FSNA Written Exam – Questions With Objective
Solutions
Which of the following accurately describes the TCP session establishment
process between two hosts? Correct Answer - SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK
You are troubleshooting a problem and issue the command shown. Based on
this information, which OSI Layer is the problem located? Correct Answer -
Layer 1
Salesforce, GoogleApps, Office365 and Dropbox are all examples of: Correct
Answer - SaaS
Switch 1 and Switch 2 are layer 2 switches connected with an Ethernet cross-
over cable. Each switch has VLANs 10 and 20 configured and has hosts
connected in these two VLANs. How would you get a host on VLAN 10 to
communicate directly with a host in VLAN 20? Correct Answer - Add a
router or upgrade one switch to a layer 3 switch
What color is used for Ethernet Cat5e straight-through cables? Correct
Answer - Any/all of the above
An IDS is an appliance for enhanced network security providing detection and
prevention of threats. Correct Answer - False
This type of device makes its forwarding decision based upon the destination
MAC Address. Correct Answer - Switch
A DMZ sits in between ___________________.* Correct Answer - Private
network and public network
In Cisco IOS switches, what type of VLAN is VLAN 1? Correct Answer -
Default VLAN
There are two Cisco proprietary protocols used for First Hop Router
Redundancy. GLBP will spread the traffic across all of the routers in the group,
while ______ uses one router in the group to forward all of the traffic. Correct
Answer - HSRP
, In order to prevent a wireless host from receiving signals from two different
APs at the same time, it is recommended to be careful not to have any overlap
in the coverage areas when installing APs. Correct Answer - False
Which of the following is true regarding the use of SVIs on a Layer 3 switch for
inter-VLAN routing? Correct Answer - There is no need to connect to a
router
With modern routers and switches, it is never safe to assume that modular
cards are hot swappable. That is, that the cards can be replaced while the
device is powered on. Correct Answer - True
If a router does not have a more specific route to a network, it will use this
route to reach the destination. Correct Answer - Default Route
SNMP is a protocol used for network management. Which of the below is not a
feature of the SNMP protocol itself? Correct Answer - Compiles the
statistics from network devices and presents them on a dashboard
Which of the following routing protocols use bandwidth and delay as the
default metrics? Correct Answer - EIGRP
Which decimal notated subnet mask is equivalent to the CIDR mask /24?
Correct Answer - 255.255.255.0
These small modular devices allow you to connect either copper twisted pair
cables or fiber optic cables to your switch. Correct Answer - SFP
Plenum rated cable is designed for use in what type of environment?
Correct Answer - When run under a raised floor in an MDF, server room or
Data Center
Remote sharing applications use protocols such as BitTorrent to create a Peer-
to-Peer network amongst other computers running the same software.
Correct Answer - True
The two primary elements involved with Quality of Service (QoS) are:
Correct Answer - Bandwidth, Congestion
Solutions
Which of the following accurately describes the TCP session establishment
process between two hosts? Correct Answer - SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK
You are troubleshooting a problem and issue the command shown. Based on
this information, which OSI Layer is the problem located? Correct Answer -
Layer 1
Salesforce, GoogleApps, Office365 and Dropbox are all examples of: Correct
Answer - SaaS
Switch 1 and Switch 2 are layer 2 switches connected with an Ethernet cross-
over cable. Each switch has VLANs 10 and 20 configured and has hosts
connected in these two VLANs. How would you get a host on VLAN 10 to
communicate directly with a host in VLAN 20? Correct Answer - Add a
router or upgrade one switch to a layer 3 switch
What color is used for Ethernet Cat5e straight-through cables? Correct
Answer - Any/all of the above
An IDS is an appliance for enhanced network security providing detection and
prevention of threats. Correct Answer - False
This type of device makes its forwarding decision based upon the destination
MAC Address. Correct Answer - Switch
A DMZ sits in between ___________________.* Correct Answer - Private
network and public network
In Cisco IOS switches, what type of VLAN is VLAN 1? Correct Answer -
Default VLAN
There are two Cisco proprietary protocols used for First Hop Router
Redundancy. GLBP will spread the traffic across all of the routers in the group,
while ______ uses one router in the group to forward all of the traffic. Correct
Answer - HSRP
, In order to prevent a wireless host from receiving signals from two different
APs at the same time, it is recommended to be careful not to have any overlap
in the coverage areas when installing APs. Correct Answer - False
Which of the following is true regarding the use of SVIs on a Layer 3 switch for
inter-VLAN routing? Correct Answer - There is no need to connect to a
router
With modern routers and switches, it is never safe to assume that modular
cards are hot swappable. That is, that the cards can be replaced while the
device is powered on. Correct Answer - True
If a router does not have a more specific route to a network, it will use this
route to reach the destination. Correct Answer - Default Route
SNMP is a protocol used for network management. Which of the below is not a
feature of the SNMP protocol itself? Correct Answer - Compiles the
statistics from network devices and presents them on a dashboard
Which of the following routing protocols use bandwidth and delay as the
default metrics? Correct Answer - EIGRP
Which decimal notated subnet mask is equivalent to the CIDR mask /24?
Correct Answer - 255.255.255.0
These small modular devices allow you to connect either copper twisted pair
cables or fiber optic cables to your switch. Correct Answer - SFP
Plenum rated cable is designed for use in what type of environment?
Correct Answer - When run under a raised floor in an MDF, server room or
Data Center
Remote sharing applications use protocols such as BitTorrent to create a Peer-
to-Peer network amongst other computers running the same software.
Correct Answer - True
The two primary elements involved with Quality of Service (QoS) are:
Correct Answer - Bandwidth, Congestion
