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Networking practice questions

Practise Cisco SPCOR / CCNP Service Provider Core 350-501 Networking practice questions — original exam-style scenarios with answer choices, explanations, and analysis of common mistakes.

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Networking 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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Common Networking exam traps

▸Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.

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Networking questions

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Question 1mediummultiple choice

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An SP engineer is configuring IS-IS on a router and specifies a NET address of 49.0001.1921.6800.1001.00. What does the '00' at the end represent?

Trap 1: AFI

AFI is the first octet, 49 in this case.

Trap 2: System ID

System ID is 6 bytes, not the last octet.

Trap 3: Area ID

Area ID is the middle portion after AFI.

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Networking questions

An SP engineer is configuring IS-IS on a router and specifies a NET address of 49.0001.1921.6800.1001.00. What does the '00' at the end represent?

In an OSPF network, an engineer wants to minimize the size of the routing table in a non-backbone area while still allowing the area to learn external routes from other ASs. Which OSPF area type should be configured?

Which BGP attribute is NOT considered in the BGP best path selection process when all other attributes are equal and the routes are from different ASs?

An SP network uses MPLS to provide IPv6 connectivity over an IPv4 backbone using 6PE. Which BGP extension is required on the provider edge routers to exchange IPv6 prefixes with an IPv4 next-hop?

In IS-IS, which type of LSP is used to advertise prefix information for IPv4 and IPv6 in a modern SP network that supports traffic engineering?

An OSPF network is configured with RSVP-TE. Which OSPF extension is used to advertise TE link attributes such as bandwidth and administrative group?

In BGP route reflection, what is the purpose of the ORIGINATOR_ID attribute?

An SP is implementing IPv6 transition using MAP-T. Which encapsulation method does MAP-T use?

In IS-IS, which metric type supports traffic engineering (TE) and is required for segment routing?

Which BGP attribute influences inbound traffic to an AS by affecting the path selection of eBGP peers?

An SP is deploying IS-IS fast convergence. Which mechanism triggers an immediate SPF computation when a neighbor fails?

In a BGP confederation, which AS number is used in the AS_PATH to prevent loops within the confederation?

An SP engineer is designing an OSPF network and wants to reduce the number of LSAs in a stub area. Which TWO area types would block Type 5 LSAs but allow Type 3 LSAs? (Choose two.)

Which THREE BGP attributes are considered in the best path selection process before comparing IGP metric to the next-hop? (Choose three.)

An SP is deploying IPv6 using 6VPE. Which THREE components are required? (Choose three.)

An engineer is configuring IS-IS in a service provider network. The network uses wide metrics for traffic engineering. Which TLV is mandatory for IS-IS to carry traffic engineering (TE) information in accordance with RFC 5305?

In an IS-IS network, a router has a NET of 49.0001.1921.6800.1001.00. What does the '00' at the end represent?

A service provider is deploying OSPFv3 for IPv6 in its core. The network uses multiple areas. Which LSA type is used by OSPFv3 to advertise prefix information for inter-area routes?

An ISP is implementing BGP PIC (Prefix Independent Convergence) for edge routers. Which BGP feature must be enabled to support PIC for core-facing failures?

Which BGP attribute is used to prefer a specific entry point into an AS when multiple ASBRs are advertising the same prefix to a neighboring AS?

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