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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






2. What is a default gateway address?

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






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






5. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






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






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






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






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






10. What determines the method of media access control?






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






12. Important characteristic of UDP






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






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






15. 2 things that will happen if a router receives an ICMP packet which has a TTL value of 1 and the destination host is several hops away






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






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






18. Network Protocols






19. 2 functions of encapsulation






20. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






21. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






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






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






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






25. statements of IP adressing






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






27. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






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






29. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






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






31. An admin needs a media that can run up to 100m in legth. Which type of media would be best?






32. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






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






34. 3 statements about routes and their use






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






36. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






37. 3 statements about the role of routers in the network






38. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






39. What is a characteristic of a logical point-to-point topology?






40. What makes fiber preferable to copper for interconnecting buildings?






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






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






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






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






45. What is PDU?






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






47. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






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






49. 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?






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