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CCNA 1 v7.0 Modules 4 - 7: Ethernet Concepts Exam
Ethernet utilizes CSMA/CD & Media access control
What are three ways that
provides placement of data frames onto the media &
media access control is
Data link layer protocols define the rules for access
used in networking?
to different media
During the encapsulation The physical address is added.
process, what occurs at
the data link layer for a
PC
connected to an Ethernet
network?
What three items are source MAC address / destination MAC address / error-checking
contained in an Ethernet information
header and trailer?
What type of access method
communication rule would
best describe
CSMA/CD?
Which three basic parts are header / data / trailer
common to all frame types
supported by the data link
layer?
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, 11/6/25, 7:53 PM CCNA 1 v7.0 Modules 4 - 7: Ethernet Concepts Exam
Which statement is true All network devices must listen before transmitting
about the CSMA/CD
access method that is used
in Ethernet?
the automatic configuration of an interface for a
What is the auto-MDIX feature
on a switch? straight-through or a crossover Ethernet cable
connection
A Layer 2 switch is used to shared memory buffering
switch incoming frames
from a 1000BASE-T port
to a port
connected to a 100Base-T
network. Which method of
memory buffering would
work best for this task?
What are two examples of the fast-forward switching / fragment-free switching
cut-through switching
method
Which frame forwarding store-and-forward switching
method receives the entire
frame and performs a CRC
check to detect errors
before forwarding the
frame?
What is the purpose of the to determine if errors occured in the transmission and reception
FCS field in a frame?
Which switching method fast-forward
has the lowest level of
latency?
A network administrator is The link between the switches will work at the fastest
connecting two modern speed that is supported by both switches. / The link
switches using a straight- between switches will work as full-duplex. /The auto-
through cable. The MDIX feature will configure the interfaces eliminating
switches are new and have the need for a crossover cable.*
never been configured.
Which three statements
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