Multiple choice

Which of the following statements correctly describes a feature of RIP?

  1. RIP is a link-state routing protocol.

  2. RIP uses only one metric hop count for path selection.

  3. Advertised routes with hop counts greater than 10 are unreachable.

  4. Messages are broadcast every 10 seconds.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

RIP is a distance-vector routing protocol that uses hop count as its sole metric for path selection. The maximum hop count is 15, with 16 considered unreachable (not 10 as option C suggests). RIP version 1 broadcasts updates every 30 seconds to address 255.255.255.255, while RIP version 2 uses multicast 224.0.0.9. RIP does not use bandwidth, delay, reliability, or load in its routing decisions, making it simple but limited in complex networks.

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