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Cisco Prep

Subjects : cisco, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which layer provides the physical transmission of the data and handles error notification - network topology - and flow control?






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






3. Convert 11011000.00011011.00111101.01110110 to hexadecimal format.






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






5. This layer uses service access points.






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


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






8. Which layer is represented by packets?






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






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






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






12. Convert 11000110.11010011.00111001.11010001 to decimal IP format.






13. This device uses hardware addresses to filter a network.






14. Name four router functions.






15. At which layer is routing implemented - enabling connections and path selection between two end systems?






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






17. Convert 10000100.11010010.01000011.10110011 to hexadecimal format.






18. Convert 192.168.10.15 to binary format.






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






20. What is the purpose of flow control?






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Which layer is represented by frames?






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






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






29. Logical addressing is used at this layer.






30. Name three types of connections that can use full duplex.






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






32. Which layer defines how data is formatted - presented - encoded - and converted for use on the network?






33. Convert 10000100.11010010.10111000.10100110 to decimal IP format.






34. Convert 11001100.00110011.10101010.01010101 to decimal IP format.






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






36. This device can never run full duplex.






37. Convert 172.16.20.55 to binary format.






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






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






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






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






42. 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?






43. Which layer is represented by segments?






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






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






46. Which layer is responsible for creating - managing - and terminating sessions between applications?






47. Convert 11001010.11110101.10000011.11101011 to hexadecimal format.






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






49. This layer supports flow control and sequencing.






50. 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?