Chapter 5 review questions

What baud rate needs to be configured on terminal emulation software to allow a connection to the console port of a router?

9600

What does the command router# sh? return as output?

All commands beginning with the letters sh

What is the acronym used to describe a Cisco router's text-based user interface?

CLI

What keystroke will terminate setup mode?

Ctrl+C

Which password usurps the enable password?

Enable secret

What is the component that initializes the Cisco IOS for normal router operations?

FLASH

Which of the following commands will set the secret password to "quiz"?

LAB_A(config)#enable secret quiz

Which of the following matches a router component with its function?

RAM-stores the routing tables and ARP cache

If you are at the Router(config-line)# prompt and you type exit, which prompt will you see next?

Router(config)#

Which password on a router is encrypted by default?

Secret

A network administrator needs to configure a router. Which of the following connection methods requires network functionality to be accessible?

Telnet

The _________ port allows a remote administrator to dial into the router through an external modem.

auxiliary

Network administrators typically access the router directly through the console port (also known as the _______) located on the back of the router.

console

You can configure a description for each of the interfaces physically attached to your router by using the _________ command.

description

Refer to the graphic. Which port is used to connect a router to a LAN switch?

ethernet

With ________ configuration mode, you can configure the virtual terminals, console, and AUX lines that let you access the router.

line

If you want to remove the enable secret password, you can type __________ at the global configuration mode prompt.

no enable secret

What will be the response from the router after the command, "router(config)# hostname portsmouth" is entered?

portsmouth(config)#

User mode does not allow you to configure the router. To do this, you must go into the __________ EXEC mode.

privileged

If you want to display all the commands in the history buffer, which command will you use?

show history