Basic CISCO Networking Quiz

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1.

What is the 2nd layer of the OSI model?
- A.
  
  Datalink
- B.
  
  Physical
- C.
  
  Internet
- D.
  
  Presentation
2.

Which protocol uses port 23?
- A.
  
  FTP
- B.
  
  SMTP
- C.
  
  Telnet
- D.
  
  HTTP
3.

The Transport layer of the OSI model communicates with which two layers?
- A.
  
  Network, Datalink
- B.
  
  Session, Internet
- C.
  
  Session, Network
- D.
  
  Application, Session
4.

What is the physical address of a network interface card?
- A.
  
  NIC
- B.
  
  MAC
- C.
  
  IP
- D.
  
  ARP
5.

In a class B IP address, which two octets are reserved for the host?
- A.
  
  First and Second
- B.
  
  Second and Fourth
- C.
  
  Second and Third
- D.
  
  Third and Fourth
6.

What are the characteristics of TCP?
- A.
  
  Connection-oriented, error-checking, reliable
- B.
  
  Connectionless, no error-checking, unreliable
- C.
  
  Connection-oriented, error-checking, unreliable
- D.
  
  Connectionless, error-checking, reliable
7.

Which of the following is a class B address?
- A.
  
  10.23.54.22
- B.
  
  190.152.60.32
- C.
  
  127.55.22.34
- D.
  
  192.123.12.88
8.

Which of the following is a private IP address
- A.
  
  192.168.0.0
- B.
  
  11.0.0.0
- C.
  
  173.12.0.0
- D.
  
  190.170.0.0
9.

How many bits does an IPv6 address use?
- A.
  
  32
- B.
  
  64
- C.
  
  16
- D.
  
  128
10.

Which subnet mask will allow for 16 hosts?
- A.
  
  255.255.255.224
- B.
  
  255.255.255.240
- C.
  
  255.255.255.248
- D.
  
  255.255.255.192
11.

What is the first step of the TCP three-way handshake?
- A.
  
  Receive SYN
- B.
  
  SYN-ACK
- C.
  
  ACK
- D.
  
  Send SYN
12.

What OSI layer does a switch reside on?
- A.
  
  Datalink
- B.
  
  Network
- C.
  
  Application
- D.
  
  Physical
13.

What would UDP be used for?
- A.
  
  File sharing
- B.
  
  Downloading
- C.
  
  E-mail
- D.
  
  VoIP
14.

Which of the following ports use TCP?
- A.
  
  TFTP
- B.
  
  DHCP
- C.
  
  FTP
- D.
  
  NTP
15.

What is the function of DNS?
- A.
  
  Allocates IP addresses
- B.
  
  Networking protocol for clock synchronization
- C.
  
  Translates name to numerical IP address
- D.
  
  Maintains distributed directory information services
16.

Which of the following does not encypt data?
- A.
  
  SSH
- B.
  
  Telnet
- C.
  
  SSL
- D.
  
  IPsec
17.

At what OSI layer does a hub reside?
- A.
  
  Physical
- B.
  
  Transport
- C.
  
  Datalink
- D.
  
  Session
18.

Which of the following would be used to detect attacks?
- A.
  
  Firewall
- B.
  
  IDS
- C.
  
  DMZ
- D.
  
  IPS
19.

What is the function of ARP?
- A.
  
  Used for network diagnostics and error-reporting
- B.
  
  Discovers other nodes on the network
- C.
  
  Manages network devices
- D.
  
  Converts an IP address to a physical address
20.

Which of the following would be used to connect two geographically separated addresses?
- A.
  
  Router
- B.
  
  Switch
- C.
  
  Hub
- D.
  
  Bridge
21.

Which command will display all connections and listening ports?
- A.
  
  Netstat -n
- B.
  
  Trace -n
- C.
  
  Netstat -a
- D.
  
  Nbtstat -a
22.

Which of the following options is used to set a ping's TTL?
- A.
  
  -i
- B.
  
  -a
- C.
  
  -w
- D.
  
  -t
23.

Which command will trace route and provide network latency and packet loss for each router and link in the path?
- A.
  
  Tracert
- B.
  
  Ping
- C.
  
  Route
- D.
  
  Pathping
24.

Which command will query all records on a name server?
- A.
  
  Nslookup -d
- B.
  
  Netview -a
- C.
  
  Nslookup -a
- D.
  
  Get-dns
25.

Which of the following will refresh all DHCP leases?
- A.
  
  Ipconfig /renew
- B.
  
  Ipconfig /registerdns
- C.
  
  Nslookup -r
- D.
  
  Ifconfig /renew

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