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T216/B

Course Examination 2009 CISCO NETWORKING (CCNA)

Monday 12 October 2009 2:30 pm 5:30 pm

Time allowed: 3 hours

There are TWO parts to this paper: attempt BOTH of them and follow carefully the instructions in each. Part 1 carries 60% of the examination marks This part contains EIGHT questions and you should attempt ALL of them. You are advised to spend about 1 hour 50 minutes on this part. Part 2 carries 40% of the examination marks. This part contains THREE questions, of which you should attempt TWO. You are advised to spend about 1 hour 10 minutes on this part. At the end of the examination Check that you have written your personal identifier and examination number on each answer book used. Failure to do so will mean that your work cannot be identified. Put all your used answer books together with your signed desk record on top. Fasten them in the top left corner with the round paper fastener. Attach this question paper to the back of the answer books with the flat paper clip.

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PART 1

This part carries 60% of the total examination marks. You should attempt ALL the questions. Each question carries a different mark as shown at the end of each question. Your answers should be written in the answer book provided, stating the question numbers in the box on the front page. You are advised to spend about 1 hour 50 minutes on this part.

Question 1

(a) Describe briefly what you understand by the term access control list (ACL)? (2 marks) (b) List the commands needed to define a standard named ACL that will stop all traffic from host 192.168.20.9 from leaving on interface S0/0. (7 marks)

Question 2

Explain how the change of address structure between IPv4 and IPv6 makes the latter better suited for the future. Give three examples of new services that will be better served by IPv6. (5 marks) Explain the main principles of network address translation (NAT). (4 marks) As an example of NAT, how is it used by a router on a home network. (3 marks)

Question 3

Question 4

(a) Explain briefly the purpose of CHAP (challenge handshake authentication protocol) and when it is used. (2 marks) (b) List the three stages of CHAP authentication (3 marks) (c) What is the main difference between PAP and CHAP? (3 marks)

Question 5

What does the acronym CSMA/CA, (as used on wireless networks) stand for and what are the principles of operation that underlie it? (7 marks) Explain what is meant by network convergence, why has this become an option for medium-sized businesses and list two advantages and two disadvantages of convergence. (8 marks) Explain how addresses are used, at the network and transport layers, when packets are exchanged between applications in different locations on a network. (9 marks) Given the Class A network 10.0.0.0 create a subnet mask for 300 subnets. Identify 124th and VLSM for a further 75 subnets. Show all of your working. Assume subnet 0 is used. (7 marks)

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PART 2

This part carries 40% of the total examination marks. You should attempt TWO questions from this Part. Each question carries twenty marks. You are advised to spend about 1 hour 10 minutes on this part.

Question 9

This question is about switches and switching. (a) At which point during the receipt of a frame do each of the switch types listed below start forwarding? What is the consequence for latency and errors for each type? Store and forward, fast forward and fragment free. (9 marks) (b) Explain what each of the following two terms mean and why they are used: (c) trunk frame tagging (6 marks) Explain what the spanning tree protocol does and why it does not block BPDU frames. (5 marks)

Question 10

This question is about routers and routing. (a) Explain the essential features that enable a router to learn about other networks and then forward packets towards their destination. (8 marks) (b) Explain what causes a routing loop and describe briefly the two most common ways that these are controlled. (6 marks) (c) Table 1 shows an incomplete listing following a show ip route command. Explain what each of the terms means. 168.16.0.0/24 S R C 168.16.4.0 is directly connected, Serial 0/0/1 168.16.1.0 [120/1] via 172.16.2.1, 00:00:08, Serial0/0/0 192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0 (6 marks)

Table 1 Routing Table

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Question 11

This question is about setting up network devices. (a) Give an explanation of each of the Cisco IOS commands listed below. Your explanation should include when the command is used, what it does and at which interface mode (prompt) it is normally entered. enable secret peter show frame-relay map default-information originate switchport mode access ip nat pool server 180.60.30.50 180.60.30.65 (15 marks) (b) Explain why debug commands are used, the impact upon the CPU and what in particular debug ip rip might used for. (5 marks)

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