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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. There are too many broadcasts on switches - what can be done?






2. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






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






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






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






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






7. What is a benefit of a WAN?






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






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






10. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






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






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






13. At which layer of the TCP/IP model does ethernet operate?






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






15. Where is the IOS file stored at?






16. What can get you to an outside network?






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






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






19. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






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






21. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






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






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






24. What do end devices do?






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






26. What is dinamically selected by the source host when forwarding data?






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






28. What is PDU?






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






30. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






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






32. 3 statements about routes and their use






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






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






35. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






36. Group of hosts that have identical bit patterns in the high order bits of their addresses






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






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






39. What describes the purpose of default route?






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






41. 3 features of IPv6






42. Statements that describe LAN






43. What are 2 features of User Diagram Protocol (UDP)?






44. 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?






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






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






47. What does the IEEE 802.2 standard represent in Ethernet technologies?






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






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






50. Network Protocols