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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






2. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






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






4. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






5. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






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






8. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






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






10. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






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






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






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






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






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






16. 3 primary functions of the data link layer encapsulation






17. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






18. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






19. What command can be used to determine if the router has experienced any input or output errors?






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






21. Important characteristic of UDP






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






23. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






24. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






25. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






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






27. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






28. What is a characteristic of a single-mode fiber-optic cable?






29. 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?






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






31. What are 2 common characteristics associated w/ dynamic routing protocols?






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






33. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






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






35. Which OSI model layer is responsible for regulating the flow of information from source to destination - reliably and accurately?






36. 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?






37. 3 features of IPv6






38. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






39. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






40. Statements that describe LAN






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






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






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






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






45. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






46. What is PDU?






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






48. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






49. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






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