Test your basic knowledge |

Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






2. statements of IP adressing






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






4. Where is the IOS file stored at?






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






6. Statements that describe LAN






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






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






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






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






11. What describes the purpose of default route?






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






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






14. What is the primary purpose of Layer 4?






15. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






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






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






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






19. What information is added during encapsulation at OSI Layer 3?






20. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






21. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






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






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






24. What info is found in the TCP and UDP header info?






25. What can get you to an outside network?






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






27. 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






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






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






30. What are 2 commands used to view a host routing table?






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






32. If you have an Ethernet Frame w/ a Header - Data and a Trailer. It is a...?






33. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






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






35. What is the purpose of a default gateway?






36. What is a protocol that provides connectionless network layer services?






37. 3 common problems w/ a large network






38. Which IP packet field will prevent endless loops?






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






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






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






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






43. What is the purpose of the TCP/IP Network Application Layer?






44. What correctly describes a MAC address?






45. Which OSI layer is responsible for binary transmission - cable specification - and physical aspects of network communication?






46. In a connectionless system - What is correct?






47. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






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






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






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