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Cisco CCNA exam: Are you ready? Take this 10-question quiz to find out

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This 10-question quiz will help you prepare for the Cisco CCNA exam.

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Achieving your Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) certification requires more than just studying. It requires a true in-depth
understanding of network fundamentals and network-security technologies covered in the CCNA curriculum. Our updated CCNA quiz has been
completely redesigned to reflect the new CCNA Routing and Switching (200-120) requirements and to help you test your knowledge and
understanding of a variety of CCNA topics.

With the new 200-120 CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum, Cisco has made some much-needed changes to steer the exam away from
topics covered in other CCNA certifications (e.g, wireless, security) and focus more on the routing and switching technologies.
A few of the major changes include a noticeable reduction of emphasis on IP subnetting coverage -- a very important section in previous CCNA
Routing and Switching exams -- and a significant increase of emphasis on IPv6 topics. There is also complete absence of any wireless topics,
which are now covered in the CCNA wireless exam.
The new CCNA Routing and Switching exam now focuses more on routing (mainly EIGRP and OSPF) and switching technologies (VLANs, STP),
while high-availability technologies such as VRRP, HSRP and GLBP have made an appearance, as they are now frequently used in today's
networks and also occupy an important portion of the next certification level, CCNP Routing and Switching.

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The quiz questions increase in complexity, so we recommend answering them in the order presented here.
YOUR SCORE: 2 out of 10-Read the answers to the quiz below.

QUESTION 1
Host A receives a frame and discards it after determining that it is corrupt. At which OSI layer are frames checked for errors?
Application

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Data-link
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FCS or CRC
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YOUR ANSWER-Data-link
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n MORE INFORMATION:
The data-link layer is responsible for checking each frame received for errors. Every Ethernet frame includes the frame check sequence
(FCS) or cyclic redundancy check (CRC) value that is calculated by the host which sent the frame.
The receiving host generates its own FCS value for every frame received and then compares it with the FCS included in the frame. If the
FCS values match, the frame has arrived without any error. If the FCS values do not match, then it is assumed that the frame has an error or
is corrupt and, therefore, is discarded. More information on Ethernet frames can be found on [Link]'s Ethernet frame analysis page.

QUESTION 2
Identify which of the services below use both TCP and UDP ports:
FTP
TFTP
DNS
SSH
TELNET
YOUR ANSWER-FTP
CORRECT ANSWER-DNS
MORE INFORMATION:

The domain name service (DNS) protocol is the only protocol of those listed above that uses both the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
and the User Domain Protocol (UDP). UDP is the preferred transport protocol for DNS services because it's fast. UDP does not require a
connection to be established between the hosts before sending any data.
If a host fails to receive a response from a DNS server after several requests, it can then switch to TCP. TCP is slower but more reliable,
because it requires a three-way handshake to be established between the hosts before any data is sent.

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QUESTION 3

After carefully examining the network diagram above, select the correct statement regarding broadcast and collision domains:
There is one broadcast domain and seven collision domains.
There are two broadcast domains and five collision domains.
There is one broadcast domain and 12 collision domains.
There are two broadcast domains and seven collision domains.
There are two broadcast domains and 12 collision domains.
YOUR ANSWER-There

are two broadcast domains and 12 collision domains.

CORRECT ANSWER-There

are two broadcast domains and seven collision domains.

u MORE INFORMATION:
c
Each link to a switch (switch port) is a separate collision domain. In our diagram, we have two switches and a total of seven links. Hubs
s (located in the lower left corner of the image) do not create separate collision domains per link. That's because traffic entering one port
o exits all other ports.
i Routers, on the other hand, create separate broadcast domains as broadcast packets do not propagate across them.
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QUESTION 4

Your manager has requested you indicate which of the above ports will be Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)-designated ports:
Switch V1, Port Fa0/0; Switch V3, Port Fa0/0; Switch V3, Port Fa0/24
Switch V1, Port Fa0/24; Switch V2, Port Fa0/0; Switch V2, Port Fa0/24
YOUR ANSWER-Switch

V1, Port Fa0/0; Switch V3, Port Fa0/0; Switch V3, Port Fa0/24

CORRECT ANSWER-Switch

V1, Port Fa0/24; Switch V2, Port Fa0/0; Switch V2, Port Fa0/24

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MORE INFORMATION:

The first step is to understand which switch will become the root switch. This is done via a process called the STP root bridge election
process. According to this process, the switch with the lowest bridge ID will be elected as the root switch. In our network diagram, that's
SwitchV2.
As per STP protocol, SwitchV2 will have all ports set to STP designated. Ports Fa0/0 on SwitchV1 and SwitchV3 are used to reach the root
switch and are therefore designated STP root ports.
The last set of ports to examine is Fa0/24 on SwitchV1 and SwitchV3. Between these two, one port must be set to blocking mode in order
to avoid creating a loop in our network, while the other will be set to forwarding mode. Since SwitchV1 has a lower media access control
(MAC) address it wins, so SwitchV1 Fa0/24 is set to forwarding and becomes an STP designated port, while SwitchV3 Fa0/24 turns to a
blocking state.
Detailed examples and analysis on STP, bridge election and STP port states can be found on [Link]'s Spanning Tree Protocol section.

QUESTION 5
One of the routers in your company has just received information about network [Link]/24 from multiple sources. Which of the
below will the router consider as the most reliable source for network [Link]/24?
An EIGRP update for network [Link]/24
An OSPF update for network [Link]/24
A static route to network [Link]/24
A default route with a next hop address of [Link]
A directly connected interface with an IP address of [Link]/24

u None of the above. The router will discard the update.

