Defining OSPF areas in a large network helps reduce the size of the LSDB maintained...

OSPF divides a large routing domain into areas so that link-state information can be contained and the processing burden on individual routers can be reduced. Within a given OSPF area, routers exchange LSAs and synchronize the area ' s link-state database. After the network has converged and the participating routers have full adjacency where required, routers in the same area maintain a consistent view of that area ' s topology. Each router then runs the SPF algorithm independently against that common LSDB, using itself as the root, so the calculated shortest-path tree can differ in perspective even though the underlying area topology database is the same. Area boundaries also limit which detailed LSAs need to be maintained by routers outside the area, which is one reason hierarchical OSPF scales better than a single very large area. The statement should be understood under normal, converged OSPF operation; simply sharing an area number without connectivity would not create synchronization. In the intended HCIA Datacom context, R1 and R2 participating in the same area maintain the same area LSDB. Therefore the answer is TRUE, option A.