CCNA 200-301 Advanced Qui - Free Practice Quiz

Question 1 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, a router running OSPFv2 is connected via a multi-access Ethernet segment and has two equal-cost paths to the 10.10.0.0/22 network. Which LSA type is generated by the Designated Router (DR) to advertise this network within the single OSPF area?

A Type 1 Router LSA B Type 3 Summary LSA C Type 5 AS External LSA D Type 2 Network LSA

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Question 2 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 exam preparation, a router running OSPF in a totally stubby area receives traffic destined for an external network. How does it reach that destination?

A OSPF drops traffic to external networks from totally stubby areas B Using a Type 5 LSA redistributed into the area C Using Type 3 Summary LSAs for all external prefixes D Using the default route injected by the ABR

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Question 3 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 advanced studies, a router is configured with OSPF area 1 as an NSSA. The ASBR in area 1 redistributes external routes. Which LSA type does the ASBR generate within the NSSA?

A Type 5 AS External LSA B Type 3 Summary LSA C Type 4 ASBR Summary LSA D Type 7 NSSA External LSA

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Question 4 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 advanced studies, which OSPF LSA type is generated by an ABR to describe routes from one area to another?

A Type 1 Router LSA B Type 7 NSSA External LSA C Type 5 AS External LSA D Type 3 Summary LSA

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Question 5 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a network engineer is configuring MST (Multiple Spanning Tree) on a campus switch. Which IEEE standard defines MST?

A 802.1D B 802.1w C 802.1Q D 802.1s

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Question 6 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a LAN switch is running RSTP (802.1w). Which port role transitions directly to Forwarding without passing through the Listening state?

A Alternate port when the root port fails B Root port on a non-root bridge C Designated port on a shared segment D Edge port (PortFast-enabled) port

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Question 7 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, an engineer uses NETCONF to lock the running datastore before making changes. What NETCONF RPC operation is used?

A <get-config> B <edit-config> C <commit> D <lock>

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Question 8 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a switch is running RSTP. Which port state do RSTP Alternate and Backup ports remain in?

A Forwarding B Listening C Learning D Discarding

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Question 9 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate reviews a router configuration with 'ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Null0' and a more specific redistributed route. What is the primary purpose of the Null0 static route?

A Provide a default route for Internet traffic B Enable load balancing between two ISPs C Trigger OSPF to generate a default route D Prevent routing loops when summarizing

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Question 10 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate is asked about TACACS+ versus RADIUS. Which statement correctly differentiates them?

A RADIUS encrypts the full packet payload; TACACS+ encrypts only the password B RADIUS separates authentication from authorization; TACACS+ combines them C TACACS+ uses UDP and RADIUS uses TCP D TACACS+ separates authentication, authorization, and accounting; RADIUS combines authentication and authorization

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Question 11 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 advanced question asks about BGP communities. A route tagged with community 'no-export' will NOT be advertised to which neighbors?

A iBGP peers within the same AS B Route reflector clients C Confederation peers D eBGP peers in neighboring ASes

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Question 12 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 scenario describes EIGRPv6. Which command verifies EIGRPv6 neighbor relationships?

A show ipv6 ospf neighbor B show ip eigrp neighbors C show eigrp ipv6 peers D show ipv6 eigrp neighbors

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Question 13 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 exam preparation, a switch port is configured with 'switchport mode private-vlan host' and assigned to a community PVLAN. Which statement is correct?

A The host port can communicate with all ports in the primary VLAN B The host port can communicate only with promiscuous ports C The host port is completely isolated from all other ports D The host port can communicate with other community members and promiscuous ports

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Question 14 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, which BGP attribute is locally significant and not advertised to any BGP peer?

A MED B LOCAL_PREF C AS_PATH D WEIGHT

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Question 15 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, a switch is configured with 'spanning-tree mode mst' and two MST instances: instance 1 (VLANs 10-50) and instance 2 (VLANs 51-100). How does MST differ from PVST+?

A MST runs one STP instance per VLAN like PVST+ B MST can only run on Layer 3 switches C MST uses 802.1D timers and does not support rapid convergence D MST maps multiple VLANs to fewer STP instances, reducing CPU load

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Question 16 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, what is the purpose of the BGP 'next-hop-self' command?

