Objective Questions On Routing Protocol In Computer Networks Set-3

This set of Objective Questions on Routing protocol in computer networks includes MCQs of distance vector routing protocols, routing tables, static routing methods, Static and dynamic routing protocols, Interior Gateway Protocol(IGP) and Exterior Gateway Protocol(EGP).

1) The principle of ………..states that the routing table is stored from the longest mask to the shortest mask.
A. first mask matching
B. shortest mask matching
C. longest mask matching
D. very shortest mask matching

2) ………… are two popular examples of distance vector routing protocols.
A. OSPF and RIP
B. RIP and BGP
C. BGP and OSPF
D. BGP and SPF

3) …… deals with the issues of creating and maintaining routing tables.
A. Forwarding
B. Routing
C. Directing
D. None directing

4) During an adverse condition, the length of time for every device in the network to produce an accurate routing table is called the ……….
A. accurate time
B. integrated time
C. convergence time
D. average time

5) A ……… routing table contains information entered manually.
A. static
B. dynamic
C. hierarchical
D. non static

6) Which of the following is/are the uses of static routing methods.
A. To manually define a default route.
B. To provide more secure network environment.
C. To provide more efficient resource utilization.
D. All of the above

7) A ………. routing table is updated periodically using one of the dynamic routing protocols.
A. static
B. dynamic
C. hierarchical
D. non static

8) Which of the following is not the category of dynamic routing algorithm.
A. Distance vector protocols
B. Link state protocols
C. Hybrid protocols
D. Automatic state protocols

9) In ……… forwarding, the full IP address of a destination is given in the routing table.
A. next-hop
B. network-specific
C. host-specific
D. default

10) To build the routing table, ……….. algorithms allow routers to automatically discover and maintain awareness or the paths through the network.
A. Static routing
B. Dynamic routing
C. Hybrid routing
D. Automatic routing

11) In ………. forwarding, the mask and destination addresses are both 0.0.0.0 in the routing table.
A. next-hop
B. network-specific
C. host-specific
D. default

12) To build the routing table, ……….. method use preprogrammed definitions representing paths through the network.
A. Static routing
B. Dynamic routing
C. Hybrid routing
D. Automatic routing

13) In ………. forwarding, the destination addresses is a network address in the routing table.
A. next-hop
B. network-specific
C. host-specific
D. default

14) ……… allow routers to exchange information within an AS.
A. Interior Gateway Protocol(IGP)
B. Exterior Gateway Protocol(EGP)
C. Border Gateway Protocol(BGP)
D. Static Gateway Protocol(SGP)

15) In ………. forwarding, the routing table holds the address of just the next hop instead of complete route information.
A. next-hop
B. network-specific
C. host-specific
D. default

16) Which of the following is an example of Exterior Gateway Protocol.
A. Open Short Path First(OSPF)
B. Border Gateway Protocol(BGP)
C. Routing Information Protocol(RIP)
D. All of the above

17) A one-to-all communication between one source and all hosts on a network is classified as a ………
A. unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. point to point

18) …….. allow the exchange of summary information between autonomous systems.
A. Interior Gateway Protocol(IGP)
B. Exterior Gateway Protocol(EGP)
C. Border Gateway Protocol(BGP)
D. Dynamic Gateway Protocol(DGP)

19) A robust routing protocol provides the ability to ……… build and manage the information in the IP routing table.
A. dynamically
B. statically
C. hierarchically
D. All of the above

20) State True or False for the definition of an autonomous system(AS).
i) An AS is defined as a physical portion of a larger IP network.
ii) An AS is normally comprised of an inter-network within an organization.
A. i-True, ii-True
B. i-True, ii-False
C. i-False, ii-True
D. i-False, ii-False

Answers:

1) C. longest mask matching
2) B. RIP and BGP
3) B. Routing
4) C. convergence time
5) A. static
6) D. All of the above
7) B. dynamic
8) D. Automatic state protocols
9) C. host-specific
10) B. Dynamic routing
11) D. default
12) A. Static routing
13) B. network-specific
14) A. Interior Gateway Protocol(IGP)
15) A. next-hop
16) B. Border Gateway Protocol(BGP)
17) C. broadcast
18) B. Exterior Gateway Protocol(EGP)
19) A. dynamically
20) C. i-False, ii-True