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Question 1mediummultiple choice
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A router learns the same prefix from both OSPF and EIGRP. Which route is installed by default?

Question 2hardmultiple choice
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A router shows this output:

R1#show ip ospf neighbor
Neighbor ID     Pri   State           Dead Time   Address         Interface
10.1.1.2          1   FULL/DR         00:00:34    192.168.12.2    GigabitEthernet0/0
10.1.1.3          1   2WAY/DROTHER    00:00:39    192.168.12.3    GigabitEthernet0/0

Which statement is correct?

Question 4hardmultiple choice
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A non-root switch has two uplinks toward the root bridge. One path has a lower total STP cost than the other. What role will the lower-cost uplink have?

Question 5hardmultiple choice
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A router interface applies this ACL inbound:

10 deny tcp any any eq 80

20 permit ip any any

A user reports that web browsing to a server by IP address fails, but ping works. Which statement best explains the behavior?

Question 6hardmultiple choice
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A router learns route 198.51.100.0/24 from OSPF with AD 110 and also has a static route to the same prefix configured with AD 150. Which route is installed?

Question 7mediummulti select
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Which two statements accurately compare TCP and UDP? (Choose two.)

Question 9hardmultiple choice
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A switch has DHCP snooping enabled, but users still experience IP-to-MAC spoofing attacks. Which additional feature should be considered to help address that specific problem?

Question 10mediummultiple choice
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In a router-on-a-stick design, what is configured on the physical router interface connected to the switch?

Question 11mediummultiple choice
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Which ACL type can filter using source and destination IP addresses as well as TCP or UDP port numbers?

Question 12easymultiple choice
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What is the primary purpose of NTP in a routed network?

Question 13mediummultiple choice
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Which command correctly configures an IPv6 default route using next-hop address 2001:db8:1::1?

Question 14hardmultiple choice
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Switch SW1 sends traffic for VLAN 30 across a trunk to SW2, but hosts in VLAN 30 on SW2 cannot communicate with hosts in VLAN 30 on SW1. Other VLANs work across the trunk. Which trunk issue is most likely?

Question 15mediummulti select
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Which two functions are commonly handled by a wireless LAN controller in a controller-based deployment? (Choose two.)

Question 16mediummultiple choice
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A router learns 10.10.10.0/24 from OSPF and EIGRP at the same time. OSPF reports a metric of 20, and EIGRP reports a metric of 30720. Which route is installed in the routing table by default?

Question 17mediummultiple choice
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Which wireless security method is considered strongest among these choices for modern enterprise WLAN deployments?

Question 18mediummultiple choice
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A switch receives a unicast frame for a destination MAC address that is not yet in its MAC address table. What does the switch do?

Question 19mediummultiple choice
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A network engineer successfully logs in to a router, but cannot enter configuration mode because the command is rejected by policy. Which AAA function is controlling this behavior?

Question 20hardmultiple choice
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Which switch security feature uses DHCP snooping bindings to validate ARP packets and help stop ARP spoofing?

Question 21mediummultiple choice
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Which command enables IPv6 routing on a Cisco router?

Question 22mediummultiple choice
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What problem is HSRP designed to solve?

Question 23mediummultiple choice
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Why is RIP rarely chosen for large modern enterprise networks?

Question 24easymultiple choice
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What is the primary function of DNS?

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Quick answer

Routing questions usually test route selection (administrative distance, metric), how static routes are configured and when they are preferred over dynamic routing.

Administrative distance comparing routing sources.

Static route configuration: next-hop vs exit interface.

Default route propagation and the gateway of last resort.

Recursive routing table lookups.

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