CCNA3 Chapter 1 Practice Test Answers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design would you find switches that use access control lists to implement security? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design would you find switches that use port-based security to control which devices connect to the network? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design would you find switches that do not implement security measures, but switch packets as fast as possible? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design would it be useful to have switches that implement PoE? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design would it be useful to have switches that implement QoS? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

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At which layer of the hierarchical network design is it least important to have a switch whose forwarding rate equals the combined wire speed of all the ports? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design would it be useful to have switches that implement link aggregation? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design are you least likely to find redundancy? Core Distribution Access All 3 layers

At which layer of the hierarchical network design would a server in a data centre connect to the network? Core Distribution Access

At which layer of the hierarchical network design are you most likely to find switches that do not have OSI layer 3 features? Core Distribution Access

What is the reason for not having redundancy at every layer? Efficiency Availability Scalability Cost

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What is link aggregation? Load balancing across different routes that have the same number of hops Two or more links acting as a single virtual link with the combined bandwidth Sending alternate packets on different links Using a single physical interface with subinterfaces to connect to different devices

What is another name for the core layer of the network? Vertical cabling Horizontal cabling High-speed backbone WAN link

Which of these processes is an OSI layer 3 process carried out by distribution layer switches? Routing between VLANs Switching using MAC addresses Link aggregation Provision of PoE

Which feature of network switches is particularly important in a converged network? Port security Quality of service Link aggregation Modularity

How might a company save money by having a converged network in their new premises rather than having separate data, phone and video networks? Networking devices designed for converged networks are cheaper They need only one set of network cables installed instead of three They can re-use all their old PCs, phones and videoconferencing equipment Management is easier, so they can employ staff with fewer qualifications

Which type of switch has a chassis into which line cards can be installed? Stackable switch Fixed configuration switch

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Multilayer switch Modular switch

What is a characteristic of a fixed configuration switch? You cannot alter the number of ports You cannot alter how it is connected to other switches It has a fixed size of one rack unit It has line cards fixed into its chassis

Which is a desirable characteristic of an access layer switch allocated to a department where there are a large number of computer users? Multilayer capabilities High port density High latency Ability to route between VLANs

What is special about stackable switches? They can be fitted easily into a switch cabinet They can be connected through special ports and act as a single switch They have a modular construction so that they can have extra ports if required They have a strengthened case that is able to take extra weight

The Catalyst Express 500 switch is the cheapest switch in the Catalyst range. This is a fixed configuration switch with up to 24 10/100 ports and optional PoE. It offers forwarding rates from 8.8 Gb/s to 24 Gb/s, web-based management, and converged data/IP communications support. Where would it best be used? For home use to allow 3 PCs to share access to a broadband router. The only switch in the network of a small company with 10-15 employees. One of a group of access layer switches providing connectivity for a single department within a larger company. As a distribution layer switch in a small to medium sized company.

Which features of switches at the core layer promote availability and reliability? (Choose 2) Redundancy Hot-swappable hardware components Modularity PoE

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The network manager analyses the use that the HR department makes of the network: how many workstations they have, what applications they use, which servers they use, how much bandwidth they use. What type of analysis is this? Traffic Flow Analysis User Communities Analysis Data Store and Servers Analysis Local Department Analysis

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