NCTI 3-4

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Which represents the prefix bits for the subnet mask 255.255.0.0?

/16

Which is a valid Class B network address?

151.129.89.76

What is the data rate range for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)?

155 Mbps to 2.48 Gbps (connection-oriented)

Which user datagram protocol (UDP) port address do simple network management protocol (SNMP) agents use to send and receive management requests?

161

What is the data rate range for Frame Delay?

56 kbps to 1.544 Mbps (correction-oriented)

On an IP network, all hosts must be able to handle a packet size of at least how many bytes?

576

Which is the Internet protocol (IP) header protocol number used to specify that the packet's contents were created with transmission control protocol (TCP)?

6

What is the correct destination of a user datagram protocol (UDP) port number for a DHCPDISCOVER message?

67

The local transmission control protocol (TCP) process sends four segments, each 4 bytes long. The first sequence number is 7,806,002. Which is the acknowledgment number the receiving process returned to indicate it received segment one?

7,806,006

If we borrow 3 bits from a Class C network address, how many usable subnets have we created?

8

If we borrow 3 bits from a Class C network address, how many useable subnets have we created?

8

What is the decimal value of the binary number 1000?

8

Which would cause a router to update a route entry still in the holddown period set by a previously received update?

A triggered update with a lower hop count than previously received

You are running an active browser session with your employer's Human Resources intranet web server. You issue the netstat command from your local workstation's command prompt. The resulting screen shows several connections to the web server, each using a separate transmission control protocol (TCP) port. Why does your client workstation have multiple active port connections open to the same web server?

Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) sessions often open multiple connections between the client and the server.

If you want to locate a previously saved Uniform Resource Locator (URL) so that you can quickly return to it as needed, where on the browser toolbar would you look?

Favorites

Which TCP/IP application allows us to transfer files either within a browser or at the command line?

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Which three of the following are file transfer protocol (FTP) objectives?

File sharing. Transparent file storage technology. Reliable data transfer.

Which two of the following might cause a ping across network boundaries to fail?

Firewalls on the router ports. Internet Control Message Filters (ICMP) filters on the router ports.

What type of routing table update message does Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) send to quickly remove a route and place it in holddown?

Flash updates.

Which three choices are transmission control protocol (TCP) features?

Flow control. Packet error recovery. Demultiplexing multiple applications.

Which email protocol enables the messages to be viewed without first downloading them from the email server?

Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4).

Which capability is NOT provided by Layer 3 switching.

Internet protocol (IP) to name resolution for forwarding.

A file transfer protocol (FTP) control port is used by an FTP server to perform which of the following?

Interpret requests from a client.

Which troubleshooting step is likely to require the most time?

Isolate the cause.

What does an Ethernet frame addressed with a "1" as the first bit of destination media access control (MAC) address do?

It allows all frames to be multicast to a select group of nodes.

Why is subnetting used?

It allows network administrators to break up a single network address into smaller network addresses.

How does network address translation (NAT) help secure a private network from outside attacks?

It allows networks to use private IP addresses on the internal network, and still access the Internet.

When troubleshooting a problem crossing network responsibilities, why is it best to start with the local network and work out?

It allows us to eliminate and resolve any internal problems first. It provides information we can use to support our case, if the problem proves to be external to our network. It breaks up the troubleshooting effort to specific areas of responsibility.

Network address translation (NAT) IP address translation assigns external addresses to internal devices in which way?

It assigns the internal address to one of a pool of external addresses.

When network address translation (NAT) uses IP (Internet protocol) address translation, it assigns external addresses to internal devices in which way?

It assigns the internal address to one of a pool of external addresses.

If a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client fails to renew its lease at the 50-percent point, what happens next?

It attempts to obtain a lease at 87.5-percent lease time.

The Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (OSI/RM) Data Link Layer serves which primary purpose?

It builds a flat network model with unroutable physical addresses.

Which statement best describes 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE)?

It can be used in place of Fiber Channel (FC) as a storage attachment technology.

How does the user datagram protocol (UDP) support multiple application destinations on the same host?

It carries port numbers in its header, used to logically address a destination application.

Which statement best describes an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) virtual link?

It connects area border routes (ABR) over a nonbackbone area.

Which is the primary purpose of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) Presentation Layer?

It defines the format in which Application Layer information is sent across the network.

Which of the following is the primary purpose of the Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (OSI/RM) Transport Layer?

It defines well known logical port addresses for communications between applications.

Which Internet protocol (IP) packet fragmentation header field specifies where the fragment belongs in the original datagram?

Fragment Offset.

Which Layer 2 switch type reads the first 64 bytes of a frame and then forwards it to the destination interface?

Fragment-free

Which Layer 2 switch type reads the first 64-bytes of a frame and then forwards it to the destination interface?

Fragment-free

You are shopping for a new Ethernet switch. You want maximum switch throughput, but also want to avoid passing frames damaged by collisions. Which type of switch should you choose?

Fragment-free

Each signal is assigned to a specific frequency or band of frequencies called a channel.

Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)

Which two codecs support audio coding at 64 Kbps?

G.711 G.722

Which of the following are H.323 audio codecs?

G.711 G.728

What are the competing Linux desktop environments? (Choose two.)

GNOME. KDE.

Under what license is Linux released?

GNU General Public License (GPL).

Under what license is Linux released?

General Public License (GPL).

Which protocol data unit (PDU) type requests that the management agent return attribute values for a list of managed objects?

GetRequest.

Which of the statements below is incorrect when comparing Gigabit Ethernet to Fast Ethernet technology?

Gigabit Ethernet uses the same speed as Fast Ethernet

Which of the following best describes the functionality of a virtual local area network (VLAN)?

Grouping nodes logically that may be physically separated

Which H.323 recommendation protocol handles registration, admission, and status (RAS)?

H.225

Which protocols assist H.323 in controlling and monitoring connections?

H.225 H.245

Which best describes why an hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server can handle multiple simultaneous connections?

HTTP is stateless, which means the server has no knowledge of previous connections after they are dropped.

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routers send which type of packet to locate their neighbors?

Hello

Which Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) command identifies the sending host?

Helo

Which type of network architecture allows routers to perform different tasks depending on their functional position within an area?

Hierarchical

Which three of the following are distance vector algorithm (DVA) stability features?

Holddowns Hop-count limits Split horizons

IP routing information protocol (RIP) uses which of the following metrics to make path decisions?

Hop count

Which metric does Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) use on a network with only one medium, such as one running 16-Mbps Token Ring exclusively?

Hop count

How does routing information protocol (RIP) resolve the count-to-infinity problem?

Hop-count limits.

Which two mechanisms might a host use to resolve fully qualified domain names (FQDN) to IP addresses?

Hosts table Domain Name System (DNS)

What type of device is used with unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to create a star network configuration?

Hub

The Telnet default network virtual terminal (NVT) provides which fundamental characteristics? (Choose three.)

It embeds control commands in the data stream. The keyboard generates 128 ASCII codes. It transmits data as a 7-bit ASCII value in an 8-bit field.

Which is the primary purpose of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) Session Layer?

It establishes, manages, and terminates dialogs between Presentation Layer entities.

Which best describes a BOOTP relay agent?

It forwards client BOOTREQUEST messages across subnet boundaries.

Which statement best describes network address translation (NAT) masquerading?

It hides all internal addresses behind one external address.

How does a transmission control protocol (TCP) application acknowledge the last message's receipt?

It increments the received sequence number by one and sends it in the response message's Acknowledgment Number field.

Which best describes the Telnet single commands options Do (253) code?

It indicates that the sending Telnet desires the other party perform some specified option.

What best describes orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)?

It is a multicarrier transport scheme in which narrowband carriers (subcarriers) are modulated independently, and then multiplexed together.

Which best describes transmission control protocol's (TCP) use of the Window header field?

It is bidirectional, so both ends can control data flow.

Which of the following best describes a local area network (LAN)?

It is confined to a single building or a single floor of a building

What is the best description of the Internet protocol (IP) address prefix?

It is the shorthand notation for the combined network and subnet mask.

In what type of installation is wide wavelength division multiplexing (WWDM) used?

It is used in passive optical networks (PON).

How does network address and port translation (NAPT) handle an IP packet's source and destination port and IP addresses?

It leaves the destination port and address as is, and changes the source port and address to addresses from its address pool.

How does a router determine where to send packets addressed to hosts on remote networks?

