Network+ 8th Edition Chapter 4 Questions with Verified Answers
(Correct Update)
Question 1: Which of the following is not a task handled by a router?
Answer: a. A router forwards broadcasts over the network.
Question 2: In the event of a duplicate MAC address shared by two hosts on a switched
network, what statement is accurate?
Answer: c. The hosts will still send and receive traffic, but traffic may not always reach the correct
destination.
Question 3: Which command will produce statistics about each message transmitted by a host,
separated according to protocol type?
Answer: b. netstat -s
Question 4: When using the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), what is the maximum number
of hops a message can take between its source and its destination before the destination is
considered unreachable?
Answer: b. 15
Question 5: In IPv6, what field is used to indicate what sequence of packets from one source to
one or multiple destinations a packet belongs to?
Answer: c. flow label
Question 6: What happens when a router receives a packet with a TTL of 0?
Answer: a. The router drops the packet and sends an ICMP TTL expired message back to the host.
Question 7: By default, what is the MTU size on a typical Ethernet network?
Answer: b. 1500 bytes
Question 8: You are connected to your network's Cisco router, and need to verify the route
table. What command should you enter?
Answer: b. show ip route
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(Correct Update)
Question 1: Which of the following is not a task handled by a router?
Answer: a. A router forwards broadcasts over the network.
Question 2: In the event of a duplicate MAC address shared by two hosts on a switched
network, what statement is accurate?
Answer: c. The hosts will still send and receive traffic, but traffic may not always reach the correct
destination.
Question 3: Which command will produce statistics about each message transmitted by a host,
separated according to protocol type?
Answer: b. netstat -s
Question 4: When using the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), what is the maximum number
of hops a message can take between its source and its destination before the destination is
considered unreachable?
Answer: b. 15
Question 5: In IPv6, what field is used to indicate what sequence of packets from one source to
one or multiple destinations a packet belongs to?
Answer: c. flow label
Question 6: What happens when a router receives a packet with a TTL of 0?
Answer: a. The router drops the packet and sends an ICMP TTL expired message back to the host.
Question 7: By default, what is the MTU size on a typical Ethernet network?
Answer: b. 1500 bytes
Question 8: You are connected to your network's Cisco router, and need to verify the route
table. What command should you enter?
Answer: b. show ip route
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