1. How does a typical L2 switch treat broadcast or multicast Ethernet frames?

o It drops them as they are not allowed to occur

o It sends it directly to the destination port

o It floods the frame, ie. forwards to all ports in a broadcast domain except the
source port
o It floods the frame, ie. forwards to all ports in all broadcast domains

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2. What is one of the main reasons why IPv4 needed to be superceded by IPv6?
o Addressing space scalability and depletion

o IP addresses difficult to understand

o CPU processing overhead

o Lack of MAC address support in place of IP addresses

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3. What is different / unique about forwarding in a VLAN-based network? (select two that
apply)
o Frames that have to be flooded are flooded to just one port of each VLAN,
randomly chosen.
o Frames that have to be flooded are only flooded to ports that belong to the same
VLAN.
o If frame has to egress through a tagged port, 802.1Q header structure will be
followed
o If frame has to egress through an untagged port, 802.1Q header structure will be
followed
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4. What unique information in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) header identifies devices
communicating over the network?
o Port number

o A data that they send

o A label on the LCD display

 o An address

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5. What does SNMPv3 offer over older SNMP versions?
o Encryption

o Authentication and encryption of management traffic

o API

o GUI

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6. What is the purpose of Layer 3?
o It provides logical adressing, subnet separation and routing between networks

o It provides security to the application data

o It provides broadcast storms

o It is not used in today networks

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7. Guaranteed deliveries are not possible over networks.
o TRUE

o FALSE

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8. What is attenuation?
o A signal strength increase associated with propagation through obstacles, walls
etc.
o A signal strength loss associated with propagation through obstacles, walls etc.

o A signal strength multiplication associated with special Wi-Fi devices

o An effect that occurs when two signals overlap in the same point in space

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9. Name one of the functions of an Object ID (OID)
o Allows pointing at a particular object in MIB database
 o Allows authentication from the SNMP Manager to the SNMP Agent

o Allows identification of an SNMP Agent for a particular management packet

o Is replaced with a TCP source port when a switch is managed

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10. Why are random source ports used for unique traffic flows of the same kind, e.g. for each
individual web page being browsed?
o Because of MAC OS software limitations

o To hide user identity and make it unable to correlate traffic streams together

o Because of server-side hardware limitations

o To distinguish data that belongs to particular applications and their elements (e.g.
separate Facebook tabs in a browser)
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11. A network consists of which of the following elements? Select all that apply.
o Computers, servers and other devices that exchange information

o Physically connected network nodes that allow the data to pass through

o Protocols defining network operation and communication

o Standardization bodies that decide when a standard is ready

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12. UDP is a stateful Transport Layer Protocol.
o TRUE

o FALSE

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13. What is a protocol?
o A programming language

o A way to send binary streams in shape of modulated sine waves

o A type of 'language' that two devices or applications understand and use to

communicate with each other
o A profession focused on teaching diplomats how to speak
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14. How does the OSI model compare to the TCP/IP model? (select two that apply)
o Application Layer is right above the Transport Layer

o Application Layer is right below the Transport Layer

o OSI model describes 7 layers, TCP/IP model describes 4 layers

o OSI model describes 4 layers, TCP/IP model describes 7 layers

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15. What types of MAC addresses are these: 01:0A:BD:4F:53:C8, FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?
o broadcast MAC addresses

o a broadcast MAC address, a unicast MAC address

o a multicast MAC address, a broadcast MAC address

o multicast MAC addresses

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16. What is a common name of a function that is essential to provide inter-broadcast domain
connectivity?
o forwarding

o routing

o authorizing

o switching

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17. What is a correct sequence of IP address assignment with DHCP?
o Offer, Discover, Response, Ack

o Discover, Offer, Ack, Ack

o Discover, Offer, Request, Ack

o Request, Offer, Ack

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18. What is the possible range of VLAN IDs in the 802.1Q field of an L2 header?
 o Jan-94

o 0-4095

o Jan-00

o 0-1023

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19. What are some typical names for Protocol Data Units (PDUs) in layers 2-4?
o Layer 2: packets, Layer 3: frames, Layer 4: datagrams or segments

o Layer 2: segments, Layer 3: packets, Layer 4: datagrams or frames

o Layer 2: packets, Layer 3: packets, Layer 4: packets

o Layer 2: frames, Layer 3: packets, Layer 4: datagrams or segments

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20. What does the term 'Learning' mean in context of L2 switching?
o It means that a switch sends the ingressing Ethernet frame through all its ports in
the broadcast domain as the source port, except that port
o It means that a switch sends the ingressing Ethernet frame to an egress port
determined with a destination MAC address field of an Ethernet-II header search
in the forwarding database (MAC address table)
o It means that a switch puts a frame's destination MAC address to a forwarding
database (MAC address table) and binds it to a port on which the frame ingressed
the switch
o It means that a switch puts a frame's source MAC address to a forwarding
database (MAC address table) and binds it to a port on which the frame ingressed
the switch
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21. What is the main differentiator as to why TCP provides more reliable data transport than
UDP?
o Because TCP is more lightweight than UDP

