Cisco CCNA 200-301 Practice

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Practice 60 original Cisco CCNA 200-301 questions covering network fundamentals, IP connectivity and services, security, automation, and troubleshooting, with answers and explanations.

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Question 1

What does the OSI model do?

Select an answer Creates IP addressesProvides a framework for network communicationReplaces physical cablingEncrypts all traffic

Question 2

At which OSI layer does IP operate?

Select an answer Data link layerTransport layerNetwork layerApplication layer

Question 3

At which OSI layer do TCP and UDP operate?

Select an answer Physical layerSession layerNetwork layerTransport layer

Question 4

What is a MAC address?

Select an answer A hardware address burned into a network interfaceA subnet maskA DNS nameA logical address for routing

Question 5

What is an IP address used for?

Select an answer Identifying a physical cableEncrypting network trafficLogical addressing for routing across networksStoring switch configurations

Question 6

What does a subnet mask do?

Select an answer Separates the network and host parts of an IP addressEncrypts dataChanges the MAC addressProvides DNS resolution

Question 7

How many bits are in an IPv4 address?

Select an answer 481286432

Question 8

How many bits are in an IPv6 address?

Select an answer 641612832

Question 9

What is Ethernet?

Select an answer A DNS serviceA LAN technology that uses frames and MAC addressingA WAN routing protocolA network management tool

Question 10

A switch operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model.

Select an answer TrueFalse

Question 11

What is a VLAN?

Select an answer A physical cable typeAn IP address classA routing protocolA logical separation of broadcast domains on a switch

Question 12

What does a trunk port do?

Select an answer Provides console accessTerminates an Ethernet cableCarries multiple VLANs between switchesConnects a single PC

Question 13

What is a broadcast domain?

Select an answer A physical cable segmentDevices that receive each others broadcast framesA group of IP addressesA routing table

Question 14

What is a collision domain?

Select an answer A network segment where frames can collideA DNS zoneA VLANA routing domain

Question 15

What is a duplex mismatch?

Select an answer Two devices use different IP subnetsA cable is too longA switch has no VLANsOne side is full duplex and the other is half duplex

Question 16

Which cable is used for a Cisco console connection?

Select an answer Rollover cableCrossover cableFiber patch cableStraight-through cable

Question 17

Which cable connects two switches when auto-MDIX is disabled?

Select an answer Straight-through cableCrossover cableConsole cableRollover cable

Question 18

Which device forwards packets between different networks?

Select an answer HubSwitchRouterRepeater

Question 19

MAC addresses are 48 bits long.

Select an answer FalseTrue

Question 20

IPv4 addresses are ___-bit.

Select an answer

Question 21

What is a default route?

Select an answer A route to a loopback interfaceA route to the DNS serverA fallback route used when no specific route matchesA route learned from OSPF

Question 22

What is static routing?

Select an answer Routes based on MAC addressesRoutes learned automaticallyRoutes configured manually by an administratorRoutes created by DNS

Question 23

What is dynamic routing?

Select an answer Switches forward all broadcastsFirewalls block routing updatesRoutes are configured on each router manuallyRouting protocols exchange information to learn routes automatically

Question 24

What type of routing protocol is OSPF?

Select an answer Link-stateHybrid onlyPath-vectorDistance-vector

Question 25

What does a routing table contain?

Select an answer MAC addresses of all hostsVLAN namesKnown routes to reach destinationsDNS records

Question 26

What is inter-VLAN routing?

Select an answer Routing traffic between different VLANsBlocking broadcast trafficSwitching traffic within one VLANAssigning IP addresses

Question 27

What is a next hop?

Select an answer The first switch on a LANThe default gateway of the internetThe DNS serverThe next router used to reach a destination

Question 28

What is administrative distance?

Select an answer A VLAN numberA MAC addressA preference value between routing sourcesA cable length limit

Question 29

What does DHCP do?

Select an answer Filters traffic by MACAutomatically assigns IP configuration to clientsResolves domain namesRoutes packets

Question 30

What is a DHCP reservation?

Select an answer A fixed IP address tied to a specific MAC addressA temporary IP leaseA DNS recordA VLAN assignment

Question 31

What does DNS do?

