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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. How does the application layer on a server process multiple client requests for services?






2. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






3. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






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






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






6. What is a mechanism used by TCP to provide flow control as segments travel from source to destination?






7. 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?






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






9. Which OSI model layer is responsible for regulating the flow of information from source to destination - reliably and accurately?






10. 3 measures of data transfer






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






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






13. Which layer supplies services and allows user interface?






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






15. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






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






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






18. What is a benefit of a WAN?






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






20. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






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






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






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






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






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






26. 3 terms that define the forms of help available within the Cisco IOS






27. At which layer of the TCP/IP model does ethernet operate?






28. A router interface has been assigned an IP address of 172.16.192.166 with a mask of 255.255.255.248. To which subnet does the IP address belong?






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






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






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






32. Which IP packet field will prevent endless loops?






33. What kind of problems are caused by excessive broadcast traffic on network segments?






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






35. When do changes take effect in a Cisco router?






36. What layer encapsulates segments into packets?






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






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






39. 3 features that allow TCP to realibly and accurately track the transmission of data






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






41. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






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






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






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






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






46. What is the primary reason for developing IPv6?






47. What is a disadvantage of Telnet?






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






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






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