Cisco Final Exam with Complete
Solutions
1. A network technician suspects that a particular network connection between two
Cisco switches is having a duplex mismatch. Which command would the technician use
to see the Layer 1 and Layer 2 details of a switch port?
A. show interfaces
B. show running-config
C. show ip interface brief
D. show mac-address-table - ANS-A. show interfaces
2. Where are Cisco IOS debug output messages sent by default?
A. memory buffers
B. vty lines
C. Syslog server
D. Console line - ANS-D. console line
3. Which command can an administrator issue on a Cisco router to send debug
messages to the vty lines?
A. terminal monitor
B. logging console
C. logging buffered
D. logging synchronous - ANS-A. terminal monitor
4. What is one indication that a Windows computer did not receive an IPv4 address
from a DHCP server?
A. The computer cannot ping 127.0.0.1.
B. Windows displays a DHCP timeout message.
C. The computer receives an IP address that starts with 169.254.
D. The computer cannot ping other devices on the same network with IP addresses in
the 169.254.0.0/16 range. - ANS-C. The computer receives an IP address that starts
with 169.254.
5. What source IP address does a router use by default when the traceroute command
is issued?
A. the highest configured IP address on the router
,B. a loopback IP address
C. the IP address of the outbound interface
D. the lowest configured IP address on the router - ANS-C. the IP address of the
outbound interface
6. A user is unable to reach the web site when typing http://www.cisco.com in a web
browser, but can reach the same site by typing http://72.163.4.161. What is the issue?
A. default gateway
B. DHCP
C. DNS
D. TCP/IP protocol stack - ANS-C. DNS
7. What is a characteristic of a fault tolerant network?
A. a network that protects confidential information from unauthorized access
B. a network that can expand quickly to support new users and applications without
impacting the performance of the service delivered to existing users
C. a network that supports a mechanism for managing congestion and ensuring reliable
delivery of content to all users
D. a network that recovers quickly when a failure occurs and depends on redundancy to
limit the impact of a failure - ANS-D. a network that recovers quickly when a failure
occurs and depends on redundancy to limit the impact of a failure.
8. Three bank employees are using the corporate network. The first employee uses a
web browser to view a company web page in order to read some announcements. The
second employee accesses the corporate database to perform some financial
transactions. The third employee participates in an important live audio conference with
other corporate managers in branch offices. If QoS is implemented on this network,
what will be the priorities from highest to lowest of the different data types?
A. audio conference, financial transactions, web page
B. financial transactions, web page, audio conference
C. audio conference, web page, financial transactions
D. financial transactions, audio conference, web page - ANS-A. audio conference,
financial transactions, web page
9. What is a benefit of using cloud computing in networking?
A. End users have the freedom to use personal tools to access information and
communicate across a business network.
, B. Network capabilities are extended without requiring investment in new infrastructure,
personnel, or software.
C. Technology is integrated into every-day appliances allowing them to interconnect
with other devices, making them more 'smart' or automated.
D. Home networking uses existing electrical wiring to connect devices to the network
wherever there is an electrical outlet, saving the cost of installing data cables. - ANS-B.
Network capabilities are extended without requiring investment in new infrastructure,
personnel, or software.
10. What is the function of the shell in an OS?
A. It interacts with the device hardware.
B. It interfaces between the users and the kernel.
C. It provides dedicated firewall services.
D. It provides the intrusion protection services for the device. - ANS-B. It interfaces
between the users and the kernel.
11. Which connection provides a secure CLI session with encryption to a Cisco switch?
A. a console connection
B. an AUX connection
C. a Telnet connection
D. an SSH connection - ANS-D. an SSH connection
12. A network technician is attempting to configure an interface by entering the following
command: SanJose(config)# ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0. The command is
rejected by the device. What is the reason for this?
A. The command is being entered from the wrong mode of operation.
B. The command syntax is wrong.
C. The subnet mask information is incorrect.
D. The interface is shutdown and must be enabled before the switch will accept the IP
address.
E. (D.) an SSH connection - ANS-A. The command is being entered from the wrong
mode of operation.
E. (D.) an SSH connection
13. An administrator uses the Ctrl-Shift-6 key combination on a switch after issuing the
ping command. What is the purpose of using these keystrokes?
