Test 2 Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently Tested)
with Verified Answers.
What are the 7 layers of the OSI Model? (layer 1 at bottom) - Answer: 7. Application layer
6. Presentation layer
5. Session layer
4. Transport layer
3. Network layer
2. Data link layer
1. Physical layer
In a network switch, imagine that two switch ports simultaneously receive data for the same destination
switch port. What happens? (Assume no traffic management has been engaged.) - Answer: Whichever
message the processors sees first will go first - the other is placed in a queue and will be sent when
bandwidth is available.
Your device has an IP configuration of 10.0.1.116 /24. You successfully ping a device at 10.0.2.116. If you
go to the command line and type arp -a, will 10.0.2.116 show up in the ARP list? - Answer: No
To forward a unicast message to its destination, a network switch examines the packet's_____________.
- Answer: destination MAC address
An ARP "who has" request is a [ __________ ] message, and the reply to that request is
[ ____________ ] message - Answer: broadcast, unicast
IGMP Snooping manages [ ____________ ] traffic. If IGMP snooping is off, this traffic will
[ _____________ ]. - Answer: multicast, flood all ports within the broadcast domain