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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 is a disadvantage of Telnet?






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






3. There are 4 different hosts connected to a hub - media is being transfered between 2 of them but the other 2 will also like to transfer media. What must the latest hosts do to transfer the media?






4. 3 common problems w/ a large network






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






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






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






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






9. Which characteristics describe fiber optic cable?






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






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






12. When a device is moved from one network to the other...?






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






14. What are 2 forms of application layer software?






15. 2 most commonly used media types in ethernet networks






16. Statements that describe LAN






17. What can be a problem that is reduced by adding end-to-end addressing?






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






19. 2 common methods for settin a UTP ethernet port to MDI or MDIX?






20. 3 characteristics of valid Ethernet Layer 2 addresses






21. After a routers ends its boot sequence - the admin wants to check the routers config. From the EXEC mode - which commands can the admin use?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. What information is added during encapsulation at OSI Layer 3?






30. When a network service fails - which port is most often used to access a router for management purposes?






31. What is dinamically selected by the source host when forwarding data?






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






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






34. 3 measures of data transfer






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






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






37. What correctly describes a MAC address?






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






39. To make a console connection from a comp to a Cisco router - what cable should be used?






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






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






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






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






44. 3 facts about the network portion of an IPv4 address






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






46. 2 functions of encapsulation






47. How many host addresses can be assigned to a subnetwork when using the 130.68.0.0 network address w/ a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0?






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






49. What is the primary purpose of ARP?






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