CCNA 200-301 Test Questions with Answers Rated A
AAA Authentication, authorization and accounting
Server providing authentication, authorization and ac-
AAA Server
counting services
Access Control Entry (ACE) One line in an access control list (ACL)
A LAN network design term that refers to a switch interface
access interface
connected to end-user devices
In a Campus LAN design, the switches that connect directly
access layer
to end-point devices
access link (WAN) A physical link between a service provider and its customer
access rate The speed at which bits are sent over an access link
accounting In security, the recording of access attempts
ACI Application Centric Infrastructure
ACL Access Control List
A popular set of identity and directory services from Mi-
Active Directory
crosoft, used in part to authenticate users
In Cisco routers, a means for one router to choose be-
administrative distance tween multiple routes to reach the same subnet when
those routes are learned by ditterent routing protocols.
Generally, an additional software process or component
agent
running in a computing device for some specific purpose
An architecture that uses a software agent inside the de-
agent-based architecture
vice being managed
agentless architecture An architecture that does not need a software agent
A reflection attack that leverages a service on the reflector
amplification attack to generate and reflect huge volumes of reply traflc to the
victim
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Ansible A popular configuration management application
Device host names along with information about each
Ansible inventory
device
Ansible playbook Files with actions and logic about what Ansible should do
Preventing a man in the middle from copying and later
anti-replay replaying the packets sent by a legitimate user, for the
purpose of appearing to be a legitimate user
Software that monitors files transferred by any means, to
antivirus look for content that can be used to place a virus into the
computer
APIC Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller -Enterprise
APIC-EM
Module
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Cisco's data center SDN solution
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - Enterprise The software that plays the role of controller in an enter-
Module (APIC-EM) prise network of Cisco devices
A software mechanism that enables software components
application programming interface (API)
to communicate with each other
With Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR), the
application signature definition of a combination of matchable fields that iden-
tify as characteristics of a specific application
A firewall device with advance features (IPS, malware de-
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
tection, VPN termination, etc.)
An integrated circuit (chip) designed for a specific pur-
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
pose of application.
AR Access Rate
ARP
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Address Resolution Protocol. An internet protocol used to
map an IP address to a MAC address
A configuration feature on Cisco LAN switches that define
ARP ACL
MAC and IP that will be filtered
An ARP message used to supply information about an ARP
ARP Reply request. A device providing its MAC address in reply to a
request
An ARP message used to request information from anoth-
ARP Request
er host located on the same subnet or broadcast domain
A list of IP addresses of neighbors on the same VLAN,
ARP Table
along with their MAC addresses
A Cisco ASA firewall software image that runs as a virtual
ASAv
machine rather than on hardware
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
In security, the verification of the identity of a person,
authentication
device or process
The DNS server with the record that lists the address that
Authoritative DNS server
corresponds to a domain name (A Record) for that domain
In security, the determination of the rights allowed for a
authorization
particular user or device
autonomous system (AS) An internetwork that is managed by one organization
A number used by BGP to identify a routing domain, often
autonomous system number (ASN)
a single enterprise or organization.
In Cisco switches and routers, an IOS feature that con-
AutoQoS figures a variety of QoS features with useful settings as
defined by design guides
bandwidth
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The speed at which bits can be sent and received over a
link
In MetroEthernet, a contractual definition of the amount
bandwidth profile of traflc that the customer can send into the service and
receive out of the service
A term that refers to the choice to add new configuration
to hardware and software that are already in use, rather
Brownfield
than adding new hardware and software specifically for a
new project
An attack where a malicious user runs software that tries
brute-force attack every possible combination of letters, numbers and spe-
cial characters to guess a user's password
An attack meant to exploit a vulnerability in processing
inbound traflc such that the target system's butters over-
butter overflow attack
flow, the target system can end up crashing or inadver-
tently running malicious code injected by the attacker
An internet access technology that uses a cable TV (CATV),
cable internet
normally used for video, to send and receive data
For resources that might be repeatedly requested over
time, an attribute that means that the requesting host
cacheable
can keep in storage (cache) a copy of the resource for a
specified amount of time
A WAN service that uses Ethernet links as the access link
carrier Ethernet
between the customer and the service provider
Cisco Discrovery Protocol. A media- and protocol-inde-
pendent device-discovery protocol that runs on most Cis-
CDP co-manufactured equipment, including routers, access
servers, and switches. Using CDP, a device can advertise its
existence to other devices and receive information about
AAA Authentication, authorization and accounting
Server providing authentication, authorization and ac-
AAA Server
counting services
Access Control Entry (ACE) One line in an access control list (ACL)
A LAN network design term that refers to a switch interface
access interface
connected to end-user devices
In a Campus LAN design, the switches that connect directly
access layer
to end-point devices
access link (WAN) A physical link between a service provider and its customer
access rate The speed at which bits are sent over an access link
accounting In security, the recording of access attempts
ACI Application Centric Infrastructure
ACL Access Control List
A popular set of identity and directory services from Mi-
Active Directory
crosoft, used in part to authenticate users
In Cisco routers, a means for one router to choose be-
administrative distance tween multiple routes to reach the same subnet when
those routes are learned by ditterent routing protocols.
