ESAT Forouzan - Chapter 21: Unicast and Multicast Routing (Routing Protocols) Flashcards
RIP is based on
a. Link state routing
b. Distance vector routing
c. Dijkstra’s algorithm
d. Path vector routing
b. Distance vector routing
In distance vector routing each router receives information directly from _______.
a. Every router on the network
b. Every router less than two units away
c. A table stored by the network hosts
d. Its neighbors only
d. Its neighbors only
In distance vector routing a router sends out information
a. At regularly scheduled intervals
b. Only when there is a change in its table
c. Only when a new host is added
d. Only when a new network is added
a. At regularly scheduled intervals
A routing table contains
a. The destination network ID
b. The hop count to reach the network
c. The router ID of the next hop
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Router B receives an update from router A that indicates Net1 is two hops away. The next update from A says Net1 is five hops away. What value is entered in B’s routing table for Net1? Assume the basic RIP is being used.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 6
d. 7
c. 6
If the routing table contains four new entries, how many updates messages must the router send to its neighbour router?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
The cost field of a router’s first table form itself always has a value of
a. 0
b. 1
c. Infinity
d. Some positive integer
a. 0
Dijkstra’s algorithm is used to
a. Create LSAs
b. Flood an internet with information
c. Calculate the routing tables
d. Create a link state database
c. Calculate the routing tables
An area is _______
a. Part of an AS
b. Composed of at least two Ass
c. Another term for an internet
d. A collection of stub areas
a. Part of an AS
In an autonomous system with n areas, how many areas are connected to the backbone?
a. 1
b. n – 1
c. n
d. n + 1
b. n – 1
An area border router can be connected to
a. Only another router
b. Another router or another network
c. Anly another network
d. Only another area border router
b. Another router or another network
Which of the following usually has the least number of connections to other areas?
a. An area
b. An autonomous system
c. A transient link
d. A stub link
d. A stub link
Which type of network using the OSPF protocol always consists of just two connected routers?
a. Point-to-point
b. Transient
c. Stub
d. Virtual
a. Point-to-point
Which type of network using the OSPF protocol is the result of a break in a link between the two routers?
a. Point-to-point
b. Transient
c. Stub
d. Virtual
d. Virtual
Which type of network using the OSPF protocol can have five routers attached to it?
a. Point-to-point
b. Transient
c. Stub
d. All of the above
b. Transient
A WAN using the OSPF protocol that connects two routers is an example of a _________ type of OSPF network.
a. Point-to-point
b. Transient
c. Stub
d. Virtual
a. Point-to-point
An Ethernet LAN using the OSPF protocol with five attached routers can be called a ________ network.
a. Point-to-point
b. Transient
c. Stub
d. Virtual
b. Transient
Which layer produces the OSPF message?
a. Data link
b. Network
c. Transport
d. Application
b. Network
Which of the following is an exterior routing protocol?
a. RIP
b. OSPF
c. BGP
d. a and b
c. BGP
Which of the following is an interior routing protocol?
a. RIP
b. OSPF
c. BGP
d. a and b
d. a and b