Which type of routing protocol operates by exchanging the entire routing information?

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Which type of routing protocol operates by exchanging the entire routing information?

distance vector protocols
link state protocols
path vector protocols
exterior gateway protocols

Explanation: Distance vector protocols (like RIP) exchanges the entire routing information each time the routers send the updates.

Note: EIGRP is considered an advanced distance vector protocol so it does not send the whole routing table for each update.

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