Spanning Tree Protocol Quiz

The main purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is to ____.

• reduce bandwidth usage

• increase latency

• prevent Layer 2 loops

• manage VLANs

One of the main issues caused by redundancy in Layer 2 networks is ____.

• IP conflicts

• VLAN trunking failures

• broadcast storms

• firewall bypass

STP places some switch ports in the blocking state to ____.

• increase speed

• prevent unauthorized access

• prevent loops

• improve signal strength

When STP is disabled on a switch with redundant paths, it can lead to ____.

• MAC address flooding

• firewall failures

• Layer 2 loops

• cable faults

The switch with the lowest Bridge ID (BID) is elected as the ____.

• edge switch

• distribution switch

• backup bridge

• root bridge

The STP role assigned to a switch port that provides the best path to the root bridge is the ____.

• designated port

• blocking port

• root port

• alternate port

What does BID stand for in the context of STP?

• Bridge Internet Domain

• Broadcast Interface Design

• Bridge Identifier

• Backbone Interface Descriptor

The port on a switch that is allowed to forward frames and is not a root port is called a ____.

• backup port

• disabled port

• designated port

• default port

A non-designated port is placed in which STP state?

• Learning

• Forwarding

• Listening

• Blocking

When a switch is first powered on, it assumes ____.

• it is the backup bridge

• it has no role

• it is the root bridge

• it is the designated bridge