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ICND1 CCENT Practice Exam - The Operation of Data Networks (Multiple

Choice Only!)
1. Which Cisco device provides access for PCs?
a. Router
b. SOHO Router
c. Switch
d. Modem
e. CSU/DSU
2. Which layer of the Cisco Hierarchical Network Design Model is most concerned with speed (bandwidth)?
a. Access
b. Core
c. Distribution
d. Desktop
3. Which layer of the Cisco Hierarchical Network Design Model ensures PCs can communicate beyond their
local LAN?
a. Access
b. Core
c. Distribution
d. Desktop
4. What is the layer of the OSI model that goes with the term IP address?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
5. What is the layer of the OSI model that goes with the term bits?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session

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6. What is the layer of the OSI model that goes with the term MAC address?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
7. What is the layer of the OSI model that goes with the term TCP?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
8. Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) operates at what layer of the OSI Model?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
9. You have learned that port numbers are used to permit you to access multiple Web pages
simultaneously from a Web server on the Internet. What layer of the OSI model makes this possible?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Presentation
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
10. What do we call the information we are sending at the Physical Layer of the OSI model?
a. Segments
b. Packets
c. Frames
d. Bits
e. Data
f. PDUs

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11. What do we call the information we are sending at the Data Link Layer of the OSI model?
a. Segments
b. Packets
c. Frames
d. Bits
e. Data
f. PDUs
12. What do we call the information we are sending at the Network Layer of the OSI model?
a. Segments
b. Packets
c. Frames
d. Bits
e. Data
f. PDUs
13. What do we call the information we are sending at the Transport Layer of the OSI model?
a. Segments
b. Packets
c. Frames
d. Bits
e. Data
f. PDUs
14. What is the very top (highest) layer of the OSI model?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
g. Application
15. What is the bottom layer of the OSI model?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
g. Application

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16. What is the purpose of the Window field in the TCP protocol header?
a. To guard against DoS attacks
b. To increase bandwidth
c. The field is used in flow control
d. The field is used to control the three way handshake
17. Windowing is a technique most know for which protocol?
a. UDP
b. ICMP
c. TCP
d. IPv6
e. IP
18. Which applications use TCP? Choose two.
a. Web
b. RIP
c. TFTP
d. CDP
e. Telnet
19. What are some of the characteristics of Voice over IP and Video over IP traffic? Choose two.
a. Insensitive to delay
b. Bursty
c. Sensitive to packet loss
d. Sensitive to jitter
20. What Cisco graphic is a square box with four arrows on top?
a. Hub
b. Router
c. Modem
d. Switch
21. What layer of the OSI model is associated with an access switch?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
g. Application

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22. What layer of the OSI model is associated with a hub?

a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Transport
e. Network
f. Session
g. Application
23. What characteristic of a network deals with adding a new department and employees?
a. Reliability
b. Cost
c. Scalability
d. Availability
e. Scope
24. What type of network typically features the greatest bandwidth?
a. WAN
b. MAN
c. GAN
d. LAN

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