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| Which are two problems associated with redundant switched Ethernet topologies? |
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Definition
| broadcast storms & multiple frame copies |
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| What must a switch running spanning tree do when it is first turned on? |
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| learn the BIDs of all other switches in the network |
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| Which three ports will discard data traffic during STP operation? |
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blocking ports
disabled ports
listening ports |
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Term
| Which three timers determine the Spanning Tree Protocol performance and state changes? |
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| hello time & forward delay |
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| The per-VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol plus (PVST+) provides support for which IEEE standard? |
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| Which two characteristics are associated with Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol? |
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Definition
preferred protocol for preventing Layer 2 loops &
forward delay and max-age timers are unneeded |
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Term
| What is a characteristic of an RSTP edge port? |
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Definition
| Once enabled, it immediately transitions to the forwarding state |
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Term
| When implementing RSTP for non-edge ports, which two categories of link types are available? |
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Definition
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| What method does RSTP use to decrease the time it takes to designate a new root port when the existing root port fails? |
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Definition
| pre-negotiated alternate ports for the root port |
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| A switch currently has only one VLAN configured and is running a single instance of rapid spanning tree. Which action will create a second rapid spanning tree instance? |
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Definition
| assigning a port to a VLAN other than VLAN 1 |
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