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Free CCNA 200-301 Practice Questions 2026 Part1 | Cisco Certified Network Associate

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Question #1
What identifies the functionality of virtual machines?
A. The hypervisor communicates on Layer 3 without the need for additional resources
B. Each hypervisor supports a single virtual machine and a single software switch
C. The hypervisor virtualizes physical components including CPU, memory, and storage
D. Virtualized servers run efficiently when physically connected to a switch that is separate from the hypervisor
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Correct Answer: C

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Question #2
What is a characteristic of encryption in wireless networks?
A. rovides increased protection against spyware
B. rompts a user for a login ID
C. ses ciphers to detect and prevent zero-day network attacks
D. revents the interception of data as it transits a network
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Correct Answer: D
Question #3
What is a benefit of using a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller?
A. Central AP management requires more complex configurations
B. Unique SSIDs cannot use the same authentication method
C. It supports autonomous and lightweight APs
D. It eliminates the need to configure each access point individually
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Correct Answer: D
Question #4
What must be considered before deploying virtual machines?
A. esource limitations, such as the number of CPU cores and the amount of memory
B. upport for physical peripherals, such as monitors, keyboards, and mice
C. hether to leverage VSM to map multiple virtual processors to two or more virtual machines
D. ocation of the virtual machines within the data center environment
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Correct Answer: A
Question #5
Refer to the exhibit. When PC1 sends a packet to PC2, the packet has which source and destination IP address when it arrives at interface Gi0/0 on router R2?
A. source 192
B. source 192
C. source 192
D. source 10
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Correct Answer: C
Question #6
What is the function of the controller in a software-defined network?
A. orwarding packets
B. ulticast replication at the hardware level
C. etting packet-handling policies
D. ragmenting and reassembling packets
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Correct Answer: C
Question #7
Refer to the exhibit. Which type of route does R1 use to reach host 10.10.13.10/32?
A. default route
B. network route
C. host route
D. floating static route
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Correct Answer: B
Question #8
Which IPv6 address block forwards packets to a multicast address rather than a unicast address?
A. 2000::/3
B. FC00::/7
C. FE80::/10
D. FF00::/12
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Correct Answer: D
Question #9
What are two reasons that cause late collisions to increment on an Ethernet interface? (Choose two.)
A. when Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection is used
B. when one side of the connection is configured for half-duplex
C. when the sending device waits 15 seconds before sending the frame again
D. when a collision occurs after the 32nd byte of a frame has been transmitted
E. when the cable length limits are exceeded
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Correct Answer: BE
Question #10
Refer to the exhibit.An engineer is asked to insert the new VLAN into the existing trunk without modifying anything previously configured Which command accomplishes this task?
A. switchport trunk allowed vlan 100-104
B. switchport trunk allowed vlan add 104
C. switchport trunk allowed vlan all
D. switchport trunk allowed vlan 104
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Correct Answer: D
Question #11
What are two functions of a Layer 2 switch? (Choose two.)
A. acts as a central point for association and authentication servers
B. selects the best route between networks on a WAN
C. moves packets within a VLAN
D. moves packets between different VLANs
E. makes forwarding decisions based on the MAC address of a packet
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Correct Answer: CE
Question #12
What is the binary pattern of unique ipv6 unique local address?
A. 00000000
B. 11111100
C. 11111111
D. 11111101
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Correct Answer: B
Question #13
Which command automatically generates an IPv6 address from a specified IPv6 prefix and MAC address of an interface?
A. ipv6 address dhcp
B. ipv6 address 2001:DB8:5:112::/64 eui-64
C. ipv6 address autoconfig
D. ipv6 address 2001:DB8:5:112::2/64 link-local
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Correct Answer: B
Question #14
What is the default behavior of a Layer 2 switch when a frame with an unknown destination MAC address is received?
A. The Layer 2 switch forwards the packet and adds the destination MAC address to its MAC address table
B. The Layer 2 switch sends a copy of a packet to CPU for destination MAC address learning
C. The Layer 2 switch floods packets to all ports except the receiving port in the given VLAN
D. The Layer 2 switch drops the received frame
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Correct Answer: C
Question #15
When configuring a WLAN with WPA2 PSK in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller GUI, which two formats are available to select? (Choose two)
A. ASCII
B. base64
C. binary
D. decimal
E. hexadecimal
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Correct Answer: AE
Question #16
A wireless administrator has configured a WLAN; however, the clients need access to a less congested 5-GHz network for their voice quality. Which action must be taken to meet the requirement?
