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Demystifying Networking Week 2 Nptel Assignment Answers (July-Dec 2025)
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Q1. Routing is the mechanism of forwarding packets from the source point on the internet to the destination point
a) True
b) False
Q2. __________ algorithm is used for link state routing
a) Dynamic Source Routing Algorithm
b) Open Shortest Path First Algorithm
c) Bellman Ford algorithm
d) Distance vector routing algorithm
Q3. Routing Information Protocol (RIP) uses distance vector algorithms
a) True
b) False
Q4. _________ command is used to display a table with IP addresses corresponding to MAC addresses
a) sh route table
b) sh ip arp
c) sh mac arp
d) shw mac arp
Q5. Select the correct option
- A switch keeps track of the hardware devices connected to it along what ports.
- If the MAC Address of a device is not found, a switch usually floods the packets to all devices connected to it.
a) 1 and 2 are correct
b) Only 1 is correct
c) Only 2 is correct
d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
Q6. Routers maintain the routing tables in a hierarchical manner
a) True
b) False
Q7. Which of the following statements are correct about the network?
a) There are 3 networks in the topology
b) The routers cannot send packets between each other
c) Switches are configured with correct IP address
d) L1 and L2 do not have correct IP addresses
Q8. Given the routing tables of both routers, which of the following ping will fail?
a) L1 to L2
b) L2 to R1
c) L2 to L4
d) R2 to L6
Q9. If you have to statically connect R1 to R2, which of the following routes will you add in R1?
a) 0.0.0.0/0 via 1.6.0.0
b) 1.6.10.2/8 via 1.6.10.1
c) 0.0.0.0/0 via 1.6.10.2
d) 172.16.0.0/16 via 1.6.10.2
Q10. If you have to add to a route dynamically using RIP in R2, which one of the following would you add?
a) 192.168.10.0/8
b) 192.168.0.0/16
c) 172.16.0.0/16
d) None of the above
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