Single-Area OSPFv2 Concepts

What does OSPF stand for in networking?

• Open Shortest Path First

• Open Source Path First

• Optimal Shortest Path First

• Optimal Source Path First

In a single-area OSPFv2 network, all routers share the same ____.

• Area ID

• Network ID

• Router ID

• Subnet ID

Which of the following best describes the basic features and characteristics of OSPF?

• It is a distance-vector routing protocol.

• It uses a link-state routing algorithm.

• It is used for small networks only.

• It does not support VLSM.

OSPF operates in both point-to-point and ________ multiaccess networks.

• unicast

• multicast

• broadcast

• anycast

OSPF is a type of _______ protocol.

• Distance-vector

• Link-state

• Path-vector

• Hybrid

What is one of the significant advantages of OSPF over RIP?

• Slower convergence

• Faster convergence

• Smaller network scale

• Less complexity

OSPF is a link-state routing protocol that uses the concept of ______.

• Nodes

• Areas

• Layers

• Segments

Which of the following is not a type of packet used in OSPF routing protocol?

• Hello packet

• Database description packet

• Link-state request packet

• Data packet

Routers running OSPF exchange messages using five types of packets. One of them is the ________ packet.

• Hello

• Data

• Link-state update

• Network

Which OSPF database contains a list of all neighbor routers to which a router has established bi-directional communication?

• Adjacency Database

• Link-state Database

• Forwarding Database

• Routing Table