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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. If you have an Ethernet Frame w/ a Header - Data and a Trailer. It is a...?






2. What process routers use to determine the subnet network address w/ an IP address and a subnet mask?






3. statements of IP adressing






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






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






6. 3 statements about routes and their use






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






8. What can you identify when you examine the Network Layer header?






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






10. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






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






12. 2 functions of encapsulation






13. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






14. There are 4 different hosts connected to a hub - media is being transfered between 2 of them but the other 2 will also like to transfer media. What must the latest hosts do to transfer the media?






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






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






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






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






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






20. What determines the method of media access control?






21. What describes the purpose of default route?






22. 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?






23. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






24. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






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






26. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






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






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






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






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






31. What is a default gateway address?


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






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






34. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






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






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






37. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






38. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 3 statements about the role of routers in the network






49. What do end devices do?






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