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This exam will cover material from Modules 4, 6 and 7 of the CCNA1 - Introduction to Networks
v7.0 (ITN) curriculum.

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Question 1

Refer to the graphic. What type of cabling is shown?

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UTP

fiber

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close coax

STP

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Question 2

What is a primary role of the Physical layer in transmitting data on the network?

provide physical addressing to the devices

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done create the signals that represent the bits in each frame on to the media

control data access to the media

determine the path packets take through the network

Question 3

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Refer to the graphic. What type of cabling is shown?

STP

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done UTP

fiber

coax

Question 4

With the use of unshielded twisted-pair copper wire in a network, what causes crosstalk within
the cable pairs?

the reflection of the electrical wave back from the far end of the cable

the collision caused by two nodes trying to use the media simultaneously

the use of braided wire to shield the adjacent wire pairs

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done the magnetic field around the adjacent pairs of wire

Question 5

What are two characteristics of fiber-optic cable? (Choose two.)

Each pair of cables is wrapped in metallic foil.

It combines the technique of cancellation, shielding, and twisting to protect

data.

It typically contains 4 pairs of fiber-optic wires.

It is more expensive than UTP cabling is.

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done It is not affected by EMI or RFI.

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Question 6

A network administrator is measuring the transfer of bits across the company backbone for a
mission critical financial application. The administrator notices that the network throughput
appears lower than the bandwidth expected. Which three factors could influence the differences
in throughput? (Choose three.)

the amount of traffic that is currently crossing the network

the bandwidth of the WAN connection to the Internet

the latency that is created by the number of network devices that the data
is crossing

the reliability of the gigabit Ethernet infrastructure of the backbone

the sophistication of the encapsulation method applied to the data

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done the type of traffic that is crossing the network

Question 7

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Which statement describes a characteristic of the frame header fields of the data link layer?

They include information on user applications.

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done They vary depending on protocols.

Ethernet frame header fields contain Layer 3 source and destination

addresses.

They all include the flow control and logical connection fields.

Question 8

Which statement describes an extended star topology?

End devices are connected together by a bus and each bus connects to a
central intermediate device.

Each end system is connected to its respective neighbor via an

intermediate device.

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All end and intermediate devices are connected in a chain to each other.

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End devices connect to a central intermediate device, which in turn
done connects to other central intermediate devices.

Question 9

A network team is comparing physical WAN topologies for connecting remote sites to a
headquarters building. Which topology provides high availability and connects some, but not all,
remote sites?

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done partial mesh

mesh

hub and spoke

point-to-point

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Question 10

What is contained in the trailer of a data-link frame?

physical address

logical address

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done error detection

data

Question 11

What is the function of the CRC value that is found in the FCS field of a frame? signal_cellular_4_bar
done to verify the integrity of the received frame

to verify the physical address in the frame

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to compute the checksum header for the data field in the frame

to verify the logical address in the frame

Question 12

During the encapsulation process, what occurs at the data link layer for a PC connected to an
Ethernet network?

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done The physical address is added.

The logical address is added.

The process port number is added.

An IP address is added.

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Question 13

What is a characteristic of the LLC sublayer?

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It places information in the frame allowing multiple Layer 3 protocols to use
done the same network interface and media.

It provides delimitation of data according to the physical signaling

requirements of the medium.

It provides the logical addressing required that identifies the device.

It defines software processes that provide services to the physical layer.

Question 14

Which two fields or features does Ethernet examine to determine if a received frame is passed
to the data link layer or discarded by the NIC? (Choose two.)
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done minimum frame size

source MAC address

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auto-MDIX

CEF

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done Frame Check Sequence

Question 15

Which media communication type does not require media arbitration in the data link layer?

controlled access

half-duplex

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done full-duplex

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Question 16

When the store-and-forward method of switching is in use, what part of the Ethernet frame is
used to perform an error check?

protocol type in the header

destination MAC address in the header

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done CRC in the trailer

source MAC address in the header

Question 17

Which switching method uses the CRC value in a frame?

fragment-free

cut-through

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done store-and-forward

fast-forward

Question 18

What is the auto-MDIX feature on a switch?

the ability to turn a switch interface on or off accordingly if an active

connection is detected

the automatic configuration of full-duplex operation over a single Ethernet

copper or optical cable

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the automatic configuration of an interface for 10/100/1000 Mb/s operation

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Question 19

What are two actions performed by a Cisco switch? (Choose two.)