A. enable Band Select
B. enable DTIM
C. enable RX-SOP
D. enable AAA override
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Correct Answer: A
Question #17
Refer to the exhibit. Which type of route does R1 use to reach host 10.10.13.10/32?
A. efault route
B. etwork route
C. ost route
D. loating static route
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Correct Answer: B
Question #18
Which networking function occurs on the data plane?
A. processing inbound SSH management traffic
B. sending and receiving OSPF Hello packets
C. facilitates spanning-tree elections
D. forwarding remote client/server traffic
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Correct Answer: D
Question #19
What is a benefit of using a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller?
A. It eliminates the need to configure each access point individually
B. Central AP management requires more complex configurations
C. Unique SSIDs cannot use the same authentication method
D. It supports autonomous and lightweight APs
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Correct Answer: A
Question #20
What is the destination MAC address of a broadcast frame?
A. 00:00:0c:07:ac:01
B. ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
C. 43:2e:08:00:00:0c
D. 00:00:0c:43:2e:08
E. 00:00:0c:ff:ff:ff
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Correct Answer: B
Question #21
Which network action occurs within the data plane?
A. reply to an incoming ICMP echo request
B. make a configuration change from an incoming NETCONF RPC
C. run routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP)
D. compare the destination IP address to the IP routing table
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Correct Answer: D
Question #22
How do TCP and UDP differ in the way that they establish a connection between two endpoints?
A. CP uses the three-way handshake, and UDP does not guarantee message delivery
B. CP uses synchronization packets, and UDP uses acknowledgment packets
C. DP provides reliable message transfer, and TCP is a connectionless protocol
D. DP uses SYN, SYN ACK, and FIN bits in the frame header while TCP uses SYN, SYN ACK, and ACK bits
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Correct Answer: A
Question #23
Refer to the exhibit. An engineer configures interface fa0/1 on SW1 and SW2 to pass traffic from two different VLANs. For security reasons, company policy requires the native VLAN to be set to a nondefault value. Which configuration meets this requirement? A) B) C) D)
A. AOption A
B. BOption B
C. COption C
D. DOption D
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Correct Answer: D
Question #24
Which device separates networks by security domains?
A. ntrusion protection system
B. irewall
C. ireless controller
D. ccess point
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Correct Answer: B
Question #25
What are two benefits of private IPv4 IP addresses? (Choose two.)
A. They are routed the same as public IP addresses
B. They are less costly than public IP addresses
C. They can be assigned to devices without Internet connections
D. They eliminate the necessity for NAT policies
E. They eliminate duplicate IP conflicts
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Correct Answer: BC
Question #26
Refer to the exhibit. Which type of route does R1 use to reach host 10.10.13.10/32?
A. default route
B. network route
C. host route
D. floating static route
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Correct Answer: B
Question #27
Which network allows devices to communicate without the need to access the Internet?
A. 172
B. 172
C. 192
D. 209
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Correct Answer: B
Question #28
Which QoS queuing method discards or marks packets that exceed the desired bit rate of traffic flow?
A. LQ
B. BWFQ
C. haping
D. olicing
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Correct Answer: D
Question #29
Which IP address is used when an administrator must open a web-based management session with a lightweight AP?
A. WLCIP
B. gateway IP
C. autonomous AP IP
D. ACS IP
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Correct Answer: A
Question #30
In which way does a spine-and-leaf architecture allow for scalability in a network when additional access ports are required?
A. A spine switch and a leaf switch can be added with redundant connections between them
B. A spine switch can be added with at least 40 GB uplinks
C. A leaf switch can be added with connections to every spine switch
D. A leaf switch can be added with a single connection to a core spine switch
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Correct Answer: C
Question #31
How does a Cisco Unified Wireless Network respond to Wi-Fi channel overlap?
A. It allows the administrator to assign the channels on a per-device or per-interface basis
B. It segregates devices from different manufactures onto different channels
C. It analyzes client load and background noise and dynamically assigns a channel
D. It alternates automatically between 2
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Correct Answer: C
Question #32
An organization has decided to start using cloud - provided services. Which cloud service allows the organization to install its own operating system on a virtual machine?
