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Cisco Prep

Subjects : cisco, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Convert 10.11.12.99 to binary format.






2. Convert 172.16.20.55 to binary format.






3. This device creates many smaller collision domains - but the network is still one large broadcast domain.






4. Convert 11001100.00110011.10101010.01010101 to decimal IP format.






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






6. Convert 11000110.11010011.00111001.11010001 to decimal IP format.






7. Which layer is represented by segments?






8. Convert 11011000.00011011.00111101.01110110 to hexadecimal format.






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


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






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






12. Name four router functions.






13. Logical addressing is used at this layer.






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






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






16. Convert 11001010.11110101.10000011.11101011 to hexadecimal format.






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






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






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






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






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






22. This layer uses service access points.






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






24. This layer supports flow control and sequencing.






25. Ethernet is defined at these layers.






26. Which layer is represented by bits?






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






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






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






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






31. Convert 10000100.11010010.10111000.10100110 to decimal IP format.






32. What is the purpose of flow control?






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






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






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






36. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Convert 192.168.10.15 to binary format.






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






50. 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?