It looks in its routing table for an entry for the destination network.

Which statement best describes an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) area border router (ABR)?

It maintains a link-state database for each area to which it is connected.

Which statement correctly describes Class of Service (CoS) routing?

It makes routing decisions based on the packet's service category.

How does dynamic address translation enhance network security?

It only maps internal hosts to external addresses for the duration of the connection.

How does RIPv2 authentication protect routing table information?

It password protects routing table updates between routers.

Which statement best describes split horizons?

It prevents a router from advertising a route out to the interface on which the route was learned.

In the five-layer hierarchy of Apple's operating systems, Mac OS X/macOS, which layer is most complex?

Layer five, the application layer containing Cocoa and Carbon.

Which three of the following are examples of dynamic routing protocol metrics?

Line capacity. Transmission delay. Hop count.

In a link-state algorithm (LSA) shortest path first (SPF) tree, which three of the following are metrics the router uses to describe the cost to reach each destination network?

Line delay. Hop counts. Line speed.

The broadcast packets used by link-state protocols to share routing information about neighbor routers are called what?

Link-state Algorithms (LSA).

Which advanced routing function allows for redundant paths between networks?

Load splitting.

Port addresses and network addresses are two types of:

Logical addresses.

A file transfer protocol (FTP) server administrator can control server access in which three ways?

Make only portions of the drive visible Control read and write privileges Limit file access

Which three of the following are network management model components for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)?

Managed devices Network management station (NMS) Network management protocol

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) gathers network information from what type of database?

Management Information Base (MIB)

Which of the following is NOT a Gigabit Ethernet Physical Layer function?

Media access control (MAC) address assignments

Which three of the following terms refer to a physical address?

Media access control (MAC) address. Adapter address. Hardware address.

Which of the following statements are true concerning Ethernet networks?

Media access control (MAC) frames are transmitted across the physical media. Ethernet can use thicknet, thinnet, or twisted pair cable at the Physical Layer.

A classful routing protocol can pass which three types of information in its routing table update messages?

Metrics. Network numbers. Autonomous system (AS) numbers.

A group of computers in the south side of a city are connected to another group of computers downtown. This would be considered what type of network?

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

Which two of the following are examples of email programs?

Microsoft Outlook UNIX Sendmail

Which two of the following are Multpurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME)-supported data types?

Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Graphics interchange format (GIF

A Class D address is also known as which type of address?

Multicast

The 850 nanometer (nm) window is used exclusively for what kind of fiber?

Multimode fiber-optic cable

What optical fiber continues to be used in some local area networks (LAN), security, and industrial applications.

Multimode fiber-optic cable

Which routing type allows networks to recover from failed routes?

Multipath routing.

The concept of a virtual terminal allows for which of the following?

Multitasking host computers Connectivity to multiple host computers

Which Domain Name System (DNS) record lists a zone's name servers?

Name Server (NS)

Which command can we use in conjunction with the address resolution protocol (ARP) command to determine the hostname of a cached NetBIOSover-IP address?

Nbtstat -A <IPaddress>.

Which are TCP/IP network troubleshooting tools?

Netstat. Ping. Tracert.

Which TCP/IP protocol has us attach a remote device to the local file system by mounting it?

Network File System (NFS)

Which device provides the connection point between a workstation or personal computer (PC) and the network?

Network Interface Card (NIC)

Which network device requires a device driver in order to connect hosts to the network segment?

Network Interface Card (NIC)

A web browser client sends a web page request message to a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server. In which order will the server decapsulate the request message?

Network Interface Layer, Internet Layer, Transport Layer, Application Layer.

Which TCP/IP Application Layer protocol allows companies to publicly post information over the Internet?

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

Which TCP/IP application distributes news articles read from a central database?

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

Which network address translation (NAT) address mapping technique maps internal IP addresses to a single, external IP address?

Network address and port translation (NAPT).

What three addresses are needed to move data from one application to another across a network?

Network address, network interface card (NIC) address, process address

What are the most common types of applications that run on Linux?

Network applications.

The destination transmission control protocol (TCP) process has set a 1,000-byte receive buffer window. The source TCP sequence number starts at 23,100 and sends the following segments, in order: Segment 1-200 bytes; Segment 2-300 bytes; Segment 3-200 bytes; and Segment 4-300 bytes. The last acknowledgment the source received was sequence number 23,600 saying the receive buffer can now hold 800-300 byte streams. The retransmission timer for sequence number 23,600 has expired, so what will the source TCP do next?

Resend segments 3 and 4.

Zones maintain domain name information in which record types?

Resource Records (RR).

Which of the following is not a branch of the Debian development tree?

Released.

Which two TCP/IP protocols are used for network management?

Remote monitoring (RMON) Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Which best describes using a remote terminal versus direct access to a number of different hosts?

Remote terminal access provides single terminal access to a number of remote hosts.

Which protocol works with Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms to provide video and other realtime data with reserved bandwidth across a data flow's path?

Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP).

Which Quality of Service (QoS( protocols could a network support to provide robust voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services?

Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). 802.1p.

Zones maintain domain name information in which record types?

Resource records

Which IP protocol allows a diskless workstation to contact a server and obtain an IP address?

Reverse address resolution protocol (RARP).

Which protocol allows a diskless workstation to contact a server and obtain an Internet protocol (IP) address?

Reverse address resolution protocol (RARP).

Which TCP/IP UNIX specific application would allow us to connect to a remote database over the network, but restrict database activity to the remote host?

Rlogin

Which TCP/IP application allows users to display locally a remote UNIX host's screen?

Rlogin

Where does the Domain Name System (DNS) namespace begin?

Root domains.

Which two of the following are default Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) features?

Route update period = 90 seconds Maximum hop count = 100

Which device evaluates and acts upon a packet's Internet protocol (IP) address?

Router

Which network device allows communication between separate IP networks?

Router

Which network device can isolate broadcast traffic to the local network segment?

Router

Which three of the following networking devices break up collisions?

Router Switch Bridge

Which type of packet does the receiving transmission control protocol (TCP) send to the source indicating its receipt of the source's SYN packet?

SYN-ACK

Which application allows Linux to share files and printers with Microsoft Windows devices?

Samba

Which application allows Linux to share files and printers with Windows?

Samba

What are the attributes of Carrier Ethernet? Choose all that apply.

Scalability Quality of service Reliability Standardized services Service management

Given the subnet mask 255.255.254.0, and considering the trick you learned for identifying subnet masking patterns, in which octet will the subnet wire addresses increment?

Second

An H.323 multipoint control unit (MCU) provides which service on a converged network?

Terminal conferencing.

Which combined information triggers a transmission control protocol (TCP) or user datagram protocol (UDP) application to respond to an information request?

The Internet protocol (IP) address and port number.

What happens when a dynamic network address translation (NAT) device runs out of addresses to assign?

The NAT device refuses new connections.

Which portion of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) architecture is responsible for implementing SNMP and exchanging messages between the management station and the managed elements?

The SNMP engine.

Which best describes IP's use of the time-to-live (TTL) field?

The TTL specifies the time a datagram is allowed to remain on the network.

Why might a device send an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) source quench message?

The device does not have the buffering capacity to forward a datagram.

Which of the following commonly is used to classify networks?

The distance between communicating computers.

A Domain Name System (DNS) start of authority (SOA) entry indicates which of the following?

The domain's primary DNS

As a result of issuing the file transfer protocol (FTP) DIR command, each file listing entry begins with a "-"; what does the "-" indicate?

The entries are files

How does IEEE 802.3 frame format differ from Ethernet Version 2 frame format?

The type field is replaced with the length field.

Distance Vector Algorithms (DVA) operate in which manner?

They advertise their routing tables to directly connected neighbor routers.

Distance vector algorithms (DVA) operate in which manner?

They advertise their routing tables to directly connected neighbor routers.

In which two ways might using static routes provide additional network security over other routing options?

They can limit packet traffic to only a single, dedicated route. They share no routing information with other routers.

Which best describes Telnet's use of subnegotiations?

They can vary in length and format.

Which statement is true concerning 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Multi-Source Agreements (MSA)?

They describe vendor-developed pluggable optics for interconnecting 10GbE devices.

In which three ways do organizations benefit from using private IP addresses?

They gain more network design flexibility with a large address range. They prevent Internet address clashes when obtaining only a small range of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) assigned addresses. They conserve public IP addresses when uniqueness is not required.

