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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. If there is a graphic representation of a company network wiring and equipment - What is this called?






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






3. What is the purpose of a default gateway?






4. What can get you to an outside network?






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






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






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






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






9. 3 primary functions of the data link layer encapsulation






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






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






12. statements of IP adressing






13. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






15. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. What event occurs during the 3-way handshake?






27. What is a drawback of the CSMA/CD access method?






28. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






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






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






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






32. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






33. 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?






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






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






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






37. Where is the IOS file stored at?






38. What is the role of MTA in handling email?






39. What do end devices do?






40. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






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






42. What describes the purpose of default route?






43. Which transport layer protocol provides low overhead and is used for applications that do not require reliable data delivery?






44. After a routers ends its boot sequence - the admin wants to check the routers config. From the EXEC mode - which commands can the admin use?






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






46. What information is added during encapsulation at OSI Layer 3?






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






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






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






50. 3 features of IPv6