Juniper JN0-650 Practice Test Questions and Exam Dumps Part16 Q301-320

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Question 301:

Which OSPF neighbor state indicates that routers have established bidirectional communication but have not yet completed database synchronization?

  1. Down
  2. Init
  3. 2-Way
  4. Full

Correct Answer: 3

Explanation:

The OSPF 2-Way state indicates that two OSPF routers have successfully established bidirectional communication. Each router has received Hello packets from the other and can see its own Router ID in the neighbor’s Hello packet. On broadcast networks, routers that are not selected as the DR or BDR may remain in the 2-Way state with each other because they do not need to form full adjacencies. Routers that need to synchronize their databases continue through states such as ExStart, Exchange, Loading, and eventually Full. Therefore, 2-Way does not necessarily indicate a problem.

Question 302:

Which OSPF neighbor state is reached when an adjacency has completed database synchronization?

  1. Full
  2. Init
  3. ExStart
  4. Exchange

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The Full state indicates that an OSPF adjacency has completed the required database synchronization. At this stage, the neighboring routers have exchanged the necessary link-state information and their relevant LSDB information is synchronized. Full is the expected final state for routers that require a full OSPF adjacency, such as a router and the DR or BDR on a broadcast network. Earlier states include Init, ExStart, Exchange, and Loading. During troubleshooting, seeing an adjacency stuck in one of these earlier states can indicate issues involving MTU, authentication, packet exchange, or mismatched OSPF parameters.

Question 303:

Which OSPF neighbor state is primarily associated with negotiating master and slave roles for Database Description packet exchange?

  1. Loading
  2. ExStart
  3. Full
  4. 2-Way

Correct Answer: 2

Explanation:

The OSPF ExStart state is used when neighboring routers establish the master and slave relationship that controls the exchange of Database Description packets. During this stage, routers negotiate sequence numbers and determine which router will act as master for the database exchange. After successful ExStart negotiation, the neighbors move into the Exchange state and begin exchanging Database Description information. Problems during ExStart can sometimes indicate issues such as MTU mismatches or other adjacency parameter problems. Full represents completed synchronization, while 2-Way describes bidirectional communication that does not necessarily result in a full adjacency.

Question 304:

Which OSPF state follows ExStart when routers begin exchanging Database Description packets?

  1. Down
  2. Exchange
  3. Loading
  4. Init

Correct Answer: 2

Explanation:

After successfully completing the ExStart negotiation, OSPF neighbors enter the Exchange state. During Exchange, the routers send Database Description packets containing summaries of the LSAs in their link-state databases. Each router compares the received information with its own LSDB and determines which LSAs are missing or outdated. If additional information is required, Link State Request packets are sent during the following Loading stage. A neighbor stuck in Exchange may indicate problems with database synchronization, packet exchange, or configuration parameters. Understanding the sequence of OSPF states is useful when diagnosing adjacency formation problems.

Question 305:

Which OSPF state indicates that a router is requesting and receiving LSAs needed to complete database synchronization?

  1. Loading
  2. Init
  3. Down
  4. 2-Way

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The Loading state occurs after the Database Description exchange when an OSPF router determines that it needs additional LSAs from its neighbor. The router sends Link State Request packets for missing or newer information and receives Link State Update packets containing the requested LSAs. Once the required information has been received and synchronization is complete, the adjacency transitions to Full. If an adjacency remains stuck in Loading, administrators may need to investigate packet loss, neighbor communication, database inconsistencies, or other OSPF problems. The Loading state is therefore an important troubleshooting indicator during OSPF adjacency establishment.

Question 306:

Which BGP path attribute is normally preferred when its value is lower during the applicable route-selection comparison?

  1. Local Preference
  2. MED
  3. Community
  4. AS Path count

Correct Answer: 2

Explanation:

The Multi-Exit Discriminator, or MED, is generally preferred when it has a lower value, assuming the routes are otherwise eligible and the relevant comparison is being performed. MED can be used by one autonomous system to indicate a preferred entry point when another autonomous system has multiple connections to it. A lower MED is typically more attractive. Local Preference behaves differently because a higher value is normally preferred. Communities are policy tags rather than a simple numeric preference, while AS Path length has its own route-selection behavior. When troubleshooting BGP decisions, it is important to understand the direction and purpose of each attribute rather than treating all numeric attributes identically.

Question 307:

Which BGP attribute is generally preferred when its value is higher and is used to influence outbound routing within an autonomous system?

