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Ethernet supports the following topologies   Physical bus, logical bus Physical star, logical bus Physical star, logical star  
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CSMA/CD   Carrier Sense, Multiple Access/Collision Detection  
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Most common transmission medium used for Ethernet   Unshielded twisted-pair cables (UTP) with RJ-45 connectors  
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Cat3   Rated Up to 10 Mbps  
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Cat4   Rated Up to 16 Mbps  
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Cat5   Rated Up to 100 Mbps  
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Cat5e   Rated Up to 1000 Mbps (Gigabit)  
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ST, SC, LC, and MT-RJ   Fiber Optic Connectors  
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thinnet or thicknet   Coaxial  
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12-digit hexadecimal number (each number ranges from 0-9 or A-F)   Mac Address  
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10Base2, 10Base5, 10BaseT   Ethernet Standards  
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100BaseTx,100BaseT4,100BaseFx   Fast Ethernet Standards  
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Fast Ethernet Bandwidth   100 Mbps Half Duplex, 200 Mbps Full  
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1000BaseSX Distance   220 to 550 meters  
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1000BaseLX Distance   550 to 5,000 meters  
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Cable standard for Twisted pair (Cat5e)   1000BaseT  
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Collision detection is turned on The device can only send or receive at any given time Devices connected to a hub must use half-duplex communication   Half Duplex  
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Collision detection is turned off The device can send and receive at the same time Requires full-duplex capable NICs Requires switches with dedicated switch ports (a single device per port)   Full Duplex  
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Encapsulation   The process of breaking a message into packets, adding control and other information, and transmitting the message through the transmission media  
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Used to get the MAC address of a host from a known IP address   ARP  
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Used to discover the IP address of a device with a known MAC address   BootP, RARP  
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Route discovery protocol that uses the link-state method   OSFP (Open Shortest Path First)  
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Route discovery protocol that uses the distance-vector method   RIP (Routing Information Protocol)  
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Process layer   TCP/IP Suite layer also called the Application Layer  
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connects two media segments that use the same protocol   Bridge  
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80/20 Rule   At least 80% of network traffic should stay within a segment. No more than 20% of network traffic should pass through the bridge to another segment.  
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Device used to isolate traffic to a segment   Bridge  
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A multiport bridge   Switch  
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Devices that connect multiple segments or devices and forward packets to only one specific port   Switches  
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If the destination address is not in the database, the packet is sent out all ports except for the one on which it was received.   Flooding  
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Store-and-forward   Receive the entire frame. Verify the frame's integrity (check the CRC). Frames with errors are not forwarded. Forward the frame to the destination device. Introduce more latency (delay) than cut-through switches.  
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Cut-through   Read the destination device address. Forward the packet without verifying frame integrity. Are faster than store-and-forward switches (less latency).  
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Fragment-free   Read the first 64 bytes of a frame. Verify that the packet is not a fragment. Forward non-fragmented frames. Introduce some latency, but not as great as store-and-forward switching.  
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A device that sends packets from one network to another network   Router  
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7 Layers of the OSI Model   Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, Application  
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Benefits of the OSI Model   Reduces Complexity Standardizes Interfaces Facilitates Modular Engineering Ensures Interoperable technology Improves troubleshooting ability  
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Physical Layer of the OSI Model   Binary Transmission. Defines the electrical, mechanical, procedural and functional specifications for activating, maintaining and deactivating the physical link.  
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Data Link Layer of the OSI Model   Also called the framing layer. Takes upper layer data and turns it into frames and allows it to acces the media. Defines how data is formatted for transmission and how access to the network is controlled. -Provides error detection  
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Network Layer   -Data Delivery - Deliver data packets that are actually routed between systems. -Selects the best path to deliver data -Provides logical addressing and path selection  
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Transport Layer   -Allows reliable data transport to occur. -Handles transportation issues between hosts -Establishes, maintains and terminates virtual circuits -Provides reliability through fault detection and recovery information flow control  
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Session Layer   -Interhost Communication - Establishes, manages and terminates sessions between applications. -Makes sure a session is properly established  
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Presentation Layer   Data Representation -Designed to represent data itself to the application -Ensures data is readable by the receiving system -Formats data -Structures data -Negotiates data transfer syntax for the application layer -Provides encryption  
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Application Layer   Network process to applications -Process data for the application -Provides network resources to application processes such as electronic mail, file transfer and terminal emulation -Provides user authentication  
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FCS   Frame Check System (Also known as CRC) - placed during the framing process at the Data Link layer and is a mathematical computation of all the information in the frame. Used for error checking.  
