CCNA 2 CHAPTER 1 EXAM | COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS &
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
destination IP address - ANS ✔✔When a router receives a packet, what information must be examined
in order for the packet to be forwarded to a remote destination?
NVRAM - ANS ✔✔A network administrator enters the command copy running-config startup-config.
Which type of memory will the startup configuration be placed into?
Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) - ANS ✔✔Which packet forwarding method does a router use to make
switching decisions when it is using a forwarding information base and an adjacency table?
-a router connects multiple IP networks.
-it determines the best path to send packets - ANS ✔✔What are two functions of a router? (choose
two.)
-IP address
-subnet mask
-default gateway - ANS ✔✔In order for packets to be sent to a remote destination, what three pieces of
information must be configured on a host? (Choose three)
terminal emulation client software - ANS ✔✔Which software is used for a network administrator to
make the initial router configuration securely?
It is a logical interface internal to the router. - ANS ✔✔What is a characteristic of an IPv4 loopback
interface on a Cisco IOS router?
-IP addresses
-Layer 1 statuses - ANS ✔✔What two pieces of information are displayed in the output of the show ip
interface brief command? (Choose two)
-destination IP address
-subnet mask - ANS ✔✔Which two items are used by a host device when performing an ANDing
operation to determine if a destination address is on the same local network? (Choose two.)
-Administrative distance refers to the trustworthiness of a particular route
-Routes with the smallest metric to a destination indicate the best path - ANS ✔✔Which two statements
correctly describe the concepts of administrative distance and metric? (choose two)
-bandwidth
-delay - ANS ✔✔Which two parameters are used by EIGRP as metrics to select the best path to reach a
network? (choose two)
a directly connected network - ANS ✔✔What route would have the lowest administrative distance?
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
destination IP address - ANS ✔✔When a router receives a packet, what information must be examined
in order for the packet to be forwarded to a remote destination?
NVRAM - ANS ✔✔A network administrator enters the command copy running-config startup-config.
Which type of memory will the startup configuration be placed into?
Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) - ANS ✔✔Which packet forwarding method does a router use to make
switching decisions when it is using a forwarding information base and an adjacency table?
-a router connects multiple IP networks.
-it determines the best path to send packets - ANS ✔✔What are two functions of a router? (choose
two.)
-IP address
-subnet mask
-default gateway - ANS ✔✔In order for packets to be sent to a remote destination, what three pieces of
information must be configured on a host? (Choose three)
terminal emulation client software - ANS ✔✔Which software is used for a network administrator to
make the initial router configuration securely?
It is a logical interface internal to the router. - ANS ✔✔What is a characteristic of an IPv4 loopback
interface on a Cisco IOS router?
-IP addresses
-Layer 1 statuses - ANS ✔✔What two pieces of information are displayed in the output of the show ip
interface brief command? (Choose two)
-destination IP address
-subnet mask - ANS ✔✔Which two items are used by a host device when performing an ANDing
operation to determine if a destination address is on the same local network? (Choose two.)
-Administrative distance refers to the trustworthiness of a particular route
-Routes with the smallest metric to a destination indicate the best path - ANS ✔✔Which two statements
correctly describe the concepts of administrative distance and metric? (choose two)
-bandwidth
-delay - ANS ✔✔Which two parameters are used by EIGRP as metrics to select the best path to reach a
network? (choose two)
a directly connected network - ANS ✔✔What route would have the lowest administrative distance?
