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1 How is spanning-tree path cost determined by default?............................................................4

2 Which configuration parameters can a host receive From a DHCP server? (Choose three.)................4
3 When using distance-vector routing protocols in a frame relay environment with multiple DLCIs on a
single physical router interface, split-horizon issues must be resolved. According to Cisco best practices,
what should be configured to manage these issues?...................................................................4
4 Which type of encapsulation is recommended to be used to connect two routers From different vendors
through a dedicated point-to-point connection?........................................................................4
5 What are the two basic functions that a router uses to relay packets?...........................................4
6 In an effort to minimize traffic, an administrator decided to keep web traffic From causing the ISDN
link to come up by denying WWW traffic to the 192.168.20.5 remote server. Two minutes after making
changes to the configuration as shown in the graphic, the administrator notices that web traffic is still
passing over the link. What is the most likely cause of the problem?..............................................5
7 Which protocol of the TCP/IP model internet layer provides connectionless, best-effort-delivery of
datagrams?............................................................................................................ .........5
8 A static route needs to be configured to network 192.17.10.0/24. This route should have an
administrative distance of 180. Which command will configure this route if the IP address of the next hop
interface is 10.15.0.1?............................................................................. ..........................5
9 Which statements reflect the process of common LAN protocols accessing the media? (Choose three.) 5
10 Identify the correct pairing of protocols and their classifications...............................................6
11 Which item is a commonly used metric?.............................................................................6
12 Which of the following represents a group of routers under a common administration and is required
when configuring routing protocols such as EIGRP?.................................................................6
13 Which utility shows the route a packet takes to reach its destination?.........................................6
14 A partial configuration of a Catalyst 1900 switch is shown in the graphic. Why do the following
commands fail to delete VLAN1 and VLAN2? (Choose two.)......................................................7
15 Which layer of the OSI model can provide connection-oriented and reliable data transfer between two
hosts?.................................................................................................. .........................7
16 A ping 192.1.1.20 command is issued on workstation A to determine if workstation B can be reached.
What events will occur if this command is successful? (Choose two.)............................................7
17 Which packet-switched WAN technologies are characterized by the use of Permanent Virtual Circuits
(PVCs)?.............................................................................................. ..........................7
18 In an IPv4 environment, what information is used by the router to forward data packets From one
interface of a router to another?...........................................................................................8
19 Which statement best describes the difference between exterior routing protocols and interior routing
protocols?..................................................................................................... .................8
20 What is the term for the cabling that connects the customer premises equipment to the CO switch?....8
21 Which command will display statistics for all interfaces configured on a router?...........................8
22 An administrator has an older 1900 switch located on the edge of the network. What can the network
administrator do to ensure that it does not become the root bridge of the spanning-tree network?...........9
23 The administrator of the network shown in the graphic would like to use VLSM to subnet the
company’s Class C address. Which subnet masks should be used on the LANs and serial links to waste
the fewest host addresses? (Choose three.)..............................................................................9
24 How is RIP configured on a router?..................................................................................9
25 What is the purpose of DLCIs in Frame Relay?....................................................................9
26 Which of the following is a non-ISDN compatible device that requires a terminal adapter to connect to
an ISDN network?.......................................................................................................... 10
27 What is the correct order of the layers of the OSI reference model, starting at the lowest layer and
working up the model?.................................................................................. ..................10
28 Refer to exhibit. Given the topology shown in the exhibit, what three commands are needed to
configure EIGRP on the Paris router? (Choose three.)..............................................................10
29 Which of the following describes the CIR in a Frame Relay network?......................................10
30 Which statement describes the store and forward transmission mode of an Ethernet switch?...........11
31 Which device imposes boundaries on broadcast traffic?........................................................11
32 What are the advantages of OSPF in comparison with RIP v2? (Choose two.)............................11
33 Which command will verify that a router is configured with RIPv2 and that the hold-down timer and
administrative distance are set to the default values?................................................................11
34 How is an access list implemented in a router?...................................................................11
35 Which statements are true regarding OSPF DR and BDR elections? (Choose three.)....................12
36 Which command displays the active configuration of a router?...............................................12
37 Which ISDN channel is used for call setup?......................................................................12
38 What is the length of a MAC address?.............................................................................12
39 Which protocols or applications allow a network administrator to monitor a network? (Choose three.)
............................................................................................................. ....................13
40 What is the purpose of the IOS enable secret command?.......................................................13
41 Which of the following does CHAP authentication use to increase security on a PPP link? (Choose
three.)......................................................................................................... ................13
42 Which three statements describe the operation of routing with EIGRP? (Choose three.)................13
43 What command is used to verify that a Frame Relay link is up and operational?..........................14
44 Which ISDN channels are used for voice, video, and data?....................................................14
45 A packet destined for 10.188.12.12 is received by a router with the configuration shown in the graphic.
The routing table displays the following lines:.......................................................................14
46 How many host addresses may be assigned on each subnetwork when using the 130.68.0.0 network
address with a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0?.......................................................................14
47 Which automatic process is started first whenever power is applied to a Cisco router?..................15
48 Which utility can be used to verify connectivity through all seven layers of the OSI model?...........15
49 Which layer of the OSI model establishes, manages, and terminates sessions between applications?.15
50 When a user generates information to be sent on a network, in what order does data encapsulation
occur?.................................................................................................................. .......15
51 Which of the following are true regarding bridges and switches? (Choose two.)..........................15
52 A network administrator wants to reconfigure a router. Which of the following will clear the running-
configuration in preparation for the reconfiguration?...............................................................16
53 What is the reference point for a connection between a TA and a non-ISDN-compatible device?.....16
54 Which fields are common to the TCP and the UDP segments? (Choose two.).............................16
55 Which OSI model layer is responsible for regulating the flow of information From source to
destination, reliably and accurately?.............................................................................. ......16
56 What are the primary functions of a Layer 2 Ethernet switch? (Choose three.)............................17
57 What operations can be executed From the Router> prompt? (Choose two.)..............................17
58 Host A in the graphic has received its DHCP configuration From R1. Host A is unable to reach the
Internet. What could cause this problem?.............................................................................17
59 The network in the graphic is using EIGRP with the metrics shown. Router A has a route to network
210.67.130.0 through Router C, with a feasible distance of three. What will happen if the direct link
between A and C becomes unavailable? (Choose two.).............................................................17
60 How are VLANs configured?........................................................................................18
61 What are the two authentication options supported by PPP?..................................................18
62 What is another term for latency?...................................................................................18
63 Which of the following are characteristics of RIPv2? (Choose two.)........................................18
64 Which of the following is an alternative to a dedicated WAN link?..........................................18
65 The internetwork in the diagram is assigned a Class B network address of 130.68.0.0. The network
cannot use subnet zero but will use a single network mask for the internetwork. What subnet mask should
be assigned to ensure the maximum number of host addresses are available for use on each subnetwork?
............................................................................................................. ....................19

