CCNA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Unassigned Cisco switch ports remain in which VLAN? Answer:
VLAN 1
⫸ Do VLANs prevent broadcast storms? Answer: No, they minimize
the size and effect of the broadcast storm on neighbor switches and
hosts
⫸ What are four advantages to using VLANs? Answer: 1. Enable
access to network services based on logical requirements
2. Network security is optimized with VLANs that enable managing
and filtering sensitive traffic from other network traffic
3. Bandwidth efficiency is accomplished through segmenting traffic
into smaller broadcast domains
4. Easier add/move/delete administration of endpoints on a network
and scalability for larger enterprise deployments
⫸ What is the Layer 2 Broadcast Destination Address? Answer:
FFFF.FFFF.FFFF
⫸ What is the Layer 3 Broadcast Destination Address? Answer:
255.255.255.255
,⫸ What is VLAN 1 used for and can it be deleted? Answer:
Management Traffic; it cannot be deleted
⫸ What is the normal VLAN range? Answer: VLAN 2 - 1001
⫸ What is the extended VLAN range? Answer: VLAN 1006 - 4094
⫸ What VLANs are auto-created and cannot be deleted? Answer:
VLAN 1, 1002 - 1005
⫸ What VLANs cannot be pruned from a trunk? Answer: VLAN
1006 - 4094
⫸ How many VLANs can be assigned to a switch access port?
Answer: Only one VLAN unless you are connecting an IP phone
⫸ What commands would you use to setup a switch access port with
an IP phone? Answer: interface <interface#/#>
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan #
switchport voice vlan #
⫸ Where is the switch VLAN configuration stored? Answer: vlan.dat
file
, ⫸ What commands would you use to globally create and name a
VLAN? Answer: vlan #
name <name_of_vlan>
⫸ What is the default switch port mode? Answer: Access port
⫸ What will switch access ports do with am Ethernet frame it
receives with an 802.1q tag? Answer: It will discard the packet
without learning the source MAC address
⫸ What command would you use to configure a range of switch
ports? Answer: interface range gigabitethernet#/# - #
⫸ What command lists all VLANs configured on a switch? Answer:
show vlan or show vlan brief
⫸ What command is used to display the switch ports assigned to a
single VLAN? Answer: show vlan id <vlan>
⫸ When are data messages forwarded to the default gateway?
Answer: When the destination subnet is on a different subnet than the
endpoint
⫸ Does the Cisco default switch configuration have an IP default
gateway? Answer: No
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Unassigned Cisco switch ports remain in which VLAN? Answer:
VLAN 1
⫸ Do VLANs prevent broadcast storms? Answer: No, they minimize
the size and effect of the broadcast storm on neighbor switches and
hosts
⫸ What are four advantages to using VLANs? Answer: 1. Enable
access to network services based on logical requirements
2. Network security is optimized with VLANs that enable managing
and filtering sensitive traffic from other network traffic
3. Bandwidth efficiency is accomplished through segmenting traffic
into smaller broadcast domains
4. Easier add/move/delete administration of endpoints on a network
and scalability for larger enterprise deployments
⫸ What is the Layer 2 Broadcast Destination Address? Answer:
FFFF.FFFF.FFFF
⫸ What is the Layer 3 Broadcast Destination Address? Answer:
255.255.255.255
,⫸ What is VLAN 1 used for and can it be deleted? Answer:
Management Traffic; it cannot be deleted
⫸ What is the normal VLAN range? Answer: VLAN 2 - 1001
⫸ What is the extended VLAN range? Answer: VLAN 1006 - 4094
⫸ What VLANs are auto-created and cannot be deleted? Answer:
VLAN 1, 1002 - 1005
⫸ What VLANs cannot be pruned from a trunk? Answer: VLAN
1006 - 4094
⫸ How many VLANs can be assigned to a switch access port?
Answer: Only one VLAN unless you are connecting an IP phone
⫸ What commands would you use to setup a switch access port with
an IP phone? Answer: interface <interface#/#>
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan #
switchport voice vlan #
⫸ Where is the switch VLAN configuration stored? Answer: vlan.dat
file
, ⫸ What commands would you use to globally create and name a
VLAN? Answer: vlan #
name <name_of_vlan>
⫸ What is the default switch port mode? Answer: Access port
⫸ What will switch access ports do with am Ethernet frame it
receives with an 802.1q tag? Answer: It will discard the packet
without learning the source MAC address
⫸ What command would you use to configure a range of switch
ports? Answer: interface range gigabitethernet#/# - #
⫸ What command lists all VLANs configured on a switch? Answer:
show vlan or show vlan brief
⫸ What command is used to display the switch ports assigned to a
single VLAN? Answer: show vlan id <vlan>
⫸ When are data messages forwarded to the default gateway?
Answer: When the destination subnet is on a different subnet than the
endpoint
⫸ Does the Cisco default switch configuration have an IP default
gateway? Answer: No
