A. to ensure a loop-free topology
B. to protect against user-side loops
C. in order to support business applications
D. because of the risk of lost connectivity without STP
E. for the most deterministic and highly available network topology

A. when HSRP is not supported by the design
B. when multiple vendor devices need to be supported
C. when preempt tuning of the default gateway is needed
D. when a robust method of backing up the default gateway is needed
E. when the design implements Layer 2 between the access switch and the distribution switch
F. when the design implements Layer 3 between the access switch and the distribution switch

A. map the Layer 2 VLAN number to the Layer 3 subnet
B. control route propagation to edge switches using distribute lists
C. use a Layer 2 distribution interconnection link with HSRP or GLBP
D. use a Layer 3 distribution interconnection link with HSRP or GLBP
E. use equal-cost Layer 3 load balancing on all links to limit the scope of queries in EIGRP

A. It will only become active after a software failure.
B. It will only become active after a hardware failure.
C. It requires that Cisco NSF be enabled in order to work successfully.
D. It synchronizes the MAC, FIB, and adjacency tables between Active and Standby Route Processors.

A. Utilizing Cisco NSF in Layer 2 environments can reduce outages to one to three seconds.
B. Utilizing SSO in Layer 3 environments can reduce outages to one to three seconds.
C. Distribution switches are single points of failure causing outages for the end devices.
D. Utilizing Cisco NSF and SSO in a Layer 2 environment can reduce outages to less than one second.
E. NSF and SSO with redundant supervisors have the most impact on outages at the access layer.

A. to a core switch running Cisco NSF and SSO from redundant distribution switches connected with a Layer 2 link
B. to a core switch running Cisco NSF and SSO from redundant distribution switches connected with a Layer 3 link
C. to two core switches from redundant distribution switches connected with a Layer 2 link
D. to two core switches from redundant distribution switches connected with a Layer 3 link
E. to two core switches running Cisco NSF and SSO from two redundant distribution switches running Cisco NSF and SSO

A. RX-queue deferred
B. TX-queue deferred
C. RX-queue saturation
D. TX-queue saturation
E. RX-queue starvation
F. TX-queue starvation

A. The core layer should use default Layer 3 hash information.
B. The core layer should use default Layer 4 hash information.
C. The distribution layer should use default Layer 3 hash information.
D. The distribution layer should use default Layer 4 hash information.
E. The core layer should use Layer 3 and Layer 4 information as input to the Cisco Expressing Forwarding hashing algorithm.
F. The distribution layer should use Layer 3 and Layer 4 information as input into the Cisco Expressing Forwarding hashing algorithm.

A. Voice needs to be assigned to the hardware priority queue.
B. Voice needs to be assigned to the software priority queue.
C. Call signaling must have guaranteed bandwidth service.
D. Strict-priority queuing should be limited to 50 percent of the capacity of the link.
E. At least 33 percent of the link bandwidth should be reserved for default best-effort class.

A.CST
B.MST
C.STP
D.PVST+
E.RPVST+