A Changes the NEXT_HOP attribute to the local router's address when advertising iBGP routes B Sets the router's loopback as the BGP router ID C Enables BGP to use the IGP next hop for forwarding decisions D Prevents eBGP routes from being advertised to iBGP peers

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Question 17 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, traffic entering an interface is marked with DSCP EF (Expedited Forwarding). Which Per-Hop Behavior does DSCP EF provide?

A Low latency, low jitter, guaranteed bandwidth B Assured forwarding with drop precedence levels C Scavenger class for bulk data traffic D Best-effort delivery with no queue guarantees

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Question 18 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a network engineer uses Ansible to automate switch configuration. Which Ansible component defines the list of managed devices?

A Inventory B Playbook C Role D Module

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Question 19 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, which IPv6 address type is automatically generated from a device's MAC address using EUI-64 and is used for link-local communication?

A Link-local address (FE80::/10) B Unique local address (FC00::/7) C Global unicast address (2000::/3) D Anycast address

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Question 20 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a network engineer deploys DNA Center (Cisco Catalyst Center) for campus automation. What is DNA Center's primary role?

A Provides centralized network management, intent-based networking, and automation for Cisco infrastructure B Acts as a RADIUS server for 802.1X authentication C Functions as the SD-WAN vSmart controller D Serves as a cloud-hosted BGP route reflector

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Question 21 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 question describes a network using RADIUS for AAA. Which transport protocol and port does RADIUS use for authentication and authorization?

A UDP ports 1812 and 1813 B TCP ports 1812 and 1813 C UDP port 49 D TCP port 49

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Question 22 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 exam scenario describes an IPv6 network running EIGRPv6. What command enables EIGRPv6 on an interface?

A ipv6 eigrp 1 (under interface config) B ipv6 router eigrp 1 (under interface) C router eigrpv6 1 (global) D eigrp ipv6 enable (under interface)

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Question 23 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate reviews a configuration using CBWFQ. Which statement correctly describes CBWFQ behavior?

A CBWFQ guarantees minimum bandwidth to each class but shares excess bandwidth proportionally B CBWFQ serves all classes strictly in priority order C CBWFQ uses random early detection to manage congestion D CBWFQ operates only on physical interfaces, not subinterfaces

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Question 24 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 advanced question describes a network with OSPF and EIGRP running simultaneously. An engineer redistributes OSPF into EIGRP. Which metric must be defined for successful redistribution?

A Five-value composite metric: bandwidth, delay, reliability, load, MTU B OSPF cost translated directly to EIGRP metric C Only bandwidth and delay are required D EIGRP uses OSPF cost automatically via redistribution

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Question 25 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 BGP studies, a router receives two routes to the same prefix. One has AS_PATH length of 3 and LOCAL_PREF 200; the other has AS_PATH length of 2 and LOCAL_PREF 100. Which route is preferred?

A Route with higher LOCAL_PREF (200) B Both routes are used for load balancing C The route learned via iBGP is preferred D Route with shorter AS_PATH (length 2)

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Question 26 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 QoS studies, which queuing mechanism provides strict priority for delay-sensitive traffic while guaranteeing minimum bandwidth for other classes?

A LLQ (Low Latency Queuing) B WFQ (Weighted Fair Queuing) C FIFO D CBWFQ (Class-Based WFQ) without priority

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Question 27 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 advanced BGP, which attribute indicates the AS path that a route has traversed and is used to detect routing loops?

A AS_PATH B NEXT_HOP C LOCAL_PREF D ORIGIN

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Question 28 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, which Cisco feature automatically detects and disables unidirectional links to prevent STP loops?

A UDLD (Unidirectional Link Detection) B BPDU Guard C Root Guard D Loop Guard

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Question 29 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a Cisco SD-WAN vBond orchestrator serves which primary function?

A Authenticates and orchestrates initial bringup of vEdge routers B Manages centralized policy and configuration templates C Provides cloud-hosted threat intelligence feeds D Routes data-plane traffic between WAN edge routers

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Question 30 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a RESTCONF GET request uses the URI path '/restconf/data/ietf-interfaces:interfaces'. What does this path represent?

A The YANG data store path for the interfaces container B An RPC operation on the interfaces module C A NETCONF notification subscription D An SNMP OID translated to RESTCONF format

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Question 31 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, an engineer deploys a Python script using the Netmiko library to configure multiple routers. What is Netmiko's primary function?

A Provides a YANG data model for network device configuration B Generates SNMP traps from Python applications C Simplifies SSH connections and command execution on network devices D Translates RESTCONF requests to CLI commands

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Question 32 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a router's BGP table shows a route with ORIGIN code 'i'. What does this indicate?

