Cisco CCNA (200-301)

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CCNA Certification Exam (200-301)

This quiz randomly generates 60 questions (in 60 mins) as asked in Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification (200-301). The real 200-301 CCNA test has 100-120 questions and a total time of 120 minutes. This test randomly generates 60 questions from our question bank. For best results, practice multiple times until you achieve 100% accuracy.

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Which type of Ethernet cable is most susceptible to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)?

UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)

STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)

Single-mode Fiber

Multimode Fiber

2 / 65

Which IEEE standard defines the 802.1Q encapsulation used for VLAN Trunking?

802.3ad

802.11ax

802.1Q

802.1D

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Is the address 10.1.5.63/26 a host address, a network ID, or a broadcast address?

Host address

Network ID

Broadcast address

None of the above

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What is the Default Subnet Masks for Class C IPv4 addresses?

255.0.0.0 (or /8)

255.255.0.0 (or /16)

255.255.255.0 (or /24)

255.255.255.255 (or /32)

5 / 65

Refer to the exhibit. The output that is shown is generated at a switch. Which three statements are true?

(Choose three.)

All ports will be in a state of discarding, learning, or forwarding.

Thirty VLANs have been configured on this switch.

The bridge priority is lower than the default value for spanning tree.

All interfaces that are shown are on shared media.

All designated ports are in a forwarding state.

This switch must be the root bridge for all VLANs on this switch.

6 / 65

Which Layer 2 protocol encapsulation type supports synchronous and asynchronous circuits and has built-

in security mechanisms?

HDLC

PPP

X.25

Frame Relay

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Which of the following describes the function of First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP) like HSRP or GLBP?

They allow two routers to share a single virtual IP and MAC address to act as a default gateway for end devices.

They automatically update the routing table when a WAN link goes down.

They provide encryption for data as it moves from the LAN to the ISP.

They assign IP addresses to clients dynamically.

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When using a REST API, what is the function of the "URI" (Uniform Resource Identifier)?

It encrypts the password.

It identifies the specific resource (like a specific interface or user) you want to interact with.

It translates the JSON data into binary.

It confirms the API key is valid.

9 / 65

Which two commands can be used to verify a trunk link configuration status on a given Cisco switch

interface? (Choose two.)

show interface trunk

show interface interface

show ip interface brief

show interface vlan

show interface switchport

10 / 65

In a routing table, which parameter is used first to determine the best path for a packet?

Lowest Administrative Distance

Lowest Metric

Longest Prefix Match

Next-hop IP address

11 / 65

Which of the following are commonly used encoding methods for data in REST APIs? (Choose two)

XML

YAML

JSON

HTML

SNMP

12 / 65

A network administrator is troubleshooting the OSPF configuration of routers R1 and R2. The routers

cannot establish an adjacency relationship on their common Ethernet link.

The graphic shows the output of the show ip ospf interface e0 command for routers R1 and R2. Based on

the information in the graphic, what is the cause of this problem?

The OSPF area is not configured properly.

The priority on R1 should be set higher.

The cost on R1 should be set higher.

The hello and dead timers are not configured properly.

A backup designated router needs to be added to the network.

The OSPF process ID numbers must match.

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Which set of commands is recommended to prevent the use of a hub in the access layer?

switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk
switch(config-if)#switchport port-security maximum 1

switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk
switch(config-if)#switchport port-security mac-address 1

switch(config-if)#switchport mode access
switch(config-if)#switchport port-security maximum 1

switch(config-if)#switchport mode access
switch(config-if)#switchport port-security mac-address 1

14 / 65

Which Cisco command displays the status of all interfaces, including their IP address and Layer 1/Layer 2 status?

show ip route

show interfaces

show ip interface brief

show version

15 / 65

What is "SSID" in the context of Wireless LANs?

The encryption key used for WPA3.

The MAC address of the Access Point.

The human-readable name that identifies the wireless network.

The frequency band used (2.4 or 5 GHz).

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How does an OSPF router determine which path to a destination is "best" when multiple paths exist?