1 How is spanning-tree path cost determined by default?

　 total hop count
√ sum of the costs based on bandwidth
　 dynamically determined based on load
　 individual link cost based on latency

2 Which configuration parameters can a host receive From a DHCP server? (Choose
three.)
　 MAC address
　 outside global address
√ DNS server address
　 DHCP helper address
√ default gateway address
√ IP address/subnet mask

3 When using distance-vector routing protocols in a frame relay environment with multiple
DLCIs on a single physical router interface, split-horizon issues must be resolved.
According to Cisco best practices, what should be configured to manage these issues?
　 a single network address
　 multiple LMIs
√ subinterfaces
　 multiple IP addresses on the same subnet

4 Which type of encapsulation is recommended to be used to connect two routers

From different vendors through a dedicated point-to-point connection?
　 CIR
　 FCS
　 ANSI
√ PPP
　 HDLC

5 What are the two basic functions that a router uses to relay packets?
　 filtering and switching
　 path determination and filtering
√ path determination and switching
　 traffic analysis and filtering

6 In an effort to minimize traffic, an administrator decided to keep web traffic

From causing the ISDN link to come up by denying WWW traffic to the 192.168.20.5
remote server. Two minutes after making changes to the configuration as shown in the
graphic, the administrator notices that web traffic is still passing over the link. What is the
most likely cause of the problem?
　 The dialer-group has not been applied to outbound traffic.
　 The access-list is incorrectly configured.
　 Broadcasts are creating “interesting” traffic and keeping the link active.
√ The command ip access-group 128 out is missing From the bri0/0 interface.

