Test your basic knowledge |

Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What are 2 common characteristics associated w/ dynamic routing protocols?






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






3. Network Protocols






4. 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






5. After a browser makes a request to a web server in the standard port - what will be the port number in the TCP header?






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






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






8. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






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






10. statements of IP adressing






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






12. What is a default gateway address?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






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






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






17. Which portion of the network layer address does a router use to forward packets?






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






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






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






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






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






23. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






24. Which IP packet field will prevent endless loops?






25. What causes crosstalk within cable pairs when using UTP?






26. An admin needs a media that can run up to 100m in legth. Which type of media would be best?






27. What is a benefit of a WAN?






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






29. What method of signal transmission uses radio waves to carry signals?






30. 3 statements of media acess control






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






32. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






33. 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?






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






35. What describes the purpose of default route?






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






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






38. What is the purpose of a default gateway?






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






40. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






41. 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?






42. 3 common problems w/ a large network






43. In business LANs - which connector is used w/ twisted-pair networking cable?






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






45. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






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






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






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






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






50. When destination network is not in the routing table - What are 2 actions the router might take?