A network administrator needs to separate the HR department's traffic from the sales department's traffic on the same switch. What is the most efficient way to achieve this?

Create two VLANs and assign the appropriate switch ports to each

Connect each department to a separate switch

Configure port security on the switch

Use a router between the two departments

Which STP variant provides faster convergence by using a handshake mechanism to transition ports to the forwarding state?

Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

What is the primary benefit of configuring link aggregation (e.g., EtherChannel) between two switches?

Enhanced security through MAC filtering

Increased bandwidth and redundancy

A network administrator is troubleshooting a loop in a network with multiple interconnected switches. The administrator notices that the switch with the lowest MAC address is not the one forwarding frames for the root bridge. Which STP parameter is used to determine the root bridge when all switches have the same priority?

The designated port on each segment.

The bridge ID, which combines the priority and the MAC address.

The port cost of the root port.

The bridge priority value only.

A company is installing IP cameras in a warehouse. The cameras are PoE-enabled, and the switch is PoE-capable. However, the cameras are not powering on. The administrator checks the cable and finds it is Cat5e. What is the most likely reason the cameras are not receiving power?

The cameras require a different VLAN.

The switch ports are configured as trunk ports.

The PoE budget on the switch is exhausted.

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Switching Technologies N10-009 Practice Questions (Page 3)

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11foundation · easy
A network administrator needs to separate the HR department's traffic from the sales department's traffic on the same switch. What is the most efficient way to achieve this?
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12foundation · easy
Which STP variant provides faster convergence by using a handshake mechanism to transition ports to the forwarding state?
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13foundation · easy
What is the primary benefit of configuring link aggregation (e.g., EtherChannel) between two switches?
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14application · medium
A network administrator is troubleshooting a loop in a network with multiple interconnected switches. The administrator notices that the switch with the lowest MAC address is not the one forwarding frames for the root bridge. Which STP parameter is used to determine the root bridge when all switches have the same priority?
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15application · medium
A company is installing IP cameras in a warehouse. The cameras are PoE-enabled, and the switch is PoE-capable. However, the cameras are not powering on. The administrator checks the cable and finds it is Cat5e. What is the most likely reason the cameras are not receiving power?
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