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Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) 200-301 Practice Test 15

Question 140

At a regional hospital, the branch support lead must derive an interface identifier from MAC 00:25:96:12:34:56 using modified EUI-64. During review, someone proposes: "Copy the MAC unchanged as a 48-bit interface ID." Which technical explanation most directly shows why this proposal does not solve the requirement?

  1. The resulting IID is only part of a full IPv6 address.
  2. Modified EUI-64 also toggles the universal/local bit.
  3. A direct MAC copy is not the specified modified EUI-64 construction.
  4. Modified EUI-64 transforms the 48-bit MAC into a 64-bit interface ID and flips its U/L bit.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

A direct MAC copy is not the specified modified EUI-64 construction. The effective remedy is to insert ff:fe into the MAC middle and invert the U/L bit of the first octet.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The resulting IID is only part of a full IPv6 address. It concerns a different proposed change, not the change being evaluated.

B:

Modified EUI-64 also toggles the universal/local bit. The statement addresses a different mechanism. Here the engineer specifically proposed copy the mac unchanged as a 48-bit interface id; the decisive limitation is that a direct MAC copy is not the specified modified EUI-64 construction.

D:

Modified EUI-64 transforms the 48-bit MAC into a 64-bit interface ID and flips its U/L bit. A true general network fact is not necessarily the direct diagnosis. The named change was copy the mac unchanged as a 48-bit interface id, whose relevant defect is that a direct MAC copy is not the specified modified EUI-64 construction.

Question 141

At a university, a network administrator has a Windows PC with an unexpected APIPA address and needs to inspect IP, gateway, and DNS settings. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Run show ip route directly in Windows CMD as a Cisco router command.
  2. Run ipconfig /all and compare the DHCP lease, gateway and DNS fields.
  3. Rely on ping alone as a full IP configuration listing.
  4. Use a browser cache clear as proof of DHCP lease validity.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Windows ipconfig /all shows interface addressing and DHCP-related client parameters.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Cisco IOS syntax is not the default Windows command interface.

C:

Ping tests reachability but not all lease parameters.

D:

A browser cache cannot display the DHCP-assigned default gateway.

Question 142

At a research campus, a network operations engineer needs the active IPv4 address and interface of a Linux workstation after a move between wired and wireless networks. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Run ip address show and ip route on the Linux host.
  2. Set STP bridge priority in the PC browser.
  3. Inspect only /etc/hosts and assume it defines the active Linux IPv4 prefix.
  4. Inspect only `ip route` and assume that it proves the currently assigned interface prefix.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Linux iproute2 tools display interface addresses and routes locally.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Spanning-tree election has no connection to client IP inspection.

C:

Static name entries cannot establish the active interface address, its CIDR prefix or installed gateway route; inspect the host IP state.

D:

A routing-table listing alone does not enumerate interface address/prefix assignments and operational link configuration; pair it with `ip address show`.

Question 143

At a supply depot, the migration lead has macOS hosts with correct DNS but incorrect local IP prefix after a configuration profile update. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Inspect the macOS interface TCP/IP details and routing table.
  2. Assume successful DNS implies the IP mask is correct.
  3. Delete the macOS configured default gateway but leave its incorrect local subnet mask intact.
  4. Modify the router-side DHCP relay while leaving the manually pushed macOS interface prefix incorrect.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Client TCP/IP settings show the prefix and gateway needed to diagnose on-link reachability.

Incorrect Answers

B:

DNS can work through alternate paths and does not prove subnet correctness.

C:

Removing the gateway may worsen routed connectivity; the error is the local prefix configuration and must be corrected on the host.

D:

Changing relay configuration does not overwrite an incorrect local manual/profile mask on a host; inspect the network profile first.

Question 144

At a public library, a network administrator has a workstation that can ping local peers but cannot reach other networks; it has no default route. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Replace an already functioning local DNS resolver even though numeric off-subnet IP destinations fail.
  2. Validate its locally configured default gateway and routing table.
  3. Renew only the host DHCP DNS option while keeping the missing default gateway unchanged.
  4. Increase the switch CAM aging time.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Without a matching route or default gateway, off-subnet destinations have no path.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Name resolution is not the missing step for an absent default route; verify the host gateway and routing table.

C:

Updating resolver settings without a gateway cannot restore off-subnet IPv4 forwarding to numeric destinations.

D:

MAC aging does not give the host a Layer 3 gateway.

Question 145

At a hotel, a network operations engineer has a Windows PC with an unexpected APIPA address and needs to inspect IP, gateway, and DNS settings. During review, someone proposes: "Rely on ping alone as a full IP configuration listing." Which technical explanation most directly shows why this proposal does not solve the requirement?