  1. MED
  2. Origin
  3. Local Preference
  4. Router ID

Correct Answer: 3

Explanation:

Local Preference is an important BGP attribute for controlling outbound traffic within an autonomous system. When comparing otherwise eligible BGP paths, a higher local-preference value is normally preferred. Network administrators can use routing policies to assign higher values to routes received from a preferred upstream or external connection and lower values to backup paths. This allows routers within the same autonomous system to consistently select the desired exit path. MED has a different purpose and generally favors lower values. Origin and Router ID also have different roles in BGP route selection and session identification.

Question 308:

Which BGP attribute is primarily used to prevent routing loops between autonomous systems?

  1. Community
  2. Local Preference
  3. AS Path
  4. MED

Correct Answer: 3

Explanation:

The BGP AS Path attribute provides one of the primary mechanisms for preventing routing loops between autonomous systems. As a route is advertised through eBGP, the advertising autonomous system adds its AS number to the AS Path. When a router receives a route, it can examine the path for its own AS number. If the local AS is already present, the router can reject the route because accepting it could create a routing loop. Local Preference is used mainly for internal path selection, MED can influence inbound path selection, and communities provide policy tags. AS Path is therefore essential to safe inter-AS routing.

Question 309:

Which BGP attribute can be used to mark a route for special policy treatment without directly representing a path cost?

  1. Community
  2. MED
  3. Local Preference
  4. Origin

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The BGP Community attribute allows routes to be tagged with values that can later be matched by routing policies. This makes communities extremely useful for applying consistent policy actions to groups of prefixes. For example, a network operator can mark routes belonging to a particular customer or service and then use policy to change their local preference, control advertisements, or reject them. A community itself does not simply represent a numeric path cost in the same way as MED or local preference. Instead, it provides information that policy logic can use. This makes communities an important tool for scalable BGP policy design.

Question 310:

Which Junos command is useful for checking the routes received from a particular OSPF neighbor or protocol source?

  1. show route receive-protocol ospf <neighbor>
  2. show bgp summary
  3. show ethernet-switching table
  4. show system uptime

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The show route receive-protocol command family can be used to examine routes received from a particular routing protocol source. For OSPF, it can help administrators investigate the routing information associated with a specific neighbor or protocol context, depending on the Junos implementation and command usage. This can be useful when troubleshooting whether expected routes are being learned and how they are being processed. show bgp summary is intended for BGP session information, while the Ethernet switching table provides MAC learning details. show system uptime provides system runtime information and is unrelated to protocol route reception.

Question 311:

What is the primary purpose of the OSPF designated router on a broadcast network?

  1. Reduce the number of required OSPF adjacencies
  2. Replace all ABRs
  3. Perform BGP route selection
  4. Assign IP addresses to hosts

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The OSPF designated router helps reduce the number of full OSPF adjacencies required on a shared broadcast network. Without a DR, every router on the segment would need to form a full adjacency with every other router, which becomes inefficient as the number of routers increases. The DR represents the shared network in OSPF database exchanges, while the BDR provides redundancy. DR election is therefore an important optimization for multiaccess networks such as Ethernet. An ABR has a different role, connecting OSPF areas, while BGP route selection and host addressing are unrelated to DR functionality.

Question 312:

What is the purpose of the OSPF backup designated router (BDR)?

  1. Provide a backup if the DR fails
  2. Replace the OSPF Router ID
  3. Advertise BGP communities
  4. Provide DHCP services

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The OSPF backup designated router provides redundancy for the designated router on a broadcast network. The BDR forms the required adjacencies and maintains relevant OSPF information so that it can take over the DR role if the current DR fails. This reduces the disruption associated with a DR failure and helps maintain efficient OSPF operation on multiaccess networks. The BDR does not replace the OSPF Router ID, advertise BGP communities, or provide DHCP services. When troubleshooting OSPF on Ethernet segments, checking the DR and BDR roles can help explain why some neighbors have Full state while others remain in 2-Way.

Question 313:

Which Junos command displays the current OSPF neighbor relationships and their states?

  1. show ospf neighbor
  2. show route receive-protocol bgp
  3. show ethernet-switching table
  4. show interfaces descriptions

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The show ospf neighbor command is used to examine OSPF neighbor relationships and their current states. The output can help administrators determine whether neighbors are Down, Init, 2-Way, ExStart, Exchange, Loading, or Full, depending on the network situation. This makes it one of the most useful commands for initial OSPF adjacency troubleshooting. If a neighbor is not reaching the expected state, administrators can investigate Hello and dead intervals, area configuration, authentication, interface status, MTU compatibility, and network type. The other commands provide information about BGP routes, MAC learning, or interface descriptions and are not specifically designed for OSPF neighbor monitoring.

Question 314:

Which OSPF packet is used to acknowledge receipt of LSAs?

