Option A is correct because RFC 1918 reserves the 192.168.0.0/16 block (192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255) as a private IPv4 address range, meaning these addresses are not routable on the public internet and are intended for use within private networks.

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169.254.0.0/16

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11.0.0.0/8

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172.32.0.0/12

Question 10

A network administrator is configuring DNS for a corporate domain. An MX record is required to specify the mail server responsible for handling email. Which of the following is a correct example of an MX record?

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example.com.  MX  10 mail.example.com.. Option B is correct because an MX record specifies the mail server responsible for handling email for a domain, using the format: domain. MX priority mailserver. The priority value (10) indicates preference, with lower values being higher priority. This record directs email delivery to mail.example.com for the example.com domain.

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mail.example.com.  A  192.0.2.1

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example.com.  CNAME  mail.example.com.

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example.com.  TXT  "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"

Question 11

A network engineer is tasked with segmenting a large broadcast domain into smaller ones using VLANs. In the OSI model, at which layer does a VLAN operate?

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Layer 2 - Data Link. VLANs operate at Layer 2 (Data Link) by tagging frames with VLAN IDs to separate broadcast domains.

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Layer 4 - Transport

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Layer 1 - Physical

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Layer 3 - Network

Question 12

An application developer is using a protocol that does not require a connection setup and has minimal header overhead. Which transport protocol is being used?

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UDP. UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a connectionless transport-layer protocol that does not require a handshake (no SYN/SYN-ACK/ACK) and has minimal header overhead (only 8 bytes, compared to TCP's 20 bytes). This makes it ideal for applications like DNS queries, streaming media, or real-time communications where low latency is more critical than guaranteed delivery.

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TCP

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HTTP

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ICMP

Question 13

A network administrator is deploying a wireless network that supports the latest security standards and high throughput. Which TWO of the following are true regarding Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) compared to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)?

Accepted Answer

Uses OFDMA for improved efficiency. Option A is correct because Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) introduces Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), which subdivides a channel into smaller resource units (RUs) to serve multiple clients simultaneously, significantly improving efficiency in dense environments compared to Wi-Fi 5's OFDM that allocates the entire channel to a single user per transmission.

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Uses only 20 MHz channels

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Maximum theoretical speed is lower than Wi-Fi 5

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Operates only on the 5 GHz band

Question 14

A DevOps engineer is automating network configuration using REST APIs. The engineer needs to choose between NETCONF and OpenFlow as southbound protocols. Which TWO statements are correct?

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OpenFlow allows the controller to install flow entries in switches. NETCONF uses XML and is used for configuration management, while OpenFlow pushes flow entries to switches.

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NETCONF provides real-time packet forwarding control

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Both protocols are used exclusively for northbound APIs

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OpenFlow is primarily used for configuration management

Question 15

A developer is designing a system that requires high reliability and ordered data delivery. The developer chooses TCP. Which THREE features are provided by TCP?

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Flow control using window size. TCP provides a three-way handshake, sequence numbering for ordering, and flow control.

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Multicast support

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Simple header with minimal overhead