CCNA Quiz Answer
CCNA Quiz Answer
segmentation*
encapsulation
encoding
flow control
14 When IPv4 addressing is manually configured on a web server, which property
of the IPv4 configuration identifies the network and host portion for an IPv4
address?
DNS server address
subnet mask*
default gateway
DHCP server address
15 A network administrator is troubleshooting connectivity issues on a server. Using
a tester, the administrator notices that the signals generated by the server NIC are
distorted and not usable. In which layer of the OSI model is the error categorized?
presentation layer
network layer
physical layer*
data link layer
16 A network engineer is measuring the transfer of bits across the company
backbone for a mission critical database application. The engineer notices that the
network throughput appears lower than the bandwidth expected. Which three
factors could influence the differences in throughput?
(Choose three.)
the amount of traffic that is currently crossing the network*
the sophistication of the encapsulation method applied to the data
the type of traffic that is crossing the network*
the latency that is created by the number of network devices that the data is
crossing*
the bandwidth of the WAN connection to the Internet
the reliability of the gigabit Ethernet infrastructure of the backbone
17 Which type of UTP cable is used to connect a PC to a switch port?
console
rollover
crossover
straight-through*
18 What is a characteristic of the LLC sublayer?
It provides the logical addressing required that identifies the device.
It provides delimitation of data according to the physical signaling requirements
of the medium.
It places information in the frame allowing multiple Layer 3 protocols to use the
same network interface and media.*
It defines software processes that provide services to the physical layer.
19 What are the three primary functions provided by Layer 2 data encapsulation?
(Choose three.)
error correction through a collision detection method
session control using port numbers
data link layer addressing*
placement and removal of frames from the media
detection of errors through CRC calculations*
delimiting groups of bits into frames*
conversion of bits into data signals
20 What will a host on an Ethernet network do if it receives a frame with a
destination MAC address that does not match its own MAC address?
It will discard the frame.*
It will forward the frame to the next host.
It will remove the frame from the media.
It will strip off the data-link frame to check the destination IP address.
21 What are two actions performed by a Cisco switch? (Choose two.)
building a routing table that is based on the first IP address in the frame header
using the source MAC addresses of frames to build and maintain a MAC address
table*
forwarding frames with unknown destination IP addresses to the default gateway
utilizing the MAC address table to forward frames via the destination MAC
address*
examining the destination MAC address to add new entries to the MAC address
table
22 What are two examples of the cut-through switching method? (Choose two.)
store-and-forward switching
fast-forward switching*
CRC switching
fragment-free switching*
QOS switching
23 Refer to the exhibit. If host A sends an IP packet to host B, what will the
destination address be in the frame when it leaves host A?
DD:DD:DD:DD:DD:DD
172.168.10.99
CC:CC:CC:CC:CC:CC
172.168.10.65
BB:BB:BB:BB:BB:BB*
AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA
24 What are two services provided by the OSI network layer? (Choose two.)
performing error detection
routing packets toward the destination*
encapsulating PDUs from the transport layer *
placement of frames on the media
collision detection
25 What information is added during encapsulation at OSI Layer 3?
source and destination MAC
source and destination application protocol
source and destination port number
source and destination IP address*
26 What are two functions of NVRAM? (Choose two.)
to store the routing table
to retain contents when power is removed *
to store the startup configuration file*
to contain the running configuration file
to store the ARP table
27 Refer to the exhibit. The network administrator for a small advertising company
has chosen to use the 192.168.5.96/27 network for internal LAN addressing. As
shown in the exhibit, a static IP address is assigned to the company web server.
However, the web server cannot access the Internet. The administrator verifies that
local workstations with IP addresses that are assigned by a DHCP server can access
the Internet, and the web server is able to ping local workstations. Which
component is incorrectly configured?
subnet mask
DNS address
host IP address
default gateway address*
28 Why does a Layer 3 device perform the ANDing process on a destination IP
address and subnet mask?
to identify the broadcast address of the destination network
to identify the host address of the destination host
to identify faulty frames
to identify the network address of the destination network*
29 What are the three ranges of IP addresses that are reserved for internal private
use? (Choose three.)
10.0.0.0/8*
64.100.0.0/14
127.16.0.0/12
172.16.0.0/12*
192.31.7.0/24
192.168.0.0/16*
30 Which three addresses are valid public addresses? (Choose three.)
198.133.219.17*
192.168.1.245
10.15.250.5
128.107.12.117*
192.15.301.240
64.104.78.227*
192.168.10.0
192.168.10.128*
192.168.10.192
192.168.10.224
192.168.10.240
37 In what two situations would UDP be the preferred transport protocol over
TCP? (Choose two.)
when applications need to guarantee that a packet arrives intact, in sequence,
and unduplicated
when a faster delivery mechanism is needed*
when delivery overhead is not an issue
when applications do not need to guarantee delivery of the data*
when destination port numbers are dynamic
38 What important information is added to the TCP/IP transport layer header to
ensure communication and connectivity with a remote network device?
timing and synchronization
destination and source port numbers*
destination and source physical addresses
destination and source logical network addresses
39 What is the TCP mechanism used in congestion avoidance?
three-way handshake
socket pair
two-way handshake
sliding window*
40 Which three statements characterize UDP? (Choose three.)
UDP provides basic connectionless transport layer functions.*
UDP provides connection-oriented, fast transport of data at Layer 3.
UDP relies on application layer protocols for error detection.*
UDP is a low overhead protocol that does not provide sequencing or flow control
mechanisms.*
UDP relies on IP for error detection and recovery.
UDP provides sophisticated flow control mechanisms
41 Which two tasks are functions of the presentation layer? (Choose two.)
compression*
addressing
encryption*
session control
authentication
42 Which two protocols operate at the highest layer of the TCP/IP protocol stack?
(Choose two.)
DNS*
Ethernet
IP
POP*
TCP
UDP
43 Which two roles can a computer assume in a peer-to-peer network where a file is
being shared between two computers? (Choose two.)
client*
master
server*
slave
transient
44 What is the function of the HTTP GET message?
to request an HTML page from a web server*
to send error information from a web server to a web client
to upload content to a web server from a web client
to retrieve client email from an email server using TCP port 110
45 A wireless host needs to request an IP address. What protocol would be used to
process the request?
FTP
HTTP
DHCP*
ICMP
SNMP
46 When planning for network growth, where in the network should packet
captures take place to assess network traffic?
on as many different network segments as possible*
only at the edge of the network
between hosts and the default gateway
only on the busiest network segment
47 When applied to a router, which command would help mitigate brute-force
password attacks against the router?
exec-timeout 30
service password-encryption
banner motd $Max failed logins = 5$
login block-for 60 attempts 5 within 60*
48 Refer to the exhibit. An administrator is testing connectivity to a remote device
with the IP address 10.1.1.1. What does the output of this command indicate?
49 A user is unable to reach the web site when typing http://www.cisco.com in a web
browser, but can reach the same site by typing http://72.163.4.161. What is the
issue?
default gateway
DHCP
DNS*
TCP/IP protocol stack
50 What source IP address does a router use by default when the traceroute
command is issued?
the highest configured IP address on the router
a loopback IP address
the IP address of the outbound interface*
the lowest configured IP address on the router
51 Match each item to the type of topology diagram on which it is typically
identified. (Not all options are used.)
52 Match the description with the associated IOS mode. (Not all options are used.)
54 Refer to the exhibit. Match the packets with their destination IP address to the
exiting interfaces on the router. (Not all options are used.)