cist 1401 1-4 exam

What is the minimal amount of voltage required to damage an electrical component?

10 volts

When planning horizontal cabling, what is the maximum allowable distance that can be used?

100 meters

Which of the following is NOT a range of IP addresses recommended for use in private networks?

127.0.0.0 through 127.255.255.255

Which of the following IP addresses would be a loopback IP address?

127.0.0.1

In the classful addressing scheme, what range of network addresses is considered a Class B?

128.0.x.y to 191.255.x.y

In a DNS zone, what type of record holds the name-to-address mapping for IPv6 addresses?

AAAA record

In a domain, the process of allowing a user to sign on to the network from any computer on the network and get access to resources is managed by what service?

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Originally codified by ISO, what does the "intermediate system" in IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) stand for?

An IS-IS capable network router.

When creating network diagrams, what icon description typically represents a network router?

An icon that has a hockey-puck shape with two arrows pointing inward and two arrows pointing outward.

What is the most popular web server application?

Apache

What is by far the most popular DNS server software available?

BIND

Your supervisor has asked you to configure a new prototype network with a dual stack configuration. What does this mean?

Both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols will be used on the network.

What is a defining characteristic of a bus topology based network?

Devices are daisy-chained together in a single line.

You have been tasked with the replacement of OSPF with EIGRP throughout your organization, which consists of a mixture of Cisco routers and routers from other vendors. What statement is accurate?

EIGRP may not be available on non-Cisco routers.

What occurs when a collision happens on a network?

Each node on the network waits a random amount of time and then resends the transmission.

What is assigned to each node on a network, which is then used by the Network layer to uniquely identify the node?

IP address

What federal agency is charged with safety and health in the workplace?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

What is NOT a TIA/EIA recognized cabling type that can be used for horizontal cabling?

RG-6 Coaxial

The Windows Remote Desktop application utilizes what protocol to provide secure, encrypted transmissions?

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

What Application layer protocol can be used to monitor and gather information about network traffic and can alert network administrators about adverse conditions that need attention?

SMTP

What mail protocol is used to send mail messages to a server?

SMTP

The IP connectionless protocol relies on what other protocol to guarantee delivery of data?

TCP

You have been tasked with maintaining a network that is jumbo frame enabled. What does this mean?

The MTU for the network can be as high as 9198 bytes.

In the United States, who is able to activate the Emergency Alert System at the national level?

The President

What does backbone cabling consist of?

The cables or wireless links that provide interconnection between the entrance facility and MDF, and between the MDF and IDFs.

What part of a MAC address serves as the extension identifier, or device ID?

The last 24 bits of the MAC address.

What occurs if a network layer protocol is aware that a packet is larger than the maximum size for its network?

The packet will be divided into smaller packets using fragmentation.

How do routers create a broadcast domain boundary?

They do not forward broadcast traffic.

What is the name of the GUI front end that is available for the Nmap utility?

Zenmap

In order to ensure that a cable is not affected by electromagnetic interference, how far away should the cable be from fluorescent lighting?

at least 3 feet

You are troubleshooting a DNS issue on a Linux system, and need to test the resolution of your domain mycompany.com MX record using Google's DNS server with the IP address of 8.8.8.8. What dig command will accomplish this?

dig @8.8.8.8 mycompany.com MX

An open electrical circuit as a result of a failed circuit breaker is considered to be what type of failure system?

fail-close

A 66 block is more suitable for data connections than the older 110 block.

false

An IPv6 address consists of 128 bits that are written as 10 blocks of hexadecimal numbers separated by colons.

false

Cable that is coated with flame-resistant polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is acceptable for use in plenum areas.

false

DNS follows a centralized database model, allowing for easier management of DNS records.

false

F5 Networks set the standard for the diagram symbols used to represent routers, switches, firewalls, and other devices.

false

IPv4 and IPv6 use the same packet format.

false

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an interior gateway protocol that uses a link-state algorithm.

false

TCP uses a four-step process called a four-way handshake to establish a TCP connection.

false

The Data Link layer attaches a trailer to the end of a packet, and does not include a header.

false

The FTP protocol utilizes UDP, while TFTP uses TCP for data transmission.

false

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is considered to be a connectionless, or best-effort delivery protocol.

false

The Transport layer header addresses a receiving application by a number called a MAC address.

false

The pathping utility sends 10 pings per hop by default.

false

In IPv6, what field is used to indicate what sequence of packets from one source to one or multiple destinations a packet belongs to?

flow label

The Data Link Layer utilizes what name for its protocol data unit (PDU)?

frame

What IPv6 field is similar to the TTL field in IPv4 packets?

hop limit

A Windows computer on your network is having issues resolving queries for a specific domain, but not other domains. Other computers on the same network resolve the name just fine. What command can you issue that might fix the problem?

ipconfig /flushdns

What type of IPv6 address is fe80::8cf1:2c42:ffde:da1c?

link local address

Routing protocols that enable routers to communicate beyond neighboring routers, allowing each router to independently map the network, are known as which type of protocols?

link-state protocols

Your company is setting itself up to distribute software made by another company. What type of document should your company procure from the developing company?

master license agreement

Which command will produce statistics about each message transmitted by a host, separated according to protocol type?

netstat -s

At the Transport layer of the OSI, what is used to find and communicate with a particular application running on a host?

port number

What kind of document serves as a legally binding contract or part of a contract that defines, in plain language and in measurable terms, the aspects of a service provided to a customer?

service-level agreement

Which traceroute command will perform a trace using ICMP echo requests instead of UDP datagrams to the host srv1.mycompany.com?

traceroute -I srv1.mycompany.com

A hexadecimal number is a number written in the base 16 number system.

true

A master service agreement (MSA) is a contract that defines the terms of future contracts between parties, such as payment terms or arbitration arrangements.

true

At the root level of the DNS hierarchical structure, 13 clusters of root servers hold information used to locate TLD servers.

true

Each type of cable has a prescribed bend radius, which is the radius of the maximum arc into which you can loop a cable without impairing data transmission.

true

Fiber-optic cable comes in two types: single-mode fiber (SMF) or multimode fiber (MMF).

true

IP is an unreliable, connectionless protocol, as it does not establish a session to send its packets.

true

In general, a Layer 3 or Layer 4 switch is still optimized for fast Layer 2 data handling.

true

The Border Gateway Protocol is considered to be a hybrid routing protocol.

true

The cost of upgrading infrastructure has been a major factor in the slow adoption of IPv6.

true

The fundamental difference between a switch and a router is that a switch belongs only to its local network and a router belongs to two or more local networks.

true

The process of designing, implementing, and maintaining an entire network is called the system life cycle.

true

The term firmware refers to programs embedded into hardware devices. This software only changes when a firmware upgrade is performed.

true

What component of the backbone runs between a building's floors and can be used to connect an MDF and IDF or multiple IDFs?

vertical cross connect

What text editor can be used on Linux to view and edit the contents of a configuration file?

vim