Try 10 practice questions for the CCNP, CCIE ENCOR 350-401
This practice quiz for CCNP and CCIE ENCOR 350-401 explores what readers must know about IP routing essentials -- including BGP and OSPF -- from the new certification guidebook.
In Cisco's sweeping certification changes, the company eliminated prerequisite exams for the Cisco Certified Network Professional tracks, which means network engineers have a higher bar to meet when they take CCNP exams.
However, this higher bar doesn't mean engineers must solely know advanced topics and technologies, such as software-defined WAN, automation and programmability -- although those are on the exams. Instead, CCNP hopefuls on the Enterprise track -- for ENCOR 350-401, in particular -- should expect to know a solid amount of past CCNP material, such as IP routing essentials, in addition to new technologies. The same goes for Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) hopefuls, as well.
CCNP and CCIE hopefuls alike can explore old and new material in CCNP and CCIE ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide, available now, by authors Ramiro Garza Rios, David Hucaby, Brad Edgeworth and Jason Gooley. This guidebook delves into topics that span from forwarding to wireless to software-defined networking best practices.
Below is the "Do I Know This Already?" quiz from Chapter 6, "IP Routing Essentials." These 10 questions explore common routing protocols network engineers will likely recognize from their daily jobs and others that are also relevant to their positions. Edgeworth said the chapter covers fundamentals and helps readers understand how routers function and think.
Click to learn more aboutThe quiz offers readers a vendor-agnostic studying method, as routing protocols aren't specific to Cisco or any other vendor. These universal fundamentals can help readers in their careers wherever they go and with whichever vendor products they may use.
These questions for the CCNP and CCIE ENCOR 350-401 help readers review enterprise networking essentials they need to know and test their expertise on key protocol differences and common routing concepts. The quiz covers a general overview of the protocols and dives deep into path selection, static routing, and virtual routing and forwarding.