Which statement best describes transmission control protocol's (TCP) use of sequence numbers?

They identify the sequence number of the first data byte in the segment.

If a Class B address's subnet mask is 255.255.254.0, in which octet does our subnet portion increment?

Third

If a Class B address's subnet mask is 255.255.255.192, in which octet does the subnet portion increment?

Third and fourth.

Most suitable for applications where the transmitted signal is of a non-continuous duration.

Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)

What makes time division multiplexing (TDM) ideal for applications that use circuit and packet switching protocols?

Time slot allocation.

What is the purpose of a Boot Camp installation?

To allow newer Microsoft operating systems to boot on Apple hardware

Why does Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) use identifier and sequence numbers?

To allow the sender to match ICMP reply messages with requests

Which two of the following are reasons why an organization would choose to subnet their network?

To build a more scalable network To conserve network addresses

What is the purpose of the frame check sequence (FCS) field? (Choose two)

To check the Ethernet frame for errors using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC). To ensure the Ethernet frame does not get processed if an error has occurred.

For what purpose would you choose to run the Telnet application?

To configure a router

For what application is file transfer protocol (FTP) an excellent choice?

To download large files.

What is the primary reason to build a virtual local area network (VLAN)?

To minimize broadcast traffic.

Why might we use Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) testing on an IP network?

To obtain feedback about various problems that might occur on the network.

Why would you use a Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) relay agent on your network?

To pass BOOTP messages between subnets

When troubleshooting, why is it important to recreate a problem?

To recognize that there is a problem. To record the circumstances in which the problem occurred. To help focus your efforts.

Why did the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) design classless interdomain routing (CIDR)?

To reduce routing table entries.

When might you use the rlogin TCP/IP application?

To remotely connect one UNIX workstation to another.

What is the preamble used for?

To synchronize Ethernet network interface cards (NIC) so the bits that make up the frames are received correctly.

What is the primary reason an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) transmits a jamming message?

To warn other stations that a collision has been detected.

How many total bits does a Class B subnet allow us to borrow from the host portion?

14

What is the binary equivalent of the subnet mask 255.248.0.0?

11111111.11111000.00000000.00000000

Convert the binary Internet protocol (IP) address 01110011.11001000.00101100.00000010 to decimal:

115.200.44.2.

Which Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) option code is used for specifying vendor specific options?

128

How long is an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address?

128 bits

Which is the valid Class B IP address range?

128.001.hhh.hhh-191.254.hhh.hhh

Where does Red Hat store networking parameters?

/etc/sysconfig directory

Which IEEE 802.1p traffic class represents standard data (best effort) traffic?

0

Which network address represents a default route?

0.0.0.0/0

Which two of the following are considered reserved IP addresses?

0.x.y.z and 127.x.y.z

How would IP multicasting map address 224.0.0.1 to an Ethernet multicast address?

01:00:5E:00:00:01

What is the overall data rate of a T1 circuit?

1.544 Mbs

Which is the valid Class A IP address range available to network hosts?

1.hhh.hhh.hhh-126.hhh.hhh.hhh

What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 1010?

10

Which are considered private Internet protocol (IP) addresses?

10.0.0.0 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0

What is the data rate range for Ethernet?

100 Gbps (connectionless)

What is the maximum length of a 10GBase-T Ethernet connection using category 7 (CAT-7) shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable?

100 m

What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 129?

10000001

What is the binary equivalent of decimal 136?

10001000

Which of the following is a Gigabit Ethernet specification for copper cable?

1000BaseCX

Which of the following is NOT a Gigabit Ethernet fiber cabling specification?

1000BaseFX

What is the maximum cable length for 100BaseTx Ethernet?

100m

Convert the Internet protocol (IP) address 172.68.10.2 from decimal to binary:

10101100.01000100.00001010.00000010.

Which interfaces are NOT considered parts of the IEEE 802.3ae standard?

10GBaseCX4

Which 10GbE interfaces operate over multimode fiber (MMF) cabling?

10GBaseSR 10GBaseLX4

Convert the decimal IP address 206.190.36.45 to a binary IP address.

11001110.10111110.00100100.00101101

What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 254?

11111110

Convert the binary IP address 10101111.11001100.00010110.01010101 to a decimal IP address.

175.204.22.85

At what maximum distance would you have to add a repeater to a 10Base2 network segment to prevent signal degradation?

185 m

Which is the valid Class C IP address range?

192.000.001.hhh-223.255.254.hhh

Using the default Class C subnet mask, 255.255.255.0, which two addresses will be able to communicate on the same network segment?

192.200.129.179 192.200.129.18

Using the subnet mask 255.255.255.248, which two addresses are on the same subnet?

194.212.56.20 194.212.56.18

When was Linux first created?

1991

Using the subnet mask 255.255.255.240, which two addresses are on the same subnet?

200.193.15.49 200.193.15.61

You need to integrate these six class C networks 201.36.35.0/24, 201.36.72.0/24, 201.36.78.0/24, 201.36.79.0/24, 201.36.80.0/24, and 201.36.141.0/24. Which of these networks would be in the classless interdomain routing (CIDR) network range 201.36.72.0/21?

201.36.72.0/24 201.36.78.0/24 201.36.79.0/24

Which two of the following are examples of local area network (LAN) logical addresses?

201.90.35.78 Port 23

Using the subnet mask 255.255.255.192, which sets of host addresses will be able to communicate on the same network segment?

210.68.165.65 to 210.68.165.120

Which is the result of ANDing the Internet protocol (IP) address 23.176.224.18 with the subnet mask 255.224.0.0?

23.160.0.0

A Class C network address provides for how many network and host bits?

24 network, 8 hosts

A Class C address provides for a maximum of how many usable hosts?

254

The maximum Domain Name System (DNS) domain name length is how many bytes?

255

The maximum Domain Name System (DNS) domain name length is how many characters?

255

Your customer owns a full Class C address, 220.14.56.0. They currently operate a flat network using the default Class C subnet mask, 255.255.255.0, and use a single router to connect to the Internet. What should the subnet mask number be changed to in order to segment their network into six subnets to better control broadcast traffic?

255.255.255.224

Which broadcast IP address limits packets to the local network segment only?

255.255.255.255

According to the Ethernet 5/4/3 rule, how many 10Base2 segments may have nodes attached?

3

How many Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets does the tracert utility send per hop?

3

What is the data rate range for X.25?

300bps to 56Kbps (connection-oriented)

How does the receiver Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) respond to the sender SMTP issued Data command?

354 start mail input.

What is the overall data rate of a fractional T1 circuit with six voice circuits?

384 kbps

How many Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address allocation steps are required to enable the client to successfully acquire a lease from a server?

4

How many fragments will the transmitting device have to create to match the datagram to the segment's 512 maximum transfer unit (MTU) size, having a 1,500-byte datagram, and a 20-byte IP header?

4

If we borrow 12 bits from a Class B address, how many usable subnets have we created?

4,096

What is the maximum length of a 10GbE segment through single-mode fiber (SMF) cable?

40 km

At which point in the lease period does the client first attempt to renew its lease?

50%

In a Class B network, if you borrowed 9 bits, how many usable subnets would you create?

512

What is Ethernet?

A Data Link Layer specification for media access control (MAC), which defines how network nodes can use a shared medium to transmit signals to one another.

How does a Layer 2 switch differ from a Layer 3 switch?

A Layer 2 switch makes decisions based on media access control (MAC) addresses.

How does a Layer 3 switch differ from a router?

A Layer 3 switch checks the first packet in each stream; a router checks each packet.

The Mac OS X/macOS kernel includes which elements?

A Mach kernel, XNU kernel, and various Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) system calls.

You wish to implement voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services on your existing data network. Part of your plan is to allow telecommuters to call network users from their home public switched telephone network (PSTN) telephones. Which H.323 device must you install in your existing data network to allow for these remote connections?

A PSTN gateway.

What provides user datagram protocol (UDP) with the ability to demultiplex data for an application?

A UDP destination port number.

On the file transfer protocol (FTP) server, what manages client requests for file retrieval or transmission?

A daemon.

What type of server maintains an access log to assist with troubleshooting and tracking down malicious users?

A file transfer protocol (FTP) server.

Which three of the following are functions of the TCP/IP Internetwork Layer?