7 Which protocol of the TCP/IP model internet layer provides connectionless, best-effort-
delivery of datagrams?
　 ARP
　 ICMP
√ IP
　 RARP
　 TCP
　 DNS

8 A static route needs to be configured to network 192.17.10.0/24. This route should have an
administrative distance of 180. Which command will configure this route if the IP address
of the next hop interface is 10.15.0.1?
　 Router(config)# ip route 192.17.10.1 255.255.255.0 10.15.0.0 180
√ Router(config)# ip route 192.17.10.0 255.255.255.0 10.15.0.1 180
　 Router(config)# ip route 10.15.0.1 192.17.10.0 255.255.255.0 180
　 Router (config)# ip static-route 192.17.10.0 255.255.255.255 10.15.0.1 180
　 Router (config)# ip default-route 192.17.10.0 255.255.255.255 10.15.0.1 180

9 Which statements reflect the process of common LAN protocols accessing the media?
(Choose three.)
　 Ethernet is a non-deterministic protocol that allows the first node that accesses the medium to
transmit its data.
√ Token Ring is a deterministic protocol that allows only one node within the ring a turn to
transmit data before passing control to the next node.
　 Token Ring is a non-deterministic protocol that uses a first-come, first-serve approach for
nodes to seize the token and transmit data.
√ FDDI networks use a deterministic approach to assure that each node has fair access to the
medium.
　 Ethernet and Token Ring networks avoid collisions by allowing only one node to transmit at a
time.
√ Ethernet is a deterministic protocol that uses CSMA/CD to assure that each node takes turns to
access the medium.

10 Identify the correct pairing of protocols and their classifications.

　 Routed - IP, RIP
　 Routed - RIP, OSPF
　 Routing - IPX, RIP
√ Routing - OSPF, RIP

11 Which item is a commonly used metric?

　 ARP
√ Hop Count
　 Acknowledgment Number
　 Time
12 Which of the following represents a group of routers under a common administration
and is required when configuring routing protocols such as EIGRP?
　 control group
√ autonomous system
　 corporate system
　 Domain Name System
　 local-area network
　 wide-area network

13 Which utility shows the route a packet takes to reach its destination?
　 netstat
　 ping
　 Telnet
√ traceroute

14 A partial configuration of a Catalyst 1900 switch is shown in the graphic. Why do the
following commands fail to delete VLAN1 and VLAN2? (Choose two.)
no vlan 1
no vlan 2
　 VLAN 1 is not configured on the switch.
√ VLAN 1 is the default VLAN and cannot be removed.
　 The network administrator is using the wrong command.
√ The switch is configured in VTP client mode.
　 Ports are still assigned to VLAN 1 and VLAN 2 and the VLANs cannot be deleted until those
assignments are removed.

15 Which layer of the OSI model can provide connection-oriented and reliable data
transfer between two hosts?
　 application
　 presentation
　 session
√ transport

16 A ping 192.1.1.20 command is issued on workstation A to determine if workstation B can

be reached. What events will occur if this command is successful? (Choose two.)
　 The router will block the ping request message.
　 The router will reply to the echo request with a proxy ping response.
　 Workstation A will send a UDP ping request message to workstation B.
　 Workstation B will send a UDP ping reply message to workstation A.
√ Workstation A will send an ICMP echo request message to workstation B.
√ Workstation B will send an ICMP echo reply message to workstation A.
17 Which packet-switched WAN technologies are characterized by the use of Permanent
Virtual Circuits (PVCs)?
　 Frame Relay and ISDN
√ Frame Relay and X.25
　 ISDN and X.25
　 ISDN only

18 In an IPv4 environment, what information is used by the router to forward data packets
From one interface of a router to another?
√ destination network address
　 source network address
　 source MAC address
　 well known port destination address

19 Which statement best describes the difference between exterior routing protocols and
interior routing protocols?
　 Exterior routing protocols are used for communications within a single autonomous system,
and interior routing protocols are used for communications between autonomous systems.
　 Interior routing protocols are used between neighbor routers, and exterior routing protocols
are used between peer routers.
　 Interior routing protocols are used by mid size companies, and exterior routing protocols are
used by large organizations.
√ Interior routing protocols are used for communications within a single autonomous system, and
exterior routing protocols are used for communications between autonomous systems.

