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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What is a characteristic of a logical point-to-point topology?






2. Statements that describe LAN






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






4. What is PDU?






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






6. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






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






8. 3 measures of data transfer






9. 3 statements of media acess control






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






11. What method of signal transmission uses radio waves to carry signals?






12. Which sublayer of the DLL prepares a signal to be transmitted at the physical layer?






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






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






15. An admin needs to keep contents private - which access method should he use?






16. What is a benefit of a WAN?






17. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






18. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






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






20. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






21. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






22. What correctly describes a MAC address?






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






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






25. When destination network is not in the routing table - What are 2 actions the router might take?






26. If the router says: 'Switch-East4#' What identifies the CLI mode represented?






27. Network Protocols






28. What is an effect of improperly applying a network cable connector?






29. In an IPv4 environment - what information is used by the router to forward data packets from one interface of a router to another?






30. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






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






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






33. statements of IP adressing






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






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






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






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






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






39. Host1 is in the process of setting up a TCP session with Host2. Host1 sent a SYN message to begin establishment - what happens next?






40. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






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






42. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






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






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






45. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






46. What determines the method of media access control?






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






48. If you have a small network w/ 3 computers...






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






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