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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What 2 type of cables would most commonly be used for new runs?






2. An admin wants to evaluate all traffic in a network. To ensure that all packets are captured - what network device should be used?






3. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






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






5. What command can be used to determine if the router has experienced any input or output errors?






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






7. 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?






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






9. What type of routing uses information that is manually entered into the routing table?






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






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






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






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






14. What do end devices do?






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






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






17. 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






18. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






19. What networking devices are recommended to be assigned static IP addresses?






20. statements of IP adressing






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






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






23. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






24. What is the role of the OSI Application Layer?






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






26. What device can check for faults - integrity and performance of media?






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






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






29. Which IP packet field will prevent endless loops?






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. What can get you to an outside network?






37. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






38. What is the purpose of a default gateway?






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






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






41. During encapsulation - what happens in the Data Link Layer?






42. What is an automated service that matches resource names w/ required IP addresses?






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






44. What is a benefit of a WAN?






45. At which layer of the TCP/IP model does ethernet operate?






46. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






47. Given IP 172.16.134.64 and S/M 255.255.255.224 - this IP is an...?






48. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






50. What is a mechanism used by TCP to provide flow control as segments travel from source to destination?