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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What is an effect of improperly applying a network cable connector?






2. 2 things that will happen if a router receives an ICMP packet which has a TTL value of 1 and the destination host is several hops away






3. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






4. What are 2 layers of the OSI model that have the same functions as the TCP/IP Network Application Layer?






5. What is the primary function of encapsulating packets into frames?






6. What 2 type of cables would most commonly be used for new runs?






7. What kind of problems are caused by excessive broadcast traffic on network segments?






8. 3 primary functions of the data link layer encapsulation






9. Why are port numbers included in the TCP header of a segment?






10. What is a characteristic of a single-mode fiber-optic cable?






11. How many host addresses can be assigned to a subnetwork when using the 130.68.0.0 network address w/ a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0?






12. What is the purpose of a default gateway?






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






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






15. Important characteristic of UDP






16. What are 2 commands used to view a host routing table?






17. Which transport layer protocol provides low overhead and is used for applications that do not require reliable data delivery?






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






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






20. What makes fiber preferable to copper for interconnecting buildings?






21. What can be a problem that is reduced by adding end-to-end addressing?






22. Where is the IOS file stored at?






23. What is the purpose of the preamble in an ethernet frame?






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






25. With TCP/IP encapsulation - which range of port numbers identifies all well known applications?






26. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






27. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






28. What can get you to an outside network?






29. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






30. What command will you use to place the router into the correct mode to configure an appropiate interface to connect a LAN?






31. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






32. If you want to connect 4 hosts in a home network - what would be the best deviced to be used?






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






34. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






35. Why is flow control used for TCP data transfer?






36. What is the proper order of the OSI Layers?






37. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






38. How does the application layer on a server process multiple client requests for services?






39. What are the advantages of using a client-server model?






40. An admin needs to keep contents private - which access method should he use?






41. 3 features of IPv6






42. On a ethernet segment - why do hosts that experience a collision use a random delay before attempting to transmit?






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






44. At which layers of the OSI model does ethernet operate?






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






46. Statements that describe LAN






47. What would be the response displayed after pinging 127.0.0.1 and there is a 0 packet transmission?






48. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






49. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






50. Network Protocols