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CCNA 200-301 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <RECENT VERSION>
vulnerability ......ANSWER........A weakness that can be used to
compromise security
VXLAN ......ANSWER........Virtual Extensible LAN. A flexible
encapsulation protocol used for creating tunnels (overlays)
WAN edge ......ANSWER........The device (typically a router) at
enterprise sites that connects to private WAN links
WAN link ......ANSWER........Another term for leased line
WAN service provider ......ANSWER........A company that
provides private WAN services to customers
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watering hole attack ......ANSWER........An attack where a site
frequently visited by a group of users is compromised; when the
target users visit the site, they will be infected with malware
web server ......ANSWER........Software, running on a computer,
that stores web pages and sends those web pages to web
client's browsers
well-known port ......ANSWER........A TCP or UDP port number
reserved for use by a particular application
whaling ......ANSWER........A phishing technique that targets high-
profile individuals to follow links to malicious sites
AAA ......ANSWER........Authentication, authorization and
accounting
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AAA Server ......ANSWER........Server providing authentication,
authorization and accounting services
Access Control Entry (ACE) ......ANSWER........One line in an access
control list (ACL)
access interface ......ANSWER........A LAN network design term
that refers to a switch interface connected to end-user devices
access layer ......ANSWER........In a Campus LAN design, the
switches that connect directly to end-point devices
access link (WAN) ......ANSWER........A physical link between a
service provider and its customer
access rate ......ANSWER........The speed at which bits are sent
over an access link
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accounting ......ANSWER........In security, the recording of access
attempts
ACI ......ANSWER........Application Centric Infrastructure
ACL ......ANSWER........Access Control List
Active Directory ......ANSWER........A popular set of identity and
directory services from Microsoft, used in part to authenticate
users
administrative distance ......ANSWER........In Cisco routers, a
means for one router to choose between multiple routes to reach
the same subnet when those routes are learned by different
routing protocols.
CCNA 200-301 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <RECENT VERSION>
vulnerability ......ANSWER........A weakness that can be used to
compromise security
VXLAN ......ANSWER........Virtual Extensible LAN. A flexible
encapsulation protocol used for creating tunnels (overlays)
WAN edge ......ANSWER........The device (typically a router) at
enterprise sites that connects to private WAN links
WAN link ......ANSWER........Another term for leased line
WAN service provider ......ANSWER........A company that
provides private WAN services to customers
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watering hole attack ......ANSWER........An attack where a site
frequently visited by a group of users is compromised; when the
target users visit the site, they will be infected with malware
web server ......ANSWER........Software, running on a computer,
that stores web pages and sends those web pages to web
client's browsers
well-known port ......ANSWER........A TCP or UDP port number
reserved for use by a particular application
whaling ......ANSWER........A phishing technique that targets high-
profile individuals to follow links to malicious sites
AAA ......ANSWER........Authentication, authorization and
accounting
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AAA Server ......ANSWER........Server providing authentication,
authorization and accounting services
Access Control Entry (ACE) ......ANSWER........One line in an access
control list (ACL)
access interface ......ANSWER........A LAN network design term
that refers to a switch interface connected to end-user devices
access layer ......ANSWER........In a Campus LAN design, the
switches that connect directly to end-point devices
access link (WAN) ......ANSWER........A physical link between a
service provider and its customer
access rate ......ANSWER........The speed at which bits are sent
over an access link
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accounting ......ANSWER........In security, the recording of access
attempts
ACI ......ANSWER........Application Centric Infrastructure
ACL ......ANSWER........Access Control List
Active Directory ......ANSWER........A popular set of identity and
directory services from Microsoft, used in part to authenticate
users
administrative distance ......ANSWER........In Cisco routers, a
means for one router to choose between multiple routes to reach
the same subnet when those routes are learned by different
routing protocols.
