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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What command can be used to determine if the router has experienced any input or output errors?






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






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






4. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






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






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






7. 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






8. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






9. What is PDU?






10. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






11. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






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






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






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






15. What is the primary purpose of Layer 4?






16. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






17. Network Protocols






18. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






19. When a network service fails - which port is most often used to access a router for management purposes?






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






21. If you have an Ethernet Frame w/ a Header - Data and a Trailer. It is a...?






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






23. What is the function of the DLL?






24. statements of IP adressing






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






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






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






28. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






29. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






30. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. What do end devices do?






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






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






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






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






42. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






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






44. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






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






46. What describes the purpose of default route?






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






48. What statements describe the logical token-passing topology?






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






50. 3 features of IPv6