Network Control Plane Functions Quiz

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Which key function is provided by the data plane?

Originating packets

Providing CLI access

Forwarding traffic (correct)

Exchanging routing information

What is the primary function of the control plane?

Exchanging routing table information (correct)

Providing CLI access to network devices

Looking up egress interfaces in the forwarding information base

Forwarding traffic to the next hop

What is a key benefit for external users who consume public cloud resources?

All hosted on physical servers

Located in the same data center as the users

Implemented over a dedicated WAN

Accessed over the Internet (correct)

Which network mask must the engineer configure on both PCs to enable local communication between subnets?

255.255.255.0 Signup and view all the answers

Which protocol is used to manage network devices using a standardized data model?

NETCONF Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a data plane protocol used for exchanging configuration data between network devices?

NETCONF RPC Signup and view all the answers

Which routing protocol is commonly used for routing within an autonomous system?

EIGRP Signup and view all the answers

What are the endpoints of a network connection called?

Hosts Signup and view all the answers

Which network component is responsible for providing inter-VLAN connectivity?

Router Signup and view all the answers

Which plane of the network is responsible for forwarding data packets based on routing tables?

Data plane Signup and view all the answers

Which protocol is used for dynamic routing between autonomous systems on the Internet?

BGP Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the data plane in a network device?

Forward traffic to the next hop Signup and view all the answers

Which protocol is commonly used for configuring network devices and retrieving operational data?

NETCONF Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of a spine-and-leaf architecture?

Predictable and consistent latency between endpoints Signup and view all the answers

Network Control Plane Functions Quiz

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Which key function is provided by the data plane?

What is the primary function of the control plane?

What is a key benefit for external users who consume public cloud resources?

Which network mask must the engineer configure on both PCs to enable local communication between subnets?

Which protocol is used to manage network devices using a standardized data model?

Which of the following is a data plane protocol used for exchanging configuration data between network devices?

Which routing protocol is commonly used for routing within an autonomous system?

What are the endpoints of a network connection called?

Which network component is responsible for providing inter-VLAN connectivity?

Which plane of the network is responsible for forwarding data packets based on routing tables?

Which protocol is used for dynamic routing between autonomous systems on the Internet?

What is the primary function of the data plane in a network device?

Which protocol is commonly used for configuring network devices and retrieving operational data?

What is the primary advantage of a spine-and-leaf architecture?

Which routing protocol is commonly used within a single autonomous system?

What is the primary function of a network switch in an inter-VLAN environment?

Which protocol is commonly used for routing between autonomous systems?

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