Select an answer Assigns IP addressesTranslates MAC addressesPrioritizes network trafficResolves domain names to IP addresses

Question 32

What is NAT?

Select an answer Translates private IP addresses to public addressesEncrypts packetsProvides DNS servicesAssigns VLANs

Question 33

What is PAT?

Select an answer A cable standardPort address translation that shares one public IPA routing protocolA security protocol

Question 34

What does NTP do?

Select an answer Synchronizes clocks on network devicesAssigns IP addressesFilters network trafficCreates VLANs

Question 35

What is QoS used for?

Select an answer Encrypting trafficAssigning MAC addressesReplacing routingPrioritizing certain network traffic

Question 36

What does Syslog do?

Select an answer Logs messages from network devicesTranslates DNS namesManages VLANsAssigns IP addresses

Question 37

What is SNMP used for?

Select an answer Routing packetsMonitoring and managing network devicesCreating VPN tunnelsAssigning IP addresses

Question 38

OSPF is a link-state routing protocol.

Select an answer TrueFalse

Question 39

A route used when no other route matches is called a ___ route.

Select an answer

Question 40

What is a static route?

Select an answer A manually configured route to a destinationA route based on MAC addressesA route created by DHCPA route learned by OSPF

Question 41

What is an ACL?

Select an answer A routing protocolA VLAN tagA list of rules that filter network trafficA DHCP server

Question 42

What does a standard ACL filter on?

Select an answer Source IP addressProtocol and destination IPDestination portMAC address only

Question 43

What can an extended ACL filter on?

Select an answer Only source IPOnly VLAN IDOnly MAC addressSource, destination, protocol, and ports

Question 44

What is port security?

Select an answer Limits MAC addresses allowed on a switch portCreates VLANsAssigns IP addressesEncrypts switch ports

Question 45

What does DHCP snooping do?

Select an answer Assigns IP addressesEncrypts DHCP trafficPrevents rogue DHCP servers from assigning addressesCreates VLANs

Question 46

What is a VPN?

Select an answer A secure tunnel for private communication over a public networkA routing protocolA virtual LANA firewall rule

Question 47

What is VLAN hopping?

Select an answer A normal trunking processA cable faultA routing protocolAn attack that lets traffic reach another VLAN

Question 48

What does AAA stand for?

Select an answer Automated Application AccessActive Authentication ArchitectureAuthentication, Authorization, and AccountingAddress Assignment and Access

Question 49

What is SDN?

Select an answer A network cableSoftware-defined networking that separates control and data planesA routing protocolA firewall type

Question 50

What does a controller do in SDN?

Select an answer Provides centralized control plane decisionsReplaces all switchesAssigns MAC addressesEncrypts every packet

Question 51

What is a REST API?

Select an answer A routing protocolA cable standardA VLAN tagging protocolAn HTTP-based API for programmatic interaction

Question 52

What is JSON?

Select an answer A lightweight data format used in APIsA switch modelA security protocolA routing protocol

Question 53

What is Ansible?

Select an answer A routing protocolAn automation tool that uses playbooksA DNS serverA firewall

Question 54

What is a northbound API?

Select an answer A routing protocolAn API between a controller and switchesAn API between an SDN controller and applicationsA DHCP option

Question 55

What does ping test?

Select an answer DNS resolutionRouting protocol convergenceMAC address validityConnectivity using ICMP

Question 56

What does traceroute show?

Select an answer The path packets take to reach a destinationThe VLAN configurationThe DNS cacheThe MAC address of a host

Question 57

Which command shows interface status on a Cisco device?

Select an answer show ip routeshow interfacesshow vlanshow mac address-table

Question 58

Which command displays the routing table?

Select an answer show mac address-tableshow interfacesshow ip routeshow running-config

Question 59

What is a common symptom of a duplex mismatch?

Select an answer Missing VLANsDNS failuresNo IP address assignedErrors, collisions, and slow performance

Question 60

What is a loopback interface used for?

Select an answer A virtual interface for testing and stable router IDsAssigning DHCP addressesConnecting to the internetConnecting two switches