QUESTION NO: 9

By default, which of the following factors determines the spanning-tree path cost?

A. It is the individual link cost based on latency

B. It is the sum of the costs based on bandwidth
C. It is the total hop count
D. It is dynamically determined based on load
E. None of the above

QUESTION NO: 10

What is the purpose of the spanning-tree algorithm in a switched LAN?

A. To provide a monitoring mechanism for networks in switched environments.

B. To manage VLANs across multiple switches.
C. To prevent switching loops in networks with redundant switched paths.
D. To segment a network into multiple collision domains.
E. To prevent routing loops in networks.

QUESTION NO: 11

Which two of the following values does STP take into consideration when it elects
the root bridge? (Select two answer choices)

A. The BPDU version number

B. The access layer bridge setting
C. The Bridge ID
D. The spanning-tree update number
E. The bridge priority
F. The VLAN number

QUESTION NO: 12

Which of the following are spanning tree port states? (Select three answer choices)

A. Learning
B. Spanning
C. Listening
D. Forwarding
E. Initializing
F. Filtering
G. Permitting
QUESTION NO: 13

What are the switch and bridge port characteristics of a layer two spanning-tree
network that is fully converged?

A. All switch and bridge ports are in the forwarding state.

B. All switch and bridge ports are in the stand-by state.
C. All switch and bridge ports are assigned as either root or designated ports.
D. All switch and bridge ports are in either the forwarding or blocking state.
E. All switch and bridge are either blocking or looping.

QUESTION NO: 14

The Testking LAN consists of 6 switches connected together as shown in the

diagram below:

What is the name of the potential problem of this switch setup, and what protocol
can prevents its occurrence. (Select only one answer choice)

A. Routing loops, hold down timers

B. Switching loops, split horizon
C. Routing loops, split horizon
D. Switching loops, VTP
E. Routing loops, STP
F. Switching loops, STP

QUESTION NO: 15

In a switched LAN network, what is the Spanning-Tree algorithm used for?

A. It is used to provide a mechanism for routing updates in switched environments.

B. It is used to prevent routing loops in networks with redundant routes.
C. It is used to prevent switching loops in networks with redundant switched routes.
D. It is used to manage, the addition, deletion, and naming of VLANs across multiple
switches.
E. It is used to segment a network into multiple collision domains.
F. None of the above.
G. All of the above are functions of STP.

QUESTION NO: 16

In which Spanning-Tree states does a switch port learn MAC addresses? (Select
two)

A. Blocking
B. Listening
C. Forwarding
D. Learning
E. Relaying

QUESTION NO: 17

Three TestKing switches are connected together as shown in the diagram below:

Study the Exhibit carefully. All switches have the default STP configuration and all
links are Fast Ethernet. Which port on which switch will Spanning Tree place in
blocking mode?

A. Switch TK1 - Port Fa1/1

B. Switch TK1 - Port Fa1/2
C. Switch TK2 - Port Fa1/2
D. Switch TK2 - Port Fa1/1
E. Switch TK3 - Port Fa1/1
F. Switch TK3 - Port Fa1/2
.
QUESTION NO: 18

Four TestKing switches are connected together as shown below:

The network shown in the exhibit was designed to provide reliability through
redundancy. Both of the IDF switches, TK3, and TK4, are connected to both of the
MDF switches, TK1 and TK2. Which configuration scenario will provide a loop-free
switching environment?

A. Spanning Tree Protocol should be running on all switches.

B. Spanning Tree Protocol should be running on only the MDF switches TK1 and TK2.
C. Spanning Tree Protocol should be running on only the IDF switches TK3 and TK4.
D. Spanning Tree Protocol should be run only on the root bridge.
E. Spanning Tree Protocol is not needed in this network.

QUESTION NO: 19

Four TestKing switches are connected together as shown in the diagram below:

Study the Exhibit carefully. What is the purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol that
is operating in the exhibited switch topology?

A. To elect a particular switch as backup designated switch.

B. To have one active Layer 2 path through the switches network.
C. To select the best path to a remote destination that is on a different network.
D. To learn the MAC addresses of host attached to the switches network.
E. To distribute VLAN configuration information throughout the switched network.
QUESTION NO: 20

When is a switched network that is running the Spanning Tree Protocol considered
to be fully converged?

A. when all switches have the same BID as the root switch
B. when all switches have received the MAC address of each neighboring switch
C. when every enabled switch port has been assigned a unique identifier
D. when every operating switch port is in either the blocking or forwarding state
E. when all switches are in either client, server, or transparent mode

QUESTION NO: 21

Exhibit:
.

Based on the output from the show spanning-tree command shown, what can be
determined about the switch configuration? (Choose two.)

A. This switch is the root bridge for VLA.N 1

B. The 802.1d protocol is enabled on the switch
C. This switch is connected to port 17 on the root bridge
D. The switches are using Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
E. Port 17 is the root port and port 23 is the redundant link
QUESTION NO: 22

Exhibit:

Based on the information shown above, what can be determined from the output
shown?

