200-301 Cisco Certified Network Associate Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)
Prepare effectively for your Cisco 200-301 Cisco Certified Network Associate certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2025, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.
What role does a hypervisor provide for each virtual machine in server virtualization?
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An administrator configures four switches for local authentication using passwords that are stored in a cryptographic hash. The four switches must also support SSH access for administrators to manage the network infrastructure. Which switch is configured correctly to meet these requirements?
What prevents a workstation from receiving a DHCP address?
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Only four switches are participating in the VLAN spanning-tree process.
Branch-1 priority 614440
Branch-2: priority 39082416
Branch-3: priority 0
Branch-4: root primary
Which switch becomes the permanent root bridge for VLAN 5?
The SW1 interface g0/1 is in the down/down state. Which two configurations are valid reasons for the interface conditions?(choose two)
An engineer must establish a trunk link between two switches. The neighboring switch is set to trunk or desirable mode. What action should be taken?
Why does a switch flood a frame to all ports?
What are two benefits of using the PortFast feature? (Choose two )
A network administrator enabled port security on a switch interface connected to a printer. What is the next configuration action in order to allow the port to learn the MAC address of the printer and insert it into the table automatically?
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Which route does R1 select for traffic that is destined to 192 168.16.2?
What are two characteristics of a controller-based network? (Choose two)
What is a difference between RADIUS and TACACS+?
Which protocol does an access point use to draw power from a connected switch?
A user configured OSPF in a single area between two routers A serial interface connecting R1 and R2 is running encapsulation PPP By default which OSPF network type is seen on this interface when the user types show ip ospf interface on R1 or R2?
An engineer configured an OSPF neighbor as a designated router. Which state verifies the designated router is in the proper mode?
Which IPv6 address type provides communication between subnets and is unable to route on the Internet?
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Drag and drop the networking parameters from the left onto the correct values on the right.
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What does router R1 use as its OSPF router-ID?
What is a capability of FTP in network management operations?
An engineer observes high usage on the 2.4GHz channels and lower usage on the 5GHz channels. What must be configured to allow clients to preferentially use 5GH2 access points?
What is a function of TFTP in network operations?
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An engineer configured the New York router with state routes that point to the Atlanta and Washington sites. When command must be configured on the Atlanta and Washington routers so that both sites are able to reach the loopback2 interface on the New York router?
Which configuration is needed to generate an RSA key for SSH on a router?
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The New York router is configured with static routes pointing to the Atlanta and Washington sites. Which two tasks must be performed so that the Serial0/0/0 interfaces on the Atlanta and Washington routers can reach one another?
(Choose two.)
Using direct sequence spread spectrum, which three 2.4-GHz channels are used to limit collisions?
R1 has learned route 10.10.10.0/24 via numerous routing protocols. Which route is installed?
Which networking function occurs on the data plane?
What are two recommendations for protecting network ports from being exploited when located in an office space outside of an IT closer? (Choose two.)
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A network engineer is in the process of establishing IP connectivity between two sites. Routers R1 and R2 are partially configured with IP addressing. Both routers have the ability to access devices on their respective LANs. Which command set configures the IP connectivity between devices located on both LANs in each site?
Which plane is centralized by an SDN controller?
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An engineer must configure GigabitEthernet1/1 to accommodate voice and data traffic Which configuration accomplishes this task?
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Which prefix does Router 1 use for traffic to Host A?
When a site-to-site VPN is used, which protocol is responsible for the transport of user data?
Refer to the exhibit. After the configuration is applied, the two routers fail to establish an OSPF neighbor relationship. what is the reason for the problem?
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An engineer deploys a topology in which R1 obtains its IP configuration from DHCP. If
the switch and DHCP server configurations are complete and correct. Which two sets of commands must be configured on R1 and R2 to complete the task? (Choose two)
Which statement about Link Aggregation when implemented on a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller is true?
Drag and drop the AAA terms from the left onto the description on the right.
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Which two prefixes are included in this routing table entry? (Choose two.)
Which type of traffic is sent with pure iPsec?
Which JSON data type is an unordered set of attribute- value pairs?