It chooses the path with the lowest hop count.

It calculates the cumulative "cost" based on interface bandwidth.

It uses the path with the highest Administrative Distance.

It selects the path with the lowest CPU utilization.

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A REST API response returns a status code of "403". What does this indicate?

OK / Success

Created

Forbidden / Unauthorized

Not Found

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A router has learned three possible routes that could be used to reach a destination network. One route is

from EIGRP and has a composite metric of 20514560. Another route is from OSPF with a metric of 782.

The last is from RIPv2 and has a metric of 4. Which route or routes will the router install in the routing

table?

the OSPF route

the EIGRP route

the RIPv2 route

all three routes

the OSPF and RIPv2 routes

19 / 65

What is the Class B Private addresses range?

10.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.0

172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255

192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255

240.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255

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In a Wireless LAN, what is the role of a Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) in a "Split-MAC" architecture?

It handles real-time MAC operations like beaconing and frame acknowledgment.

It stores the data traffic locally so it doesn't have to travel to the wired network.

It manages centralized tasks like security, roaming, and radio resource management.

It provides power to the Access Points via Ethernet cables.

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In a controller-based architecture, what is the function of a "Southbound API"?

It allows the controller to communicate with applications and business logic.

It allows the controller to communicate with the network devices (switches/routers).

It connects two different SDN controllers for redundancy.

It provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the network administrator.

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Which Cisco DNA Center feature provides a "time-machine" ability to look back at network health and issues up to 14 days in the past?

SD-Access

Design

Assurance

Provision

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What is the purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) PortFast feature?

To speed up the convergence of the entire STP topology.

To allow an access port to transition immediately to the forwarding state, bypassing listening and learning states.

To protect the switch from receiving unauthorized BPDU messages.

To increase the bandwidth of a link by bundling physical interfaces.

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What is the specific purpose of the ip helper-address command on a Cisco router interface?

It enables the router to act as a DHCP server for the local subnet.

It translates private IP addresses into a single public IP address.

It forwards UDP broadcast traffic (like DHCP requests) to a specific unicast IP address on a different subnet.

It provides a secondary IP address to an interface for redundancy.

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How many usable hosts are in a /30 network?

252

254

26 / 65

Which IPv6 address type is used to send a single packet to multiple destinations simultaneously?

Unicast

Anycast

Multicast

Broadcast

27 / 65

What is the broadcast address for the subnet 172.16.10.32/28?

172.16.10.47

172.16.10.48

172.16.10.63

172.16.10.64

28 / 65

Which field in the IPv4 header is used to prevent a packet from looping indefinitely on a network?

Protocol

Type of Service (ToS)

Time to Live (TTL)

Header Checksum

29 / 65

Which configuration management tool is "Agentless" and uses SSH for communication?

Chef

Puppet

Ansible

SaltStack

30 / 65

Which two statements about IPv6 and routing protocols are true? (Choose two.)

Link-local addresses are used to form routing adjacencies.

OSPFv3 was developed to support IPv6 routing.

EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP are the only routing protocols that support IPv6.

Loopback addresses are used to form routing adjacencies.

EIGRPv3 was developed to support IPv6 routing.

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What is "Configuration Drift"?

Moving a configuration file from one server to another.

The process of upgrading the IOS image.

When a device's actual configuration gradually deviates from the desired standard configuration.

Using a floating static route for redundancy.

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Given the address 192.168.1.0/26, what is the subnet mask in dotted-decimal format?

255.255.255.32

255.255.255.64

255.255.255.128

255.255.255.192

33 / 65

Which of the following best describes an "Overlay Network"?

The physical infrastructure of routers, switches, and cables.

A virtual topology created via tunnels (like VXLAN or IPsec) that runs on top of the physical infrastructure.

A network dedicated solely to management traffic.

The connection between the Spine and Leaf switches.

34 / 65

What is the key difference between XML and JSON?

XML is only used for Python scripts.

JSON is more verbose and harder to read than XML.

JSON uses tags < >, while XML uses braces { }.

