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CCNA practice question: IP Connectivity

IP ConnectivityDifficulty 2/5

In the output 'S* 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 198.51.100.1', what do the values 1 and 0 in brackets represent?

  1. APriority 1, weight 0
  2. BMetric 1, administrative distance 0
  3. CAdministrative distance 1, metric 0
  4. DHop count 1, cost 0
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Correct: C. Cisco shows [administrative distance/metric]. A static route has AD 1; its metric is 0. The asterisk marks it as a candidate default route.

  • B — The order is AD first, then metric.
  • D — Hop count is RIP's metric; this is a static route.
  • A — Priority/weight are not routing-table fields here.

Concept being tested

Routing table components, how a router forwards (longest prefix match, AD, metric), static routing, single-area OSPFv2, first-hop redundancy. — 25% of the exam. Study guide for IP Connectivity.

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  1. CCNA Exam v1.1 (200-301) Exam Topics — Cisco Systems · primary · retrieved 2026-09-21, verified 2026-09-21
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