A. The TestKing1 switch is using VTP.

B. This is the only switch in the LAN topology.
C. The TestKing1 switch is not the root switch.
D. The link to the root bridge is through a 1 Gbps connection.
E. Spanning Tree Protocol is disabled on the TestKing1 switch.

QUESTION NO: 23

What is the purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)?

A. To prevent routing loops

B. To create a default route
C. To provide multiple gateways for hosts
D. To maintain a loop-free Layer 2 network topology
E. To enhance the functions of SNMP

QUESTION NO: 24

The TestKing network is shown below:

How will Spanning Tree affect the operation of the network devices shown in the
graphic?
A. Spanning Tree will block client ports that suffer from excessive errors.
B. Spanning Tree will learn client MAC addresses and assign them to switch ports.
C. Spanning Tree will allow these switches to load balance across the redundant links to
increase network throughput.
D. Spanning Tree will learn which of the redundant links should be blocked.
E. Spanning tree will automatically configure the switches with VLAN information

QUESTION NO: 25

Four TestKing switches are shown below:

Assuming these are the only four switches in the network and the switches are
connected with redundant links, which switch will be elected as the spanning-tree
root bridge?

A. TestKing1
B. TestKing2
C. TestKing3
D. TestKing4
QUESTION NO: 26

Four TestKing switches are shown below:

The bridge ID for each switch and the bandwidth for each link is shown. Assuming
that all switches are set to the default configuration, which ports will be blocking
when Spanning Tree has converged? (Choose three.)

A. TestKingA port that connects to TestKingD

B. TestKingA port that connects to TestKingB
C. TestKingA port that connects to TestKingC
D. TestKingB port that connects to TestKingC
E. TestKingB port that connects to TestKingD
F. TestKingD port that connects to TestKingA

QUESTION NO: 27
Two TestKing switches are shown below:

This network is stable and operating properly. Assuming that default STP
configurations are running on both switches, which port will be in blocking mode?

A. Port Fa0/1 on TestKing1

B. Port Fa0/2 on TestKing1
C. Port Fa0/1 on TestKing2
D. Port Fa0/2 on TestKing2
QUESTION NO: 28
Exhibit:

Exhibit:

Please study the exhibit carefully. How can a network administrator ensure that the
STP election process would result in TestKingB being elected as the root switch?

A. Clear the TestKingB STP revision number.

B. Assign TestKingB a low priority number.
C. Increase the TestKingB priority number.
D. Change the MAC address of TestKingB

QUESTION NO: 29

Which of the following components must be elected before the Spanning Tree
Protocol can converge in a switched LAN?
A. Designated ports.
B. Duplex operating mode.
C. Fast mode ports.
D. Root bridge.
E. Root ports.
F. BDPU priority.

QUESTION NO: 30

Why would the TestKing administrator change the value of the spanning-tree
priority of a switch?

A. in order to optimize the path that frames take from source to destination
B. to increase the priority so a designated port will become a root port
C. to increase the BID, so the switch is more likely to become root bridge
D. in order to allow VLANs to be sent from one switch to another across a single link
E. to force a given switch to become an STP server
F. None of the above
QUESTION NO: 31

What value is primarily used to determine which port becomes the root port on each
nonroot switch in a spanning-tree topology?

A. path cost
B. lowest port MAC address
C. VTP revision number
D. highest port priority number
E. port priority number and MAC address
F. None of the above

QUESTION NO: 32

Refer to the topology shown in the exhibit below:

Based on the information above, which ports will be STP designated ports if all the
links are operating at the same bandwidth? (Choose three)

A. Switch A - Fa0/1
B. Switch B - Fa0/0
C. Switch A - Fa0/0
D. Switch B - Fa0/1
E. Switch C - Fa0/0
F. Switch C - Fa0/1
QUESTION NO: 33

Exhibit:

The switches in the exhibit above are configured with the default parameters. What
can be determined from the exhibit?
A. Fa0/2 on SW-1 and Fa0/2 on SW-2 are nondesignated ports.
B. SW-1 is the backup designated root bridge.
C. SW-3 is the root bridge.
D. Fa0/3 on SW-1 and Fa0/3 on SW-2 are attached to the lowest-cost paths to the root
bridge.
E. None of the above

QUESTION NO: 34

In the TestKing switched LAN environment, what does the IEEE 802.1Q standard
describe?
A. VLAN pruning
B. A method of VLAN trunking
C. An approach to wireless LAN communication
D. The operation of VTP
E. The process for root bridge selection
F. None of the above

QUESTION NO: 35
You are an administrator of the TestKing switched network and your goal is to
reduce some of the administrative overhead on your network. You plan on
achieving this by configuring a new VLAN for each department in the TestKing
network. However, you need to share the VLAN information across numerous
switches. Which of the following would allow you accomplish this?
A. STP
B. GVRP
C. SNMP
D. VTP
E. DHCP
F. None of the above