Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review the most important topics from this chapter, noted with the key topics icon. Table 11-5 lists these key topics and where each is discussed.

Table 11-5. Key Topics for Chapter 11

Definitions of Key Terms

Define the following key terms from this chapter and check your answers in the Glossary:

Two-way state,

Area Border Router (ABR),

Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR),

Backup Designated Router,

database description,

dead interval,

designated router,

Full state,

fully adjacent,

Hello interval,

link-state advertisement,

link-state request,

link-state update,

neighbor,

neighbor table,

router ID (RID),

topology database

Command Reference to Check Your Memory

Although you should not necessarily memorize the information in the tables in this section, this section does include a reference for the configuration and EXEC commands covered in this chapter. Practically speaking, you should memorize the commands as a side effect of reading the chapter and doing all the activities in this exam preparation section. To see how well you have memorized the commands as a side effect of your other studies, cover the left side of the table, read the descriptions on the right side, and see if you remember the command.