Explore topic-wise MCQs in EIGRP and OSPF .

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your EIGRP and OSPF knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which type of OSPF network will elect a backup designated router? 1.Broadcast multi-access 2.Non-broadcast multi-access 3.Point-to-point 4.Broadcast multipoint

A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4
C. 3 only
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 3 and 4
Discussion
2.

Which is true regarding EIGRP successor routes? 1.A successor route is used by EIGRP to forward traffic to a destination. 2.Successor routes are saved in the topology table to be used if the primary route fails. 3.Successor routes are flagged as "active" in the routing table. 4.A successor route may be backed up by a feasible successor route. 5.Successor routes are stored in the neighbor table following the discovery process.

A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 4
D. 3, 4 and 5
Answer» D. 3, 4 and 5
Discussion
3.

Which of the following describe the process identifier that is used to run OSPF on a router? 1.It is locally significant. 2.It is globally significant. 3.It is needed to identify a unique instance of an OSPF database. 4.It is an optional parameter required only if multiple OSPF processes are running on the router.

A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 1 and 3
C. 3 and 5
D. All of the above
Answer» C. 3 and 5
Discussion
4.

Which of the following network types have a designated router and a backup designated router assigned? 1.Broadcast 2.Point-to-point 3.NBMA 4.NBMA point-to-point

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. All of the above
Answer» C. 3 and 4
Discussion
5.

You get a call from a network administrator who tells you that he typed the following into his router: Router(config)#router ospf 1 Router(config-router)#network 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 area 0 He tells you he still can't see any routes in the routing table. What configuration error did the administrator make?

A. The wildcard mask is incorrect.
B. The OSPF area is wrong.
C.
D. D.
Answer» B. The OSPF area is wrong.
Discussion
6.

Which of the following protocols support VLSM, summarization, and discontiguous networking? 1.RIPv1 2.IGRP 3.EIGRP 4.OSPF 5.BGP 6.RIPv2

A. 1 and 4
B. 2 and 5
C. 3, 4 and 6
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
7.

Which two of the following commands will place network 10.2.3.0/24 into area 0? 1.router eigrp 10 2.router ospf 10 3.network 10.0.0.0 4.network 10.2.3.0 0.0.0.255 area0 5.network 10.2.3.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

A. 1 and 4
B. 2, 4, and 5
C. 3 and 4
D. 2 and 5
Answer» E.
Discussion
8.

What are reasons for creating OSPF in a hierarchical design? 1.To decrease routing overhead 2.To speed up convergence 3.To confine network instability to single areas of the network 4.To make configuring OSPF easier

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 3 only
C. 3 and 4
D. 2, 3 nd 4
Answer» B. 3 only
Discussion
9.

Which of the following are true regarding OSPF areas? 1.You must have separate loopback interfaces configured in each area. 2.The numbers you can assign an area go up to 65,535. 3.The backbone area is also called area 0. 4.If your design is hierarchical, then you don't need multiple areas. 5.All areas must connect to area 0.

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 3, 4 and 5
Answer» E.
Discussion
10.

Which EIGRP information is held in RAM and maintained through the use of Hello and update packets? 1.Neighbor table 2.STP table 3.Topology table 4.DUAL table

A. 2 only
B. 4 only
C. 1 and 3
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion