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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






2. Which OSI layer is responsible for binary transmission - cable specification - and physical aspects of network communication?






3. 3 statements about routes and their use






4. If you have a full-duplex operational network - what can happen?






5. If there are potential electrical and/or electromagnetic hazards - what type of media is recommended for backbone cabling?






6. In an IPv4 environment - what information is used by the router to forward data packets from one interface of a router to another?






7. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






8. What are 3 pieces of info about a route contained in a routing table?






9. If there is a graphic representation of a company network wiring and equipment - What is this called?






10. What do the intermediary devices in the network do?






11. When a collision occurs using CSMA/CD - how do hosts w/ data to transmit respond after the backoff period expires?






12. What are 2 features of User Diagram Protocol (UDP)?






13. Which sublayer of the DLL prepares a signal to be transmitted at the physical layer?






14. What is an effect of improperly applying a network cable connector?






15. What does the IEEE 802.2 standard represent in Ethernet technologies?






16. What is the purpose of the TCP/IP Network Application Layer?






17. What do end devices do?






18. What are key considering factors when grouping hosts into common networks?






19. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






20. What is dinamically selected by the source host when forwarding data?






21. During a TCP session - if packets arrive out of order - what will happen?






22. What info is found in the TCP and UDP header info?






23. What are 3 common problems w/ large networks?






24. What is a drawback of the CSMA/CD access method?






25. A company is planning to subnet a network w/ 27 hosts. What would be the subnet mask used for this?






26. What connectors are commonly associated w/ Cisco's V.35 serial cables?






27. What is a component of a routing table entry?






28. What is the name of the application layer protocol used for file sharing on Microsoft Networks?






29. Network Protocols






30. Which device is used to create or divide broadcast domains?






31. When is a straight-through cable used in a network?






32. What describes the purpose of default route?






33. What command is used to change the default name to 'Costas'?






34. What is the primary rope of the physical layer in transmitting data?






35. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






36. Group of hosts that have identical bit patterns in the high order bits of their addresses






37. If you have a small network w/ 3 computers...






38. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






39. What is PDU?






40. What event occurs during the 3-way handshake?






41. After a routers ends its boot sequence - the admin wants to check the routers config. From the EXEC mode - which commands can the admin use?






42. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






43. When a network service fails - which port is most often used to access a router for management purposes?






44. Which combination of keys can be used to interrupt a ping or traceroute process?






45. What are 2 email components used to forward mail between servers?






46. What is a characteristic of a logical point-to-point topology?






47. After an ethernet collision - which device has priority to transmit data?






48. To make a console connection from a comp to a Cisco router - what cable should be used?






49. If the router says: 'Switch-East4#' What identifies the CLI mode represented?






50. What is a protocol that provides connectionless network layer services?