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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What determines the method of media access control?






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






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






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






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






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






7. 3 statements of media acess control






8. Which OSI model layer is responsible for regulating the flow of information from source to destination - reliably and accurately?






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






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






11. 3 measures of data transfer






12. During encapsulation - what happens in the Data Link Layer?






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






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






15. Network Protocols






16. What is a characteristic of a single-mode fiber-optic cable?






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






18. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






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






20. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






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






22. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






23. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






24. Statements that describe LAN






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






26. What type of network cable is used between a terminal and a console port?






27. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






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






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






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






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






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






33. What describes the purpose of default route?






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






35. What are 2 layers of the OSI model that have the same functions as the TCP/IP Network Application Layer?






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






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






38. What can get you to an outside network?






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






40. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






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






42. What networking devices are recommended to be assigned static IP addresses?






43. 3 statements about routes and their use






44. What do you need to use for an initial configuration on a Cisco router?






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






46. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






47. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






48. Important characteristic of UDP






49. What is the function of the DLL?






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