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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






12. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






14. What correctly describes a MAC address?






15. 3 statements about routes and their use






16. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






17. 3 features of IPv6






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






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






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






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






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






23. When a device is moved from one network to the other...?






24. 3 measures of data transfer






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






26. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






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






28. statements of IP adressing






29. What can get you to an outside network?






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






31. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






32. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






33. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






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






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






36. If you have a PC - 3 routers and a Laptop... How many unique CRC calculation will take place as traffic routes from the PC to the Laptop?






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Important characteristic of UDP






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






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






46. Where is the IOS file stored at?






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






48. What command will you use to place the router into the correct mode to configure an appropiate interface to connect a LAN?






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






50. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?