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YOUR ANSWER-A static route to network [Link]/24
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CORRECT ANSWER-A directly connected interface with an IP address of [Link]/24
o MORE INFORMATION:
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The administrative distance (AD) is used by a router to determine which routing protocol to use if two or more protocols provide routing
n information for the same destination network. The smaller the administrative distance, the higher the preference.
Directly connected interfaces have an AD of 0 and are always preferred. Static routes have an AD of 1, while the Enhanced Interior Gateway
Routing Protocol (EIGRP) has an AD of 90 and open shortest path first (OSPF) an AD of 110.

QUESTION 6

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In the network diagram above, which path will packets take when travelling from host [Link] to host [Link]?

u Packets will travel from R3 to R2 to R1.

c Packets will travel from R1 to R3 to R2.
s Packets will travel from R3 to R1 and return back to R3.
o Packets will travel from R3 to R1 and from R3 to R2 to R1.
Packets will travel from R1 to R2 and back.
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n YOUR ANSWER-Packets will travel from R1 to R3 to R2.
CORRECT ANSWER-Packets

will travel from R3 to R1 and from R3 to R2 to R1.

MORE INFORMATION:

We begin by identifying to which network host [Link] belongs. IP address [Link] is the last usable address for network
[Link]/26, which means it is directly connected to router 3.
Next, we need to identify where [Link] is located. By examining the diagram, we can see IP [Link] is router 1's interface that
connects directly with router 2.
Finally, to understand the path packets will take, we examine the output of router 3's routing table and discover that there are two equal
cost links to network [Link]/30, therefore EIGRP will load-balance between both paths.

QUESTION 7
Which of the following commands is used to verify the encapsulation type on a frame relay link?
show frame-relay lmi
show frame-relay
show interfaces
show frame-relay pvc
show frame-relay map
YOUR ANSWER-show

frame-relay lmi

CORRECT ANSWER-show

frame-relay map

MORE INFORMATION:

The show frame relay map command provides a variety of useful information as shown in the screenshot below, including the frame relay
interface, its status (up/down), destination IP address, data link connection identifier, indication if the entry is static or dynamic and

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encapsulation type (Cisco or IETF).

QUESTION 8
Which of the following options are used in standard access lists?
Destination address and subnet mask
Source address and subnet mask
Destination address and wildcard mask
Source address and wildcard mask
YOUR ANSWER-Source

address and subnet mask

CORRECT ANSWER-Source

address and wildcard mask

u MORE INFORMATION:
c Standard access lists provide a simple set of options: the source address and wildcard mask. Extended access lists offer additional options:
s source address, destination address, wildcard mask, protocol and ports, thus providing greater granularity.
o In both cases, it's important to remember that access lists always use the wildcard mask, which is the reverse of a subnet mask.
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QUESTION 9

What actions does the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server take when there is an IP address conflict as shown above?
The DHCP server will automatically resolve all conflicts after their lease is over.
The IP addresses are removed from the DHCP pool until the conflicts are resolved.
The IP addresses detected by gratuitous Address Resolution Protocol are removed from the pool.
The IP addresses detected by ping are removed from the pool.
The DHCP server needs to be restarted in order to automatically clear all conflicts.
YOUR ANSWER-The

IP addresses are removed from the DHCP pool until the conflicts are resolved.

MORE INFORMATION:

When a Cisco DHCP server discovers a conflict, it will place the IP address into the conflict table stating the address was conflicting and
how it came to that conclusion, as noted under the detection method column.
The administrator must examine each IP address and detection method and, when ready, clear the IP addresses from the conflict pool. More
information on each detection method and commands to clear them can be found on [Link]'s Resolving Cisco Switch & Router 'DHCP
Server Pool Exhausted-Empty' Error - Client IP Assignment Failure article.

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QUESTION 10

What would the result be when the following commands are executed on a Cisco Catalyst switch:
TechTarget-SW1 (config-if)# switchport port-security
TechTarget-SW1 (config-if)# switchport port-security mac-address sticky
The MAC address learned dynamically is saved in the switch's running-configuration.
The MAC address learned dynamically is saved in the switch's startup-configuration.
The MAC address learned dynamically is saved permanently in the VLAN database.
The statically configured MAC address is saved in the switch's running-configuration when frames from that address are received.
The first MAC address "seen" on the specific port is allowed to access the network until the port-security timer expires.
YOUR ANSWER-The

first MAC address "seen" on the specific port is allowed to access the network until the port-security timer expires.

CORRECT ANSWER-The

MAC address learned dynamically is saved in the switch's running-configuration.

MORE INFORMATION:

When the switch port-security mac-address sticky command is used without specifying a MAC address at the end, the MAC address of
the attached device is dynamically learned and placed in the running-configuration of the switch.

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ali2016 23 Jan 20164:52 PM
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thx alot but question 3 hub has one collision domain # YOUR ANSWER - There are two broadcast domains and 12 collision domains its not wright

CPartsenidis 27 Jan 201612:44 PM

Dear Ali2016. You've most probably confused the Hub device (lower right area) with a Switch, which is why you're counting 12 collision domains. As explained in the answer section
of question No.3, the hub all together acts as one single collision domain because all packets are replicated out each port. Hope this helps clear things up!

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