CCNA2 Chapter 1 Practice

Where should a crossover UTP cable be used? (Choose 2)

 To connect two PCs together directly.

 To connect a router to an Ethernet switch.
 To connect a PC to an Ethernet switch.
 To make a console connection to a router.
 To connect two routers together using their Ethernet ports.
 To connect the serial port of a router to a switch.

Which of these actions will the default gateway router of an Ethernet network
do when it receives a frame addressed to another network? (Choose 2)

 Check that the destination MAC address is its own MAC address.
 Check that the destination MAC address is the correct address for the
destination host.
 Remove the frame header and trailer.
 Encapsulate the frame with a new packet header.
 Check that the destination IP address is its own IP address.

Which addresses are unchanged throughout the journey of a packet across

several networks? (Choose 2)

 Destination MAC address

 Source MAC address
 Destination IP address
 Source IP address

What must a router do before it can look up a route in its routing table?

 Remove the packet header to decapsulate the layer 3 addresses.

 Perform a logical AND using the destination IP address and the
subnet mask.
 Perform a logical AND using the source IP address and the destination
IP address.
 Perform a logical AND using the source IP address and the subnet
mask.
 Convert the IP addresses from decimal to binary.

Which is an advantage of dynamic routing over static routing?

 Less bandwidth is used by the routing process.

 The administrator has greater control over security.
 Routers will adjust routes automatically if there are topology
changes.
 The routers need less processing power.

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Where might static routing be preferred to dynamic routing? (Choose 2)

 In a small star topology where there is only one possible route to

each destination.
 In a topology where several possible routes exist and changes are
likely.
 In a small group of networks where bandwidth is an issue and its
use must be restricted.
 In a group of networks where the routers are modern and powerful.

Where does a router store its IOS in the long term?

 RAM
 ROM
 NVRAM
 Flash memory

Where does a router store its configuration file in the long term?

 RAM
 ROM
 NVRAM
 Flash memory

Where does a router store its routing table?

 RAM
 ROM
 NVRAM
 Flash memory

Where does a router store its POST instructions?

 RAM
 ROM
 NVRAM
 Flash memory

Where does a router store a limited version of an IOS for emergency use?

 RAM
 ROM
 NVRAM
 Flash memory

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Which statements are true about Cisco IOS and the router boot process?
(Choose 2)

 Modern routers load the IOS into RAM during the boot process,
and run the IOS from RAM during normal operation.
 A router can be configured to load its IOS from a TFTP server
during the boot process.
 The IOS is always stored in Flash memory and loaded from there.
 A complete copy of the IOS is held in ROM and can be loaded from
there.
 A backup copy of the IOS is often held in NVRAM in case the main file
is lost.

If there is no startup configuration file in NVRAM, where will a router try to find
a configuration on start-up.

 Flash memory
 TFTP server
 Neighbouring router
 Hard disk of console PC
 ROM

What will cause a router to enter setup mode? (Choose 2)

 The administrator enters the setup command from privileged exec

mode after the router has started up.
 The administrator enters the enable command from user exec mode
after the router has started up.
 The administrator uses the Ctrl + c hotkey combination as the router is
starting up.
 The router locates a configuration file on a local TFTP server during the
boot process.
 The router will enter setup mode automatically if no configuration file
can be found.
 No configuration file was loaded and the administrator responded
yes when prompted to enter setup.

Which is true of setup mode?

 It is the quickest way to give a router a complete configuration.

 It is the most widely used method of configuring a router.
 It is not widely used by network administrators.
 It can be used to give a router a basic configuration.
 It provides a graphical web based interface for configuration.

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What will a router do next on start-up after it has loaded its bootstrap routine?

 Look for an IOS and load it.

 Look for a configuration and load it.
 Run the POST
 Prompt the user to enter setup mode

If the router has not loaded a configuration file and the administrator chooses
not to enter setup mode, how can the router get a configuration?

 The router starts in user exec mode. The administrator can go to

privileged exec mode, then global configuration mode, and type in
the configuration one command at a time.
 The router starts in user exec mode. The administrator will need to
know the enable secret in order to get to privileged exec mode, then
goes to global configuration mode, and will then type in the
configuration.
 The router starts in user exec mode. The administrator can go to
privileged exec mode, then paste in a previously saved configuration
from a text file.
 The router starts in user exec mode. The administrator can go to
privileged exec mode, then global configuration mode, and
transfer in a text configuration file using Hyperterminal.
 The administrator will not know the default login or enable passwords
and will have to carry out a password recovery before gaining access
and typing in the configuration commands.