o Because TCP is a higher layer protocol

o Each data segment is acknowledged by the receiving side if considered error-free

and retransmitted if needed
 o They are of same reliability

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22. Which of the following calculates how fast an RF signal loose its energy along the way it
propagates?
o Free Space Path Loss

o Rule of thumb

o Free Signal Potential Loss

o Rule of 3s and 10s

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23. What is the purpose of the Layer 2 in the OSI model?
o It is responsible for traffic encryption

o It is responsible for error detection and communication over physical channel.

o It is responsible for routing between two AS

o It is responsible for modulating RF waves

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24. What is the name of the technique used to send binary data over RF waves by reshaping
the signal?
o Implementation

o Attenuation

o Modulation

o Encryption

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25. What is OSPF?
o It's a dynamic routing protocol

o It's L2 redundancy protocol

o It's a static routing protocol

o It's another name for PAT

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26. Which of the following is a broadcast MAC address?
o 11:11:11:11:11:11

o 00:00:00:00:00:00

o FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF

o 12:34:56:78:9A:BC

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27. What are two main categories of dynamic routing protocols?
o Dynamic and static

o Interior Gateway and Exterior Gateway

o Inter-out and Outer-in

o OSPF and BGP

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28. What are the basic management interfaces of a managed switch?
o GUI

o CLI

o CLI, GUI

o CLI, GUI, TCP

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29. What is the main difference between Half Duplex and Full Duplex?
o In Full Duplex, sender and receiver take turns communicating while in Half
Duplex they can communicate in one direction only
o In Full Duplex, sender and receiver are able to talk simultaneously while in Half
Duplex, only one direction of communication is possible
o In Full Duplex, sender and receiver are able to talk simultaneously while in Half
Duplex sender and receiver take turns to communicate
o In Full Duplex, server and receiver take turns to communicate while in Half
Duplex they can communicate simultaneously
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30. Which SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) version introduced authentication
and encryption to management communication?
o v1

o v2

o v3

o v4

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31. Given the URL: https://dojo.extremenetworks.com, what is the FQDN (Fully Qualified
Domain Name)?
o dojo

o extremenetworks.com

o dojo.extremenetworks.com

o https://

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32. One of the reasons to use dynamic routing protocols is optimization and scalability.
o TRUE

o FALSE

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33. What is a difference between tagged and untagged frames?
o Tagged frames have no additional header fields and require the receiving device
to have the port added as untagged in that VLAN.
o Tagged frames have additional header fields and require the receiving device to
have the port added as tagged in that VLAN.
o Untagged frames are not encrypted, whereas tagged ones are

o There is no difference

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34. What RF bands are available for Wi-Fi communication? (select all that apply)
 o 800 MHz

o 2.4 GHz

o 5 GHz

o 6 GHz

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35. What is the criteria hierarchy for a router when it has to select a particular route for a
packet?
o Longest Prefix Match - Directly attached network interface - Static route -
Dynamic route
o Static route - Dynamic route - Longest Prefix Match - Directly attached network
interface
o Longest Prefix Match - DHCP Option - Static route - Dynamic route

o Directly attached network interface - Static route - Longest Prefix Match -

Dynamic route
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36. What does the term 'Forwarding' mean in context of L2 switching?
o It means that a switch sends the ingressing Ethernet frame through all its ports in
the broadcast domain as the source port, except that port
o It means that a switch sends the ingressing Ethernet frame to an egress port
determined with a destination MAC address field of an Ethernet-II header search
in the forwarding database (MAC address table)
o It means that a switch sends the ingressing Ethernet frame to an egress port
determined with a source MAC address field of an Ethernet-II header search in
the forwarding database (MAC address table)
o It means that a switch puts a frame's source MAC address to a forwarding
database (MAC address table) and binds it to a port on which the frame ingressed
the switch
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37. What is a BSSID?
o A MAC address that identifies an Access Point within a given network service

o A group of STAs and AP that allows them to connect

 o A wireless network name

o A Distributed System identifier

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38. What kind of IP address is 192.168.10.255/24?
o Multicast address

o Unicast address

o Broadcast address

o Network address

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39. Name the mechanism that 'hides' IP addresses behind user-friendly names and translates
them to IP addresses when needed for client-server communication?
o DHCP

o ARP

o NAT

o DNS

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40. What is SNR?
o A ratio between received signal strength and a noise floor

o A ratio between received signal strength and transmit power

o The difference between signal strength before and after passing through a wall

o The difference between transmitted and received signal strength

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