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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

What is the destination MAC address of a broadcast frame?


A. 00:00:0c:07:ac:01
B. ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
C. 43:2e:08:00:00:0c
D. 00:00:0c:43:2e:08
E. 00:00:0crfHfrff

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:

+ A syslog message is issued.


+ The monitored port is shut down and error-disabled.
+ The allocated power is freed.

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

Spine-leaf architecture is typically deployed as two layers: spines (such as an aggregation


layer), and leaves (such as an access layer). Spine-leaf topologies provide high-bandwidth,
low-latency, nonblocking server-to-server connectivity.

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:

Router#show interface s0/0/0


Serial0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is M4T
Description: Link to R2
Internet address is 10.1.1.1/30
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1544 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
--output omitted--
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
268 packets input, 24889 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
251 packets output, 23498 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
0 carrier transitions DCD=up DSR=up DTR=up RTS=up CTS=up

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

What is a function of TFTP in network operations?


A. transfers a configuration files from a server to a router on a congested link
B. transfers IOS images from a server to a router for firmware upgrades
C. transfers a backup configuration file from a server to a switch using a username and
password
D. transfers files between file systems on a router

Answer: B

Question 10

What are two functions of a server on a network? (Choose two)


A. runs applications that send and retrieve data for workstations that make requests
B. achieves redundancy by exclusively using virtual server clustering
C. housed solely in a data center that is dedicated to a single client
D. runs the same operating system in order to communicate with other servers
E. handles requests from multiple workstations at the same time

Answer: A E

Question 11

What is the primary function of a Layer 3 device?


A. to analyze traffic and drop unauthorized traffic from the Internet
B. to transmit wireless traffic between hosts
C. forward traffic within the same broadcast domain
D. to pass traffic between different networks

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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