Question 1

What three configuration steps must be performed to implement SSH access to a router? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

a user account

a unique hostname

an IP domain name

Question 2

What is the objective of a network reconnaissance attack?

Accepted Answer

discovery and mapping of systems

Question 3

What type of attack may involve the use of tools such as nslookup and fping?

Accepted Answer

reconnaissance attack

Question 4

What is the purpose of the network security accounting function?

Accepted Answer

to keep track of the actions of a user

Question 5

Which malicious code attack is self-contained and tries to exploit a specific vulnerability in a system being attacked?

Accepted Answer

worm

Question 6

Which command will block login attempts on RouterA for a period of 30 seconds if there are 2 failed login attempts within 10 seconds?

Accepted Answer

RouterA(config)# login block-for 30 attempts 2 within 10

Question 7

What is one of the most effective security tools available for protecting users from external threats?

Accepted Answer

firewalls

Question 8

Which three services are provided by the AAA framework? (Choose three.)
Which benefit does SSH offer over Telnet for remotely managing a router?

Accepted Answer

accounting

authentication

authorization

Question 9

Which benefit does SSH offer over Telnet for remotely managing a router?

Accepted Answer

encryption

Question 10

Some routers and switches in a wiring closet malfunctioned after an air conditioning unit failed. What type of threat does this situation describe?

Accepted Answer

environmental

Question 11

Which network design consideration would be more important to a large corporation than to small business?

Accepted Answer

redundancy

Question 12

When should an administrator establish a network baseline?

Accepted Answer

at regular intervals over a period of time

Question 13

Where are Cisco IOS debug output messages sent by default?

Accepted Answer

console line

Question 14

A user is unable to reach the website when typing  in a web browser, but can reach the same site by typing  What is the issue?

Accepted Answer

DNS

Question 15

A small company has only one router as the exit point to its ISP. Which solution could be adopted to maintain connectivity if the router itself, or its connection to the ISP, fails?

Accepted Answer

Have a second router that is connected to another ISP.

Question 16

What type of traffic would most likely have the highest priority through the network?

Accepted Answer

voice

Question 17

Which process failed if a computer cannot access the internet and received an IP address of 169.254.142.5?

Accepted Answer

DHCP

Question 18

A network technician is investigating network connectivity from a PC to a remote host with the address 10.1.1.5. Which command, when issued on a Windows PC, will display the path to the remote host?

Accepted Answer

tracert 10.1.1.5

Question 19

What factor should be considered in the design of a small network when devices are being chosen?

Accepted Answer

cost of devices

Question 20

Which element of scaling a network involves identifying the physical and logical topologies?

Accepted Answer

network documentation

Question 21

For security reasons a network administrator needs to ensure that local computers cannot ping each other. Which settings can accomplish this task?

Accepted Answer

firewall settings

Question 22

Which component is designed to protect against unauthorized communications to and from a computer?

Accepted Answer

firewall

Question 23

What mechanism can be implemented in a small network to help minimize network latency for real-time streaming applications?

Accepted Answer

QoS

Question 24

A newly hired network technician is given the task of ordering new hardware for a small business with a large growth forecast. Which primary factor should the technician be concerned with when choosing the new devices?

Accepted Answer

devices with support for modularity

Question 25

Which type of network threat is intended to prevent authorized users from accessing resources?

Accepted Answer

DoS attacks

Question 26

Which two traffic types require delay sensitive delivery? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

voice

video

Question 27

A network administrator establishes a connection to a switch via SSH. What characteristic uniquely describes the SSH connection?

Accepted Answer

remote access to a switch where data is encrypted during the session

Question 28

What does the term vulnerability mean?

Accepted Answer

a weakness that makes a target susceptible to an attack

Question 29

Which statement is true about CDP on a Cisco device?

Accepted Answer

CDP can be disabled globally or on a specific interface.

Question 30

A network technician suspects that a particular network connection between two Cisco switches is having a duplex mismatch. Which command would the technician use to see the Layer 1 and Layer 2 details of a switch port?

Accepted Answer

show interfaces

Question	Answer
What three configuration steps must be performed to implement SSH access to a router? (Choose three.)	a user account a unique hostname an IP domain name
What is the objective of a network reconnaissance attack?	discovery and mapping of systems
What type of attack may involve the use of tools such as nslookup and fping?	reconnaissance attack
What is the purpose of the network security accounting function?	to keep track of the actions of a user
Which malicious code attack is self-contained and tries to exploit a specific vulnerability in a system being attacked?	worm
Which command will block login attempts on RouterA for a period of 30 seconds if there are 2 failed login attempts within 10 seconds?	RouterA(config)# login block-for 30 attempts 2 within 10
What is one of the most effective security tools available for protecting users from external threats?	firewalls
Which three services are provided by the AAA framework? (Choose three.) Which benefit does SSH offer over Telnet for remotely managing a router?	accounting authentication authorization
Which benefit does SSH offer over Telnet for remotely managing a router?	encryption
Some routers and switches in a wiring closet malfunctioned after an air conditioning unit failed. What type of threat does this situation describe?	environmental
Which network design consideration would be more important to a large corporation than to small business?	redundancy
When should an administrator establish a network baseline?	at regular intervals over a period of time
Where are Cisco IOS debug output messages sent by default?	console line
A user is unable to reach the website when typing in a web browser, but can reach the same site by typing What is the issue?	DNS
A small company has only one router as the exit point to its ISP. Which solution could be adopted to maintain connectivity if the router itself, or its connection to the ISP, fails?	Have a second router that is connected to another ISP.
What type of traffic would most likely have the highest priority through the network?	voice
Which process failed if a computer cannot access the internet and received an IP address of 169.254.142.5?	DHCP
A network technician is investigating network connectivity from a PC to a remote host with the address 10.1.1.5. Which command, when issued on a Windows PC, will display the path to the remote host?	tracert 10.1.1.5
What factor should be considered in the design of a small network when devices are being chosen?	cost of devices
Which element of scaling a network involves identifying the physical and logical topologies?	network documentation
For security reasons a network administrator needs to ensure that local computers cannot ping each other. Which settings can accomplish this task?	firewall settings
Which component is designed to protect against unauthorized communications to and from a computer?	firewall
What mechanism can be implemented in a small network to help minimize network latency for real-time streaming applications?	QoS
A newly hired network technician is given the task of ordering new hardware for a small business with a large growth forecast. Which primary factor should the technician be concerned with when choosing the new devices?	devices with support for modularity
Which type of network threat is intended to prevent authorized users from accessing resources?	DoS attacks
Which two traffic types require delay sensitive delivery? (Choose two.)	voice video
A network administrator establishes a connection to a switch via SSH. What characteristic uniquely describes the SSH connection?	remote access to a switch where data is encrypted during the session
What does the term vulnerability mean?	a weakness that makes a target susceptible to an attack
Which statement is true about CDP on a Cisco device?	CDP can be disabled globally or on a specific interface.
A network technician suspects that a particular network connection between two Cisco switches is having a duplex mismatch. Which command would the technician use to see the Layer 1 and Layer 2 details of a switch port?	show interfaces

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