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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






2. What are 3 pieces of info about a route contained in a routing table?






3. 3 common problems w/ a large network






4. What 2 type of cables would most commonly be used for new runs?






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






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






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






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






9. 3 primary functions of the data link layer encapsulation






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






11. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






12. In a connectionless system - What is correct?






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






14. What is the function of the DLL?






15. What is PDU?






16. An admin needs to keep contents private - which access method should he use?






17. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






18. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






19. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






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






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






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






23. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






24. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 3 measures of data transfer






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






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






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






33. 3 statements about the role of routers in the network






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






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






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






37. Why are port numbers included in the TCP header of a segment?






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






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






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






41. statements of IP adressing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Important characteristic of UDP






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