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using the source MAC addresses of frames to build and maintain a MAC
done address table

examining the destination MAC address to add new entries to the MAC
address table

building a routing table that is based on the first IP address in the frame
header

forwarding frames with unknown destination IP addresses to the default

gateway

utilizing the MAC address table to forward frames via the destination MAC
address

Question 20

What is one advantage of using the cut-through switching method instead of the store-and-

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forward switching method?

provides the flexibility to support any mix of Ethernet speeds

has a positive impact on bandwidth by dropping most of the invalid frames

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has a lower latency appropriate for high-performance
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makes a fast forwarding decision based on the source MAC address of the
frame

Question 21

A network administrator is connecting two modern switches using a straight-through cable. The
switches are new and have never been configured. Which three statements are correct
about the final result of the connection? (Choose three.)

The connection will not be possible unless the administrator changes the
cable to a crossover cable.

The duplex capability has to be manually configured because it cannot be

negotiated.

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The link between the switches will work at the fastest speed that is
done supported by both switches.

The link between switches will work as full-duplex.

The auto-MDIX feature will configure the interfaces eliminating the need for
a crossover cable.

If both switches support different speeds, they will each work at their own
fastest speed.

Question 22

Which frame forwarding method receives the entire frame and performs a CRC check to detect
errors before forwarding the frame?

cut-through switching

fast-forward switching

fragment-free switching

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done store-and-forward switching

Question 23

Which is a multicast MAC address?

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done 01-00-5E-00-00-03

00-26-0F-4B-00-3E

FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

5C-26-0A-4B-19-3E

Question 24

What are two examples of the cut-through switching method? (Choose two.)

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QOS switching

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done fast-forward switching

CRC switching

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done fragment-free switching

store-and-forward switching

Question 25

A Layer 2 switch is used to 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?

level 1 cache buffering

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done shared memory buffering

port-based buffering

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fixed configuration buffering

Question 26

Which advantage does the store-and-forward switching method have compared with the cut-
through switching method?

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done frame error checking

faster frame forwarding

frame forwarding using IPv4 Layer 3 and 4 information

collision detecting

Question 27

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Refer to the exhibit. The PC is connected to the console port of the switch. All the other
connections are made through FastEthernet links. Which types of UTP cables can be used to
connect the devices?​

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done 1 - rollover, 2 - straight-through, 3 - crossover

1 - crossover, 2 - rollover, 3 - straight-through

1 - rollover, 2 - crossover, 3 - straight-through

1 - crossover, 2 - straight-through, 3 - rollover

Question 28

file_download PT Activity

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Open the PT Activity. Perform the tasks in the activity instructions and then answer the
question.

Which port does Switch0 use to send frames to the host with the IPv4 address 10.1.1.5?

Fa0/5

Fa0/1

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done Fa0/11

Fa0/9

Question 29

What does the term "attenuation" mean in data communication?

strengthening of a signal by a networking device

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done loss of signal strength as distance increases

leakage of signals from one cable pair to another

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time for a signal to reach its destination

Question 30

What makes fiber preferable to copper cabling for interconnecting buildings? (Choose three.)

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done greater bandwidth potential

durable connections

lower installation cost

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done greater distances per cable run

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Question 31

Refer to the exhibit. What is wrong with the displayed termination?

The woven copper braid should not have been removed.

The wrong type of connector is being used.

The wires are too thick for the connector that is used.

done The untwisted length of each wire is too long.

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Question 32

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What OSI physical layer term describes the physical medium for microwave transmissions?

latency

goodput

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throughput

Question 33

Which two functions are performed at the MAC sublayer of the OSI data link layer? (Choose
two.)

Adds Layer 2 control information to network protocol data.

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Provides a mechanism to allow multiple devices to communicate over a

done shared medium.

Communicates between the networking software at the upper layers and

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the device hardware at the lower layers.

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Controls the NIC responsible for sending and receiving data on the
done physical medium.

Places information in the frame that identifies which network layer protocol
is being used for the frame.

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Question 34

What action will occur if a host receives a frame with a destination MAC address of
FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?

The host forwards the frame to all other hosts.

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done The host will process the frame.

The host replies to the switch with its own IP address.

The host returns the frame to the switch.

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85%

You've scored 85%.

Congratulations, you have passed the assessment.

Here is how you performed in each of the Learning Objectives and Skills associated with this
assessment.

Network Basics Protocols Physical Layer 77.3%

Network Basics Protocols Data Link Layer 100%

Network Basics Ethernet Operation 85%

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