Generally, an additional software process or component
agent
running in a computing device for some specific purpose
An architecture that uses a software agent inside the de-
agent-based architecture
vice being managed
agentless architecture An architecture that does not need a software agent
A reflection attack that leverages a service on the reflector
amplification attack to generate and reflect huge volumes of reply traflc to the
victim
, CCNA 200-301 Test Questions with Answers Rated A
Ansible A popular configuration management application
Device host names along with information about each
Ansible inventory
device
Ansible playbook Files with actions and logic about what Ansible should do
Preventing a man in the middle from copying and later
anti-replay replaying the packets sent by a legitimate user, for the
purpose of appearing to be a legitimate user
Software that monitors files transferred by any means, to
antivirus look for content that can be used to place a virus into the
computer
APIC Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller -Enterprise
APIC-EM
Module
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Cisco's data center SDN solution
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - Enterprise The software that plays the role of controller in an enter-
Module (APIC-EM) prise network of Cisco devices
A software mechanism that enables software components
application programming interface (API)
to communicate with each other
With Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR), the
application signature definition of a combination of matchable fields that iden-
tify as characteristics of a specific application
A firewall device with advance features (IPS, malware de-
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
tection, VPN termination, etc.)
An integrated circuit (chip) designed for a specific pur-
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
pose of application.
AR Access Rate
ARP
,CCNA 200-301 Test Questions with Answers Rated A
Address Resolution Protocol. An internet protocol used to
map an IP address to a MAC address
A configuration feature on Cisco LAN switches that define
ARP ACL
MAC and IP that will be filtered
An ARP message used to supply information about an ARP
ARP Reply request. A device providing its MAC address in reply to a
request
An ARP message used to request information from anoth-
ARP Request
er host located on the same subnet or broadcast domain
A list of IP addresses of neighbors on the same VLAN,
ARP Table
along with their MAC addresses
A Cisco ASA firewall software image that runs as a virtual
ASAv
machine rather than on hardware
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
In security, the verification of the identity of a person,
authentication
device or process
The DNS server with the record that lists the address that
Authoritative DNS server
corresponds to a domain name (A Record) for that domain
In security, the determination of the rights allowed for a
authorization
particular user or device
autonomous system (AS) An internetwork that is managed by one organization
A number used by BGP to identify a routing domain, often
autonomous system number (ASN)
a single enterprise or organization.
In Cisco switches and routers, an IOS feature that con-
AutoQoS figures a variety of QoS features with useful settings as
defined by design guides
bandwidth
, CCNA 200-301 Test Questions with Answers Rated A
The speed at which bits can be sent and received over a
link
In MetroEthernet, a contractual definition of the amount
bandwidth profile of traflc that the customer can send into the service and
receive out of the service
A term that refers to the choice to add new configuration
to hardware and software that are already in use, rather
Brownfield
than adding new hardware and software specifically for a
new project
An attack where a malicious user runs software that tries
brute-force attack every possible combination of letters, numbers and spe-
cial characters to guess a user's password
An attack meant to exploit a vulnerability in processing
inbound traflc such that the target system's butters over-
butter overflow attack
flow, the target system can end up crashing or inadver-
tently running malicious code injected by the attacker
An internet access technology that uses a cable TV (CATV),
cable internet
normally used for video, to send and receive data
For resources that might be repeatedly requested over
time, an attribute that means that the requesting host
cacheable
can keep in storage (cache) a copy of the resource for a
specified amount of time
A WAN service that uses Ethernet links as the access link
carrier Ethernet
between the customer and the service provider
Cisco Discrovery Protocol. A media- and protocol-inde-
pendent device-discovery protocol that runs on most Cis-
CDP co-manufactured equipment, including routers, access
servers, and switches. Using CDP, a device can advertise its
existence to other devices and receive information about
