CCNA Exam: Trivia! MCQ Quiz
- 1.What is a common protocol that is used with peer-to-peer applications such as Wireshare, Bearshare, and Shareaza?
- A.
Gnutella
- B.
Ethernet
- C.
POP
- D.
SMTP
- 2.A user is attempting to access http://www.cisco.com/ without success. Which two configuration values must be set on the host to allow this access?
- A.
DNS server
- B.
Source port number
- C.
HTTP server
- D.
Default gateway
- E.
Source MAC address
- 3.On a home network, which device is most likely to provide dynamic IP addressing to clients on the home network?
- A.
A dedicated file server
- B.
A home router
- C.
An ISP DHCP server
- D.
A DNS server
- 4.Which command is used to manually query a DNS server to resolve a specific host name?
- A.
Ipconfig /displaydns
- B.
Tracert
- C.
Nslookup
- D.
Ping
- 5.Which three protocols or standards are used at the application layer of the TCP/IP model?
- A.
TCP
- B.
MPEG
- C.
IP
- D.
GIF
- E.
UDP
- F.
HTTP
- 6.Which three layers of the OSI model provide similar network services to those provided by the application layer of the TCP/IP model?
- A.
Session layer
- B.
Physical layer
- C.
Application layer
- D.
Transport layer
- E.
Presentation layer
- F.
Data link layer
- 7.What is an advantage of SMB over FTP?
- A.
SMB clients can establish a long-term connection to the server.
- B.
Only SMB establishes two simultaneous connections with the client, making the data transfer faster.
- C.
SMB is more reliable than FTP because SMB uses TCP and FTP uses UDP.
- D.
SMB clients can establish a long-term connection to the server.
- 8.In FTP transactions, an FTP client uses the pull method to download files from an FTP server.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A wired laser printer is attached to a home computer. That printer has been shared so that other computers on the home network can also use the printer. What networking model is in use?
- A.
Peer-to-peer (P2P)
- B.
Client-based
- C.
Master-slave
- D.
Point-to-point
- 10.What type of information is contained in a DNS MX record?
- A.
The FQDN of the alias used to identify a service
- B.
The domain name mapped to mail exchange servers
- C.
The IP address for an FQDN entry
- D.
The IP address of an authoritative name server
- 11.Which TCP/IP model layer is closest to the end-user?
- A.
Internet
- B.
Network access
- C.
Application
- D.
Network access
- 12.What is true about a client-server network?
- A.
The network includes a dedicated server.
- B.
Each device can function as a server and a client.
- C.
Workstations access network resources using SAMBA or Gnutella.
- D.
Workstations access network resources using SAMBA or Gnutella.
- 13.Which protocol can be used to transfer messages from an email server to an email client?
- A.
SMTP
- B.
POP3
- C.
SNMP
- D.
HTTP
- 14.Why is DHCP preferred for use on large networks?
- A.
Large networks send more requests for domain to IP address resolution than do smaller networks.
- B.
DHCP uses a reliable transport layer protocol.
- C.
It is a more efficient way to manage IP addresses than static address assignment.
- D.
It prevents sharing of files that are copyrighted.
- E.
Hosts on large networks require more IP addressing configuration settings than hosts on small networks.
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