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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. There are too many broadcasts on switches - what can be done?






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






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






4. Group of hosts that have identical bit patterns in the high order bits of their addresses






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






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






7. 3 facts about the network portion of an IPv4 address






8. What describes the purpose of default route?






9. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






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






11. What do end devices do?






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






13. What determines the method of media access control?






14. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






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






16. 2 features that make switches preferable to hubs






17. What is a default gateway address?

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18. In a connectionless system - What is correct?






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






20. What application layer protocol is used to support file transfers between client and server?






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






22. Where is the IOS file stored at?






23. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






24. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






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






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






27. 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?






28. What causes crosstalk within cable pairs when using UTP?






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






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






31. What is a drawback of the CSMA/CD access method?






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






33. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






34. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






35. What are 2 features of User Diagram Protocol (UDP)?






36. An admin needs a media that can run up to 100m in legth. Which type of media would be best?






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






38. What is a benefit of a WAN?






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






40. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






41. 2 functions of encapsulation






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






43. 2 characteristics of clients in data networks






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






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






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






47. What is PDU?






48. 3 features of IPv6






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






50. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses