What is a primary benefit of using a spine-leaf topology in a data center compared to a traditional three-tier topology?

It reduces the number of required switches.

It allows spine switches to be added without increasing leaf switch connections.

It provides predictable, consistent latency between any two leaf switches.

It eliminates the need for routing protocols.

A growing company currently uses a two-tier campus network with a collapsed core/distribution layer. They are adding a new building and expect a significant increase in east-west traffic between servers in different buildings. The network team is concerned that the collapsed core will become a bottleneck. Which change best addresses this concern?

Replace the collapsed core with a single high-capacity switch

Keep the two-tier design but add more access switches

Migrate to a three-tier architecture with a separate core layer

Which device is typically used in a SOHO network to connect multiple end devices to the internet and provide wireless access?

Integrated router with switch ports and wireless access point

A network engineer is designing a new campus for a university with multiple buildings. The design must provide high-speed connectivity between buildings, policy enforcement at the building level, and user access on each floor. Which layer of a three-tier architecture should be responsible for routing between buildings and providing high-speed transport?

Collapsed core/distribution layer

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16foundation · easy
What is a primary benefit of using a spine-leaf topology in a data center compared to a traditional three-tier topology?
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17expert · hard
A growing company currently uses a two-tier campus network with a collapsed core/distribution layer. They are adding a new building and expect a significant increase in east-west traffic between servers in different buildings. The network team is concerned that the collapsed core will become a bottleneck. Which change best addresses this concern?
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18foundation · easy
Which device is typically used in a SOHO network to connect multiple end devices to the internet and provide wireless access?
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19application · medium
A network engineer is designing a new campus for a university with multiple buildings. The design must provide high-speed connectivity between buildings, policy enforcement at the building level, and user access on each floor. Which layer of a three-tier architecture should be responsible for routing between buildings and providing high-speed transport?
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20foundation · easy
In a three-tier network architecture, which layer is primarily responsible for providing network access to end devices such as PCs, printers, and IP phones?
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What is a primary benefit of using a spine-leaf topology in a data center compared to a traditional three-tier topology?

Which device is typically used in a SOHO network to connect multiple end devices to the internet and provide wireless access?

In a three-tier network architecture, which layer is primarily responsible for providing network access to end devices such as PCs, printers, and IP phones?

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