  1. A browser cache cannot display the DHCP-assigned default gateway.
  2. Cisco IOS syntax is not the default Windows command interface.
  3. Ping tests reachability but not all lease parameters.
  4. Windows ipconfig /all shows interface addressing and DHCP-related client parameters.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Ping tests reachability but not all lease parameters. The effective remedy is to run ipconfig /all and compare the DHCP lease, gateway and DNS fields.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A browser cache cannot display the DHCP-assigned default gateway. It concerns a different proposed change, not the change being evaluated.

B:

Cisco IOS syntax is not the default Windows command interface. This observation would apply to another device or feature, not the proposed rely on ping alone as a full ip configuration listing. For this scenario, ping tests reachability but not all lease parameters is the direct cause.

D:

Windows ipconfig /all shows interface addressing and DHCP-related client parameters. That distinction is technically relevant elsewhere, but it does not identify the failure of the proposed rely on ping alone as a full ip configuration listing. The actual issue is that ping tests reachability but not all lease parameters.

Question 146

At a university, the infrastructure lead needs the active IPv4 address and interface of a Linux workstation after a move between wired and wireless networks. During review, someone proposes: "Use switchport mode access on the Linux shell." Which technical explanation most directly shows why this proposal does not solve the requirement?

  1. A DNS lookup does not reveal the host prefix length.
  2. Linux iproute2 tools display interface addresses and routes locally.
  3. That command is Cisco IOS switch configuration syntax.
  4. Spanning-tree election has no connection to client IP inspection.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

That command is Cisco IOS switch configuration syntax. The effective remedy is to run ip address show and ip route on the Linux host.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A DNS lookup does not reveal the host prefix length. This observation would apply to another device or feature, not the proposed use switchport mode access on the linux shell. For this scenario, that command is Cisco IOS switch configuration syntax is the direct cause.

B:

Linux iproute2 tools display interface addresses and routes locally. A true general network fact is not necessarily the direct diagnosis. The named change was use switchport mode access on the linux shell, whose relevant defect is that that command is Cisco IOS switch configuration syntax.

D:

Spanning-tree election has no connection to client IP inspection. It concerns a different proposed change, not the change being evaluated.

Question 147

At a hotel, the campus network lead must place three 2.4-GHz 20-MHz APs in adjacent cells with minimal channel overlap in a typical regulatory environment supporting these channels. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Use adjacent channels 1, 2, and 3.
  2. Assign non-overlapping channels 1, 6, and 11 as appropriate.
  3. Treat SSIDs as RF channels and assign SSID 1/6/11.
  4. Disable encryption to reduce adjacent-channel interference.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

In common 2.4-GHz deployments, channels 1/6/11 minimize co-channel overlap for 20-MHz plans.

Incorrect Answers

A:

These overlap strongly in 2.4 GHz.

C:

An SSID names a WLAN rather than setting center frequency.

D:

Security settings do not eliminate overlapping spectral emissions.

Question 148

At a clinic, a network administrator needs users to discover a managed wireless network by a consistent name across several APs. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Give each AP a distinct local SSID instead of the centrally intended WLAN name.
  2. Advertise the intended SSID consistently on the managed WLAN.
  3. Set DNS TTL to zero as the only discovery mechanism.
  4. Change the network time server to rename the SSID.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

An SSID identifies the wireless network offered to associating clients.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Distinct SSIDs would force clients to select or roam between named networks and do not supply the common managed WLAN identity.

C:

DNS cache lifetime does not advertise a WLAN.

D:

NTP does not manage wireless SSID advertisements.

Question 149

At an engineering company, the security and networking lead has interference and poor signal-to-noise ratio in the plant near metallic machinery. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Only modify the IPv4 subnet mask.
  2. Perform an RF site survey and adjust channels, power and AP placement.
  3. Increase DHCP lease length to overcome RF interference.
  4. Increase transmit power on all APs without testing co-channel interference.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Wireless attenuation and interference require radio-level measurement and channel planning.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Changing IP addressing does not improve received RF energy.

C:

Leases do not alter radio propagation or co-channel activity.

D:

Unmeasured increases in transmit power can enlarge overlapping cells and worsen contention; a site survey must inform channel and power planning.

Question 150

At a logistics provider, an implementation partner must prevent casual disclosure of client traffic over a shared wireless medium. Which choice best addresses the stated requirement?

  1. Hide the wireless SSID while retaining a shared open network with no authenticated encryption.
  2. Apply MAC-address allowlisting alone and assume spoofing resistance equals modern WLAN encryption.
  3. Enable suitable modern WLAN link-layer encryption and authentication.
  4. Hide the SSID and treat it as encryption.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Wi-Fi encryption protects radio frames against passive observation within its threat model.

Incorrect Answers

A:

SSID hiding is not link-layer data confidentiality; radio traffic still needs encryption and proper authentication.

B:

Client MAC filtering is not cryptographic confidentiality and MAC identities can be spoofed over the wireless medium.

D:

SSID suppression does not encrypt exchanged client frames.

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