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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Default Gateway is incorrect on the host - What is the impact on the communications?






2. What are 2 email components used to forward mail between servers?






3. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






4. A company is planning to subnet a network w/ 27 hosts. What would be the subnet mask used for this?






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






6. What is the purpose of a default gateway?






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






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






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






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






11. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






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






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






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






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






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






17. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






18. What application layer protocol is used to support file transfers between client and server?






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






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






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






22. 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?






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






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






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






26. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






27. What would be the response displayed after pinging 127.0.0.1 and there is a 0 packet transmission?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Which IP packet field will prevent endless loops?






37. statements of IP adressing






38. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






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






41. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






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






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






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






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






46. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






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






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






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






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