Dell EMC D-NWG-FN-23 Exam - Topic 7 Question 36 Discussion

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Topic #: 7

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Which type of protocol is OSPF and what metric does it use to determine best path?

ALink-state protocol that uses a concept of cost as metric

BHybrid protocol that uses hop count as a metric

CPath vector protocol that uses the Dijkstra algorithm as a metric

DDistance Vector protocol that uses bandwidth and delay as metric

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Sharmaine

2 months ago

I thought it was distance vector, but I guess I was wrong.

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Ceola

2 months ago

It uses cost as the metric, right? Totally agree!

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Paris

2 months ago

OSPF is definitely a link-state protocol!

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Lon

3 months ago

Cost? Really? That's interesting! I didn't know that!

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Gracia

3 months ago

Wait, isn't OSPF a hybrid protocol? I'm not so sure.

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Dudley

3 months ago

I thought OSPF was a hybrid protocol, but now I'm second-guessing myself. I need to remember that it uses cost, not hop count.

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Shaniqua

3 months ago

I'm pretty confident that OSPF is a link-state protocol, and it uses cost as the metric. I just hope I don't mix it up with distance vector protocols!

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Ailene

4 months ago

I practiced a question similar to this, and I believe OSPF uses the Dijkstra algorithm for path calculation, but that might be related to how it determines cost.

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Junita

4 months ago

I think OSPF is a link-state protocol, but I'm not completely sure about the metric it uses. I remember something about cost, though.

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Silva

4 months ago

The question is asking about the type of protocol and the metric used, so I'll focus on those key details to determine the right answer.

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Susana

4 months ago

I remember learning about OSPF in class, but I can't quite recall the details. I'll have to guess and hope for the best.

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Jess

4 months ago

OSPF uses a concept of cost as its metric, so A is the correct answer.

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Han

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused between link-state and distance vector protocols. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Elenor

5 months ago

I'm pretty sure OSPF is a link-state protocol, so I'll go with option A.

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Avery

6 months ago

I'm just hoping the exam doesn't ask about the 'Open Shortest Path First' acronym. That would really trip me up!

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Tabetha

5 months ago

A) Link-state protocol that uses a concept of cost as metric

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Marcos

6 months ago

OSPF? More like 'Oh So Pretty Forwarding', am I right? Anyway, cost metric is the way to go, no doubt about it.

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Skye

7 months ago

Actually, OSPF uses a concept of cost based on bandwidth as its metric

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Maddie

7 months ago

Wait, isn't OSPF a distance vector protocol? I could've sworn it used bandwidth and delay as the metric. Oh well, I'll go with cost just to be safe.

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Jamal

6 months ago

I think OSPF is a link-state protocol that uses cost as a metric.

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Tula

7 months ago

D) Distance Vector protocol that uses bandwidth and delay as metric

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Sharika

7 months ago

Nah, Dijkstra's algorithm is for the link-state protocols, not path vector. I'm pretty sure OSPF uses cost as the metric.

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Leatha

7 months ago

Hmm, I thought OSPF was more of a hybrid protocol. But the cost metric sounds right to me.

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Maricela

7 months ago

OSPF is definitely a link-state protocol, and the cost metric is the way to go. I remember that from my network admin classes.

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Bernardo

6 months ago

That's right, it uses cost as the metric to determine the best path.

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Mike

7 months ago

Yes, OSPF is a link-state protocol.

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Candida

7 months ago

I think OSPF is a link-state protocol because it maintains a detailed view of the network topology

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Skye

8 months ago

A) Link-state protocol that uses a concept of cost as metric

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