Answers To Monday's CCNA And CCNP Practice Questions

CCNA:

The "NV" in "NVRAM" stands for non-volatile. What does this term mean? Choose all that apply.

A. The contents of NVRAM cannot be changed.

B. The contents of NVRAM are not lost on reboot.

C. The contents of NVRAM cannot be copied.

D. The contents of NVRAM cannot be erased.

ANSWER: B. Non-volatile RAM is so named because the contents are not lost on a reload. The contents of NVRAM can be changed, can be copied, and can be erased.


CCNP / BSCI:

Which of the following statements does NOT describe EIGRP? Choose all that apply.

A. Uses PDMs to support IP, IPX, and AppleTalk

B. Supports VLSM

C. Allows route summarization at the interface level

D. Fast convergence

E. Static neighbor discovery

ANSWER: E. EIGRP does use PDMs to support those three protocols, it does support VLSM, it does allow route summarization at the interface level, and it does converge quickly. There is no static neighbor discovery mechanism in EIGRP.


CCNP / BCMSN

At what layer of the Cisco three-layer hierarchical model should the root bridge be found?

A. Physical

B. Core

C. Distribution

E. Data Link

F. Access

G. End User

ANSWER: B. To optimize STP operation, the root switch should be found in the core layer of Cisco's three-layer hierarchical model.


Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
www.thebryantadvantage.com