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Wide Area Netwoking Protocols

Subject : it-skills
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1. Method of establishing and configuring different Network layer protocols






2. What does PPP mean?






3. A point-to-point connection or dedicated connection; a pre-established WAN communications path from the CPE through the DCE switch to the CPE of the remote site - allowing DTE networks to communicate at any time with no setup procedures before transm






4. Which of the following encapsulations was considered an upgrade from x.25?






5. What are the two PPP authentication methods?






6. Allows you to share bandwidth with other companies to save money; a network that's designed to look like a leased line yet charges you (and costs) more like circuit switching; data transfers are bursty in nature; Frame Relay and X.25






7. Network Control Protocol (NCP) is used to allow multiple Network layer protocols (routed protocols) to be used on a point-to-point connection






8. The spot where the service provider's responsibility ends and the CPE begins






9. Equipment that's owned by the subscriber and located on the subscriber's premises






10. Uses cells instead of packets that are a fixed 53 bytes long; can use isochronous clocking (external clocking) to help the data move faster; provides simultaneous transmission of voice - video - and data






11. Which Data Link encapsulation can be used if you have one free serial interface and many remote offices to connect?






12. Write the commands to configure a username of todd and password of cisco that is used on a Cisco router






13. If you have a T1 - what must you connect from your router to a demarc?






14. WAN stands for?






15. Uses the Network Control Protocol (NCP) to allow multiple Network layer protocols to be encapsulated and sent over a PPP data link






16. When PPP connections are started - the links go through three phases of session establishment. What are the three phases?






17. Can encapsulate several layer 3 routed protocols and provide authentication - dynamic addressing - and callback






18. A trunk line inside a WAN provider's network; a collection of switches and facilities owned by the ISP






19. To transport layer 3 packets across a Data Link layer point-to-point link






20. Write the command to see the encapsulation method on serial 0 of a Cisco router






21. Method of establishing - configuring - maintaining - and terminating the point-to-point connection






22. How do you configure a serial interface to use PPP encapsulation?






23. Less secure; Passwords are sent in clear text






24. Which is true regarding HDLC?






25. The Acme Corporation is implementing dial-up services to enable remote-office employees to connect to the local network. The company uses multiple routed protocols - needs authentication of users connecting to the network - and - since some calls wil






26. Data Link and Physical layer specification that provides high performance; successor to X.25






27. The default encapsulation used by Cisco routers over synchronous serial links






28. One bit at a time over a single channel






29. If you had one serial interface on your router and needed to connect many remote locations - which Data Link encapsulation should you use?






30. Uses the LCP (Link Control Protocol) to build and maintain data link connections






31. What is a good command to verify your serial interface on a router?






32. Serial interfaces by default; connect into data communication equipment (DCE)






33. Designed to allow the simultaneous use of multiple Network layer protocols






34. Proprietary






35. Method for encapsulating datagrams over serial links






36. HDLC stands for what?






37. No authentication






38. Which encapsulations can be configured on a serial interface? (Choose three.)






39. Which protocol in PPP is used to identify the routed protocols?






40. What is the default serial encapsulation used on Cisco routers?






41. Which of the following are considered common Data Link WAN encapsulation types? (Choose three.)






42. A connection-oriented protocol at the Data Link layer for use with X.25; causes a tremendous amount of overhead because of its strict time-out and windowing techniques; can also be used as a simple data link transport






43. If required - either CHAP or PAP can be used to authenticate a link






44. A set of digital services that transmit voice and data over existing phone lines






45. What is the default serial encapsulation on a Cisco router?






46. Write the commands to configure s0 to PPP encapsulation






47. Which of the following protocols are used with ISDN as an out-of-band protocol?






48. Physical layer international standard for serial communication






49. What are the PPP Data Link protocols?






50. A point-to-point protocol used on leased lines