20 What is the term for the cabling that connects the customer premises equipment to the
CO switch?
　 demarc
　 local loop
　 final mile
√ DTE
　 trunk line

21 Which command will display statistics for all interfaces configured on a router?
　 list interfaces
√ show interfaces
　 show processes
　 show statistics
22 An administrator has an older 1900 switch located on the edge of the network. What can
the network administrator do to ensure that it does not become the root bridge of the
spanning-tree network?
　 decrease the BPDU hello timer update on the 1900
　 assign the highest IP address to the switch that should be the root
　 assign the lowest IP address to new root bridge
√ assign the lowest priority to the switch that should be the root
　 assign the highest priority to the new root bridge
　 decrease the BID on the 1900 switch

23 The administrator of the network shown in the graphic would like to use VLSM to
subnet the company’s Class C address. Which subnet masks should be used on the LANs
and serial links to waste the fewest host addresses? (Choose three.)
　 255.255.255.0
√ 255.255.255.192
　 255.255.255.224
√ 255.255.255.240
　 255.255.255.248
√ 255.255.255.252

24 How is RIP configured on a router?

　 RIP is configured globally and then assigned an IP address and subnet mask.
　 RIP is configured globally and then applied to each interface that will participate in the RIP
routing process.
　 RIP is configured individually on each interface that will participate in the RIP routing
process.
√ RIP is enabled globally and then networks are associated with the RIP routing process.

25 What is the purpose of DLCIs in Frame Relay?

　 They determine the Frame Relay encapsulation type.
√ They identify the logical circuit between a local router and a Frame Relay WAN switch.
　 They represent the keepalives used to maintain the PVC in an active state.
　 They represent the physical address of the router attached to a Frame Relay network.

26 Which of the following is a non-ISDN compatible device that requires a terminal

adapter to connect to an ISDN network?
　 NT1
　 NT2
　 TA1
　 TA2
　 TE1
√ TE2
27 What is the correct order of the layers of the OSI reference model, starting at the lowest
layer and working up the model?
　 data link, physical, transport, network, presentation, session, application
　 physical, data link, network, session, transport, presentation, application
　 physical, data link, network, transport, presentation, session, application
√ physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, application
　 application, session, presentation, transport, data link, network, physical

28 Refer to exhibit. Given the topology shown in the exhibit, what three commands are
needed to configure EIGRP on the Paris router? (Choose three.)
√ Paris(config)# router eigrp 100
　 Paris(config)# router eigrp
　 Paris(config-router)# network 192.168.6.0
　 Paris(config-router)# network 192.168.7.0
　 Paris(config-router)# network 192.168.8.0
　 Paris(config-router)# network 192.168.9.0

29 Which of the following describes the CIR in a Frame Relay network?

√ guaranteed data rate that the service provider commits to providing
　 maximum data burst rate that the switch can handle
　 number of simultaneous virtual circuits available From a service provider
　 number of simultaneous DLCIs that can be established across the cloud

30 Which statement describes the store and forward transmission mode of an Ethernet
switch?
　 It is also referred to as a hybrid mode or as error sensing mode.
　 It requires the switch to read the first 64 bytes of an Ethernet frame and then begins to
forward the data.
　 It decreases the latency of the transmission but has very little error detection.
√ It increases latency with large frames, but error detection is high.

31 Which device imposes boundaries on broadcast traffic?

　 bridge
　 repeater
√ router
　 transceiver

32 What are the advantages of OSPF in comparison with RIP v2? (Choose two.)
　 OSPF provides support for Classless Interdomain Routing but RIP v2 does not.
√ OSPF may result in faster convergence, due to triggered updates.
　 OSPF’s built-in features make it easy to design, implement, and troubleshoot.
√ OSPF routers build a complete view of the network, reducing the potential for routing loops.
　 OSPF sends periodic link state advertisements to keep the link active.
　 OSPF routers have lower memory and processor requirements.

