Identify Common Campus Networking Topologies POWERSWITCH-CAMPUS-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–23

1. 21expert · hard

   A growing community college with 3,000 users is planning a network refresh. The budget is tight, but the college expects to double in size within five years. The network team is debating between a three-tier hierarchical design and a collapsed core design. Which factor is MOST important in this decision?

   • AThe need for a separate core layer to handle future east-west traffic growth
   • BThe ability to add access switches and distribution modules without redesigning the core
   • CThe simplicity of managing a single layer in a collapsed core
   • DThe lower initial cost of a collapsed core design
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which benefit is most associated with spine-leaf architecture in modern data centers?

   • AEliminates the need for redundant links between switches
   • BConsistent low latency for east-west traffic between servers
   • CSimplified routing by using a single default gateway for all subnets
   • DReduced number of switches required for a given number of ports
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3. 23application · medium

   A small manufacturing plant with 150 employees is upgrading its network. The IT manager wants a design that is cost-effective, easy to manage, and provides redundancy at the distribution layer without the expense of a separate core layer. Which topology best meets these requirements?

   • AThree-tier hierarchical (core, distribution, access)
   • BFlat single-switch
   • CCollapsed core (two-tier)
   • DSpine-leaf
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