Routing Specialist I | Verified Questions &
Answers | Latest 2026/2027 Update
3.1 Which of the following is NOT a type of Layer 2 network?
a. Point-to-point network
b. Circuit-based network
c. Virtual private routed network
d. Shared network - ANSWER -c. Virtual private routed network
3.2 Which of the following statements about SONET/SDH is
FALSE?
a. SONET/SDH is a Layer-1 technology.
b. SDH is used primarily in North America.
c. The basic SONET frame is the STS-1.
d. An STS-1 frame is exactly one third of an STM-1 frame. - ANSWER -b. SDH
is used primarily in North America.
3.3 Which Ethernet frame field is found in the Ethernet
II frame header but NOT in the Ethernet 802.3 frame
header?
a. Preamble
b. Start Frame Delimiter
c. Source address
d. Type - ANSWER -d. Type
3.4 Which address type is used to send frames to all devices
in a Local Area Network?
a. Anycast
b. Multicast
c. Broadcast
d. Unicast - ANSWER -c. Broadcast
, 3.5 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a hub?
a. It performs signal amplification.
b. It replicates Ethernet frames across all ports except
the receiving port.
c. It inspects Layer 2 frame headers.
d. It operates in half-duplex mode. - ANSWER -c. It inspects Layer 2 frame
headers.
3.6 After all PCs in the below network have communicated
with each other, which interface will switch D populate in
its MAC FDB for PC1?
a. 1/1/1
b. 1/1/2
c. 1/1/3
d. 1/1/4
e. 1/1/6 - ANSWER -d. 1/1/4
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3.7 What happens when a switch receives an Ethernet frame
with an unknown source MAC address and a destination
MAC address of ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff?
a. The destination MAC address is saved in the MAC FDB,
and the frame is discarded.
b. The destination MAC address is saved in the MAC
FDB, and the frame is flooded to all ports except the
receiving port.
c. The source MAC address is saved in the MAC FDB, and
the frame is discarded.
d. The source MAC address is saved in the MAC FDB, and the
frame is flooded to all ports except the receiving port. - ANSWER -d. The source
MAC address is saved in the MAC FDB, and the
frame is flooded to all ports except the receiving port.
3.8 An Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) consists of the
components shown in the diagram. How many broadcast