HCIA Datacom Ethernet Switching Quiz

1. Which layer of the OSI model does Ethernet switching operate at?

Layer 1 (Physical)

Layer 2 (Data Link)

Layer 3 (Network)

Layer 4 (Transport)

2. What does VLAN stand for?

Virtual Local Area Network

Very Large Area Network

Virtual Link Access Network

Verified Layer Access Node

3. What is the primary function of a switch in a local area network?

Forward frames based on MAC addresses

Route packets based on IP addresses

Convert analog signals to digital

Manage wireless connections

4. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) prevents which of the following network issues?

IP address conflicts

Broadcast storms and loops

DNS resolution failures

DHCP lease expiration

5. What is the default VLAN ID on most Huawei switches?

VLAN 0

VLAN 1

VLAN 100

VLAN 254

6. Which protocol is used to carry multiple VLAN traffic over a single link?

RSTP

802.1Q

IGMP

LACP

7. In STP, which port role prevents forwarding of frames?

Root port

Designated port

Blocked port

Backup port

8. What happens when a switch receives a frame with an unknown destination MAC address?

It drops the frame

It floods the frame to all ports except ingress

It sends an ARP request

It buffers the frame indefinitely

9. Which of the following is a characteristic of a trunk port?

Carries traffic for only one VLAN

Carries tagged traffic for multiple VLANs

Cannot transmit data

Operates at Layer 3

10. What is the primary advantage of using VLANs in a network?

Increase physical cable requirements

Segment network traffic and improve security

Eliminate the need for routing

Reduce switch port density

11. Which of the following best describes port security in switching?

Limiting frame size on a port

Restricting MAC addresses allowed on a port

Blocking all incoming traffic

Enabling VLAN tagging

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13. What does RSTP stand for?

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

Redundant Switch Tree Protocol

Router Spanning Tree Protocol

Reverse Spanning Tree Protocol

14. Which STP state allows a port to learn MAC addresses but not forward frames?

Blocking

Listening

Learning

Forwarding

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19. What is the maximum frame size for standard Ethernet?

512 bytes

1024 bytes

1518 bytes

2048 bytes

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HCIA Datacom Ethernet Switching Quiz

1. Which layer of the OSI model does Ethernet switching operate at?

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2. What does VLAN stand for?

3. What is the primary function of a switch in a local area network?

4. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) prevents which of the following network issues?

5. What is the default VLAN ID on most Huawei switches?

6. Which protocol is used to carry multiple VLAN traffic over a single link?

7. In STP, which port role prevents forwarding of frames?

8. What happens when a switch receives a frame with an unknown destination MAC address?

9. Which of the following is a characteristic of a trunk port?

10. What is the primary advantage of using VLANs in a network?

11. Which of the following best describes port security in switching?

12. A switch uses ____ switching to forward frames with minimal latency.

13. What does RSTP stand for?

14. Which STP state allows a port to learn MAC addresses but not forward frames?

15. In Ethernet, a collision occurs when two devices transmit ____ simultaneously.

16. The STP root bridge is determined by the lowest ____ value.

17. A MAC address consists of ____ hexadecimal digits.

18. A switch port in access mode belongs to a ____ VLAN.

19. What is the maximum frame size for standard Ethernet?

20. In a switch, the MAC address table is used to map MAC addresses to ____.