Which statement about routing protocols is true?

Which statement about routing protocols is true?
A. Link-state routing protocols choose a path by the number of hops to the destination.
B. OSPF is a link-state routing protocol.
C. Distance-vector routing protocols use the Shortest Path First algorithm.
D. IS-IS is a distance-vector routing protocol.

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  1. Which statement about routing protocols is true?

    A. Link-state routing protocols choose a path by the number of hops to the destination.
    B. OSPF is a link-state routing protocol.
    C. Distance-vector routing protocols use the Shortest Path First algorithm.
    D. IS-IS is a distance-vector routing protocol.

    Answer: B
    Explanation: Link State Routing Protocols
    Link state protocols are also called shortest-path-first protocols. Link state routing protocols have a complete picture of
    the network topology. Hence they know more about the whole network than any distance vector protocol.
    Three separate tables are created on each link state routing enabled router. One table is used to hold details about directly
    connected neighbors, one is used to hold the topology of the entire internetwork and the last one is used to hold the
    actual routing table.
    Link state protocols send information about directly connected links to all the routers in the network. Examples of Link
    state routing protocols includeOSPF – Open Shortest Path FirstandIS-IS – Intermediate System to Intermediate System.
    There are also routing protocols that are considered to be hybrid in the sense that they use aspects of both distance vector
    and link state protocols.EIGRP – Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocolis one of those hybrid routing protocols.

    1. It is B, since OSPF is a link-state RP. The metric does not have anything to do with the type of protocol, for instance EIGRP and OSPF both use bandwidth as part of their metrics and one is a distance vector and the other one a link-state.

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