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






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






3. 3 statements about routes and their use






4. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






5. What is the primary purpose of Layer 4?






6. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






7. What is a mechanism used by TCP to provide flow control as segments travel from source to destination?






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






9. An admin wants to evaluate all traffic in a network. To ensure that all packets are captured - what network device should be used?






10. Which type of cable is most often associated w/ fiber-optic cable?






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






12. Important characteristic of UDP






13. What are 2 features of User Diagram Protocol (UDP)?






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






15. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






16. If host A's DG is 10.0.0.1 and host B's DG is 10.0.0.2 - when the router's IP address is 10.0.0.1. Which one will go through?






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






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






19. What is the primary rope of the physical layer in transmitting data?






20. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






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






22. A company is planning to subnet a network w/ 27 hosts. What would be the subnet mask used for this?






23. 3 statements of media acess control






24. 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?






25. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






26. What is a drawback of the CSMA/CD access method?






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






28. Statements that describe LAN






29. What are the advantages of using a client-server model?






30. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






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






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






33. What kind of problems are caused by excessive broadcast traffic on network segments?






34. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






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






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






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






38. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






39. 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?






40. What do end devices do?






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






42. Group of hosts that have identical bit patterns in the high order bits of their addresses






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






44. Where is the IOS file stored at?






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






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






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






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






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






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







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