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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What kind of problems are caused by excessive broadcast traffic on network segments?






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






3. What are key considering factors when grouping hosts into common networks?






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






5. What is a default gateway address?

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






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






8. 3 measures of data transfer






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






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






11. Intermediary devices used to implement security between networks






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






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






14. After a browser makes a request to a web server in the standard port - what will be the port number in the TCP header?






15. What can get you to an outside network?






16. 3 statements about the role of routers in the network






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






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






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






20. 3 statements of media acess control






21. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






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






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






24. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






25. What is a benefit of a WAN?






26. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






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






28. What is the primary purpose of Layer 4?






29. Which 2 options represent Layer 4 addressing?






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






31. 2 characteristics of peer-2-peer






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






33. What determines the method of media access control?






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






35. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






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






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






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






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






40. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






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






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






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






44. Important characteristic of UDP






45. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






46. 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






47. What are 2 protocols for transfering web resources?






48. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






49. 3 protocols that operate in the application layer






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