What is the default maximum number of equal-cost paths that can be placed into the routing table of a Cisco OSPF router?

What is the default maximum number of equal-cost paths that can be placed into the routing table of a Cisco OSPF router?
A . 2
B . 4
C . 16
D . unlimited

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Answer: B

Explanation:

4 is the default number of routes that OSPF will include in routing table if more than 4 equal cost routes exist for the same subnet.

However, OSPF can include up to 16 equal cost routes in the routing table and perform load balancing amongst them. In order to configure this feature, you need to use the OSPF subcommand maximum-paths, i.e. maximum-paths 16.