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1. When a switch port is used as a VLAN trunk - which of the following trunk modes are valid?






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






3. 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?






4. You need to perform some initial configuration tasks on a new Certkiller switch. What is the purpose of assigning an IP address to a switch?






5. The system LED is amber on a new Certkiller Catalyst 2950 series switch. What does this indicate?






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






7. Network equipment supporting the use of flow control mechanisms has been recently installed in the CK network. What is the purpose of flow control in a data network?






8. You download a file from an FTP site on the Internet. What is the highest layer in the OSI model used in this FTP operations?






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






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






11. Assuming you build networks to exact specifications - What is the recommended maximum length a 10BaseT cable can be before it has to be segmented or repeated?






12. 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






13. A Certkiller switch is configured with all ports assigned to VLAN 2. In addition - all ports are configured as full-duplex FastEthernet. What is the effect of adding switch ports to a new VLAN on this switch?






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






15. Which two of the following values does STP take into consideration when it elects the root bridge?






16. 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?






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






18. A new switch is installed in the Certkiller network. This switch is to be configured so that VLAN information will be automatically distributed to all the other Cisco Catalyst switches in the network. Which of the conditions below have to be met in o






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






20. A Certkiller Ethernet switch receives a unicast frame with a destination MAC that IS listed in the switch table. What will this switch do with the frame?






21. 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?






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






23. Which OSI layer header contains the address of a destination host that is on another network?






24. 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?






25. 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?






26. On a half-duplex Ethernet LAN - two hosts attempt to send data simultaneously - resulting in a collision. Following this collision - what will the hosts do?






27. Which line from the output of the show ip interface command indicates that there is a Layer 1 problem?






28. CDP is being used trhoughout the CK network. What are two reasons why the CK network administrator would use CDP?






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






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






31. 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?






32. You want to upgrade the Certkiller LAN so that all ports operate in full duplex mode. Which statement is true about full-duplex Ethernet when comparing to half-duplex Ethernet?






33. Which of following VLAN frame encapsulation types are configurable on a Cisco switch?






34. The CK network administrator needs to determine what LAN devices to install on the CK network. What are two advantages of using Layer 2 Ethernet switches over hubs?






35. when files are transferred between a host and an FTP server - the data is divided into smaller pieces of transmission. As these pieces arrive at the destination host they must be reassembled to reconstruct the original file. What provides for the rea






36. The Certkiller corporate LAN consists of one large flat network. You decide to segment this LAN into two separate networks with a router. What will be the affect of this change?

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37. In which circumstance are multiple copies of the same unicast frame likely to be transmitted in the Certkiller Switched LAN?






38. What is the purpose of the spanning-tree algorithm in a switched LAN?






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






40. Which of the following commands would be applied to a WAN interface - but not on LAN Interface?






41. You unsuccessfully try to ping the Internet from the PC host on the LAN. During the troubleshooting process - you enter the 'show ip nat translations' command but the output is blank. What is the most likely cause of the problem?






42. Which of the following services use TCP?






43. 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






44. 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?






45. 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?






46. Which of the following are types of flow control?






47. 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






48. 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?






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






50. A network administrator wants to control which user hosts can access the network based on their MAC address. What will prevent workstations with unauthorized MAC addresses from connecting to the network through a switch?