ICTN 2150 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Converging network - Answers - Unlike dedicated networks, ________ networks are
capable of delivering data, voice and video between different devices on the same
network infrastructure
Scalable network - Answers - Can expand quickly to support new users and
applications without impacting performance of service to existing users. Follows existing
standards and protocols
User Exec mode - Answers - Has limited capabilities, but is useful for basic operations.
Allows limited number of basic monitoring commands but does not allow execution of
commands that change the configuration of the devices. Ends with '>' in the CLI
Privileged Exec mode - Answers - "Enable" mode. Used to execute configuration
commands. Higher configuration modes like global config mode reached from here.
ends with '#' in CLI
startup-config - Answers - File stored in NVRAM that contains all of the commands that
will be used by the device upon startup or reboot
Running-config - Answers - File stored in RAM that reflects the current configuration.
Modifying this immediately affects the device
Unicast - Answers - the Unique MAC address used when a frame is sent from a single
transmission device to a single destination device
Multicast - Answers - Allows a source to send a packet to a group of devices. Assigned
group ID with a range of 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255
Broadcast - Answers - Sent to a ll devices on a network. Has all ones in the host portion
(255.255.255.255)
ARP Request - Answers - The process a source host uses to determine the destination
MAC address
RAM - Answers - Volatile memory used in routers/CPUs to store applications,
processes and data needed to be executed by the CPU
ROM - Answers - Non-volatile memory used to store crucial operational instructions and
a limited IOS. _____ is a firmware embedded into the router and can only be altered by
Cisco
ANSWERS
Converging network - Answers - Unlike dedicated networks, ________ networks are
capable of delivering data, voice and video between different devices on the same
network infrastructure
Scalable network - Answers - Can expand quickly to support new users and
applications without impacting performance of service to existing users. Follows existing
standards and protocols
User Exec mode - Answers - Has limited capabilities, but is useful for basic operations.
Allows limited number of basic monitoring commands but does not allow execution of
commands that change the configuration of the devices. Ends with '>' in the CLI
Privileged Exec mode - Answers - "Enable" mode. Used to execute configuration
commands. Higher configuration modes like global config mode reached from here.
ends with '#' in CLI
startup-config - Answers - File stored in NVRAM that contains all of the commands that
will be used by the device upon startup or reboot
Running-config - Answers - File stored in RAM that reflects the current configuration.
Modifying this immediately affects the device
Unicast - Answers - the Unique MAC address used when a frame is sent from a single
transmission device to a single destination device
Multicast - Answers - Allows a source to send a packet to a group of devices. Assigned
group ID with a range of 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255
Broadcast - Answers - Sent to a ll devices on a network. Has all ones in the host portion
(255.255.255.255)
ARP Request - Answers - The process a source host uses to determine the destination
MAC address
RAM - Answers - Volatile memory used in routers/CPUs to store applications,
processes and data needed to be executed by the CPU
ROM - Answers - Non-volatile memory used to store crucial operational instructions and
a limited IOS. _____ is a firmware embedded into the router and can only be altered by
Cisco