A. platform - as - a - service
B. software - as - a - service
C. network - as - a - service
D. infrastructure - as - a - service
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Correct Answer: B
Question #33
Which two WAN architecture options help a business scalability and reliability for the network? (Choose two.)
A. asychronous routing
B. single-homed branches
C. dual-homed branches
D. static routing
E. dynamic routing
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Correct Answer: CE
Question #34
What is the put method within HTTP?
A. It is a read-only operation
B. It is a nonldempotent operation
C. It replaces data at the destination
D. It displays a web site
E. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: D
Question #35
How do TCP and UDP differ in the way that they establish a connection between two endpoints?
A. TCP uses the three-way handshake, and UDP does not guarantee message delivery
B. TCP uses synchronization packets, and UDP uses acknowledgment packets
C. UDP provides reliable message transfer, and TCP is a connectionless protocol
D. UDP uses SYN, SYN ACK, and FIN bits in the frame header while TCP uses SYN, SYN ACK, and ACK bits
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Correct Answer: A
Question #36
A frame that enters a switch fails the Frame Check Sequence. Which two interface counters are incremented? (Choose two.)
A. nput errors
B. rame
C. iants
D. RC
E. unts
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Correct Answer: AD
Question #37
Refer to the exhibit.Refer to the exhibit. The route for 10.220.100.96/27 has been very unstable. The same route has four backups to routers A, B, C, and D via the respective methods. The routing protocol defaults for router Y have not been changed. When the current route for 10.220.100.96/27 becomes unavailable, which router will router Y use to route traffic to 10.220.100.96/27?
A. router D
B. router B
C. router C
D. router A
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Correct Answer: D
Question #38
What are two purposes of HSRP? (Choose two.)
A. It provides a mechanism for diskless clients to autoconfigure their IP parameters during boot
B. It improves network availability by providing redundant gateways
C. It groups two or more routers to operate as one virtual router
D. It passes configuration information to hosts in a TCP/IP network
E. It helps hosts on the network to reach remote subnets without a default gateway
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Correct Answer: BC
Question #39
Which mode allows access points to be managed by Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers?
A. autonomous
B. lightweight
C. bridge
D. mobility express
E. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: B
Question #40
Refer to the exhibit. Which prefix does Router1 use for traffic to Host A?
A. 10
B. 10
C. 10
D. 10
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Correct Answer: D
Question #41
Which 802.11 frame type is indicated by a probe response after a client sends a probe request?
A. data
B. management
C. control
D. action
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Correct Answer: B
Question #42
What is the benefit of using FHRP?
A. reduced management overhead on network routers
B. balancing traffic across multiple gateways in proportion to their loads
C. higher degree of availability
D. reduced ARP traffic on the network
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Correct Answer: C
Question #43
How does CAPWAP communicate between an access point in local mode and a WLC?
A. The access point must not be connected to the wired network, as it would create a loop
B. The access point must be connected to the same switch as the WLC
C. The access point must directly connect to the WLC using a copper cable
D. The access point has the ability to link to any switch in the network, assuming connectivity to the WLC
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Correct Answer: D
Question #44
Which two functions are performed by the core layer in a three-tier architecture? (Choose two.)
A. Provide uninterrupted forwarding service
B. Inspect packets for malicious activity
C. Ensure timely data transfer between layers
D. Provide direct connectivity for end user devices
E. Police traffic that is sent to the edge of the network
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Correct Answer: AC
Question #45
Which protocol does a REST API use to communicate?
A. SH
B. TP
C. NMP
D. TTP
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Correct Answer: D
Question #46
What are two similarities between UTP Cat 5e and Cat 6a cabling? (Choose two.)
A. Both support speeds up to 10 Gigabit
B. Both support speeds of at least 1 Gigabit
C. Both support runs of up to 55 meters
D. Both support runs of up to 100 meters
E. Both operate at a frequency of 500 MHz
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Correct Answer: BD
Question #47
Refer to the exhibit. Router R1 Fa0/0 is unable to ping router R3 Fa0/1. Which action must be taken on router R1 to resolve the configuration issue?
A. onfigure a static route with 10
B. onfigure a static route with Fa0/1 as the egress interface to reach the 20
C. et the default network as 20
D. et the default gateway as 20
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Correct Answer: A

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