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Subjects : cisco, it-skills, ccna
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1. Which one of the following characterisitcs is true regardigin the use of the hubs and switches?






2. Which of the following devices can the Certkiller network administrator use to segment the LAN?






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. Which of the protocols below - operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model - and is used to maintain a loop-free network?






5. 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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6. By default - which of the following factors determines the spanning-tree path cost?






7. A receiving host has failed to receive all of the segments that it should acknowledge. What can the host do to improve the reliability of this communication session?






8. 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?






9. 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?






10. When comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between bridges and switches - which of the following are valid statements?






11. The corporate head office of Certkiller has a teleconferencing system that uses VOIP (voice over IP) technology. This system uses UDP as the transport for the data transmissions. If these UDP datagrams arrive at their destination out of sequence - wh






12. You need to configure two Certkiller switches to exchange VLAN information. Which protocol provides a method of sharing VLAN configuration information between these two switches?






13. Certkiller is installing IP phones in a new office. The phones and office computers connect to the same device. To ensure maximum throughout for the phone data sessions - the company needs to make sure that the phone traffic is on a different network






14. 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?






15. 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?






16. Which of the following are true of Ethernet technology?






17. Which Layer 4 protocol is used for a Telnet connections between two CK routers?






18. 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






19. Which three statements are true about the operation of a full-duplex Ethernet network - which is being used in the Certkiller LAN?






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






21. You have set up an Internet based FTP server - where people can upload and download files. In terms of the OSI model - What is the highest layer used during the FTP sessions.






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






23. 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






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






25. Which IOS user EXEC command will allow a network technician to determine which router in the path to an unreachable network host should be examined more closely for the cause of the network failure?






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






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






28. Why is full-duplex Ethernet superior to its single-duplex counterpart?






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






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






31. 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?






32. 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)






33. 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?






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






35. 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?






36. Which of the following services use TCP?






37. 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.)






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






39. 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?






40. 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?






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






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






43. Which of the following are spanning tree port states?






44. Which protocol uses TCP port 443 at layer 4?






45. 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?






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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?