A. to restart the ping process
B. to interrupt the ping process
C. to exit to a different configuration mode
Solutions
1. A network technician suspects that a particular network connection between two
Cisco switches is having a duplex mismatch. Which command would the technician use
to see the Layer 1 and Layer 2 details of a switch port?
A. show interfaces
B. show running-config
C. show ip interface brief
D. show mac-address-table - ANS-A. show interfaces
2. Where are Cisco IOS debug output messages sent by default?
A. memory buffers
B. vty lines
C. Syslog server
D. Console line - ANS-D. console line
3. Which command can an administrator issue on a Cisco router to send debug
messages to the vty lines?
A. terminal monitor
B. logging console
C. logging buffered
D. logging synchronous - ANS-A. terminal monitor
4. What is one indication that a Windows computer did not receive an IPv4 address
from a DHCP server?
A. The computer cannot ping 127.0.0.1.
B. Windows displays a DHCP timeout message.
C. The computer receives an IP address that starts with 169.254.
D. The computer cannot ping other devices on the same network with IP addresses in
the 169.254.0.0/16 range. - ANS-C. The computer receives an IP address that starts
with 169.254.
5. What source IP address does a router use by default when the traceroute command
is issued?
A. the highest configured IP address on the router
,B. a loopback IP address
C. the IP address of the outbound interface
D. the lowest configured IP address on the router - ANS-C. the IP address of the
outbound interface
6. A user is unable to reach the web site when typing http://www.cisco.com in a web
browser, but can reach the same site by typing http://72.163.4.161. What is the issue?
A. default gateway
B. DHCP
C. DNS
D. TCP/IP protocol stack - ANS-C. DNS
7. What is a characteristic of a fault tolerant network?
A. a network that protects confidential information from unauthorized access
B. a network that can expand quickly to support new users and applications without
impacting the performance of the service delivered to existing users
C. a network that supports a mechanism for managing congestion and ensuring reliable
delivery of content to all users
D. a network that recovers quickly when a failure occurs and depends on redundancy to
limit the impact of a failure - ANS-D. a network that recovers quickly when a failure
occurs and depends on redundancy to limit the impact of a failure.
8. Three bank employees are using the corporate network. The first employee uses a
web browser to view a company web page in order to read some announcements. The
second employee accesses the corporate database to perform some financial
transactions. The third employee participates in an important live audio conference with
other corporate managers in branch offices. If QoS is implemented on this network,
what will be the priorities from highest to lowest of the different data types?
A. audio conference, financial transactions, web page
B. financial transactions, web page, audio conference
C. audio conference, web page, financial transactions
D. financial transactions, audio conference, web page - ANS-A. audio conference,
financial transactions, web page
9. What is a benefit of using cloud computing in networking?
A. End users have the freedom to use personal tools to access information and
communicate across a business network.
, B. Network capabilities are extended without requiring investment in new infrastructure,
personnel, or software.
C. Technology is integrated into every-day appliances allowing them to interconnect
with other devices, making them more 'smart' or automated.
D. Home networking uses existing electrical wiring to connect devices to the network
wherever there is an electrical outlet, saving the cost of installing data cables. - ANS-B.
Network capabilities are extended without requiring investment in new infrastructure,
personnel, or software.
10. What is the function of the shell in an OS?
A. It interacts with the device hardware.
B. It interfaces between the users and the kernel.
C. It provides dedicated firewall services.
D. It provides the intrusion protection services for the device. - ANS-B. It interfaces
between the users and the kernel.
11. Which connection provides a secure CLI session with encryption to a Cisco switch?
A. a console connection
B. an AUX connection
C. a Telnet connection
D. an SSH connection - ANS-D. an SSH connection
12. A network technician is attempting to configure an interface by entering the following
command: SanJose(config)# ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0. The command is
rejected by the device. What is the reason for this?
A. The command is being entered from the wrong mode of operation.
B. The command syntax is wrong.
C. The subnet mask information is incorrect.
D. The interface is shutdown and must be enabled before the switch will accept the IP
address.
E. (D.) an SSH connection - ANS-A. The command is being entered from the wrong
mode of operation.
E. (D.) an SSH connection
13. An administrator uses the Ctrl-Shift-6 key combination on a switch after issuing the
ping command. What is the purpose of using these keystrokes?
A. to restart the ping process
B. to interrupt the ping process
C. to exit to a different configuration mode
