Test your basic knowledge |

Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Which OSI layer is responsible for binary transmission - cable specification - and physical aspects of network communication?






2. Network Protocols






3. If the router says: 'Switch-East4#' What identifies the CLI mode represented?






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






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






6. How does the application layer on a server process multiple client requests for services?






7. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






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






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






10. 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?






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






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






13. What describes the purpose of default route?






14. 3 facts about the network portion of an IPv4 address






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






16. In a connectionless system - What is correct?






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






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






19. 3 primary functions of the data link layer encapsulation






20. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






21. What is PDU?






22. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






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






24. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






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






26. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






27. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






28. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






29. statements of IP adressing






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






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






32. What is the primary purpose of Layer 4?






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






34. How many host addresses can be assigned to a subnetwork when using the 130.68.0.0 network address w/ a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






43. After a browser makes a request to a web server in the standard port - what will be the port number in the TCP header?






44. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






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






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






47. An admin needs to keep contents private - which access method should he use?






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






49. What is a default gateway address?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


50. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?