A The route was learned via iBGP B The route was learned from an incomplete source (redistributed) C The route originated via the IGP network statement D The route has been aggregated

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Question 33 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate reads a NETCONF RPC that uses the <edit-config> operation with operation='delete'. What is the effect?

A Replaces the entire candidate datastore with a new configuration B Locks the datastore to prevent concurrent edits C Deletes the specified configuration node from the datastore D Validates the configuration without applying it

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Question 34 of 60

After defining a vlan access-map named BLOCK_P2P with match and action clauses, which IOS command binds that VACL to VLAN 50 so it filters all traffic within and entering that VLAN?

A interface vlan 50 â†’ ip access-group BLOCK_P2P in â€” applies the map as a routed ACL on the SVI B ip access-list extended BLOCK_P2P â†’ permit ip any any â€” defines the access-list referenced by the vlan access-map C vlan filter BLOCK_P2P vlan-list 50 â€” binds the vlan access-map to VLAN 50, filtering both bridged intra-VLAN and routed inter-VLAN traffic D spanning-tree vlan 50 â€” configures STP parameters for VLAN 50 and is unrelated to VACL application

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Question 35 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 scenario involves a router redistributing OSPF into EIGRP. Which command correctly redistributes OSPF process 1 into EIGRP AS 100 with a seed metric?

A redistribute ospf 1 (under router eigrp 100) with no metric required B network 0.0.0.0 (under router eigrp 100) C redistribute ospf 1 metric 10000 100 255 1 1500 (under router eigrp 100) D redistribute connected subnets (under router ospf 1)

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Question 36 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 scenario describes SNMP polling. A network management station sends an SNMP GetBulkRequest to a router. What is the purpose of GetBulkRequest?

A Retrieves a single MIB object efficiently B Sets multiple MIB object values simultaneously C Retrieves multiple MIB objects in one request to improve efficiency D Sends trap notifications from the agent to the NMS

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Question 37 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, OSPFv3 is configured over IPv6. Which address does OSPFv3 use as the source for Hello packets on a broadcast segment?

A The global unicast address of the interface B The loopback0 IPv6 address C The link-local address of the interface D The anycast address ::1

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Question 38 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, OSPF Type 7 LSAs are used in which area type?

A Totally stubby area B Stub area C Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) D Backbone area (Area 0)

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Question 39 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, private VLANs include which three port types?

A Access, trunk, and routed ports B Primary, secondary, and tertiary ports C Promiscuous, isolated, and community ports D Native, tagged, and untagged ports

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Question 40 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 advanced studies, which VLAN feature allows a Layer 2 switch to carry traffic for VLANs that are not locally defined on that switch?

A VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol) transparent mode B Extended VLANs (1006â€“4094) C 802.1Q tunneling (Q-in-Q) D VLAN mapping (translation)

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Question 41 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a router is configured with 'router eigrp 100' and 'eigrp stub connected summary'. What routes does this stub router advertise to its neighbors?

A All EIGRP-learned routes and connected routes B Only connected routes C Only directly connected and summary routes D No routes â€” stub routers are receive-only

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Question 42 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a Python script uses the 'requests' library to send a RESTCONF request. Which header must be included to specify JSON encoding?

A Content-Type: text/plain B Content-Type: application/xml C Accept: application/yang-data+json D Authorization: Bearer <token>

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Question 43 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, which DSCP value corresponds to CS0 (Class Selector 0) and provides best-effort service?

A DSCP 46 (EF) B DSCP 10 (AF11) C DSCP 0 (CS0) D DSCP 48 (CS6)

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Question 44 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, what does the command 'ip verify unicast source reachable-via rx' enable on a router interface?

A Loose uRPF check B Source NAT for all inbound packets C Strict uRPF (Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding) D Dynamic ARP Inspection on the interface

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Question 45 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 exam question describes VACLs (VLAN Access Control Lists) applied on a Catalyst switch. Where are VACLs applied?

A On a routed interface in the inbound direction only B Only on trunk ports carrying the specified VLAN C On a VLAN and affect all traffic within and entering/exiting that VLAN D On a physical port in both inbound and outbound directions

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Question 46 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 scenario describes BGP route aggregation using 'aggregate-address 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 summary-only'. What happens to the more-specific routes?

