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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What type of network cable is used between a terminal and a console port?






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






3. A router interface has been assigned an IP address of 172.16.192.166 with a mask of 255.255.255.248. To which subnet does the IP address belong?






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






5. 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?






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






7. What do the intermediary devices in the network do?






8. After an ethernet collision - which device has priority to transmit data?






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






10. 3 statements of media acess control






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






12. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






13. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






14. What are 3 pieces of info about a route contained in a routing table?






15. What command will you use to place the router into the correct mode to configure an appropiate interface to connect a LAN?






16. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






17. What can you identify when you examine the Network Layer header?






18. What event occurs during the 3-way handshake?






19. 3 facts about the network portion of an IPv4 address






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






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






22. What connectors are commonly associated w/ Cisco's V.35 serial cables?






23. In business LANs - which connector is used w/ twisted-pair networking cable?






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






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






26. During a TCP session - if packets arrive out of order - what will happen?






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






28. What is the proper order of the OSI Layers?






29. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






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






31. What is a default gateway address?

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






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






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






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






36. Statements that describe LAN






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






38. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






39. With TCP/IP encapsulation - which range of port numbers identifies all well known applications?






40. Why are port numbers included in the TCP header of a segment?






41. Default Gateway is incorrect on the host - What is the impact on the communications?






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






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






44. After a routers ends its boot sequence - the admin wants to check the routers config. From the EXEC mode - which commands can the admin use?






45. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






46. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






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






48. 2 things that will happen if a router receives an ICMP packet which has a TTL value of 1 and the destination host is several hops away






49. When a device is moved from one network to the other...?






50. What is the primary purpose of ARP?