Refer to the exhibit. What is the reason that the interface status is “administratively down, line protocol down”?

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Refer to the exhibit. What is the reason that the interface status is “administratively down, line protocol down”?

There is no encapsulation type configured.
There is a mismatch in encapsulation types.
The interface is not receiving any keepalives.
The interface has been configured with the shutdown command.
The interface needs to be configured as a DTE device.
The wrong type of cable is connected to the interface.

Explanation: Interface can be enabled or disabled with shutdown/no shutdown command. If you interface is down, it will display administratively down status. You can bring up an interface having administratively down interface using no shutdown command.

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