A global addressing structure Packet fragmentation Service type request

What does the class network number 127.x.y.z designate?

A loopback address

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) structures management information base (MIB) information in which of the following trees?

A name tree.

What isolates an Internet protocol (IP) address's network portion from its host portion?

A network mask.

An Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) interior route is which of the following?

A path to a directly attached, subnetted route

Which of the following best describes the difference between a process and a program?

A process is a subset of a program.

The interaction between processes and protocols forms which of the following?

A protocol stack.

Which best describes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) scope?

A range of addresses from which the server chooses a client address assignment

What is the difference between a switch and a hub?

A switch allows a dedicated path between two ports.

Virtual local area networks (VLAN) are typically implemented using which type of device?

A switch.

Which of the following is another name for a distance vector algorithm (DVA)?

Bellman-Ford algorithm.

Which types of transmission control protocol (TCP) segments contain window size advertisements?

ACK

Which three parts of the transmission control protocol (TCP) header help the protocol ensure reliable communications between applications?

ACK control bits Sequence numbers Checksum

Which text file type is the file transfer protocol (FTP) default?

ASCII

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) represents object syntax with a subset of which International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard?

ASN.1

Which portion of the transmission control protocol (TCP) header specifies the next sequence number the receiver expects from the connection source?

Acknowledgment number.

A hub that repeats and regenerates signals is called which type of hub?

Active

Which Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management mode allows us to change a device's characteristics and operating parameters?

Active management

The network interface card (NIC) in an Ethernet node receives from the Internet protocol (IP) a packet 12 bytes long. What must the NIC do in order to prepare the packet for transmission across the physical network?

Add padding, a header and a trailer.

Which Domain Name System (DNS) record type specifies name to address translation, such as used in a glue record entry?

Address

What is the first step in most client requests?

Address Resolution

In TCP/IP, what does a network host use to find a physical address, given a logical address?

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

You know the logical address of an associate's computer on the company's local network and you want to learn the media access control (MAC) address of your associate's computer. Which of the following tools would you use?

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

Encapsulation means that each layer on the sending node does which of the following?

Adds its protocol header to the data

Which three of the following are H.323 gatekeeper functions?

Admissions control. Call signaling. Bandwidth management.

When do a Telnet terminal and remote host negotiate options?

After establishing the transmission control protocol (TCP) connection.

When can a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server reuse an address offered in a DHCPOFFER message?

After the server times out waiting for a DHCPREQUEST message

Which of the following accurately describes a bus topology?

All devices are connected by a single electrical circuit.

How is Fast Ethernet similar to standard Ethernet?

All of the above: The same frame format is used. Cat 5E cabling can be used for both. Star configurations are used in both types.

Concerning routing information protocol (RIP), what is meant by the statement "maximum diameter of 15 hops"?

Any single network cannot be more than 15 hops away.

You wish to host a corporate web site on a Linux server. Which application adds web server functionality to Linux?

Apache

Telnet is a protocol in which TCP/IP layer?

Application Layer

The TCP/IP model Application Layer maps to which three Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) layers?

Application Layer. Session Layer. Presentation Layer.

Which three of the following are devices manageable with simple network management protocol (SNMP)?

Applications. Bridges. Routers.

What is the name of Apple's graphical user interface?

Aqua

At which point in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) lease period does the client first attempt to renew its lease?

At 50% of the original lease time.

Which three of the following are Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address allocation mechanisms?

Automatic Dynamic Manual

To reduce routing information traffic between adjacent networks, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) networks elect which two devices?

Backup designated router (BDR). Designated router (DR).

Which two of the following are the interior gateway routing protocol (IGRP) default metrics?

Bandwidth Delay

Which three of the following cost factors might least cost routing use to calculate a minimum-cost path for a packet?

Bandwidth. Delay. Cash costs.

Which is another name for the decimal number system?

Base 10

Which is another name for the binary number system?

Base 2

Why are routers known as neighbors or peers?

Because they exchange routing information.

What are the common file extensions used to transfer image data in file transfer protocol (FTP)?

Bitmap (.BMP), graphics interchange format (GIF), and joint photography experts group (.JPG or .JPEG).

Which TCP/IP protocol allows a diskless workstation to discover its IP address, as well as download a boot file?

Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP).

Which of the choices below is an example of an exterior gateway protocol (EGP)?

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

A router that an administrator designates to forward packets between autonomous systems (AS) is called what?

Border system (BS).

Which network device allows us to connect dissimilar network topologies?

Bridge

Address resolution protocol (ARP) requests are sent as which type of Ethernet frame?

Broadcast

Layer 3 switches do a good job of containing which of the following?

Broadcasts

A peer-to-peer network is a practical solution in which of the following applications?

Building a simple network supporting a few clients accessing a shared printer Creating an inexpensive solution for a small business just starting out

How does frequency division multiplexing (FDM) enable multiple signals to share a common medium?

By assigning each signal a specific frequency or band of frequencies called a channel.

Bridges and OSI/RM Layer 2 switches filter traffic in which way?

By building physical address to port mappings and making forwarding decisions based on these mappings.

How does a diskless workstation identify itself when requesting an IP address using reverse address resolution protocol (RARP)?

By its media access control (MAC) address.

How does the Domain Name System (DNS) resolve fully qualified domain names (FQDN) to IP addresses?

By looking up the names in an address mapping database.

In which two ways does a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent respond to the management station?

By responding to the management station's requests for updated data By trapping information that exceeds a set threshold and forwarding the data to the management station

Where are Ethernet frames processed?

By the network interface card (NIC) at the Data Link Layer

Which file transfer protocol (FTP) command allows you to change directories within a file listing?

CD

The IEEE 10GBaseT networks operate over which type of cabling?

Category 6 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP).

What are the units called that transport asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) data?

Cells.

Transmission control protocol (TCP) includes which three types of mechanisms to ensure reliable data transmission?

Checksum Acknowledgements Sequence number

In which instance could you use Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing protocol (EIGRP) as a routing protocol?

Cisco routers in the same autonomous system (AS) as other Cisco routers.

In which instance could you use Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) as a routing protocol?

Cisco routers in the same autonomous system (AS) as other Cisco routers.

Which element keeps most of the optical signal internally reflected within the core?

Cladding

The address 68.56.189.17 belongs to which Internet protocol (IP) class?

Class A

In a client/server arrangement, where are requests normally generated?

Client

Which of the following Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) codes carries vendor-specific options in a private network?

Codes 128-256.

Devices connected to hubs share the same:

Collision domain

What is the Linux shell?

Command interpreter and scripting language.

Which three of the following are common Telnet application uses?

Connect to an online database Connect remotely to run a specific application Connect to a router for network information

Which of the following are the three Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail transfer phases?

Connection closure. Data transfer. Connection establishment.

Your network Help desk calls and asks you to help troubleshoot an email problem. Several users have complained that when they send email messages with attachments, the recipients reply that the attachments are unreadable. The message body is legible, however. You know that your users encode all attachments using Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME). Which is the best solution to this problem?

Contact the recipients, and have them use MIME to decode attachments.

Which element transports most of the optical signal?

Core

Can you match the wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to the wavelength spacing?

Course WDM - Between 0.8 nm and 50 nm Dense WDM - Less than 0.8 nm Wide WDM - Greater than 50 nm

Which key combination will terminate a continuous Ping issued with the Ping -t option?

Ctrl+C

Which Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) command designates that the message's text follows?

DATA.

What does Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Overview and Objectives (DHCP) provide that Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) cannot?

DHCP assigns reusable addresses to any requesting host.

Which of the following choices is the correct order in which a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client initially obtains an IP address?

DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPOFFER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPACK

How might a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client relinquish its current lease?

DHCPRELEASE message.

Gigabit Ethernet uses a different frame format than 10 Mbps Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. True or False?

False

The file transfer protocol (FTP) server process can run as which two of the following?

Daemon Windows Service

What open source operating system is the foundation of Apple macOS?

Darwin

At which Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) layer does the physical address reside?

Data Link Layer

What layer of software is normally loaded on the network interface card (NIC)?

Data Link Layer

Which layer in the OSI reference model is the only layer that adds a trailer to the data it transmits?

Data Link Layer

What are some issues that can arise when making a file available for transfer to other users?

Data type, file structure, and transmission mode.

Internet protocol (IP) provides which three of the following services to transmission control protocol (TCP)?

Datagram routing. Time-to-live (TTL). Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP).