33 Which command will verify that a router is configured with RIPv2 and that the hold-
down timer and administrative distance are set to the default values?
　 show ip route
　 show interface brief
√ show ip protocols
　 show interface

34 How is an access list implemented in a router?

　 Enter the access list statements globally and apply the list globally.
√ Enter the access list statements globally and apply the list to a specific interface.
　 Enter the access list statements on a specific interface and apply the list globally.
　 Enter the access list statements on a specific interface and apply the list to that same interface.

35 Which statements are true regarding OSPF DR and BDR elections? (Choose three.)
√ The command ip ospf prioritypriority number is used to set the priority value that determines
the DR.
　 The default priority value for a router connected to a multiaccess network is 0.
　 The router with the highest MAC address is elected as the DR when the default priority
values are used.
　 The loopback interface must be configured on the DR.
√ The BDR is selected From remaining routers and uses the same criteria applied in the DR
election.
√ There are no DRs or BDRs on point-to-point links.

36 Which command displays the active configuration of a router?

　 Router# show flash
　 Router# show configuration
√ Router# show running-config
　 Router# show startup-config

37 Which ISDN channel is used for call setup?

　B
√D
　X
　 SS-7
　 PRI
　 BRI

38 What is the length of a MAC address?

　 12 bits
　 24 bits
　 38 bits
√ 48 bits

39 Which protocols or applications allow a network administrator to monitor a network?

(Choose three.)
　 FTP
√ SNMP
√ RMON
√ syslog
　 DHCP
　 SMTP

40 What is the purpose of the IOS enable secret command?

　 to set password protection on incoming Telnet sessions
√ to set password protection on the console terminal
　 to allow a user access to User mode
　 to allow a user to enter a password that will be encrypted

41 Which of the following does CHAP authentication use to increase security on a PPP
link? (Choose three.)
　 periodic verification of identity while the link is established
√ secure recording of playback attacks
　 transmission of the CHAP password in plain text
√ the use of a unique and random challenge value
　 the use of a two-way handshake of CHAP exchanges
√ identity verification at the startup of a link

42 Which three statements describe the operation of routing with EIGRP? (Choose three.)
√ As new neighbors are discovered, entries are placed in a neighbor table.
　 If the feasible successor has a higher advertised cost than the current successor route, then it
becomes the primary route.
√ If hello packets are not received within the hold time, DUAL must recalculate the topology.
√ The reported distance is the distance to a destination as advertised by a neighbor.
　 EIGRP maintains full knowledge of the network topology in the topology table and
exchanges full routing information with neighboring routers in every update.
　 EIGRP builds one routing table that contains routes for all configured routed protocols.

43 What command is used to verify that a Frame Relay link is up and operational?
　 Router# show line
　 Router# show version
√ Router# show interface
　 Router# show frame-relay
　 Router# show frame-relay status

44 Which ISDN channels are used for voice, video, and data?
　 A channels
√ B channels
　 E channels
　 D channels
　 Q channels
　 E channels

45 A packet destined for 10.188.12.12 is received by a router with the configuration shown
in the graphic. The routing table displays the following lines:
10.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 3 subnets
R 10.5.5.0 [120/1] via 10.20.20.2, 00:00:18, Serial0/0
C 10.20.20.0 is directly connected, Serial0/0
C 10.10.10.0 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0
What will happen?
　 The packet will be forwarded to the next hop.
　 The router will forward the packet out all ports.
√ The packet will be dropped.
　 The router will forward the packet out all ports except the receiving port.

