Network+ Extra 10

Question 1

Every nonroot bridge has a single ?, which is the port on that switch that is closest to the root bridge in terms of cost.

Answer 1

Root Port

Question 2

Every network segment has a single ?, which is the port on that segment that is closest to the root bridge in terms of cost. Therefore, all ports on a root bridge are ?.

Answer 2

designated port(s)

Question 3

? block traffic to create a loop-free topology.

Answer 3

Nondesignated ports

Question 4

The port remains in the ? state for 20 seconds by default. During this time, the nondesignated port evaluates BPDUs in an attempt to determine its role in the spanning tree.

Answer 4

Blocking

Question 5

The port moves from the blocking state to the ? state and remains in this state for 15 seconds by default. During this time, the port sources BPDUs, which inform adjacent switches of the port’s intent to forward data.

Answer 5

Listening

Question 6

The port moves from the listening state to the ? state and remains in this state for 15 seconds by default. During this time, the port begins to add entries to its MAC address table.

Answer 6

Learning

Question 7

The port moves from the learning state to the ? state and begins to _______ frames.

Answer 7

Forwarding

Question 8

The device that wants to gain access to the network

Answer 8

AAA Supplicant (RADIUS)

Question 9

__________ is one that does not support the use of an IP address or a console port to connect to for management purposes. When possible, using a separate network for management of a managed switch is desired. This is referred to as ? when the management traffic is kept on a separate network than the user traffic.

Answer 9

unmanaged switch and OOB (out-of-band management)

Question 10

active router, services requests destined for the virtual IP and virtual MAC. Another router, known as the standby router, can service such requests in the event the active router becomes unavailable.

Answer 10

active and standby router