The Network Layer must do what to a received frame first, in order to determine the route over which it will forward the datagram to the next network?

Decapsulate the packet.

What must the Network Layer do to a received frame first in order to determine the route over which it will forward the datagram to the next network?

Decapsulate the packet.

If a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) client does not specify a document name in its HTTP request message, what will the HTTP server return in response?

Default document.

Ipconfig displays which of the following elements of client configuration information?

Default gateway

Which IP packet bits does open shortest path first (OSPF) use to provide Type of Service (ToS) routing?

Delay, throughput, reliability, and cost (D-T-R-C) bits.

Which services does Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) provide to add reliability to packet voice networks?

Delivery monitoring. Sequence numbering. Timestamping.

Which of the following two ports are contained in the transmission control protocol (TCP) header?

Destination and source.

How does enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP) avoid routing loops?

Diffusing Update Algorithm (DUAL)

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is which type of message delivery system?

Direct Delivery

What type of network communication does not require a router's services?

Direct routing.

Border gateway protocol (BGP), though an exterior gateway protocol (EGP), operates as which type of routing protocol?

Distance Vector Algorithm (DVA).

What does the Domain Name System (DNS) allow users to do?

Distinguish between two similar names.

What service on an Apple Mac OS X/macOS server enables multiple computers to work together on a single task?

Distributed computing with Xgrid.

If the number of hosts per subnet exceeds 255, how might you solve for the subnet incremental range?

Divide the number of hosts by 256.

Host names and uniform resource locators (URL) are resolved to Internet protocol (IP) addresses by which of the following applications?

Domain Name System (DNS)

To resolve fully qualified domain names (FQDN) to binary IP addresses, resolvers contact which type of TCP/IP application server?

Domain Name System (DNS)

Match the well known transmission control port (TCP) port numbers with the associated applications.

Domain Name System (DNS) 53 Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 80 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 25 NetBIOS session service 139 File transfer protocol (FTP) control 21 File transfer protocol (FTP) data 20 Telnet 23

What network and virtual private network (VPN) services does an Apple Mac OS X/macOS server employ?

Domain name system (DNS), dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), network address translation (NAT), firewalling, and network time protocol (NTP).

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) allows TCP/IP users to perform which of the following?

Download news articles.

Which two choices are examples of trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) use?

Download router upgrades. Software upgrades to IP telephones.

Which of the following services is not included in Mac OS X server?

Dual boot

In order to automatically build a routing table, which type of indirect routing must a router use?

Dynamic

Which Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address allocation method assigns reusable addresses to DHCP clients?

Dynamic

Which Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) network address allocation mechanism assigns a host a temporary IP address?

Dynamic

Which routing type allows network administrators to implement route load balancing and fault tolerance?

Dynamic

What does Linux use for automatically configuring a client personal computer (PC) Internet protocol (IP) address?

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Which TCP/IP client/server service would allow an administrator to quickly reconfigure host configuration information?

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Which protocol allows clients to locate and download IP addressing and configuration information on an automatically renewable (lease) basis?

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

What are the two methods for configuring Linux network addressing? (Choose two.)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Static (ifconfig).

Coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) applications were expanded to include use in large metropolitan networks, utilizing wavelengths in what band??

E-band.

All computers running on the transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) suite have which of the following in common?

Each computer is assigned its own Internet protocol (IP) address.

In a subnetted Class B network, in what state will the host bits be on each subnet's broadcast address?

Each subnet's host bits are set to all 1s.

A ping command uses which Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) message types?

Echo Request Echo Reply

When an application is sending data to a distant computer, what process occurs on the sending node?

Encapsulation

Which of the following protocols scales better within a Cisco autonomous system?

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

What entry would be made to log each hop along the way to a specific Internet site?

Enter "tracert" followed by a host name for the Internet site.

What is the most widely installed local area network (LAN) technology?

Ethernet

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Ethernet?

Ethernet can only be used with Category 5E unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable

With the subnet mask 255.255.255.128, how frequently will the Class B subnets increment, and in which octet?

Every 128 hosts; third and fourth octets.

By default, how frequently do routing information protocol (RIP) routers send out response messages to neighbor routers?

Every 30 seconds

Which program displays all current desktop windows across the desktop?

Expose

Which of the following protocols do autonomous systems (AS) use to exchange routing information between themselves?

Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)

An Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) autonomous system border router (ASBR) runs which two routing protocols?

Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) on interfaces on other autonomous systems (AS). OSPF on interfaces on its own autonomous system (AS).

Which IEEE standard describes vendor-neutral virtual local area network (VLAN) tagging on bridged networks?

IEEE 802.1Q

Which Ethernet frame format includes a length field in the media access control (MAC) header?

IEEE 802.3

Which statement best describes Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)?

IMAP allows users to scan email headers and choose email messages to download from the email server.

A remote monitoring 2 (RMON2) probe can capture a network segment's performance statistics based on which two of the following?

IP Address Application

Typing ipconfig in the Windows command line interface (CLI) displays which three of the following pieces of client configuration information?

IP address. Lease expiration. Adapter address.

Which addresses combine to create a transmission control protocol (TCP) socket?

IP and port.

Which two statements concerning multicasting are true?

IP multicast group membership is dynamic. User datagram protocol (UDP) uses IP multicast services.

Which of the following best describes the function of a media access control (MAC) layer address?

Identifies the destination device's physical address

Which is the most important of the network troubleshooting steps?

Identify the exact issue.

When troubleshooting a network, we begin by performing which of the following?

Identify the issue.

When troubleshooting, asking the question, "Has anything changed recently that might have had an impact?", will aid you in:

Identifying the exact issue relating to a problem.

When might a BOOTP client discard a BOOTREPLY message?

If the destination port number is 67. If the BOOTREPLY targets another media access control (MAC) address. If the BOOTREPLY includes a transaction ID other than its own.

You are a networking consultant for a major telecommunications firm. They ask you to help them resolve a hacked email problem. It seems that someone is intercepting emails between district offices and inserting pornographic pictures in place of legitimate email attachments. How might you resolve this problem for them?

Implement Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME) encoding on all outbound email attachments.

Why would you replace a hub with a switch?

Increase local area network (LAN) performance.

Which three of the following are advantages of remote terminal access (Telnet) over direct terminal-to-host access?

Increased user productivity Access to multiple, separate sites from the same terminal Reduction in the number of physical terminals

Which of the following is the generic routing protocol type that routers use to communicate within an autonomous system (AS)?

Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP).

Which router protocol type shares routing information within an autonomous system (AS)?

Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP).

Which router protocol type shares routing information within the autonomous system (AS)?

Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP).

Enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP) was designed to replace or enhance which two previous routing protocols?

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol Routing Information Protocol

Which three of the following are interior gateway protocol (IGP) examples?

Interior gateway routing protocol (IGRP). Routing information protocol (RIP). Open shortest path first (OSPF).

What are routers that belong to the same autonomous system (AS) called?

Interior neighbors.

A router that can receive packets from a neighboring router and forward them to at least one other router is called what?

Intermediate system (IS).

Which IP protocol will a router use to inform neighbor routers of congestion on an interface?

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Which TCP/IP Internetwork Layer provides troubleshooting utilities, such as ping and traceroute?

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).

Which three of the following are included in the TCP/IP Internetwork Layer?

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP). Internet protocol (IP). Address resolution protocol (ARP).

In what three ways does Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) control network routing table update traffic?

It provides for partitioning networks into subdomains, called area routes. It supports multicast, rather than broadcast route update messages. It passes only route table changes, rather than entire tables.

How does virtual terminal protocol (VTP) support remote terminal access?

It provides generic terminal interfaces for data and control transfer.

The Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (OSI/RM) Application Layer serves which primary purpose?

It provides the user interface to the system.

What happens if the retransmission timer set by the sending transmission control protocol (TCP) times out before it receives an acknowledgment.

It retransmits the outstanding segments.

Which of the following describes a Domain Name System (DNS) resolver?

It retrieves IP address information.

When using multipath routing and multiple routes are available for a single destination address, how does the router make the route selection?

It selects the route with the highest precedence.

How does a transmission control protocol (TCP) process handle a failed connection?

It sends an RST segment when the maximum retry count is exceeded.

How does a sending transmission control protocol (TCP) process handle a zero receive window size?

It sends periodic probe segments and waits for an ACK with a nonzero window size.

