Describe Common Roles. NETWORKING-DESIGN Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A network engineer is designing a network for a small business with 50 users. The business has a single server room and a single internet connection. The engineer wants to minimize cost while still providing redundancy for the server connection. Which design is most appropriate?

   • AThree-tier design with redundant distribution and core
   • BSpine-and-leaf architecture
   • CTwo access switches with a collapsed core
   • DSingle access switch with a router
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2. 2foundation · easy

   In a campus network design, which role is primarily responsible for providing high-speed, reliable transport between distribution switches and typically operates at the network core?

   • ACore layer
   • BEdge layer
   • CAccess layer
   • DDistribution layer
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4. 3foundation · easy

   Which network layer is most commonly associated with enforcing security policies, such as access control lists (ACLs), and performing routing between VLANs in a traditional three-tier campus design?

   • ADistribution layer
   • BAccess layer
   • CCore layer
   • DManagement layer
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5. 4expert · hard

   A network engineer is designing a network for a large e-commerce company. The company experiences peak traffic during holiday sales. The design must be able to scale easily and handle sudden increases in traffic. The engineer is considering a spine-and-leaf architecture. Which characteristic of spine-and-leaf makes it suitable for this scenario?

   • AIt uses a three-tier hierarchy for scalability
   • BIt limits the number of leaf switches to two
   • CIt provides a fixed number of hops between any two devices
   • DIt requires a single core switch for all traffic
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6. 5expert · hard

   A network architect is designing a network for a large enterprise with multiple data centers. The architect wants to ensure high availability and redundancy. The design must support active-active data center connectivity and avoid any single point of failure. Which design approach is most appropriate?

   • AUse redundant core switches in each data center and interconnect them with multiple links
   • BUse a flat network with no redundancy to simplify the design
   • CUse a single core switch in each data center
   • DUse a single distribution layer for both data centers
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