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






2. How many bits make up an IPv4 address?






3. What characteristic of an UTP helps reduce interference?






4. 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






5. What do you need to use for an initial configuration on a Cisco router?






6. What correctly describes a MAC address?






7. 3 measures of data transfer






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






9. What type of routing uses information that is manually entered into the routing table?






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






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






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






13. What would be the response displayed after pinging 127.0.0.1 and there is a 0 packet transmission?






14. 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?






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






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






17. What is the primary rope of the physical layer in transmitting data?






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






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






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






21. statements of IP adressing






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






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






24. What is the proper order of the OSI Layers?






25. What determines the method of media access control?






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






27. 3 properties of peer-2-peer applications






28. What do end devices do?






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






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






31. When a collision occurs using CSMA/CD - how do hosts w/ data to transmit respond after the backoff period expires?






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






33. 3 factors that should be considered when implementing Layer 2 protocols






34. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






35. What is the primary funcion of the trailer in the Data Link Layer encapsulation?






36. 3 functions of the upper data link sublayer in the OSI model






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






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






39. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






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






42. Which combination of keys can be used to interrupt a ping or traceroute process?






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






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






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






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






47. In a connectionless system - What is correct?






48. What is the role of the OSI Application Layer?






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






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