How does the transmission control protocol (TCP) receiver control the data flowing from the source?

It sets the receive window size with each ACK segment it returns.

Which of the following best describes a metropolitan area network (MAN)?

It spans a single city and uses local telephone company facilities for connectivity

How does the Telnet network virtual terminal (NVT) support complex terminals?

It supports a 3-byte negotiation sequence.

The Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) Physical Layer serves which primary purpose?

It transmits data in the form of bits across the physical medium.

The Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (OSI/RM) Network Layer serves which primary purpose?

It uses Layer 3 (Network Layer) addresses to create multiple routed networks.

The Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) Network Layer serves which primary purpose?

It uses Layer 3 addresses to create multiple routed networks.

How does secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME) protect email from forgery and interception?

It uses digital signatures and public-key encryption techniques.

How does a network address translation (NAT) netmask work to map internal addresses to external addresses?

It works as an inverse mask, converting the internal network address portion to a public address.

What message type does border gateway protocol (BGP) send to test a connection's state?

KeepAlive.

Which of the following is developed as a CD-based Debian-like distribution, or design, to run off the CD drive?

Knoppix.

Which open systems interconnection (OSI) model layer do routers support?

Layer 3 - the Network Layer

Can the "arp" command be used to determine your own media access control (MAC) address?

No

With what SONET standard is 10GbE compatible?

OC-192

With what synchronous optical network (SONET) standard is 10GBase-EW/LW/SW compatible?

OC-192

Which hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) message request from the client allows it to obtain additional information regarding options and requirements without initiating any actions on the part of the server?

OPTIONS

For which three purposes might you use multicasting on an IP network?

Online training Teleconferencing Software distribution

Which network segment hosts respond to an address resolution protocol (ARP) request?

Only the target host responds

Which Linux application supports centralized user authorization and directory services?

OpenLDAP

What authentication and directory services does an Apple Mac OS X/macOS server employ?

OpenLDAP, Kerberos, Active Directory (AD) connector, and RADIUS.

Which are the two control entries found in a master file resource record (RR) entry?

Origin Include

A multicarrier transport scheme in which narrowband carriers (subcarriers) are modulated independently, and then multiplexed together.

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

What applications are available in Apple iWork?

Pages, a word processing application; Numbers, a spreadsheet application; and Keynote, a presentation application.

When a management station polls a device agent process to collect information, the network management system is operating in which Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management mode?

Passive

What is the primary difference between active and passive destinations in an enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP) topology table?

Passive tables are stable and trusted

What type of process is located on two computers that perform approximately the same services?

Peer

What types of processes are located on two computers that perform approximately the same services?

Peer

Which three of the following are examples of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) router management categories?

Performance Configuration Security

Internet protocol (IP) and X.25 are considered to be which of the following?

Protocols for the Network Layer.

A repeater operates at which layer of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM)?

Physical Layer

Which of the following is the lowest layer?

Physical Layer

Which of the following layers is only concerned with the physical signals that represent data bits?

Physical Layer

The TCP/IP model Network Interface Layer maps to which Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) layer(s)?

Physical and Data Link Layers

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) supports which TCP/IP utility?

Ping

Which of the following is used to verify whether another host on a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) network is reachable?

Ping

Which of the troubleshooting utilities presented expects a reply when it sends a message to another computer?

Ping

Tracert uses which of the following commands and IP fields to carry out its operation?

Ping and time-to-live (TTL).

How can we verify that name resolution is working correctly?

Ping one or more network hosts by both name and address.

Which ping tests would indicate that TCP/IP is working correctly on a network segment?

Ping the local IP address. Ping other local segment hosts by IP address. Ping the local network segment router port.

How would we verify that TCP/IP is working on the local host?

Ping the local loopback address.

Which routing information protocol (RIP) stability feature sets a route's hop count to 16, preventing further updates from setting an incorrect route to an unreachable network?

Poison reverse.

Match the well known user datagram protocol (UDP) port numbers with their associated application.

Port 53- Domain Name System (DNS) Port 67- BOOTP Server Port 68- BOOTP Client Port 69- Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Port 123- Network Time Protocol (NTP) Port 161- Simple Network Mgmnt Protocol (SNMP)

Which one of the following protocols allows email clients to download their messages from an email server?

Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3)

Which two protocols deliver email directly to the email client?

Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4)

What is the Telnet character device responsible for displaying incoming data?

Printer

Which of the following functions is not represented by code stored in the /Library directory?

Printer Drivers

Remote monitoring (RMON) uses which devices, placed on remote network segments, to gather network information?

Probes

A host on the local IP network segment has data to send to another host, located on another IP network. The source host needs to resolve the destination host's IP address to a media access control (MAC) address. Which protocol might the gateway router run in order to answer the local host's address resolution protocol (ARP) request?

Proxy ARP

Which statement best describes proxy address resolution protocol (ARP)?

Proxy ARP allows a router to answer an ARP request on behalf of a remote host.

Which choice best describes a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) proxy agent?

Proxy agents translate between SNMP and proprietary management systems.

Which transmission control protocol (TCP) function forces data delivery before filling the transmit buffer?

Push

Which is the file transfer protocol (FTP) command used to place files on an FTP server?

Put.

Which command does the sender Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) issue to terminate the transmission control protocol (TCP) connection?

Quit.

Which Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) command does the sender process use to identify separate recipient mailboxes?

RCPT.

In which three of the following ways does RIPv2 differ from routing information protocol (RIP)?

RIPv2 supports variable length subnet masks. RIPv2 provides update message authentication. RIPv2 adds a Route Tag routing table entry.

How does remote monitoring 2 (RMON2) differ from remote monitoring (RMON)?

RMON2 looks at Layer 3 traffic, while RMON only looks at Layers 1 and 2.

Of the five trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) packet types, which three choices below are TFTP packet types?

Read request Write request Acknowledgment

What does the packet-based multimedia communications systems, covered by the H.323, cover?

Realtime audio, video, and data communications over Internet protocol (IP) packet networks.

If segmentation occurs on the sending node, what must occur on the receiving node?

Reassembly

Which two of the following result from implementing classless interdomain routing (CIDR)?

Reduced network bandwidth utilization. Conservation of available addresses.

Which two of the following are advantages gained from using static routes?

Reduced network overhead Added network security

Why do routers take more time to process frames than Layer 3 switches do? (select two)

Routers check both frame addresses and packet addresses. Routers make decisions in software; switches make decisions in hardware.

Which two dynamic routing protocols create flat network topologies?

Routing information protocol (RIP). Interdomain routing protocol (IDRP).

Which of the following statements concerning Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is correct?

SMTP delivers mail from one computer to another.

Why does Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) need additional protocols to carry non-text data as attachments?

SMTP only carries ASCII text characters.

Which transmission control protocol (TCP) header control bit represents that the message is initiating a connection?

SYN

What services are typically included in Apple's Mac OS X/macOS server?

Services a company would need to operate a business.

You maintain an autonomous routing network that runs RIPv1 as its routing protocol. You calculate that at the workday's busy hours, routing changes occurring on the nearest router take 45 seconds to propagate to the furthest router. In the past, this slow convergence has resulted in routing loops. How might you configure your routers to avoid creating routing loops when route changes occur within the network?

Set 50-second route update holddowns on all routers.

Which Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) sets object values on an agent with it's protocol data units (PDU)?

SetRequest

In what ways does open shortest path first (OSPF) improve upon the limitations of distance vector algorithm (DVA) protocols, such as routing information protocol (RIP)?

Shortest Path First (SPF) technology resists routing loops. Routers exchange routing table updates only. All routing table exchanges are authenticate

What does each link-state router build to describe the cost to reach each destination network?

Shortest path first (SPF) tree.

Which two choices are TCP/IP email protocols?

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).

Internet email uses which two protocols?

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3).

What is the name of the protocol by which management information for a network element can be inspected or altered by a management station?

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

You want to use a Linux server as a network device management station. Which protocol can be installed on the server to support this functionality?

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Which three of the following are typical network manager components?

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) engine. Transport/link. Management information base (MIB) database.

What server management services are installed on an Apple Mac OS XmacOS server?

Simple network management protocol version 3 (SNMPv3), Secure Shell access, and server monitor.

What fiber-optic cable is used throughout the telecommunications industry because of its increased signal capacity, lower signal attenuation, and lower manufacturing costs?

