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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. In a connectionless system - What is correct?






2. What correctly describes a MAC address?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Default Gateway is incorrect on the host - What is the impact on the communications?






10. If host A's DG is 10.0.0.1 and host B's DG is 10.0.0.2 - when the router's IP address is 10.0.0.1. Which one will go through?






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






12. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






13. What is the primary funcion of the trailer in the Data Link Layer encapsulation?






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






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






16. What is PDU?






17. What are 3 properties of contention-based media access for a shared media?






18. Which type of cable is most often associated w/ fiber-optic cable?






19. What application layer protocol is used to support file transfers between client and server?






20. 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?






21. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






22. Which IP packet field will prevent endless loops?






23. What is the purpose of resource records in DNS?






24. 3 primary functions of the data link layer encapsulation






25. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






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






27. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






29. What determines the method of media access control?






30. What can get you to an outside network?






31. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






32. 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?






33. 3 statements about routes and their use






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






35. 3 statements of media acess control






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






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






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






39. What do you need to use for an initial configuration on a Cisco router?






40. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






41. What is a default gateway address?

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42. 3 features of IPv6






43. What subnet mask will an admin assign to the network address 172.30.1.0 if its possible to have 254 hosts?






44. What information is added during encapsulation at OSI Layer 3?






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






46. Statements that describe LAN






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






48. What is the primary purpose of Layer 4?






49. 3 statements about the role of routers in the network






50. 3 facts about the network portion of an IPv4 address