Describe How Ethernet Addressing and Framing Operates NETWORKING-FOUNDATIONS Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is the maximum size of a standard Ethernet frame (excluding the preamble and SFD) as defined by IEEE 802.3?

   • A1518 bytes
   • B4096 bytes
   • C64 bytes
   • D1500 bytes
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2. 7foundation · easy

   How does an Ethernet switch decide which port to use when forwarding a unicast frame?

   • AIt broadcasts the frame to all ports except the incoming port.
   • BIt forwards the frame to the default gateway for routing.
   • CIt looks up the destination MAC address in its MAC address table and forwards the frame out the associated port.
   • DIt uses the source MAC address to determine the destination port.
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4. 8expert · medium

   A network engineer is troubleshooting a loop in a switched network. The engineer suspects that a switch is forwarding frames out multiple ports, causing a broadcast storm. What is the most effective way to prevent this?

   • AIncrease the MAC address table size.
   • BConfigure the switch to drop broadcast frames.
   • CEnable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on all switches.
   • DDisable the switch ports that are not in use.
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5. 9expert · hard

   A network administrator is analyzing a frame that has a length field of 0x05DC. What does this indicate?

   • AThe frame has a payload of 1500 bytes.
   • BThe frame is a jumbo frame.
   • CThe frame is carrying an IPv4 packet.
   • DThe frame is a VLAN-tagged frame.
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6. 10application · medium

   A network administrator is configuring a multicast application. Which destination MAC address would be used for an IPv4 multicast group?

   • A03:00:5e:00:00:01
   • B00:00:5e:00:00:01
   • Cff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
   • D01:00:5e:00:00:01
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