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Cisco Prep

Subjects : cisco, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This layer creates a virtual circuit before transmitting between two end stations.






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






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






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






5. Which layer is represented by bits?






6. Convert 11000110.11010011.00111001.11010001 to decimal IP format.






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






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






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






10. 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?






11. Which layer is represented by frames?






12. Name four router functions.






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






14. Convert 11011000.00011011.00111101.01110110 to hexadecimal format.






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






16. What is the purpose of flow control?






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






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






19. Convert 11001100.00110011.10101010.01010101 to decimal IP format.






20. Which layer is represented by packets?






21. Ethernet is defined at these layers.






22. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






30. Convert 10000100.11010010.10111000.10100110 to decimal IP format.






31. Logical addressing is used at this layer.






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






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






34. Convert 192.168.10.15 to binary format.






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






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






37. Which layer is represented by segments?






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






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






40. Convert 10000100.11010010.01000011.10110011 to hexadecimal format.






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






42. Convert 11001010.11110101.10000011.11101011 to hexadecimal format.






43. This device can never run full duplex.






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






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






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






47. This layer supports flow control and sequencing.






48. This layer uses service access points.






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






50. Convert 10.11.12.99 to binary format.