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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What info is found in the TCP and UDP header info?






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






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






4. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






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






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






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






8. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






9. Which combination of keys can be used to interrupt a ping or traceroute process?






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






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






12. In a connectionless system - What is correct?






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






14. During a TCP session - if packets arrive out of order - what will happen?






15. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






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






17. What can get you to an outside network?






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






19. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






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






21. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






22. 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?






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






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






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






26. What is a benefit of a WAN?






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






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






29. Statements that describe LAN






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






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






32. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






33. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






34. What is the purpose of a default gateway?






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






36. What describes the purpose of default route?






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






38. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






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






40. What is a mechanism used by TCP to provide flow control as segments travel from source to destination?






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






42. 2 functions of encapsulation






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






44. There are 4 different hosts connected to a hub - media is being transfered between 2 of them but the other 2 will also like to transfer media. What must the latest hosts do to transfer the media?






45. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






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






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






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






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






50. What is the primary function of encapsulating packets into frames?