Take Assessment - Pre-Test Exam - CCNA 3 Version 2.1.4


1      Which of the following will help alleviate congestion?

        The installation of more hubs
        The use of an extended star topology
        The use of bus topology
X     An increase in bandwidth

2      Providing fast, reliable connections is a component of which LAN design goal?

        Adaptability
        Functionality
        Manageability
X     Scalability

3      Which wildcard mask would match the host range for the subnet 192.16.5.32 /27?

        0.0.0.32
        0.0.0.63
        0.0.63.255
X     0.0.0.31

4      Identify the correct pairing of a protocol and its classification.

        BGP-Interior
        IGRP-Exterior
        OSPF-Exterior
X     RIP-Interior

5      What does the split horizon rule help prevent?

        Static routes
X     Routing loops
        Dynamic routes
        Large ARP tables

6     How can a router learn a path to a destination?

        ARP tables
        DNS entries
X     Dynamic routing
        Temporary routing

7      Identify the correct pairing of protocols and their classifications.

        Routed - IP, IGRP
        Routed - RIP, OSPF
        Routing - IPX, RIP
X     Routing - OSPF, IGRP

8      What happens to a packet that does not match any of the tests in an access list?

X     It is discarded.
        It is sent to the recipient.
        It is stored until the access list is updated.
        It is returned to the sender.

9      Services that everyone in the organization needs would reside on which type of server?

        Departmental
        Distributed
X     Enterprise
        Workgroup

10     A numbered access list in the range of 800-899 indicates which type of access list?

X     IPX standard
        Appletalk
        IP standard
        IP extended

11    Which of the following is a disadvantage of using routers in a network?

        Routers decrease latency.
X     Routers have no disadvantages.
        Routers increase latency.
        Routers must connect to a switch.

12    Which of the following best describes an IGRP flash update?

        Copying the routing protocol to another router.
        Saving the routing table information to flash memory.
X     Sending an update sooner than the normal periodic update.
        Sending an update to remove a route and place it in holddown.

13    Which of the following will allow the computer to run even if there is a power failure?

        Isolating transformer
        Line conditioner
        Regulator
X     Uninterruptible power supply

14    Which routing protocol is used to communicate between autonomous systems?

        RIP
        Ethernet
        Token Ring
X     Exterior routing protocol

15    Which statements are true when configuring a router to operate with RIP?

        At the global configuration prompt issue the command "router rip." Then set up the IP address and subnet mask on each interface.
X     At the global configuration prompt issue the command "router rip." Then issue the "network" command at the config router prompt for each directly connected network.
        At the global configuration prompt issue the command "rip." Then use the "network" command to indicate which network(s) to advertise.
        At the global configuration prompt issue the command "enable rip routing." Then set up the IP address and subnet mask on each interface.


16   Which command lists the IPX servers discovered through SAP advertisements?

        Show ipx host
        Show ipx network
        Show ipx sap servers
X     Show ipx servers

17   What is the detailed information about cable runs, identification labels, and locations called?

        address map
        cross connect
X     cut sheet
        wire map

18   What is used by distance-vector routing protocols?

        A topological database
        Link-state advertisements
X     Periodic updates of entire routing table
        Shortest path first algorithms

19    Which condition best describes convergence?

        When messages simultaneously reach a router and a collision occurs
        When several routers simultaneously route packets along the same path
X     When all routers in an internetwork have the same knowledge of the structure and topology of the internetwork
        When several messages are being sent to the same destination

20    Which of the following RAID levels includes disk mirroring or disk duplexing?

        RAID 0
X     RAID 1
        RAID 3
        RAID 5

21    Why do we need to specify a list of networks when configuring an interior routing protocol?

X     To tell the router how to reach those networks.
        To tell the router which attached networks to listen to for routing updates.
        To tell the router which set of metrics to use for those networks.
        To tell the router which routing protocol to use.

22    The major pieces of a LAN topology design relate to which of the following layers of the OSI reference model?

        Data link, physical, and network
X     Data link, transport, and network
        Network, transport, and physical
        Physical, network, and application

23    A peer-to-peer network is also known as what type of network?

        Client-server
        Thin client
X     Workgroup
        Home office

24    At what time interval does IGRP send routing updates?

        120 seconds
        30 seconds
        60 seconds
X     90 seconds

25   Which of the following devices establishes a bandwidth domain also known as the collision domain?

        Repeater
X     Switch
        Active hub
        Passive hub

26   Which of the following is another term for shortest path first routing algorithm?

        Source bridging
        Store-and-forward
X     Distance-vector
        Link state

27    Which reason is correct for having at least one true condition in an ACL?

        If there is not a true statement, all packets are returned to the sender.
X     The implicit "deny any" statement will deny all traffic.
        True conditions only test the status of the router.
        You are not required to have a true statement in ACL.

28   Which metrics does Novell RIP use?

        Bandwidth and delay
X     Ticks and hop count
        Distance and cost
        Size and throughput

29   Which of the following is a correct statement?

        Frame filtering assigns a VLAN ID to each frame.
X     Frame tagging is more scalable than frame filtering.
        The frame tag is placed in the Layer 3 header.
        The VLAN ID is added to the frame for transport across horizontal cabling links.

30   Which of the following statements is true?

X     Switches use the IP address information to perform Layer 2 switching.
        Switches use the MAC address information to perform Layer 3 switching.
        Routers use the IP address information to perform Layer 3 switching.
        Routers use the MAC address information to perform Layer 2 switching.

31    Increasing the bandwidth of a LAN switch topology from 10 Mbps to 100Mbps would require which of the following?

X     A faster switch port
        A new HCC port
        Additional VCC uplink connections
        Use of fiber-optic media

32   What is the first step in LAN design?

X     Establish the design goals
        Estimate the design cost
        Determine the network users
        Determine the physical size

33   What effect does upgrading to a bridge from a hub have on latency in a network?

X     Decreases it
        No effect
        Eliminates it
        Increases it

34   What do routers use to maintain tables?

        Broadcast forwarding
        IP Tunneling
        Routed protocols
X     Routing protocols

35   Which of the following media types is preferred for the network backbone?

        Coaxial
X     Fiber-optic
        Shielded twisted-pair
        Unshielded twisted-pair

36    Which routing protocol maintains a complex database of topology information and uses link-state advertisements (LSAs)?

        RIP
        IGRP
X     OSPF
        EIGRP

37   Which combination of keys aborts an extended ping?

        Ctrl - c
        Ctrl - z
X     Ctrl - shift - 6 - x
        Ctrl - shift - x

38   What is the term used when ports on a switch are administratively assigned to a VLAN?

        Dynamic
X     Static
        Default
        Polled

39   What is the maximum size of an IPX network number?

        Eight binary digits
X     Eight hexadecimal digits
        Eight decimal digits
        Eight octal digits

40    What is another term for latency?

        Backoff algorithm
X     Hold-down timer
        Propagation delay
        Redundancy