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Basic Questions
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Question 1
Which two statements about the purpose of the OSI model are accurate? (Choose two)
A. Defines the network functions that occur at each layer
B. Facilitates an understanding of how information travels throughout a network
C. Changes in one layer do not impact other layer
D. Ensures reliable data delivery through its layered approach
Answer: A B
Question 2
What is the default behavior of a Layer 2 switch when a frame with an unknown
destination MAC address is received?
A. The Layer 2 switch drops the received frame
B. The Layer 2 switch floods packets to all ports except the receiving port in the given
VLAN
C. The Layer 2 switch sends a copy of a packet to CPU for destination MAC address
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D. The Layer 2 switch forwards the packet and adds the destination MAC address to Its
MAC address table
Answer: B
Explanation
If the destination MAC address is not in the CAM table (unknown destination MAC
address), the switch sends the frame out all other ports that are in the same VLAN as the
received frame. This is called flooding. It does not flood the frame out the same port on
which the frame was received.
Question 3
Answer: B
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Question 4
Which action is taken by a switch port enabled for PoE power classification override?
A. When a powered device begins drawing power from a PoE switch port a syslog message
is generated
B. As power usage on a PoE switch port is checked data flow to the connected device is
temporarily paused
C. If a switch determines that a device is using less than the minimum configured power it
assumes the device has failed and disconnects
D. If a monitored port exceeds the maximum administrative value for power, the port is
shutdown and err-disabled
Answer: D
Explanation
PoE monitoring and policing compares the power consumption on ports with the
administrative maximum value (either a configured maximum value or the port’s default
value). If the power consumption on a monitored port exceeds the administrative
maximum value, the following actions occur:
Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12-
2SX/configuration/guide/book/power_over_ethernet.pdf
Question 5
In which way does a spine and-leaf architecture allow for scalability in a network when
additional access ports are required?
A. A spine switch and a leaf switch can be added with redundant connections between
them
B. A spine switch can be added with at least 40 GB uplinks
C. A leaf switch can be added with a single connection to a core spine switch
D. A leaf switch can be added with connections to every spine switch
Answer: D
Explanation
Leaf (aggregation) switches are what provide devices access to the fabric (the network of
spine and leaf switches) and are typically deployed at the top of the rack. Generally,
devices connect to the leaf switches. Devices can include servers, Layer 4-7 services
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(firewalls and load balancers), and WAN or Internet routers. Leaf switches do not connect
to other leaf switches. In spine-and-leaf architecture, every leaf should connect to every
spine in a full mesh.
Spine (aggregation) switches are used to connect to all leaf switches and are typically
deployed at the end or middle of the row. Spine switches do not connect to other spine
switches.
Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-9000-
series-switches/guide-c07-733228.html
Question 6
A frame that enters a switch fails the Frame Check Sequence. Which two interface
counters are incremented? (Choose two)
A. runts
B. giants
C. frame
D. CRC
E. input errors
Answer: D E
Explanation
Whenever the physical transmission has problems, the receiving device might receive a
frame whose bits have changed values. These frames do not pass the error detection logic
as implemented in the FCS field in the Ethernet trailer. The receiving device discards the
frame and counts it as some kind of input error. Cisco switches list this error as a CRC
error. Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is a term related to how the FCS math detects an
error.
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The “input errors” includes runts, giants, no buffer, CRC, frame, overrun, and ignored
counts.
The output below show the interface counters with the “show interface s0/0/0”
command:
Question 7
What are two reasons that cause late collisions to increment on an Ethernet interface?
(Choose two)
A. when the sending device waits 15 seconds before sending the frame again
B. when the cable length limits are exceeded
C. when one side of the connection is configured for half-duplex
D. when Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection is used
E. when a collision occurs after the 32nd byte of a frame has been transmitted
Answer: B C
Explanation
A late collision is defined as any collision that occurs after the first 512 bits (or 64th byte)
of the frame have been transmitted. The usual possible causes are full-duplex/half-duplex
mismatch, exceeded Ethernet cable length limits, or defective hardware such as incorrect
cabling, non-compliant number of hubs in the network, or a bad NIC.
Late collisions should never occur in a properly designed Ethernet network. They usually
occur when Ethernet cables are too long or when there are too many repeaters in the
network.
Reference:
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/troubleshooting/guide/tr1904.htm
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Question 8
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What is the function of a server?
A. It transmits packets between hosts in the same broadcast domain
B. It provides shared applications to end users
C. It routes traffic between Layer 3 devices
D. It creates security zones between trusted and untrusted networks
Answer: B
Question 9
Answer: B
Question 10
Answer: A E
Question 11
Answer: D
Question 12
What is the same for both copper and fiber interfaces when using SFP modules?
A. They support an inline optical attenuator to enhance signal strength
B. They accommodate single-mode and multi-mode in a single module
C. They offer reliable bandwidth up to 100 Mbps in half duplex mode
D. They provide minimal interruption to services by being hot-swappable
Answer: D
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