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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. As a CCNA candidate - you will be expected to know the OSI model very well. Which of the following are associated with the application layer (layer 7) of the OSI model?






2. Which of the following are true of Ethernet technology?






3. A Certkiller switch is configured with all ports assigned to VLAN 2. In addition - all ports are configured as full-duplex FastEthernet. What is the effect of adding switch ports to a new VLAN on this switch?






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






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






6. Which line from the output of the show ip interface command indicates that there is a Layer 1 problem?






7. The Certkiller LAN is upgrading all devices to operate in full duplex. Which statement is true about full-duplex Ethernet in comparison to half-duplex Ethernet?






8. 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?






9. Which IOS user EXEC command will allow a network technician to determine which router in the path to an unreachable network host should be examined more closely for the cause of the network failure?






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






11. 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?






12. 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?






13. 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?






14. You are logged into a router and wish to view the layer 3 information about your neighboring Cisco routers. What IOS command gives layer 3 information for of the directly connected router interfaces?






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






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






17. The system LED is amber on a new Certkiller Catalyst 2950 series switch. What does this indicate?






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






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






20. 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.)






21. 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?






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






24. 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?






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






26. Which of the protocols below - operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model - and is used to maintain a loop-free network?






27. You are the administrator of the Certkiller LAN and you have been reviewing error logs of networking devices and notice a large number of errors associated with several MAC addresses. You suspect that some of the errors are being generated by the rou






28. Although TCP segments are similar to UDP segments - TCP packets contains some additional fields. Which of the following are found in a TCP header - but not in a UDP header?






29. A Certkiller Ethernet switch receives a unicast frame with a destination MAC that IS listed in the switch table. What will this switch do with the frame?






30. 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?






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






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






33. While troubleshooting an issue in the Certkiller LAN you notice that a network interface port has collision detection and carrier sensing enabled on a shared twisted pair network. From this statement - What is known about the network interface port?






34. 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?






35. 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)






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






37. 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?






38. 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?






39. 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






40. Which of following VLAN frame encapsulation types are configurable on a Cisco switch?






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






42. Which one of the following characterisitcs is true regardigin the use of the hubs and switches?






43. Assuming you build networks to exact specifications - What is the recommended maximum length a 10BaseT cable can be before it has to be segmented or repeated?






44. A new switch is installed in the Certkiller network. This switch is to be configured so that VLAN information will be automatically distributed to all the other Cisco Catalyst switches in the network. Which of the conditions below have to be met in o






45. CDP is being used trhoughout the CK network. What are two reasons why the CK network administrator would use CDP?






46. By default - which of the following factors determines the spanning-tree path cost?






47. 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.






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






49. You unsuccessfully try to ping the Internet from the PC host on the LAN. During the troubleshooting process - you enter the 'show ip nat translations' command but the output is blank. What is the most likely cause of the problem?






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