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Cisco Prep

Subjects : cisco, it-skills
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1. Convert 11000110.11010011.00111001.11010001 to decimal IP format.






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






3. Convert 11001100.00110011.10101010.01010101 to decimal IP format.






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






5. Name four router functions.






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






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






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






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






10. Ethernet is defined at these layers.






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






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






13. Convert 192.168.10.15 to binary format.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Convert 172.16.20.55 to binary format.






20. This layer uses service access points.






21. Convert 11011000.00011011.00111101.01110110 to hexadecimal format.






22. Which layer is represented by segments?






23. Logical addressing is used at this layer.






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






25. This layer supports flow control and sequencing.






26. This device can never run full duplex.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. How does a host on an Ethernet LAN know when to transmit after a collision has occurred? (Name two)






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






36. Which layer is represented by frames?






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






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






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






40. Convert 10000100.11010010.01000011.10110011 to hexadecimal format.






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






42. Which layer is represented by packets?






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






44. What is the purpose of flow control?






45. Convert 10.11.12.99 to binary format.






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






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






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






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 is represented by bits?