Single-mode fiber-optic cable

Which Linux distribution has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Linux distribution that is known for its stability?

Slackware

What two popular Linux distributions use installation mechanisms other than Red Hat and Debian?

Slackware. Gentoo.

Which communication process typically is the least intelligent?

Slave

Which two statements are true concerning distance vector algorithm (DVA) routing protocols?

Slow convergence can cause such problems as routing loops and lost packets. They usually require fewer router resources to compute the best path to a destination network than do other routing protocols.

Which file handles Samba Server Configuration in Linux?

Smb.conf.

What does Red Hat's Bluecurve technology do?

Smooths over the differences between KDE and GNOME.

What Open Source mail filter does an Apple Mac OS X/macOS server use for junk mail filtering?

SpamAssassin.

Router 1, a routing information protocol (RIP) router in a two-router network, informs its neighbor, Router 2, of a route to the new, directly connected Network A. Router 2 updates its routing table accordingly. Almost immediately, Router 1's link to Network A fails. Router 1 prepares its regular update for Router 2, excluding the Network A entry from the update message. While Router 1 is waiting for its update timer to expire, Router 2 sends its regular update message to Router 1. This update tells Router 1 that Router 2 has a new route to Network A, with a hop count of 1. This route is through Router 2 back to Router 1, although Router 1's link to Network A is still failed. Which RIP stability feature will prevent this problem?

Split horizons

Which three choices are Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) stability features?

Split horizons Poison reverse updates Holddowns

Hubs connect network hosts in which configuration?

Star

Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) is what type of protocol?

Stateless

Which three choices are indirect routing types?

Static Default Dynamic

Considering the default Cisco router default administrative distances (AD), which of the following routes will a router consider more trustworthy than the others?

Static route

Which of the following is a characteristic of static routing?

Static systems do not operate well in an environment of rapid growth or change.

Which TCP/IP application allows a network user to remotely log on and manipulate a network device?

Telnet

What type of delivery method uses an email server between the sender and the receiver of messages?

Store-and-forward

How are store-and-forward Ethernet switches different from cut-through switches?

Store-and-forward switches are more accurate, but cut-through switches are faster.

How are store-and-forward switches different than cut-through switches?

Store-and-forward switches are more accurate, but cut-through switches are faster.

Which three modes does file transfer protocol (FTP) use to transfer data?

Stream Block. Compressed.

On which network type is a static route best used?

Stub routing.

On which network type is a static route best used?

Stub.

Virtual local area networks (VLAN) are typically implemented using which type of device?

Switch

Which OSI/RM Data Link Layer 2 device creates multiple network segments, each offering the full network bandwidth?

Switch

Which three devices forward broadcast traffic?

Switch Bridge Repeater

What is the advantage of a switch over a standard hub? (choose two)

Switches can improve network performance by keeping individual workgroup traffic local. Switches isolate traffic per port.

Which multimedia protocol specifies a multipoint conferencing transport?

T.120

Which are the well know transmission control protocol (TCP) ports for file transfer protocol (FTP) server control and data?

TCP Port 20 TCP Port 21

The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) receiver accepts incoming email on which well known port?

TCP Port 25

Before data can be sent between applications using transmission control protocol (TCP), which of the following must occur?

TCP connection must be established.

What is the primary difference between transmission control protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP)?

TCP messages are tracked to ensure they are received; UDP messages are sent without tracking.

Which application protocols does file transfer protocol (FTP) use on its command channel?

Telnet

What is Linus networking based upon?

Text commands and configuration files

What is the difference between the frame formats of 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Ethernet?

The 10 Mbps Ethernet frame is exactly the same and contains the same fields as the 100 Mbps frame.

Which address resolution protocol (ARP) feature allows the local host to maintain a mapping of recently discovered IP-to-media access control (MAC) addresses?

The ARP cache

The most commonly used dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channels in broadband cable networks are in which band?

The C-band (1,530 to 1,565 nm).

Your customer called and stated that they have installed a new border router in their subnetted network. This router supports CIDR, and they are excited that they can now advertise a single network route to the Internet, instead of the six they had advertised before. They own the Class C address range 220.68.0.0/18, and use the following class C network addresses on their internal network segments: 220.68.7.0 220.68.11.0 220.68.17.0 220.68.21.0 220.68.23.0 220.68.24.0 They state that some of th

The CIDR prefix is incorrect for this range of addresses.

A small company's chief technology officer (CTO) wants to upgrade their existing network to Fast Ethernet. The existing network consists of the following: • 10/100 Network interface cards (NIC) in the server and workstations • 10/100 Hubs • Category 3 and 5E cabling • A 10/100 router Which component must be upgraded to support Fast Ethernet?

The Category 3 cabling

The physical address of a device is processed by which layer of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM)?

The Data Link Layer

Which remote monitoring (RMON) group records and stores sample statistics for each monitored interface?

The History Control Group.

Which Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) remote monitoring (RMON) extension prepares reports about a group of devices that head a measured parameter's statistical list?

The Host Top N Group

Which of the following best describes an email message's communication flow through the TCP/IP model layers?

The Transport Layer breaks the data stream into pieces, which it passes to the Internetwork Layer. The Internetwork Layer adds the source and destination Internet protocol (IP) addresses and forwards the packets to the Network Interface Layer. The Network Interface Layer builds frames, and converts them to bits for transport across the physical network.

What happens when the browser application finishes downloading the files necessary to display a web page?

The browser and server drop the connections, and the browser maintains the page and its elements in local memory.

What happens when the browser application finishes downloading the files necessary to display a web page?

The browser and server drop the connections, and the browser maintains the page and its elements in memory.

What is the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client/server components?

The client requests parameters and the server provides the parameters.

What happens to a datagram sent by a higher level protocol to a 127.x.y.z address?

The datagram loops back inside the host and never leaves the network interface card (NIC).

When subnetting Class B addresses, what is the first subnet's wire address equal to?

The default network wire address.

In a set of subnet address ranges, which is the first wire address in the first subnet?

The default network's wire address.

When subnetting Class A addresses, which two of the following is the first subnet's wire address equal to? (Choose two.)

The default wire address. Netid.0.0.0.

Which statement is true concerning IP routing?

The destination and source media access control (MAC) addresses change at each hop.

Which two of the following result from using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing areas?

The development of a routing information hierarchy. Greatly reduced routing information traffic within the entire autonomous system (AS).

What component of the packet-based multimedia communications system, covered by the H.323 standard, is considered to be the "brain" of the network?

The gatekeeper

What network information can be determined from a logical Internet protocol (IP) address?

The host portion and network portion.

Which two statements are true concerning IP addressing?

The host portion should not be all 1s. The network portion bits should not be all 0s.

A subnet's broadcast address has which portion's bits set to all ones?

The host portion.

A store-and-forward email system will not deliver messages until:

The host requests the information.

Which statement best describes Handshake #1?

The initiator sends a SYN segment to the target host's transmission control process (TCP) process.

You are troubleshooting a name resolution problem on your local network. You run two internal Domain Name System (DNS) servers, and they resolve all local hostnames. Where would you look to verify that your Windows clients are configured to use the correct DNS servers?

The ipconfig response.

What is an X.25 network, whether public or private, typically built upon?

The leased-line facilities of the public telephone network.

What results from trapping data with an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent?

The managed device alerts the management station of a threshold violation.

What happens to a datagram marked as "do not fragment" if it must be transmitted across a network segment with a maximum transmission unit field (MTU) smaller than the datagram?

The transmitting network device will drop the datagram, and notify the source.

Which of the following is true about time division multiplexing frames? Choose all that apply.

The multiplexer systematically switches between each input, long enough for 1 byte from each input to be placed in a time slot at the output of the multiplexer. The number of input channels to the multiplexer determines the length of a TDM frame.

Which enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP) routing table keeps a list of neighbors which are directly attached to one of the router's interfaces?

The neighbor table.

In Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), who defines the use of traps?

The network administrator

In order for a host to communicate on a subnetted network segment, which two portions of its IP address must match those of the subnet address?

The network portion The subnet portion

In a net mask address, what identifies the network and host portions of the address?

The network portion of the net mask is set to all ones, and the host is set to all zeros.

When written in binary, the first part of a subnetted Class B network's wire address will show which bit pattern?

The network portion set as the default Class B network portion, the subnet portion to all 0s, and the host portion to all 0s.

