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Cisco CCNA 200-301 practice test

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Question 1 OSI model

Question 1: OSI model

At which layer of the OSI model do routers primarily operate?

Question 2 Subnetting

Question 2: Subnetting

How many usable host addresses are available in a /27 IPv4 subnet?

Question 3 Routing protocols

Question 3: Routing protocols

Which routing protocol is a link state protocol that uses Dijkstra algorithm for shortest path calculation?

Question 4 Switching

Question 4: Switching

What does a switch do with a frame when the destination MAC address is unknown?

Question 5 VLAN

Question 5: VLAN

What is the purpose of an 802.1Q trunk port?

Question 6 Spanning tree

Question 6: Spanning tree

Which Spanning Tree Protocol port state actively forwards frames after the convergence process?

Question 7 IPv6

Question 7: IPv6

Which IPv6 address type is equivalent to a private IPv4 address used for internal networks?

Question 8 DHCP

Question 8: DHCP

Which DHCP message does a client use to request an IP address from any available server?

Question 9 Access lists

Question 9: Access lists

Standard IPv4 access lists filter traffic based on what?

Question 10 Wireless

Question 10: Wireless

Which wireless security mode provides the strongest encryption among the listed options?

Question 11 Static routing

Question 11: Static routing

What is the administrative distance of a static route by default in Cisco IOS?

Question 12 NAT

Question 12: NAT

Which type of NAT translates many private IP addresses to a single public IP using port numbers?

Question 13 Network services

Question 13: Network services

Which protocol uses TCP port 22 to provide secure remote shell access?

Question 14 EtherChannel

Question 14: EtherChannel

Which two protocols can negotiate EtherChannel on Cisco switches?

Question 15 QoS

Question 15: QoS

Which QoS marking is at Layer 2 and uses 3 bits in an 802.1Q tagged frame?

Question 16 Network management

Question 16: Network management

Which Cisco IOS command displays the running configuration?

Question 17 Cabling

Question 17: Cabling

Which cable type would be used to connect two switches together for a console connection (out of band management)?

Question 18 Network security

Question 18: Network security

Which feature on a switch port can prevent a rogue device from being plugged in by limiting MAC addresses?

Question 19 TCP UDP

Question 19: TCP UDP

Which transport protocol provides reliable, connection oriented delivery with windowing and flow control?

Question 20 Automation

Question 20: Automation

Which data format is commonly used in REST APIs and modern network automation tools?

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