JSON is lightweight and easier to parse, while XML is more verbose and uses tags.

35 / 65

In a routing table, what does a code of "L" next to an entry signify?

A route learned via a Local area network.

A static route with a Low administrative distance.

A specific /32 "Local" host route for an IP assigned to a router interface.

A route learned via the LISP protocol.

36 / 65

Which configuration management tool is "agentless" and uses SSH to communicate with managed network devices?

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Terraform

37 / 65

Which technology supports the stateless assignment of IPv6 addresses?

DNS

DHCPv6

DHCP

autoconfiguration

38 / 65

Refer to the exhibit. What is the most appropriate summarization for these routes?

10.0.0.0 /21

10.0.0.0 /22

10.0.0.0 /23

10.0.0.0 /24

39 / 65

In 172.16.10.16/24 network how many hosts are possible?

256

254

40 / 65

Which network topology is typically associated with Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) and modern data center designs to effectively handle East-West traffic?

Three-Tier Architecture

Spine-Leaf

Ring

Hub-and-Spoke

41 / 65

What is the default subnet mask for a Class B network?

255.0.0.0 (or /8)

255.255.0.0 (or /16)

255.255.255.0 (or /24)

224.0.0.0

42 / 65

Which of the following is the default binary prefix used for IPv6 Link-Local addresses?

2000::/3

FC00::/7

FE80::/10

FF00::/8

43 / 65

Which IPv6 address type communication is restricted to a single local segment and is not routable?

Global unicast

Unique local

Link-local

Multicast

44 / 65

Which of the following statement is true for Class B addresses?

(128.0.0.0 – 191.255.255.255): Used for medium to large networks.

(192.0.0.0 – 223.255.255.255): Used for small networks.

(224.0.0.0 – 239.255.255.255): Reserved for multicast groups.

(0.0.0.0 – 127.255.255.255): Reserved for large organizations; 127.x.x.x is used for loopback/testing.

(240.0.0.0 – 255.255.255.255): Reserved for experimental/future use.

45 / 65

What is the compressed format of the IPv6 address 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001?

2001:db8::1

2001:db8:0:1

2001:db8::0::1

2001:d8::1

46 / 65

In an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) architecture, what is the role of the MIB (Management Information Base)?

It is the software that runs on the Network Management Station (NMS).

It is a structured database on the device that defines the variables the manager can query.

It is the message sent by a device to alert the manager of an event.

It is the authentication key used to encrypt SNMPv3 traffic.

47 / 65

Refer to the exhibit. The two connected ports on the switch are not turning orange or green. What would be

the most effective steps to troubleshoot this physical layer problem? (Choose three.)

Ensure that the Ethernet encapsulations match on the interconnected router and switch ports.

Ensure that cables A and B are straight-through cables.

Ensure cable A is plugged into a trunk port.

Ensure the switch has power.

Reboot all of the devices.

Reseat all cables.

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Which of the following describes the function of a Collision Domain in a network connected by a modern Layer 2 switch?

Each individual port on the switch represents its own collision domain.

All ports on the switch belong to a single, large collision domain.

Collision domains only exist if a router is used to separate them.

A switch uses CSMA/CD to manage collisions across all ports simultaneously.

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Which of the following addresses is a valid IPv4 Private Address according to RFC 1918?

172.32.1.1

192.169.0.1

10.255.1.1

11.0.0.1

50 / 65

Which of the following is a "Physical" security control?

Firewall rules

WPA3 Encryption

Badge readers and biometric scanners

Strong password policies

51 / 65

Which command would you configure globally on a Cisco router that would allow you to view directly

connected Cisco devices?

enable cdp

cdp enable

cdp run

run cdp

52 / 65

What is the primary purpose of a "Native VLAN" on a Cisco switch trunk link?

To encrypt all management traffic.

To handle untagged traffic received on a trunk port.

To act as a backup for the default VLAN 1.

To provide a dedicated path for voice traffic only.

53 / 65

In OSPF, what is the significance of the "Router ID"?

it is the IP address of the default gateway.

