Routing

Question 1

What information does a device needs to enable network access?

Answer 1

• IP address
• Subnet Mask
• Default Gateway

Question 2

What are the ways IP addresses can be assigned?

Answer 2

• Statically

- Dynamically (DHCP)

Question 3

Where is the IP on a switch assigned?

Answer 3

In a VLAN(Virtual LAN)

Question 4

How is the best path selected in routing?

Answer 4

Based on the value or metric it uses to determine the distance to reach the network.

Dynamic routing protocols uses their own rules and metrics.

Question 5

What are the most common and widely used dynamic routing protocols called?

Answer 5

• OSPF
• RIP
• EIGRP

Question 6

How does RIP determine which is the best route?

Answer 6

Hop counts

Question 7

How does OSPF determine which is the best route?

Answer 7

Cost based on cumulative bandwidth from source

to destination

Question 8

How does EIGRP determine which is the best route?

Answer 8

Bandwidth, delay, load, reliability

Question 9

What does Load Balancing mean?

Answer 9

When a router has two or more paths to a destination with equal
cost metrics, then the router forwards the packets using both paths
equally:

Question 10

What is a routing table?

Answer 10

A table stored in RAM that contains the directly connected routes and the remote routes.