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Cisco Prep

Subjects : cisco, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At which layer is routing implemented - enabling connections and path selection between two end systems?






2. This layer creates a virtual circuit before transmitting between two end stations.






3. Which layer is responsible for converting data packets from the Data Link layer into electrical signals?






4. Which layer manages device addressing - tracks the location of devices on the network - and determines the best way to move data?






5. Which layer provides the physical transmission of the data and handles error notification - network topology - and flow control?






6. Segmentation of a data stream happens at which layer of the OSI model?






7. This device breaks up collision domains and broadcast domains.






8. What is the bit length and expression form of a MAC address?






9. What is the purpose of flow control?






10. Which layer segments and reassembles data into a data stream?






11. Why does the data communication industry use the layered OSI reference model? (Name two)






12. Logical addressing is used at this layer.






13. What are two purposes for segmentation with a bridge?






14. Which layer 1 devices can be used to enlarge the area covered by a single LAN segment?






15. Which layer provides logical addressing that routers will use for path determination?






16. Which layer is used for reliable communication between end nodes over the network and provides mechanisms for establishing - maintaining - and terminating virtual circuits; transport-fault detection recovery; and controlling the flow of information?






17. Convert 11001100.00110011.10101010.01010101 to decimal IP format.






18. This device sends and receives information about the Network layer.






19. This device creates one big collision domain and one large broadcast domain.






20. Which layer specifies voltage - wire speed - and pinout cables and moves bits between devices?






21. Routers operate at layer __. LAN switches operate at layer __. Ethernet hubs operate at layer __. Word processing operates at layer __.






22. Ethernet is defined at these layers.






23. Convert 11011000.00011011.00111101.01110110 to hexadecimal format.






24. What are two unique characteristics of half-duplex Ethernet when compared to full-duplex Ethernet?






25. Convert 192.168.10.15 to binary format.






26. This layer uses service access points.






27. Convert 10000100.11010010.01000011.10110011 to hexadecimal format.






28. Which layer is represented by bits?






29. You have the following binary number: 10110111 - What are the decimal and hexadecimal equivalents?






30. Put the following in order of encapsulation: Packets - Frames - Bits - Segments






31. Acknowledgments - sequencing - and flow control are characteristics of which OSI layer?






32. Convert 11001010.11110101.10000011.11101011 to hexadecimal format.






33. Which layer is represented by frames?






34. You want to implement a network medium that is not susceptible to EMI. Which type of cabling should you use?






35. 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?






36. Which two fields are contained within an IEEE Ethernet frame header?






37. Which layer ensures the trustworthy transmission of data across a physical link and is primarily concerned with physical addressing - line discipline - network topology - error notification - ordered delivery of frames - and flow control?






38. What type of RJ45 UTP cable do you use to connect a PC's COM port to a router or switch console port?






39. Which layer is responsible for keeping the data from different applications separate on the network?


40. What type of RJ45 UTP cable is used between switches?






41. Which layer is represented by segments?






42. Convert 10.11.12.99 to binary format.






43. Which layer chooses and determines the availability of communicating partners along with the resources necessary to make the connection - coordinates partnering applications - and forms a consensus on procedures for controlling data integrity and err






44. Convert 172.16.20.55 to binary format.






45. When data is encapsulated - which is the correct order?






46. This device can measure the distance to a remote network.






47. Convert 10000100.11010010.10111000.10100110 to decimal IP format.






48. Convert 11000110.11010011.00111001.11010001 to decimal IP format.






49. Which of the following are 3 common types of flow control?






50. Which layer combines bits into bytes and bytes into frames - uses MAC addressing - and provides error detection?