OSPF Overview

What type of protocol is OSPF?

A. Link state
B. Distance vector
C. Routed protocol
D. Path vector

The routing table is required by the router in order to forward traffic

A. TRUE
B. FALSE

In OSPF there are different roles routers can perform

A. TRUE
B. FALSE

Routers with at least one interface attached to the Backbone Area are called:

A. Internal Routers
B. Designated Routers
C. Area Border Routers
D. Backbone Routers
E. Autonomous System Boundary Routers

Choose the true statement.

A. OSFP is used to exchange routing information and calculate best paths to all destinations
B. OSPF is used to exchange routing information and calculate best paths to all sources
C. OSPF is used to forward data between sources and destinations

What are the reasons to divide one large network into multiple smaller areas? (Choose 2)

A. it reduces the number or routing recalculations in the routing database
B. it increases the total number of possible connected subscribers
C. it simplifies the architecture of the network
D. it increases the number of routing recalculations in the routing database
E. it makes all changes inside any area invisible for all other areas

Area Border Router is the router which:

A. represents the multi-access network and its attached routers to the rest of the OSPF area
B. whose interfaces belong to the same area
C. connect one or more areas to the Backbone Area

Which area plays the main role in the OSPF concept?

A. Level 1 area
B. Area 1
C. Backbone
D. Autonomous System

All areas must be connected to the Backbone Area

A. TRUE
B. FALSE