  1. Link State Request
  2. Link State Acknowledgment
  3. Database Description
  4. Hello

Correct Answer: 2

Explanation:

The Link State Acknowledgment packet is used to acknowledge the receipt of Link State Advertisements. Reliable flooding is an important part of OSPF, and acknowledgment allows routers to confirm that LSAs have been received. If an LSA is not properly acknowledged, OSPF may retransmit it according to its retransmission behavior. Database Description packets summarize LSDB contents during adjacency synchronization, Link State Request packets ask for specific LSAs, and Hello packets maintain neighbor relationships. Understanding the purpose of each OSPF packet type helps administrators interpret protocol behavior when troubleshooting adjacency formation, LSA flooding, or database synchronization.

Question 315:

Which OSPF packet is used to request a specific LSA that is missing or outdated in the local LSDB?

  1. Link State Request
  2. Link State Acknowledgment
  3. Hello
  4. Database Description

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The Link State Request packet is used when an OSPF router needs a specific LSA from a neighbor. During database synchronization, routers compare information learned through Database Description packets with their own LSDB. If a router determines that an LSA is missing or has a newer version available from the neighbor, it sends a Link State Request. The neighbor responds with the requested information inside a Link State Update packet. Link State Acknowledgment confirms receipt of LSAs, while Hello packets maintain neighbor relationships. Understanding this process helps explain how OSPF routers synchronize topology information reliably.

Question 316:

Which Junos command can be used to verify the system’s current uptime and basic runtime information?

  1. show system uptime
  2. show route
  3. show ospf database
  4. show bgp summary

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The show system uptime command provides information about how long the Junos device has been running and includes related system runtime information. This can be useful when troubleshooting unexpected reboots, determining whether a recent restart occurred, or correlating system behavior with an incident timeline. The command does not provide routing or protocol database information. show route displays routing information, show ospf database examines the OSPF link-state database, and show bgp summary provides BGP session information. System uptime is often one of the first basic operational checks performed when investigating unexpected device behavior.

Question 317:

Which protocol is commonly used to synchronize the clock of Junos devices with a reliable time source?

  1. SNMP
  2. NTP
  3. RADIUS
  4. LACP

Correct Answer: 2

Explanation:

Network Time Protocol, or NTP, is commonly used to synchronize the system clock of network devices with a reliable time source. Accurate time is important for troubleshooting because logs from different devices can be correlated more effectively when their clocks are synchronized. NTP can use configured servers to maintain an accurate system time and can be especially important in larger enterprise networks. SNMP is primarily used for monitoring and management, RADIUS is commonly used for authentication and authorization, and LACP manages link aggregation. Proper time synchronization therefore supports reliable operations, logging, and incident analysis.

Question 318:

Which Junos feature is primarily used to record system and operational messages for troubleshooting?

  1. Syslog
  2. LACP
  3. EVPN
  4. OSPF

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

Syslog provides a mechanism for recording system and operational messages generated by the Junos device. Administrators can configure local log files and, when appropriate, send messages to remote logging servers. Logs can contain information about interface events, authentication activity, system behavior, routing events, and other operational conditions depending on the configured logging policies. This makes syslog an important troubleshooting resource. LACP handles link aggregation, EVPN provides VPN control-plane functionality, and OSPF provides interior routing. When investigating an unexpected event, combining system logs with operational commands can provide a more complete picture of what occurred.

Question 319:

Which protocol is commonly used to monitor network devices and collect management information from Junos systems?

  1. NTP
  2. SNMP
  3. OSPF
  4. VXLAN

Correct Answer: 2

Explanation:

Simple Network Management Protocol, or SNMP, is commonly used to monitor and manage network devices. A network management system can query supported management information from Junos devices and use it to monitor interface status, counters, system resources, and other operational information. SNMP can also support notifications such as traps or informs, depending on the configuration. NTP is responsible for time synchronization, OSPF is an interior routing protocol, and VXLAN provides an overlay networking mechanism. SNMP therefore plays an important role in centralized network monitoring and operational visibility.

Question 320:

Which Junos command can be used to display recent messages from the system log file named messages?

  1. show log messages
  2. show route messages
  3. show ospf messages
  4. show bgp messages

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

The show log messages command is commonly used to display entries from the Junos messages log file. This can provide useful information about system events, interface changes, authentication activity, routing events, and other operational conditions depending on the configured logging behavior. Reviewing system logs is an important part of troubleshooting because they can reveal events that are not immediately visible through a single operational command. The other choices are not standard Junos commands for accessing the messages system log. Combining log information with commands such as show interfaces, show route, and protocol-specific commands can help build a complete troubleshooting picture.