Spanning Tree Protocol - Practice Questions

Question 1

Your switch has a port status LED that is alternating between green and amber. What could this indicate?

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Question 2

If you want to disable STP on a port connected to a server, which command would you use?

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Question 3

You have two switches connected together with two crossover cables for redundancy, and STP is disabled. Which of the following will happen between the switches?

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Question 4

What is the purpose of Spanning Tree Protocol in a switched LAN?

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Question 5

Which of the following is a layer 2 protocol used to maintain a loop-free network?

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Question 6

If a switch receives a frame and the source MAC address is not in the MAC address table but the destination address is, what will the switch do with the frame?

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Question 7

In which circumstance are multiple copies of the same unicast frame likely to be transmitted in a switched LAN?

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Question 8

What is the result of segmenting a network with a bridge (switch)?

    It increases the number of collision domains.
    It decreases the number of collision domains.
    It increases the number of broadcast domains.
    It decreases the number of broadcast domains.
    It makes smaller collision domains.
    It makes larger collision domains.

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Question 9

Layer 2 switching provides which of the following?

    Hardware-based bridging (ASIC)
    Wire speed
    Low latency
    Low cost

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Question 10

What does a switch do when a frame is received on an interface and the destination hardware address is unknown or not in the filter table?

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