What must be done before a router can be accessed via Telnet? (Choose 2)

 Configure an IP address on the relevant network interface and

bring it up.
 Configure an IP address on at least one vty line.
 Configure a password on the relevant network interface and give the
login command.
 Configure a password on at least one vty line and give the login
command.
 Configure a password on the console line and give the login command.

What information does a router use when selecting a route for a packet?

 The host part of the source IP address.

 The network part of the source IP address.
 The host part of the destination IP address.
 The network part of the destination IP address.
 The source MAC address.
 The destination MAC address.

When do you need to configure a clock rate on a router interface?

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  When the interface is a serial DTE interface.
 When the interface is a serial DCE interface.
 When the interface is connected to a service provider’s CSU/DSU.
 When the interface is not using the default HDLC layer 2 protocol.

What will a router do after it has chosen the best route for a packet and
identified the exit interface?

 Change the destination MAC address in the frame header to the

address of the next hop router.
 Change the destination IP address in the packet header to the address
of the next hop router.
 Encapsulate the packet in a new frame with a new source MAC
address and destination MAC address.
 Encapsulate the packet in a new frame of the type required on the
next hop.

At which OSI layer(s) does a router operate?

 Layers 1, 2 and 3, though it is normally regarded as a layer 3

device because its specialist routing function is at layer 3.
 Layers 1, 2 and 3, though it is normally regarded as a layer 2 device
because it is able to split up collision domains.
 Layers 1, 2 and 3, though it is normally regarded as a layer 1 device
because it is able to put signals on different types of medium.
 Layer 3 because its function is routing, which occurs at layer 3. Other
devices manage all the functions at other layers.
 Layer 4 because routing depends mainly on port numbers.

A router has a route to network 192.168.4.0/24 as shown.

How did it learn the route?

 From its interface configuration.

 The route was entered by an administrator.
 From another router.
 Default configured by ISP.

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A router has a route to network 192.168.4.0/24 as shown.

An administrator configures a static route to 192.168.4.0/24, using the default

administrative distance. What will happen?

 The new route will be added to the routing table and both routes to
192.168.4.0/24 will be used equally.
 The new route will be added to the routing table and the existing
route will be removed.
 The new route will be added to the routing table and the existing route
will be kept in the table but not used.
 There will be a conflict and neither route will be used.

A router has a route to network 192.168.4.0/24 as shown.

What is the number 120 given in the brackets [120/1] for the route to
192.168.4.0/24? (Choose 2)

 The administrative distance.

 An indication of which route should be preferred where the router
has learned routes to the same network using different routing
protocols.
 The metric.
 The number of hops to the destination.
 The speed of the link to the destination.

Which command would you give to check the configuration register settings?

 Show running-config
 Show startup-config
 Show flash
 Show version

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A router has a route to network 192.168.1.0/24 as shown.

A packet arrives on interface Serial0/0/0 addressed to 192.168.1.56. When

the router encapsulates the packet in a new frame, what address information
will it put in the new frame?

 The MAC address of the host with IP address 192.168.1.56 as the

destination and its own Fa0/0 MAC address as the source.
 The MAC address of the next hop router as the destination and its own
Fa0/0 MAC address as the source.
 The MAC address corresponding to IP address 192.168.2.2 as the
destination and its own Fa0/0 MAC address as the source.
 The MAC address of the host with IP address 192.168.1.56 as the
destination and the MAC address corresponding IP address
192.168.2.2 as the source.

Which two commands do you have to give in order to make any interface
operate? (Choose 2)

 Description
 No shutdown
 Ip address
 Clock rate

What will happen if you do not configure a password on the console line?

 It will not be possible to access the router via the console line.
 The default console password of cisco will be used.
 It is possible to access the router via the console line without a
password.
 The enable password will be used instead of a line password.

What is the routing metric used for?

 If a router learns more than one route to the same destination and
the routes have the same administrative distance then the route
with the lowest routing metric will be used.
 If a router learns more than one route to the same destination and the
routes have the same administrative distance then the route with the
highest routing metric will be used.
 If a router learns more than one route to the same destination and the
routes have different administrative distances then the route with the
lowest routing metric will be used.
 If a router learns more than one route to the same destination and the
routes have different administrative distances then the route with the
highest routing metric will be used.

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How can a router split up broadcast domains?

 It forwards all broadcasts to the nearest switch.

 It converts all broadcasts to unicast messages before forwarding them
 It drops broadcast messages by default.
 It drops all messages where the destination network is not in its routing
table.

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