____ refers to a collection of devices that are managed by the same organization and use a unified routing strategy.

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Options

• AAS
• BOSPF
• CISIS
• DBGP

• A
  82% (36)
• B
  9% (4)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  7% (3)

Explanation

An Autonomous System (AS) is defined as a collection of IP networks and routers under the control of a single organization that presents a common, unified routing policy to the internet - making A the correct answer. OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a link-state routing protocol used within an AS, not the term for the AS itself. Similarly, IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) is another interior gateway routing protocol, not a grouping of devices. BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is the protocol used between autonomous systems to exchange routing information, but it is not the name for the collection of devices.

Memory tip: Think of "Autonomous" as self-governing - an AS is a self-governed group of network devices under one authority, with its own routing rules. OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP are all protocols that operate in relation to an AS, but none of them are the AS.

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