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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. On a ethernet segment - why do hosts that experience a collision use a random delay before attempting to transmit?






2. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






3. What do end devices do?






4. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






6. statements of IP adressing






7. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






8. What is a component of a routing table entry?






9. What is a benefit of a WAN?






10. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






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






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






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






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






15. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






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






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






18. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






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






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






21. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






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






23. What is the purpose of the preamble in an ethernet frame?






24. What command is used to change the default name to 'Costas'?






25. What are key considering factors when grouping hosts into common networks?






26. When a network service fails - which port is most often used to access a router for management purposes?






27. Which device is used to create or divide broadcast domains?






28. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






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






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






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






32. What is a default gateway address?

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33. When a collision occurs using CSMA/CD - how do hosts w/ data to transmit respond after the backoff period expires?






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






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






36. At which layers of the OSI model does ethernet operate?






37. Statements that describe LAN






38. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






39. 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?






40. What device can check for faults - integrity and performance of media?






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






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






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






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






45. What can be a problem that is reduced by adding end-to-end addressing?






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






47. If there are potential electrical and/or electromagnetic hazards - what type of media is recommended for backbone cabling?






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






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






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