Chapter - 10 Module Quiz - Basic Router Configuration

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

portsmouth(config)#

Which CLI mode allows users to access all device commands, such as those used for configuration, management, and troubleshooting?

privileged EXEC mode.

What is the purpose of the banner motd command?

it provides a way to make announcements to those who log in to a router.

Which statement regarding the service password-encryption command is true? - As soon as the service password-encryption command is entered, all currently set passwords formerly displayed in plain text are encrypted. - to see the passwords encrypted by the service password-encryption command in plain text, issue the no service password-encryption command. - it is configured in privileged EXEC mode. - it encrypts only line mode passwords.

- As soon as the service password-encryption command is entered, all currently set passwords formerly displayed in plain text are encrypted.

Company policy requires using the most secure method to safeguard access to the privileged exec and configuration mode on the routers. The privileged exec password is trustknow1. Which of the following router commands achieves the goal of providing the highest level of security? - enable secret trustknow1 - service password-encryption - secret password trustknow1 - enable password trustknow1

- enable secret trustknow1

An administrator is configuring a new router to permit out-of-band management access. Which set of commands will allow the required login using a password of cisco?

Router(config)# line console 0 Router(config-line)# password cisco Router(config-line)# login

Which command is used to encrypt all passwords in a router configuration file?

Router_A (config) # service passward-encryption

A router boots and enters setup mode. What is the reason for this?

The configuration file is missing from NVRAM

A technician is configuring a router to allow for all forms of management access. As part of each different type of access, the technician is trying to type the command login. Which configuration mode should be entered to do this task?

any line configuration mode.

Which command can be used on a Cisco router to display all interfaces, the IPv4 address assigned, and the current status?

show ip interface brief

What is the purpose of the start up configuration file on a cisco router?

the contain the commands that are used to initially configure a router on startup.

Which characteristic describes the default gateway of a host computer?

the logical address of the router interface on the same network as the host computer.

What is stored in the NVRAM of a Cisco router?

the startup configuration