A They are advertised along with the aggregate B They are suppressed and not advertised to BGP peers C They are redistributed into OSPF D They are removed from the BGP table

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Question 47 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate configures 'ip dhcp relay information trust-all' on a router. What does this command do?

A Causes the router to generate DHCP Offer messages itself B Allows the relay agent to forward DHCP packets that already contain Option 82 information C Disables DHCP snooping on all VLANs D Enables DHCPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration

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Question 48 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate reviews a YANG model. What does YANG stand for and what is its purpose?

A Yet Another Next-hop Generator â€” defines BGP path selection B Yet Another Next Generation â€” a network configuration language used with NETCONF/RESTCONF C YANG Abstraction Network Guide â€” documents SNMP MIBs D YANG Abstraction and Notation Guide â€” a Cisco-proprietary extension of YANG used exclusively for RESTCONF data models

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Question 49 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 BGP studies, which BGP attribute is used to influence inbound traffic from external ASes?

A LOCAL_PREF B MED (Multi-Exit Discriminator) C NEXT_HOP D WEIGHT

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Question 50 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 SD-WAN studies, which SD-WAN component is responsible for centralized policy management and pushes policies to vEdge routers?

A vBond B vSmart C vEdge D vManage

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Question 51 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 advanced studies, which Cisco SD-WAN protocol is used for control-plane communication between vSmart and vEdge routers?

A BGP B OMP (Overlay Management Protocol) C OSPF D LISP

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Question 52 of 60

In CCNA 200-301 studies, which OSPF feature allows summarization of external routes at an ASBR?

A Area range command under the router ospf process B Summary-address command under the router ospf process at the ASBR C Default-information originate always D Distribute-list filtering in OSPF

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Question 53 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a network uses RESTCONF over HTTPS. Which HTTP method is used to completely replace an existing resource?

A POST B PUT C DELETE D PATCH

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Question 54 of 60

In a Cisco SD-WAN deployment (CCNA 200-301), after a vEdge router authenticates with vBond and establishes control plane connectivity, which component is responsible for distributing OMP (Overlay Management Protocol) routing policies and security parameters to the vEdge device?

A vManage â€” the centralized management and monitoring platform; provides GUI-based device configuration templates and pushes policy definitions, but distributes them through vSmart B vSmart â€” the SD-WAN controller that establishes TLS-secured OMP sessions with every vEdge/cEdge device and distributes routing, security, and application-aware policy information C vBond â€” the orchestrator that authenticates new devices joining the fabric and brokers the initial connections between vEdge devices, vManage, and vSmart D DNA Center â€” Cisco's campus network automation platform for intent-based networking; separate from the SD-WAN product stack

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Question 55 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a network uses 802.1X port-based authentication. Which component acts as the authenticator in the 802.1X architecture?

A The RADIUS server B The network switch or access point C The end-user device (supplicant) D The authentication proxy on the firewall

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Question 56 of 60

For CCNA 200-301, a network engineer reviews a configuration using model-driven telemetry with gRPC. What advantage does gRPC streaming telemetry have over SNMP polling?

A gRPC requires more bandwidth and is less scalable than SNMP B gRPC push telemetry delivers data continuously without polling, providing lower latency and higher scalability C gRPC uses UDP for transport, making it faster than SNMP's TCP D gRPC is limited to Cisco IOS XE and not supported on IOS XR

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Question 57 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate configures 'ip dhcp snooping limit rate 100' on an access port. What happens when the rate exceeds 100 DHCP packets per second?

A Excess packets are queued and processed in the next second B The port is placed in err-disabled state C DHCP snooping is disabled on that port D A syslog warning is generated but packets continue to pass

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Question 58 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate reviews SNMPv3. Which SNMPv3 security level provides both authentication and encryption?

A noAuthNoPriv B authPriv C authNoPriv D privAuth

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Question 59 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 question asks about OSPF path selection. A router has two paths to a network: one via FastEthernet (cost 10) and one via Serial (cost 64). Which path does OSPF select?

A Serial because it is more reliable B FastEthernet because it has lower OSPF cost C Both paths â€” OSPF does equal-cost load balancing only D Serial because OSPF prefers lower bandwidth interfaces

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Question 60 of 60

A CCNA 200-301 candidate is asked about OSPF virtual links. In which scenario is an OSPF virtual link required?

A When two areas have more than 50 routers each B When an OSPF area does not have a direct physical connection to Area 0 C When redistributing EIGRP routes into OSPF D When configuring OSPF authentication between ABRs

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