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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. What is the primary rope of the physical layer in transmitting data?






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






9. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






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






11. 3 statements about routes and their use






12. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






13. What do end devices do?






14. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






15. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






16. What correctly describes a MAC address?






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






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






19. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






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






22. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






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






24. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






25. If you have a PC - 3 routers and a Laptop... How many unique CRC calculation will take place as traffic routes from the PC to the Laptop?






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






27. 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?






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






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






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






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






32. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






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






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






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






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






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






38. 2 functions of encapsulation






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






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






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






42. If you have a full-duplex operational network - what can happen?






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






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






45. 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?






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






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






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






49. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






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