It is a unique 32-bit number used to identify the router within an OSPF area.

It determines the bandwidth of the interfaces.

It is used to encrypt the OSPF hello packets.

54 / 65

Refer to the exhibit. The following commands are executed on interface fa0/1 of 2950 Switch.

2950Switch(config-if)# switchport port-security

2950Switch(config-if)# switchport port-security mac-address sticky

2950Switch(config-if)# switchport port-security maximum 1

The Ethernet frame that is shown arrives on interface fa0/1. What two functions will occur when this frame

is received by 2950Switch? (Choose two.)

The MAC address table will now have an additional entry of fa0/1 FFFF.FFFF.FFFF.

Only host A will be allowed to transmit frames on fa0/1.

This frame will be discarded when it is received by 2950Switch.

All frames arriving on 2950Switch with a destination of 0000.00aa.aaaa will be forwarded out fa0/1.

Hosts B and C may forward frames out fa0/1 but frames arriving from other switches will not be forwarded out fa0/1.

Only frames from source 0000.00bb.bbbb, the first learned MAC address of 2950Switch, will be forwarded out fa0/1.

55 / 65

Which command sequence can you enter to create VLAN 20 and assign it to an interface on a switch?

Switch(config)#vlan 20
Switch(config)#Interface gig x/y
Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 20

Switch(config)#Interface gig x/y
Switch(config-if)#vlan 20
Switch(config-vlan)#switchport access vlan 20

Switch(config)#vlan 20
Switch(config)#Interface vlan 20
Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk native vlan 20

Switch(config)#vlan 20
Switch(config)#Interface vlan 20
Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 20

Switch(config)#vlan 20
Switch(config)#Interface vlan 20
Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan 20

56 / 65

Which two spanning-tree port states does RSTP combine to allow faster convergence? (Choose two.)

blocking

listening

learning

forwarding

discarding

57 / 65

Which command on a Cisco router blocks login attempts for 30 seconds if there are 2 failed attempts within a 10-second window?

security passwords min-length 10

access-list 10 deny any

58 / 65

What is the first octet range for a Class D address, and what is its purpose?

0–32; used for Unicast

224–239; used for Multicast

0–256; used for Unicast

32–64; used for Multicast

59 / 65

Which three statements accurately describe Layer 2 Ethernet switches? (Choose three.)

Spanning Tree Protocol allows switches to automatically share VLAN information.

Establishing VLANs increases the number of broadcast domains.

Switches that are configured with VLANs make forwarding decisions based on both Layer 2 and Layer 3 address information.

Microsegmentation decreases the number of collisions on the network.

In a properly functioning network with redundant switched paths, each switched segment will contain one root bridge with all its ports in the forwarding state. All other switches in that broadcast domain will have only one root port.

If a switch receives a frame for an unknown destination, it uses ARP to resolve the address.

60 / 65

Why is UDP preferred over TCP for real-time voice and video traffic?

UDP guarantees delivery of every packet.

UDP encrypts the data by default.

UDP has lower overhead and lower latency because it does not require a handshake or retransmissions.

UDP establishes a dedicated circuit before sending data.

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Can the address 172.31.255.254/20 be assigned to a host?

Yes

Not enough information

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Which address is the "Loopback" address used for testing the local TCP/IP stack?

127.0.0.1

255.0.0.1

1.1.1.1

255.255.255.255

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What is the primary function of a Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) compared to a traditional stateful firewall?

It only filters traffic based on port numbers.

It uses deep packet inspection (DPI) to identify applications and threats within the payload.

It operates exclusively at Layer 2.

It cannot decrypt SSL/TLS traffic.

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An OSPF router is connected to a network with a broadcast multi-access medium (like Ethernet). Which two OSPF states indicate that the adjacency is fully formed and routing information has been synchronized? (Choose two)

2-WAY

FULL

EXSTART

ATTEMPT

65 / 65

A router receives a packet for 192.168.1.155. It has routes for 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.1.128/25. Which route will it use?

192.168.1.128/12

192.168.1.128/24

192.168.1.128/25

None of the above

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