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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. Certkiller has implemented the use of the Virtual Trunking Protocol (VTP). Which statement below accurately describes a benefit of doing this?






2. What kind of cable should be used to establish a trunked line between two Catalyst switches?






3. The LAN needs are expanding at the CK corporate office - which is quickly growing. You are instructed to enlarge the area covered by a single LAN segment on the CK network. Which of the following are layer 1 devices that you can use?






4. On a half-duplex Ethernet LAN - two hosts attempt to send data simultaneously - resulting in a collision. Following this collision - what will the hosts do?






5. Which of the following commands would be applied to a WAN interface - but not on LAN Interface?






6. At which OSI layer is a logical path created between two host systems named CK1 and CK2 on the Certkiller LAN?






7. Which of the following devices can the Certkiller network administrator use to segment the LAN?






8. Which of the following correctly describe the various functions and virtues of a router?






9. An administrator would like to configure a switch over a virtual terminal connection from locations outside of the local LAN. Which of the following are required in order for the switch to be configured from a remote location?






10. You need to configure two Certkiller switches to exchange VLAN information. Which protocol provides a method of sharing VLAN configuration information between these two switches?






11. CDP is running between two CK devices. What information is supplied by CDP?






12. You want to influence the root bridge selection within the Certkiller LAN. Which two values are used by spanning tree protocol to elect a root bridge? (Choose two.)






13. The Certkiller network administrator wants to use a router named CK1 to segment the local network. What are some of the advantages of using CK1 to segment the network? (Choose two)






14. You want to upgrade the Certkiller LAN so that all ports operate in full duplex mode. Which statement is true about full-duplex Ethernet when comparing to half-duplex Ethernet?






15. As a CCNA candidate - you must know the various layers of the OSI model. At which layers of the OSI model do Wide Area Networks operate in?






16. CK1 is a switch in the Certkiller network. Why will CK1 never learn the broadcast address?






17. Which OSI layer header contains the address of a destination host that is on another network?






18. Which three statements are true about the operation of a full-duplex Ethernet network - which is being used in the Certkiller LAN?






19. Which of the following are types of flow control?






20. Both the switches and hubs are being utilized within the CK network. Which of the following is true regarding the use of switches and hubs for the network connectivity in this network?






21. A Certkiller technician is troubleshooting connectivity problems between two routers that are directly connected through the serial line. The technician notices that the serial line is up but cannot see any neighbors displayed in the output of the sh






22. You need to perform some initial configuration tasks on a new Certkiller switch. What is the purpose of assigning an IP address to a switch?






23. when files are transferred between a host and an FTP server - the data is divided into smaller pieces of transmission. As these pieces arrive at the destination host they must be reassembled to reconstruct the original file. What provides for the rea






24. While troubleshooting a network connectivity problem - a Certkiller technician observes steady link lights on both the workstation NIC and the switch port to which the workstation is connected. However - when the ping command is issued from the works






25. What is the IEEE standard associated with Gigabit Ethernet?






26. Which two statements describe the operation of the CSMA/CD access method - which is in use on the Certkiller network?






27. You have set up an Internet based FTP server - where people can upload and download files. In terms of the OSI model - What is the highest layer used during the FTP sessions.






28. Which three of the protocols below belong to the application layer? (Select three answer choices)






29. Certkiller users have noticed extremely slow network performance - intermittent connectivity - and connection losses. After entering the 'show interfaces' command - you notice that the Ethernet interface is configured as 100 Mbps full-duplex and that






30. What is the purpose of the spanning-tree algorithm in a switched LAN?






31. Some of the older Certkiller switches store the entire frame before forwarding it to the destination. What are two effects on network performance of configuring a switch to do this?






32. A network administrator wants to control which user hosts can access the network based on their MAC address. What will prevent workstations with unauthorized MAC addresses from connecting to the network through a switch?






33. Which of the following can lead to the contribution of LAN traffic congestion?






34. A network administrator needs to force a high-performance switch that is located in the MDF to become the root bridge for a redundant path switched network. What can be done to ensure that this switch assumes the role of the Root Bridge?






35. Which protocol uses TCP port 443 at layer 4?






36. With regard to Ethernet media access methods - which of the following are true?






37. Acknowledgements - sequencing - and flow control are functions that are handled by which layer of the OSI model?






38. You download a file from an FTP site on the Internet. What is the highest layer in the OSI model used in this FTP operations?






39. Both bridges are switches are being used throughout the CK LAN. Which of the following statements are true regarding bridges and switches in this network?






40. Which of the protocols below use TCP at the transport layer?






41. What are the switch and bridge port characteristics of a layer two spanning-tree network that is fully converged?






42. Which OSI layer is associated with the following: The acknowledgment of transmissions - sequencing - and flow control across a network?






43. At which layer of the OSI model does the protocol that provides the information displayed by the 'show cdp neighbors' command operate?






44. You need to describe the various types of flow control to your co-workers. Which of the following are types of flow control that can be used in a network?






45. Which Layer 4 protocol is used for a Telnet connections between two CK routers?






46. The CK network administrator needs to determine what LAN devices to install on the CK network. What are two advantages of using Layer 2 Ethernet switches over hubs?






47. Which of the following correctly describe steps in the OSI date encapsulation process?






48. Two stations on the Certkiller LAN transmit at the same time - resulting in a collision. What happens when a collision occurs on the network?






49. As a network Admin - you will need to decide on the appropriate network devices to use. Which of the following correctly describes the roles of the devices in a WAN?






50. Which two of the following values does STP take into consideration when it elects the root bridge?