Network+ Chapter 8 Quiz Questions with Verified Answers (Correct
Update)
Question 1: In order to identify the transmissions that belong to each VLAN, a switch will add a
tag to Ethernet frames that identifies the port through which they arrive at the switch.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Question 2: What does the VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) do?
a. It shares trunking information amongst switches that participate.
b. It shares VLAN database information amongst switches that participate.
c. It is the protocol used by a trunk port for establishing a trunk with another switch.
d. It is the protocol that defines how VLAN tagging is accomplished in an Ethernet network.
Answer: b. It shares VLAN database information amongst switches that participate.
Question 3: What IEEE standard specifies how VLAN information appears in frames and how
switches interpret that information?
a. 802.1c
b. 802.1Q
c. 802.1V
d. 802.1d
Answer: b. 802.1Q
Question 4: An interface that manages traffic from multiple VLANs is known by what term?
a. access port
b. aggregation port
c. trunk port
d. egress port
Answer: b. aggregation port
Question 5: Which of the following statements regarding IPv6 subnetting is NOT accurate?
a. IPv6 addressing uses no classes, and is therefore classless
b. IPv6 does not use subnet masks.
c. A single IPv6 subnet is capable of supplying 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 IPv6 addresses.
d. The largest IPv6 subnet capable of being created is a /64.
Answer: d. The largest IPv6 subnet capable of being created is a /64.
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, Question 6: When dealing with a Cisco switch, what is NOT one of the pre- established VLANs?
a. VLAN 1
b. VLAN 1001
c. VLAN 1003
d. VLAN 1005
Answer: b. VLAN 1001
Question 7: Which of the following suggestions can help prevent VLAN hopping attacks on a
network?
a. Install an additional switch to isolate traffic.
b. Disable auto trunking and move native VLANs to unused VLANs.
c. Install a router to process the untagged traffic on the VLAN.
d. Use MAC address filtering.
Answer: b. Disable auto trunking and move native VLANs to unused VLANs.
Question 8: Network segmentation at Layer 2 of the OSI model is accomplished using VLANs.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Question 9: How large is the 802.1Q tag that is added to an Ethernet frame when using VLANs?
a. 4 bytes
b. 8 bytes
c. 12 bytes
d. 20 bytes
Answer: a. 4 bytes
Question 10: Network segmentation decreases both performance and security on a network.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b. False
Question 11: You are working on a Cisco switch and need to learn what VLANs exist on the
switch. Which command will list the current VLANs recognized by the switch?
a. get vlans
b. show vlan
c. list switch-vlans
d. show vlandb
Answer: b. show vlan
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Update)
Question 1: In order to identify the transmissions that belong to each VLAN, a switch will add a
tag to Ethernet frames that identifies the port through which they arrive at the switch.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Question 2: What does the VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) do?
a. It shares trunking information amongst switches that participate.
b. It shares VLAN database information amongst switches that participate.
c. It is the protocol used by a trunk port for establishing a trunk with another switch.
d. It is the protocol that defines how VLAN tagging is accomplished in an Ethernet network.
Answer: b. It shares VLAN database information amongst switches that participate.
Question 3: What IEEE standard specifies how VLAN information appears in frames and how
switches interpret that information?
a. 802.1c
b. 802.1Q
c. 802.1V
d. 802.1d
Answer: b. 802.1Q
Question 4: An interface that manages traffic from multiple VLANs is known by what term?
a. access port
b. aggregation port
c. trunk port
d. egress port
Answer: b. aggregation port
Question 5: Which of the following statements regarding IPv6 subnetting is NOT accurate?
a. IPv6 addressing uses no classes, and is therefore classless
b. IPv6 does not use subnet masks.
c. A single IPv6 subnet is capable of supplying 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 IPv6 addresses.
d. The largest IPv6 subnet capable of being created is a /64.
Answer: d. The largest IPv6 subnet capable of being created is a /64.
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, Question 6: When dealing with a Cisco switch, what is NOT one of the pre- established VLANs?
a. VLAN 1
b. VLAN 1001
c. VLAN 1003
d. VLAN 1005
Answer: b. VLAN 1001
Question 7: Which of the following suggestions can help prevent VLAN hopping attacks on a
network?
a. Install an additional switch to isolate traffic.
b. Disable auto trunking and move native VLANs to unused VLANs.
c. Install a router to process the untagged traffic on the VLAN.
d. Use MAC address filtering.
Answer: b. Disable auto trunking and move native VLANs to unused VLANs.
Question 8: Network segmentation at Layer 2 of the OSI model is accomplished using VLANs.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Question 9: How large is the 802.1Q tag that is added to an Ethernet frame when using VLANs?
a. 4 bytes
b. 8 bytes
c. 12 bytes
d. 20 bytes
Answer: a. 4 bytes
Question 10: Network segmentation decreases both performance and security on a network.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b. False
Question 11: You are working on a Cisco switch and need to learn what VLANs exist on the
switch. Which command will list the current VLANs recognized by the switch?
a. get vlans
b. show vlan
c. list switch-vlans
d. show vlandb
Answer: b. show vlan
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