Cisco CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR core) practice questions
Original questions written from the published exam objectives, never recalled exam content, verified against official vendor documentation before they reach you, with an explanation that teaches the concept behind every answer. How we verify.
- Exam code
- 350-401
- Cost
- $400 USD
- Questions
- Not published by Cisco
- Duration
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- Not published by Cisco (variable scaled score)
- Format
- Multiple choice, drag-and-drop, and lab simulations
The 350-401 exam costs $400. Fail it and the retake is another $400. Practicing until you are ready is the cheapest part of this. Full cost breakdown.
Exam domains and official weightings
From the official Cisco exam topics. Put your study time where the weight is.
- Architecture15%
- Virtualization10%
- Infrastructure30%
- Network Assurance10%
- Security20%
- Automation and Artificial Intelligence15%
- Architecture15%
- Virtualization10%
- Infrastructure30%
- Network Assurance10%
- Security20%
- Automation and Artificial Intelligence15%
Where to focus: Infrastructure is 30 percent of ENCOR, the largest domain by far, and automation plus assurance add another 25. Routing and switching depth is necessary but not sufficient; budget real time for the programmability content.
Try 4 free sample questions
No account needed. Every question includes our three-tier explanation: the concept, why the answer follows, and why each wrong option is wrong.
Sample question 1 of 4
An engineer needs an interior gateway protocol that floods link-state advertisements and has every router build a shortest-path tree of the area. Which protocol is this?
Sample question 2 of 4
Two routers run a routing protocol whose default timers take seconds to notice a dead next hop. The team wants sub-second detection of a forwarding-path failure between them. Which protocol provides that?
Sample question 3 of 4
Two enterprise sites connect over the internet and require that all IP traffic between them, whatever the application, be authenticated and encrypted at the network layer. Which technology meets this?
Sample question 4 of 4
An engineer must permit a specific set of source and destination hosts through a router interface and deny all other IP traffic, enforced by a rule list the router evaluates in order. Which construct does this?
Full CCNP Enterprise question bank coming
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What the exam actually asks you to do
Multiple choice and multiple response, drag-and-drop, simlets, and full simulations where you configure Cisco device software in the exam, the same format as CCNA but at professional depth.
- Multiple choice
- Multiple response
- Drag and drop
- Simlet
- Simulation
The highlighted formats are the ones you cannot answer from memory alone. Cisco, certification exam tutorial ↗
An honest study plan
1. Read the official objectives first
Download the official objectives from Cisco and skim every line. The exam can only test what’s listed there, it’s the contract.
2. Weight your study toward Infrastructure and Security
Together the top two domains are 50% of the exam. Practice them until your accuracy is consistently above 80%.
3. Drill weak domains, then take a mock exam
Use Domain Drill on your weakest areas, then a full timed mock at real length (Not published by Cisco questions, 120 minutes). Book the real exam when you’re consistently passing mocks, not before.
Official free resources
Study from the source. These are Cisco’s own materials:
Official CCNP Enterprise exam page & objectives ↗Where CCNP Enterprise fits
Cisco network track
Cisco removed formal prerequisites, so each step is a recommendation. CCNP needs a core exam plus one concentration; CCIE adds a hands-on lab.
Related certifications
Frequently asked questions
How many exams does CCNP Enterprise take?
Two. You pass the 350-401 ENCOR core exam, then one concentration exam of your choice (for example 300-410 ENARSI for advanced routing). ENCOR alone does not earn the certification, though it does count toward CCIE Enterprise.
Is there a prerequisite for CCNP Enterprise?
No formal prerequisite. Cisco removed them, so you can sit ENCOR without holding CCNA. In practice ENCOR assumes CCNA-level fluency and then goes well beyond it, so most candidates hold CCNA or the equivalent experience first.
How hard is the ENCOR exam?
It is broad and deep: 120 minutes across architecture, virtualization, a 30 percent infrastructure domain, network assurance, security, and automation. The infrastructure and automation weighting means you cannot pass on routing and switching alone.
Does ENCOR expire if I do not take the concentration exam?
You have three years from passing ENCOR to complete a concentration exam. Each Cisco exam result is valid for three years.
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