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Cisco 400-101 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam |
| Exam Number: | 400-101 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 18 months eligibility toward the CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam |
| Real Exam Qty: | 90-110 |
| Exam Price: | USD 450 |
| Related Certifications: | CCIE Routing and Switching |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-Based Questions, Multiple Answer, Drag and Drop, Multiple Choice |
| Passing Score: | Variable (Cisco does not publish passing scores) |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE testing centers (retired exam). |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisite. Passing this written exam qualified candidates to attempt the CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccie-routing-switching |
Cisco 400-101 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Network Principles | 10% | - Network Design
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| Topic 2: Infrastructure Security | 10% | - Control Plane Security
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| Topic 3: Layer 3 Technologies | 35% | - Routing Protocols
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| Topic 4: VPN Technologies | 10% | - MPLS
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| Topic 5: Infrastructure Services | 15% | - Quality of Service
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| Topic 6: Layer 2 Technologies | 20% | - Spanning Tree
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Cisco 400-101 Exam: What Candidates Want to Know
Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching Written is an official Cisco certification exam, registered under the code 400-101. Passing it awards the CCIE certification, a credential at the Expert level. It also connects to CCIE Routing and Switching. The exam is demanding by design, and that difficulty is precisely what makes the credential meaningful for career development.
The Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching Written exam presents 90-110 questions within 120 minutes. That is a brisk pace, and the candidates who handle it best are the ones who rehearsed it. Use the ActualPDF engine for full timed simulations, practice flagging and returning, and arrive on exam day with a pacing strategy already proven.
Passing Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching Written takes Variable (Cisco does not publish passing scores), and official registration costs USD 450. Retakes bill the full USD 450 again, so preparation is the least expensive insurance available. Let your ActualPDF practice scores guide the timing: book when you clear the requirement consistently, not occasionally.
No formal prerequisite. Passing this written exam qualified candidates to attempt the CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam.
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Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching Written is organized into 6 official domains. The most heavily weighted are Infrastructure Security (10%), Infrastructure Services (15%), and VPN Technologies (10%). The full breakdown appears above on this page; study the weightings and your preparation priorities set themselves.
Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching Written Sample Questions:
Drag and drop the NAT operations on the left into the correct sequential order on the right.
Which two statements about redistribution are true? (Choose two.)
- A. iBGP routes automatically redistribute into the IGP if the routes are in the routing table.
- B. When BGP traffic is redistributed into OSPF, the metric is set to 1 unless the metric is defined.
- C. When EIGRP traffic is redistributed into BGP, a default metric is required.
- D. When OSPF traffic is redistributed into BGP, internal and external routes are redistributed.
- E. When BGP traffic is redistributed into OSPF, eBGP and iBGP routes are advertised.
- F. When EIGRP routes on a CE are redistributed through a PE into BGP, the Cost Community POI is set automatically.
Which two options describe the effect of configuring an interface as passive under OSPF? (Choose two)
- A. The interface processes OSPF hello packets and also sends hello packets.
- B. An adjacency cannot be established, and the interface is included in the routing protocol update.
- C. The interface processes OSPF hello packets but does not send hello packets.
- D. An adjacency cannot be established, and the interface is not included in the routing protocol update.
- E. An adjacency can be established, and the interface is not included in the routing protocol update.
Drag and drop the description on the left to the correct EIGRP term on the right. Not all option are used
Which three statements are true about PPP CHAP authentication? (Choose three)
- A. By default, the router uses its hostname to identify itself to the peer.
- B. The LCP phase must be complete and in open state.
- C. PPP encapsulation must be enabled on the interface.
- D. The LCP phase must be complete and in closed state.
- E. PPP encapsulation must be enabled globally.
- F. The hostname used by a router for CHAP authentication cannot be changed.
