Cisco Updated 200-301 Exam Questions and Answers by lowen

192.168.1.224/27 via 192.168.15.5. Routers choose the most specific matching route, known as longest prefix match. The destination 192.168.1.250 falls inside all broad 192.168.1.0-based routes, but the /27 network 192.168.1.224/27 covers addresses 192.168.1.224 through 192.168.1.255 and is more specific than /24, /25, or /26. Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 IP Connectivity repeatedly tests this rule because administrative distance and metrics are only considered after the router identifies matching prefixes of the same specificity. A less-specific route is not chosen just because it appears earlier or uses a preferred next hop. The /27 entry via 192.168.15.5 is the longest valid match for 192.168.1.250, so the original /25 answer has been corrected to the /27 route.

setting up IP cameras to monitor key infrastructure. Physical access control protects buildings, rooms, racks, closets, and other infrastructure locations from unauthorized physical access. IP cameras monitoring key infrastructure are a physical security control because they deter, detect, and document physical access to sensitive areas. Console passwords and enable passwords are logical access controls on network devices, not physical controls. Backing up syslog data is an operational logging practice. Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 Security Fundamentals separates administrative, technical, and physical controls because network security is not limited to packet filtering. A router in a locked cabinet is safer than one exposed in a public space, and surveillance is part of enforcing that physical boundary. The correct answer is setting up IP cameras to monitor key infrastructure.

The application requires the user to enter a PIN before it provides the second factor.. Security fundamentals require distinguishing identity, authorization, accounting, encryption, inspection, and physical protection. Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 includes this under Security Fundamentals, where the exam expects engineers to recognize the device behavior that actually produces the required outcome. The question is best solved by reading the operational clue rather than choosing a familiar acronym. The incorrect choices apply a security term in the wrong control category or protect a different part of the system. In a production network, the wrong choice would normally create an outage, leave a management or security gap, or send troubleshooting toward the wrong subsystem. The selected answer is the one that matches the control-plane, data-plane, wireless, security, services, or automation mechanism described in the question. That is why it remains the verified answer for this item.

Option B. Cisco forwarding uses longest-prefix match first, then administrative distance and metric when multiple sources compete. Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 includes this under Security Fundamentals, where the expected skill is identifying the mechanism that actually satisfies the scenario. The wording usually gives the decisive clue: a protocol number, a route prefix, a control-plane role, a wireless security method, or a management command. Wrong choices either do not match the destination prefix, point to the wrong next hop, or fail to create the required primary or backup route. In a real network, selecting the wrong option would usually produce a failed adjacency, broken client connectivity, insecure management access, or an incorrect forwarding path. The selected answer matches the Cisco behavior and configuration model required by the question, so it is retained as the verified answer for this item.