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How to approach drag and drop matching questions

Matching questions give you two columns — concepts, commands, or protocols on the left, and their definitions or use-cases on the right. You drag each left item to its correct match. These appear on most certification exams and punish superficial memorisation.

Quick answer

Drag and Drop Matching Questions questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

How the topic appears in realistic exam-style scenarios.

Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

How to eliminate plausible but wrong options.

How to connect the question back to the wider exam objective.

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Practice scenarios

Question 1mediummatching
Read the full MPLS explanation →

Match each MPLS protection mechanism to its description.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Fast Reroute to bypass a failed link or node locally

End-to-end path protection for MPLS TE tunnels

Graceful restart for LDP to preserve forwarding during control plane restart

Prefix Independent Convergence for fast BGP failover

Fast Reroute for RSVP-TE tunnels using backup paths

Question 2mediummatching
Full question →

Match each network automation tool to its primary use.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Network configuration protocol using XML-based data encoding

Data modeling language for network device configuration and state

HTTP-based API for NETCONF data stores

Automation tool for configuration management and orchestration

High-performance RPC framework for telemetry and streaming

Question 3mediummatching
Study the full QoS explanation →

Match each QoS mechanism to its primary function.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Identifying packets based on specified criteria

Setting QoS bits (e.g., DSCP, CoS) in packet headers

Enforcing traffic rate limits by dropping or remarking excess packets

Buffering excess traffic to smooth output rate

Congestion avoidance by selectively dropping packets based on queue depth

Match each Segment Routing component to its function.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Segment Identifier, an instruction in the SR header

Segment Routing Global Block of label values

Segment Routing over MPLS data plane

Topology-Independent Loop-Free Alternate for fast reroute

Path Computation Element Protocol for SR path computation

Question 5mediummatching
Open the full BGP breakdown →

Match each BGP attribute to its category or purpose.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Well-known mandatory attribute for loop prevention

Well-known mandatory attribute indicating next-hop IP

Well-known discretionary attribute for best path selection

Optional non-transitive attribute to influence inbound traffic

Optional transitive attribute for route tagging and policy

Question 6mediummatching
Full question →

Match each Ethernet OAM protocol to its function.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Connectivity Fault Management for end-to-end Ethernet OAM

Performance monitoring including delay and loss measurement

Ethernet in the First Mile OAM for link-level monitoring

Link Aggregation Control Protocol for bundling links

Link Layer Discovery Protocol for neighbor discovery

Question 7mediummatching
Read the full MPLS explanation →

Match each MPLS VPN technology to its description.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Uses BGP to distribute VPN routes between PE routers

Emulates Layer 2 services like Ethernet or ATM over MPLS

Multipoint Layer 2 VPN that simulates an Ethernet LAN

Point-to-point Layer 2 VPN providing pseudowire connectivity

Multicast VPN that supports IP multicast over MPLS

Match each multicast protocol to its role.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Host-to-router protocol for joining multicast groups

Sparse mode multicast routing using RP

Dense mode multicast routing assuming all routers want traffic

Protocol for connecting multiple PIM-SM domains

Bootstrap Router for automatic RP election

Question 9mediummatching
Full question →

Match each IS-IS term to its definition.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Link State PDU containing routing information

Designated Intermediate System on a broadcast network

Network Service Access Point, the IS-IS address

Subnetwork Point of Attachment, e.g., MAC address

IS-IS Hello PDU used for neighbor discovery

Question 10mediummatching
Full question →

Match each service provider architecture term to its description.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Provider Edge router connecting to customer equipment

Provider core router forwarding traffic without VPN awareness

Customer Edge router connecting to the provider network

Route Reflector to scale BGP in a service provider backbone

Autonomous System Boundary Router connecting to other ASes

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