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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. CDP is being used trhoughout the CK network. What are two reasons why the CK network administrator would use CDP?






2. Which of the following can lead to the contribution of LAN traffic congestion?






3. CK1 is a switch in the Certkiller network. Why will CK1 never learn the broadcast address?






4. Which of the following correctly describe steps in the OSI date encapsulation process?






5. Certkiller users have noticed extremely slow network performance - intermittent connectivity - and connection losses. After entering the 'show interfaces' command - you notice that the Ethernet interface is configured as 100 Mbps full-duplex and that






6. Both bridges are switches are being used throughout the CK LAN. Which of the following statements are true regarding bridges and switches in this network?






7. While troubleshooting a network connectivity problem - a Certkiller technician observes steady link lights on both the workstation NIC and the switch port to which the workstation is connected. However - when the ping command is issued from the works






8. As a CCNA candidate - you will be expected to know the OSI model very well. Which of the following are associated with the application layer (layer 7) of the OSI model?






9. An administrator would like to configure a switch over a virtual terminal connection from locations outside of the local LAN. Which of the following are required in order for the switch to be configured from a remote location?






10. Two buildings on the London campus of a CK corporation must be connected to use Ethernet with a bandwidth of at least 100 Mbps. CK is concerned about possible problems from voltage potential differences between the two buldings. Which media type shou






11. You are logged into a router and wish to view the layer 3 information about your neighboring Cisco routers. What IOS command gives layer 3 information for of the directly connected router interfaces?






12. In a switched LAN network - What is the Spanning-Tree algorithm used for?






13. With regard to Ethernet media access methods - which of the following are true?






14. Which one of the following characterisitcs is true regardigin the use of the hubs and switches?






15. While troubleshooting a connectivity problem on the network - you issure the ping command from your PC command prompt - but the output shows 'request times out' At which OSI layer is this problem associated with?






16. Which of the following services use TCP?






17. You want to influence the root bridge selection within the Certkiller LAN. Which two values are used by spanning tree protocol to elect a root bridge? (Choose two.)






18. The Certkiller network administrator issues the ping 192.168.2.5 command and successfully tests connectivity to a host that has been newly connected to the network. Which protocols were used during the test?






19. Which fields are included in the TCP header?






20. You need to describe the various types of flow control to your co-workers. Which of the following are types of flow control that can be used in a network?






21. CDP is running between two CK devices. What information is supplied by CDP?






22. Although TCP segments are similar to UDP segments - TCP packets contains some additional fields. Which of the following are found in a TCP header - but not in a UDP header?






23. What kind of cable should be used to establish a trunked line between two Catalyst switches?






24. Which of the following statements correctly describe the differences between half-duplex and full-duplex Ethernet?






25. A network administrator needs to force a high-performance switch that is located in the MDF to become the root bridge for a redundant path switched network. What can be done to ensure that this switch assumes the role of the Root Bridge?






26. Acknowledgements - sequencing - and flow control are functions that are handled by which layer of the OSI model?






27. While troubleshooting a connectivity problem - the Certkiller network administrator notices that a port status LED on a Cisco Catalyst Series switch is alternating between green and amber. Which condition could this indicate?






28. ICMP is often used in troubleshooting and verifying network. What statements are true regarding ICMP packets?






29. You need to perform some initial configuration tasks on a new Certkiller switch. What are the possible trunking modes for this switch port?






30. Certkiller has implemented the use of the Virtual Trunking Protocol (VTP). Which statement below accurately describes a benefit of doing this?






31. As a network Admin - you will need to decide on the appropriate network devices to use. Which of the following correctly describes the roles of the devices in a WAN?






32. The LAN needs are expanding at the CK corporate office - which is quickly growing. You are instructed to enlarge the area covered by a single LAN segment on the CK network. Which of the following are layer 1 devices that you can use?






33. What are two characteristics of 'store and forward' switching?






34. The Certkiller network administrator wants to use a router named CK1 to segment the local network. What are some of the advantages of using CK1 to segment the network? (Choose two)






35. Which two statements describe the operation of the CSMA/CD access method - which is in use on the Certkiller network?






36. The Certkiller network administrator needs to a switch named CK1 to become the root bridge for a redundant path switched network. What can be done to ensure that CK1 will always assume the role as the root bridge?






37. Which of the following correctly describe the various functions and virtues of a router?






38. What is the IEEE standard associated with Gigabit Ethernet?






39. You are experiencing intermittent issues relating to congestion within the Certkiller network. What are the possible causes of congestion on this LAN?






40. Which three of the protocols below belong to the application layer? (Select three answer choices)






41. Two stations on the Certkiller LAN transmit at the same time - resulting in a collision. What happens when a collision occurs on the network?






42. A host computer has been correctly configured with a static IP address - but the default gateway is incorrectly set. Which layer of the OSI model will be first effected by this configuration error?






43. You are the administrator of the Certkiller LAN and you have been reviewing error logs of networking devices and notice a large number of errors associated with several MAC addresses. You suspect that some of the errors are being generated by the rou






44. At which layer of the OSI model does the protocol that provides the information displayed by the 'show cdp neighbors' command operate?






45. Which layer of the OSI reference model is responsible for ensuring reliable end to end delivery of data?






46. A Certkiller technician is troubleshooting connectivity problems between two routers that are directly connected through the serial line. The technician notices that the serial line is up but cannot see any neighbors displayed in the output of the sh






47. While troubleshooting an issue in the Certkiller LAN you notice that a network interface port has collision detection and carrier sensing enabled on a shared twisted pair network. From this statement - What is known about the network interface port?






48. When you compare the differences between half-duplex and full-duplex Ethernet - which of the following characteristics are exclusive to half-duplex?






49. Some of the older Certkiller switches store the entire frame before forwarding it to the destination. What are two effects on network performance of configuring a switch to do this?






50. As the Certkiller network administrator - you are required to have a firmunderstanding of the OSI model. Why does the data communication industry use the layered OSI reference model?