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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What event occurs during the 3-way handshake?






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






3. If you have a full-duplex operational network - what can happen?






4. What are 2 commands used to view a host routing table?






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






6. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






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






8. 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?






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






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






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






12. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






20. 3 facts about the network portion of an IPv4 address






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






22. statements of IP adressing






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






24. When is a straight-through cable used in a network?






25. 3 features of IPv6






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






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






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






29. 3 statements of media acess control






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






31. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






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






33. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






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






35. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






36. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






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






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






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






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






41. Which OSI layer is responsible for binary transmission - cable specification - and physical aspects of network communication?






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






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






44. A router interface has been assigned an IP address of 172.16.192.166 with a mask of 255.255.255.248. To which subnet does the IP address belong?






45. Which IP packet field will prevent endless loops?






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






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






48. There are too many broadcasts on switches - what can be done?






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






50. 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?