An administrator is configuring a switch port that connects to a single end-user workstation. The port should transition to forwarding immediately to avoid DHCP timeouts. Which configuration should be applied?

spanning-tree link-type point-to-point

What does BPDU filter do on a switch port?

It only disables BPDU reception, but still sends BPDUs

It shuts down the port if a BPDU is received

It disables BPDU transmission and reception on the port

It only disables BPDU transmission, but still receives BPDUs

What is the primary purpose of PortFast on a Cisco switch?

To increase the speed of the port

To allow a port to transition directly to forwarding, bypassing the learning state

To prevent BPDUs from being sent on the port

A network has three switches running Rapid PVST+. Switch A has bridge priority 4096, Switch B has bridge priority 8192, and Switch C has bridge priority 32768. All switches are in the same VLAN. Which switch becomes the root bridge?

The switch with the lowest MAC address

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2.5 Interpret Basic Operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 7)

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Questions 31–35

31application · medium
An administrator is configuring a switch port that connects to a single end-user workstation. The port should transition to forwarding immediately to avoid DHCP timeouts. Which configuration should be applied?
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32foundation · easy
What does BPDU filter do on a switch port?
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33foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of PortFast on a Cisco switch?
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34foundation · easy
In Rapid PVST+, which port state is used for ports that are not forwarding but are actively participating in the topology?
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35application · medium
A network has three switches running Rapid PVST+. Switch A has bridge priority 4096, Switch B has bridge priority 8192, and Switch C has bridge priority 32768. All switches are in the same VLAN. Which switch becomes the root bridge?
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