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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a benefit of a WAN?






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






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






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






6. When do changes take effect in a Cisco router?






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






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






9. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






10. 3 facts about the network portion of an IPv4 address






11. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






12. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






13. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






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






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






16. When a network service fails - which port is most often used to access a router for management purposes?






17. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






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






19. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






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






21. What type of network cable is used between a terminal and a console port?






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






23. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






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






25. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






26. Network Protocols






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






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






29. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






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






31. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






32. 3 features of IPv6






33. What determines the method of media access control?






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






35. Host1 is in the process of setting up a TCP session with Host2. Host1 sent a SYN message to begin establishment - what happens next?






36. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






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






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






39. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






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






41. 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?






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






43. Which OSI model layer is responsible for regulating the flow of information from source to destination - reliably and accurately?






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






45. Important characteristic of UDP






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






47. What are 2 common characteristics associated w/ dynamic routing protocols?






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






49. What statements describe the logical token-passing topology?






50. What is the purpose of a default gateway?