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) recommends organizations use private IP addresses under which condition?

The network uses gateways, routers, or firewalls to act on the network host's behalf.

What determines the length of a time division multiplexing (TDM) frame?

The number of input channels to the multiplexer.

Where does the Domain Name System (DNS) namespace begin?

The root.

What can cause routing loops in the flat router architecture?

The router receives data packets before it receives routing information, causing the router to generate additional address-request messages for routing information.

A router makes its packet forwarding decision based on what information?

The router's routing table.

A router makes its packet forwarding decisions based on what information?

The router's routing table.

Given the IP address 67.89.124.189 and the subnet mask 255.224.0.0, which is the subnetted octet, and how frequently will it increment?

The second octet, by 32.

What happens first when an IP host needs to resolve an IP address to a media access control (MAC) address?

The sending host looks in its address resolution protocol (ARP) cache for the necessary mapping.

A user's personal computer (PC) is connected to a virtual local area network (VLAN) trunk link. What will most likely happen as the switch forwards tagged frames to the PC?

The switch will identify improperly tagged frames as invalid and drop them.

In a synchronous optical network (SONET) what is the basic building block having a data transmission rate of 51.84 Mbps?

The synchronous transport signal (STS) frame.

The five steps of (1) obtaining logical addresses, (2) obtaining physical addresses, (3) establishing a connection between applications, (4) the transfer of information, and (5) the termination of the connection are necessary to accomplish what?

The transfer of information across a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) network.

Which three of the following are typical resolver functions?

Translation of host name to host address (IP address). Translation of host address to host name. General lookup function that returns all of a resource record's (RR) content, rather than a processed form

Which of the following services does Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) use?

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

What is the primary purpose of a Physical Layer protocol?

Transmit bits across a physical link

What is the primary purpose of a Data Link Layer protocol?

Transmit frames across a physical link

What is the primary purpose of a Transport Layer protocol?

Transmit messages from process to process

What is the primary purpose of a Network Layer protocol?

Transmit packets across a network

Transmitting messages from a sending computer process to a receiving computer process is the function of which layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model?

Transport Layer

Which layer of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) would you suspect as being the problem when packets are arriving at the server but no information is being returned to the client?

Transport Layer

What is an inefficient characteristic of synchronous time division multiplexing (TDM) that is addressed by statistical TDM?

Transport of empty time slots.

Which three of the following are typical management agent components?

Transport protocol. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) engine. Management profile.

Which Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) protocol data unit (PDU) notifies the management station of the occurrence of a significant event?

Trap

Which three of the following applications utilize user datagram protocol (UDP)?

Trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP). Simple network management protocol (SNMP). Domain Name System (DNS).

A hub may be used to provide connectivity in both a star and star ring network. True or False?

True

An organization may use more than one type of topology in a single network. True or False?

True

Virtual local area networks (VLAN) can be created using a variety of switch vendor products in the same network. True or False

True

How would an operator find a list of options available for the ping utility?

Type "ping" from a command line.

Quality of Service (QoS) routing uses which Internet protocol (IP) header field to make route decisions?

Type of Service (ToS).

A client Domain Name System (DNS) resolver wishes to resolve a Web server fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to an IP address. It sends its first message to its designated DNS server, requesting name to IP address resolution. This message contains: 1) The LAN protocol Data Link Layer header and trailer. 2) The IP header. 3) The user datagram (UDP) header. 4) The DNS resolver request. Why did the resolver send the DNS request in the first packet, rather than send an initial empty SYN packet?

UDP does not use SYN and ACK packets.

Which is a true statement concerning user datagram protocol (UDP)?

UDP servers must listen for service requests on well known ports, or else the transactions may fail.

Which best describes the user datagram protocol (UDP) demultiplexing process?

UDP uses port numbers to allow multiple applications to communicate simultaneously on the same host.

What are the primary requirements to connect to a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) network?

Unique pairs of Network Layer and Transport Layer addresses and use of the TCP/IP protocol suite.

Which two flags can a sending application set to force the transmission control protocol (TCP) process to send data before filling the transmit buffer?

Urgent (URG) Push (PSH).

Which choice is the best solution for allowing externally initiated connections through a network address and port translation (NAPT) network address translation (NAT) device?

Use static address mappings for any internal services we wish to make externally available.

Which of the choices below is a Transport Layer protocol?

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Which TCP/IP Transport Layer protocol provides an end-to-end, transaction-oriented, best-effort, connectionless service?

User datagram protocol (UDP).

Why does Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) use unsolicited messages (traps) from the network elements to poll for appropriate information?

Using traps is consistent with the goal of simplicity and minimizing the amount of traffic generated by the network management function.

Which IP packet frame field ensures that the gateways handling a datagram agree on the datagram's format?

Version

Which version of the packet-based multimedia communications system, covered by the H.323 standard, was the first to standardize requirements for communications between a PC-based telephone and a telephone on the switched circuit network (SCN) of the public telephone system?

Version 2.

Transmission control protocol (TCP) establishes which type of circuit between applications?

Virtual

Which protocol reduces the number of client terminal protocols the remote host must support?

Virtual terminal protocol (VTP).

Which Linux tool allows you to run Windows applications natively on an x86 platform?

WINE.

When a client connects to a web browser, the first action is typically media access control (MAC) address resolution. Under what circumstance may address resolution be bypassed?

When the client has recently made a request to the same server.

In which cases will a BOOTP relay agent discard a BOOTREQUEST message?

When the destination port is 68. If the OpCode is not 1 or 2. If the Hop count field value exceeds 16.

Which is the best reason to use the file transfer protocol (FTP) application?

When you need to pass large files over a slow connection

What Linux tool allows you to run Windows applications natively under Linux on an x86 platform?

Windows Emulator (WINE).

Which name resolution technique dynamically resolves Windows host names to IP addresses?

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).

Which of the following are protocol analyzer applications available for use on the Linux platform?

Wireshark. Kismet.

In the Linux filesystems, where must the boot images reside?

Within the first two gigabytes of the hard drive

Which Telnet single command option code tells the requestor that the remote will not perform the option?

Won't (252).

To determine the path your IP packets take to reach a remote office router, you issue the tracert command from a local network host, targeted at the remote office router's outside interface. Previous tracert replies showed the router nine hops away, so you set the tracert command's maximum hops option to 10. You ping the remote router interface, 191.67.17.2, and it succeeds. You issue the command tracert -h 10 191.67.17.2, but the tracert result does not list the router interface's IP addr

Your Internet service provider (ISP) has added routers between your local and remote network.

Which address resolution protocol (ARP) command option shows the contents of the local ARP cache?

arp -a

What is the default shell for macOS 10.3 and up?

bash

What are some common applications included with Mac OS X/macOS in an Apple computer?

iMovie, iTunes and GarageBand.

Which of the following applications is not part of the Apple iLife Suite as included with the macOS operating system?

iTunes

Which Linux tool is used for monitoring and changing network parameters?

ifconfig

Which of the troubleshooting utilities presented is frequently used as a starting point for transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) network problem isolation to learn what network a device resides on?

ipconfig

Which utility should be run to verify that your Windows client is configured to use the correct Domain Name System (DNS) server?

ipconfig

Which TCP/IP tool allows you to display a workstation's network configuration values?

ipconfig.

Which of the following commands shows the addresses configured on a Microsoft PC?

ipconfig.

Which of the following helps to determine local addressing information?

ipconfig.

Which Linux application supports firewall functionality in the version 2.4 and greater kernel versions?

iptables

Which is a valid email address?

[email protected]

A group of computers are connected in a multistory building. This would be considered what type of network?

local area network (LAN)

Which command uses Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) to display protocol statistics on a local host?

nbtstat.

Which utility displays a host's current Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) over a TCP/IP connection?

nbtstat.

Which firewalls are supplied in modern Linux distributions? (Choose two.)

nftables. iptables.

Which ping option allows you to specify the packet buffer size for each ping packet?

ping -l

Which TCP/IP troubleshooting tool is the fastest and easiest method to evaluate whether a host is available across a TCP/IP network?

ping.

Which of the following echoes information back from an IP process?

ping.

Which two of the following are examples of relative domain names in the ncti.com domain?

telnet telnet.ncti

Which of the following commands shows the path between source and destination in a TCP/IP network?

tracert.

Which of the following troubleshooting tools tells how many hops to the destination computer?

tracert.


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