46 How many host addresses may be assigned on each subnetwork when using the
130.68.0.0 network address with a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0?
　 30
　 256
√ 2046
　 2048
　 4094
　 4096
47 Which automatic process is started first whenever power is applied to a Cisco router?
　 empties contents of NVRAM
　 looks for the configuration file
√ performs a POST
　 starts the operating system

48 Which utility can be used to verify connectivity through all seven layers of the OSI
model?
　 netstat
　 ping
√ Telnet
　 traceroute

49 Which layer of the OSI model establishes, manages, and terminates sessions between
applications?
　 Layer 7
　 Layer 6
√ Layer 5
　 Layer 4
　 Layer 3
　 Layer 2

50 When a user generates information to be sent on a network, in what order does data
encapsulation occur?
　 data, frame, segment, packet, bits
　 data, packet, frame, segment, bits
　 data, packet, segment, frame, bits
√ data, segment, packet, frame, bits

51 Which of the following are true regarding bridges and switches? (Choose two.)
√ Bridges are faster than switches because they have fewer ports.
√ A switch is a multiport bridge.
　 Bridges and switches learn MAC addresses by examining the source MAC address of each
frame received.
　 A bridge will forward a broadcast but a switch will not.
　 Bridges and switches increase the size of a collision domain.

52 A network administrator wants to reconfigure a router. Which of the following will clear
the running-configuration in preparation for the reconfiguration?
　 erase running-config and then reload
　 erase running-config
　 reload
　 no running-config and then reload
√ erase startup-config and then reload
　 delete running-config

53 What is the reference point for a connection between a TA and a non-ISDN-compatible

device?
√R
　S
　T
　U

54 Which fields are common to the TCP and the UDP segments? (Choose two.)
√ source address
　 sequence number
　 acknowledgement number
　 options
　 checksum
√ destination port

55 Which OSI model layer is responsible for regulating the flow of information
From source to destination, reliably and accurately?
　 application
　 presentation
　 session
√ transport
　 network

56 What are the primary functions of a Layer 2 Ethernet switch? (Choose three.)
　 filters traffic between LAN segments
√ achieves greater bandwidth per user
　 prevents hosts From sending broadcasts
√ increases the number of broadcast domains through VLANs
√ decreases the number of collision domains through VLANs

57 What operations can be executed From the Router> prompt? (Choose two.)
√ enter privileged mode with the enable command
　 modify passwords
　 modify the router name with the hostname command
√ view basic router status
　 view passwords
　 view the running-configuration with the show running-config command

58 Host A in the graphic has received its DHCP configuration From R1. Host A is unable to
reach the Internet. What could cause this problem?
　 The DNS server is not on the same LAN as Host A.
　 The ip helper-address command must be configured on the Ethernet interface.
√ Host A did not receive the correct gateway address.
　 The DHCP service has not been enabled on interface e0.
　 The router IP address has been excluded From the DHCP pool.
　 The subnet mask in the network command is incorrect.

59 The network in the graphic is using EIGRP with the metrics shown. Router A has a
route to network 210.67.130.0 through Router C, with a feasible distance of three. What
will happen if the direct link between A and C becomes unavailable? (Choose two.)
　 DUAL will immediately promote the feasible successor route through Router B to successor
route status.
√ The route to Network C on Router A will be placed in Active status.
　 The route to Network C on Router A will be placed in Passive status.
√ Router A will send query packets to all neighbor routers.
　 Router A will mark the link as down until regularly scheduled update packets are received.

60 How are VLANs configured?

　 by moving switches to different router ports
　 by changing switchports for each host on the segment
　 by physically moving equipment to a different network
√ through software
　 through hardware
　 automatically with a plug and play module

61 What are the two authentication options supported by PPP?

　 PAP and clear text
√ PAP and CHAP
　 CHAP and clear text
　 PPP does not support authentication
62 What is another term for latency?
　 backoff algorithm
　 hold-down timer
√ propagation delay
　 redundancy

63 Which of the following are characteristics of RIPv2? (Choose two.)

　 requires classful addressing for configured interfaces
　 forwards routing updates using multicasts
√ forwards routing updates using broadcasts
　 operates as a hybrid routing protocol
√ supports variable-length subnet masking

64 Which of the following is an alternative to a dedicated WAN link?

　 X.25
√ ISDN
　 T1
　 DS3

65 The internetwork in the diagram is assigned a Class B network address of 130.68.0.0.

The network cannot use subnet zero but will use a single network mask for the
internetwork. What subnet mask should be assigned to ensure the maximum number of
host addresses are available for use on each subnetwork?
√ 255.255.224.0
　 255.255.240.0
　 255.255.248.0
　 255.255.252.0
　 255.255.255.224
　 255.255.255.240