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6.3 Routing Protocols

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of the following are ways a route is added to a routing table except 

a)

converged route

b)

static route

c)

dynamic route

d)

All options are ways a route is added to a routing table.

2.

The number of routers through which a packet passes on the way to the destination is called the

a)

hop count

b)

path count

c)

route count

3.

In a routing information base (RIB), the optimal path to a destination is called the

a)

least-cost

b)

shortest

c)

least-hop

d)

dynamic

4.

For a distance-vector routing algorithm, the least-cost path is the one with the

a)

lowest hop count.

b)

highest hop count.

c)

highest average bandwidth for the links on the route.

d)

the lowest traffic load for the links on the route.

5.

For a Link State routing protocol, which of the following is not used to calculate a route metric?

a)

hop count

b)

bandwidth for the links in the path

c)

delay

d)

current traffic load

e)

reliability

6.

The process by which routers running dynamic routing algorithms agree on the network topology and can start routing traffic is called

a)

convergence

b)

link-state analysis

c)

route consensus

d)

sinkhole elimination

7.

Which of the following is the only Exterior Gateway Protocol?

a)

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

b)

Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

c)

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

d)

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

8.

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a _____ routing protocol.

a)

distance-vector

b)

hybrid

c)

link-state

9.

Enhanced Interior Gateway Protocol (EIGRP) is a _____ routing protocol.

a)

distance-vector

b)

hybrid

c)

link-state

10.

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a _____ routing protocol.

a)

distance-vector

b)

hybrid

c)

link-state

11.

Which of the following allows you to "right-size" subnets on a network instead of having all subnets the same size?

a)

VLSM

b)

RSTP

c)

RPVST

d)

QoS

12.

For routing, what is used to express the relative trustworthiness of the protocol supplying a route?

a)

administrative distance

b)

hop count

c)

link state

d)

reliability