CCNA 200-301 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
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<RECENT VERSION>
1. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for logical addressing and routing?
A) Data Link
B) Network
C) Transport
D) Physical
2. What is the primary purpose of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)?
A) To map an IP address to a MAC address
B) To map a MAC address to an IP address
C) To map a hostname to an IP address
D) To map an IP address to a hostname
3. Which protocol operates on port 22 and provides a secure method for remote device
access?
A) Telnet
B) HTTP
C) SSH
D) FTP
4. What is the default administrative distance of OSPF?
A) 90
B) 100
C) 110
D) 120
5. A network with the subnet mask 255.255.255.128 is also represented by which CIDR
notation?
A) /24
B) /25
C) /26
D) /27
,6. Which of the following is a link-state routing protocol?
A) EIGRP
B) RIPv2
C) OSPF
D) BGP
7. What type of Ethernet frame uses a type field to identify the Network layer protocol?
A) Ethernet II
B) IEEE 802.3
C) IEEE 802.1Q
D) SNAP
8. Which TCP port number is used by DNS?
A) 25
B) 53
C) 67
D) 80
9. What is the main function of a default gateway?
A) To filter traffic based on MAC addresses
B) To route traffic destined for remote networks
C) To assign IP addresses to hosts
D) To connect devices within the same collision domain
10. Which command is used to view the MAC address table on a Cisco switch?
A) show mac address-table
B) show arp table
C) show interface
D) show running-config
11. In IPv6, what is the prefix length for a link-local address?
A) /10
B) /64
C) /128
D) /48
12. Which protocol is used by a host to dynamically obtain an IP address?
A) DNS
B) DHCP
,C) HTTP
D) SNMP
13. What does a switch do when it receives a frame with a destination MAC address that is
not in its MAC address table?
A) Drops the frame
B) Sends the frame to the default gateway
C) Floods the frame out all ports except the one it was received on
D) Sends an ARP request to find the correct port
14. Which field in an IP header is used to prevent a packet from looping indefinitely?
A) TTL
B) Sequence Number
C) Protocol
D) Flags
15. What is the purpose of the ping command?
A) To trace the path to a destination
B) To test connectivity at the network layer
C) To query a DNS server
D) To establish a Telnet session
16. Which type of cable would you use to connect two switches directly?
A) Straight-through cable
B) Console cable
C) Rollover cable
D) Crossover cable
17. What is the binary representation of the decimal number 192?
A) 11000000
B) 11000001
C) 10101010
D) 11110000
18. Which TCP flag is used to initiate a connection?
A) ACK
B) SYN
C) FIN
D) RST
, 19. What is the primary benefit of using a hierarchical network design (Core, Distribution,
Access)?
A) Reduced cost
B) Improved scalability and manageability
C) Increased broadcast domains
D) Simplified IP addressing
20. Which command displays the IP address and subnet mask assigned to all interfaces on a
router?
A) show ip route
B) show interfaces
C) show version
D) show protocols
Network Access (15 Questions)
21. In which VLAN are switch ports assigned by default on a Cisco switch?
A) VLAN 0
B) VLAN 1
C) VLAN 100
D) VLAN 1001
22. What is the purpose of the switchport mode trunk command?
A) To assign a VLAN to an access port
B) To configure a port to carry multiple VLANs
C) To disable DTP on a port
D) To assign a native VLAN
23. Which protocol is used to aggregate multiple physical links into a single logical link for
redundancy and increased bandwidth?
A) STP
B) LACP
C) DTP
D) VTP
24. What is the primary role of STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)?
A) To route traffic between VLANs
B) To prevent routing loops
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for logical addressing and routing?
A) Data Link
B) Network
C) Transport
D) Physical
2. What is the primary purpose of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)?
A) To map an IP address to a MAC address
B) To map a MAC address to an IP address
C) To map a hostname to an IP address
D) To map an IP address to a hostname
3. Which protocol operates on port 22 and provides a secure method for remote device
access?
A) Telnet
B) HTTP
C) SSH
D) FTP
4. What is the default administrative distance of OSPF?
A) 90
B) 100
C) 110
D) 120
5. A network with the subnet mask 255.255.255.128 is also represented by which CIDR
notation?
A) /24
B) /25
C) /26
D) /27
,6. Which of the following is a link-state routing protocol?
A) EIGRP
B) RIPv2
C) OSPF
D) BGP
7. What type of Ethernet frame uses a type field to identify the Network layer protocol?
A) Ethernet II
B) IEEE 802.3
C) IEEE 802.1Q
D) SNAP
8. Which TCP port number is used by DNS?
A) 25
B) 53
C) 67
D) 80
9. What is the main function of a default gateway?
A) To filter traffic based on MAC addresses
B) To route traffic destined for remote networks
C) To assign IP addresses to hosts
D) To connect devices within the same collision domain
10. Which command is used to view the MAC address table on a Cisco switch?
A) show mac address-table
B) show arp table
C) show interface
D) show running-config
11. In IPv6, what is the prefix length for a link-local address?
A) /10
B) /64
C) /128
D) /48
12. Which protocol is used by a host to dynamically obtain an IP address?
A) DNS
B) DHCP
,C) HTTP
D) SNMP
13. What does a switch do when it receives a frame with a destination MAC address that is
not in its MAC address table?
A) Drops the frame
B) Sends the frame to the default gateway
C) Floods the frame out all ports except the one it was received on
D) Sends an ARP request to find the correct port
14. Which field in an IP header is used to prevent a packet from looping indefinitely?
A) TTL
B) Sequence Number
C) Protocol
D) Flags
15. What is the purpose of the ping command?
A) To trace the path to a destination
B) To test connectivity at the network layer
C) To query a DNS server
D) To establish a Telnet session
16. Which type of cable would you use to connect two switches directly?
A) Straight-through cable
B) Console cable
C) Rollover cable
D) Crossover cable
17. What is the binary representation of the decimal number 192?
A) 11000000
B) 11000001
C) 10101010
D) 11110000
18. Which TCP flag is used to initiate a connection?
A) ACK
B) SYN
C) FIN
D) RST
, 19. What is the primary benefit of using a hierarchical network design (Core, Distribution,
Access)?
A) Reduced cost
B) Improved scalability and manageability
C) Increased broadcast domains
D) Simplified IP addressing
20. Which command displays the IP address and subnet mask assigned to all interfaces on a
router?
A) show ip route
B) show interfaces
C) show version
D) show protocols
Network Access (15 Questions)
21. In which VLAN are switch ports assigned by default on a Cisco switch?
A) VLAN 0
B) VLAN 1
C) VLAN 100
D) VLAN 1001
22. What is the purpose of the switchport mode trunk command?
A) To assign a VLAN to an access port
B) To configure a port to carry multiple VLANs
C) To disable DTP on a port
D) To assign a native VLAN
23. Which protocol is used to aggregate multiple physical links into a single logical link for
redundancy and increased bandwidth?
A) STP
B) LACP
C) DTP
D) VTP
24. What is the primary role of STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)?
A) To route traffic between VLANs
B) To prevent routing loops
