Refer to the Exhibit

question 56

Multiple Choice

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is addressing an IS-IS design issue which is running within the topology. All links are running on FastEthernet, except the link between R5 and R4, which is Gigabit Ethernet. Which statement about the design is true?

• A) R4 prefer to reach R5 using R1 as the next hop
• B) All links have equal cost if the default metric is used
• C) R5 prefers to use R4 as the next hop for all routes
• D) R1 prefer to use R5 as the next hop to reach R4

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in discounted cash flow analysis to present future cash flows in terms of their present value, important in investment and financial decision-making.

Internal Rate

is often a shortened form referring to the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), which estimates the profitability of potential investments.

Net Present Value

A financial metric that calculates the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows over a period of time to evaluate the profitability of an investment.

Preference Decision

A decision in which the acceptable alternatives must be ranked.