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Datagrams   Seen at the Application, Presentation and Session layer  
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Segments   Formed at the Transport layer  
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Packets   Formed at the network layer  
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Frames   Formed at the Data Link level  
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Bits   Bits reside at the physical level of the OSI model  
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TCP/IP Model   Application (Process) Host-to-Host Internet Network Access (can be broken into 2 pieces)  
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ARP   Maps IP addresses to BIA (Burned in Addresses) mac addresses  
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RARP   Maps Mac addresses to IP addresses  
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IP protocol   Operates at layer 3 of the OSI model Connectionless Packet treated independently Hierarchal Addressing scheme Uses best effort delivery  
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UDP Protocol   Operates at the transport layer Provides sockets based connectivity with connection limitations Connectionless protocol Limited error checking Uses best effort delivery No recovery features  
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TCP Protocol   Operates at the transport layer Connection oriented (session established prior to sending data) Full duplex mode Provides error checking Acknowledgement of receipt Data recovery features Uses three way handshake  
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DHCP Operation Messages   Discover (BootP, RARP broadcast) Offer Request Acknowledge  
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EIA-232-D   Defines Asynchronous serial connections - OSI Layer 1  
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HDLC   Specifies encapsulation for synchronous data links using bit-oriented framing - OSI Layer 2  
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PPP   Provides synchronous and asynchronous point to point connections -OSI Layer 2  
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ISDN   Communication protocols that allow telephone networks to carry voice, data,graphics, music and video - OSI Layer 1-3  
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T568A Pinouts   1. G/W 2. Green 3. Orange/W 4. Blue 5. Blue/W 6. Orange 7. Brown/W 8. Brown  
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T568B Pinouts   1. Orange/W 2. Orange 3. GR/W 4. Blue 5. Blue/W 6. Green 7. Brown/W 8. Brown  
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What pins do switches use to send data?   3 and 6  
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What pins do nics use to send data?   1 and 2  
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Used when the pins on each endpoint use different pins to send and receive data   Straight-through cable  
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How many bits in a mac address?   48 bits  
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How many bits in the OUI of the Mac address   22 bits  
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How many bits are in the Vendor assigned portion of the Mac address?   24 bits  
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What makes up the structure of a frame?   Preamble Destination Mac Address Source Mac Address Length/Type Header/Data FCS  
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How many bytes are in the data portion of a frame?   46-1500 bytes  
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How many bytes in the preamble portion of a ethernet frame?   8 bytes  
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How many bytes in the preamble portion of a 802.3 frame?   7 bytes for preamble, 1 byte for SOF (start of frame)  
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How many bytes in the FCS portion of a frame?   4 bytes  
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How many bytes in a frame?   1518 or 1514 without the FCS  
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What is the first address in a frame?   Destination address  
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How many bytes in the source and destination mac address for a frame   6 bytes each  
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What are the three different ways to communicate within a network?   unicast (1 station to another) broadcast (communicate with all systems on a particular segment) multicast (build applications to advertise directly to a client group or socket)  
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Base 2 number system   binary numbers 1's and 0's  
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How many bits are in a 1 byte?   8  
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What layers of the OSI model do WAN technologies run on?   Layers 1 and 2  
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Name three WAN Networking devices   ATM Switches Frame Relay Switches ISDN/PSTN Switches  
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WAN Technologies are based on what type of communication?   Serial Communication  
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What is DTE?   Data Terminal Equipment - User device with interface connecting to the WAN link.  
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What is DCE?   Data-Circuit Terminating Equipment - End of the WAN provider side of the communication facility.  
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What type of connection is made between DCE and DTE points?   Primarily EIA/TIA-232 (RS232) but can also use V.35 , X.21 and HSSI  
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Name an example of DTE.   CSU/DSU  
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Name Data-Link Protocols   ATM PPP HDLC LAPF (Frame Relay) LAPD (ISDN2)  
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What are the two WAN link options   Dedicated (Leased lines such as T1,T3,E1,E3)0 Switched (circuit switched, packet switched, cell switched)  
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What is the available bandwidth for a T1 leased line?   1.544 Mbps  
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What is the available bandwidth for a T3 leased line?   43.7 Mbps  
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What is DS0?   A phone company standard - digital signal type 0 and equals 65 kb in size  
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How many DS0's in a T1, T3   24 DS0 in a T1 (last DS0 used for framing) 672 DS0 in a T3  
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What is the frame structure of HDLC?   Flag | Address | Control | Data | FCS | Flag  
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What is the frame structure of Cisco HDLC?   Flag | Address | Control | Proprietary | Data | FCS | Flag  
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What is the difference between the industry standard HDLC and Cisco's proprietary HDLC?   Cisco HDLC allows for simultaneous multiplexing of layer 3 protocols.  
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What is the default serial connection on all Cisco routers?   HDLC  
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What is PPP?   Industry standard for encapsulation that includes authentication, link level compression, multiple layer 3 multiplexing and callback  
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Point to point connection advantages   Simplicity Quality Availability  
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Point to point connection disadvantages   Cost Limited Flexibility  
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What is the maximum yield of a single DS0?   56 Kbps  
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How many DS0's in a ISDN?   3 DS0 (1 used for the framing)  
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What is the D channel?   The 24th DS0 channel used for framing  
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DLCI   Data Link Connection Identifier (used with Frame Relay)  
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What is VCI?   Virtual Circuit Identifier (used in Cell switching with ATM)  
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What is PAT?   Port Address Translation - translates the local computer's IP address to the access router's public IP address.  
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What is NAT?   Network Address Translation without the translation of ports.  
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What is the 5 4 3 rule?   Can not have more than 5 segments with 4 repeaters and 3 segments populated  
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What is microsegmentation?   Dedicated paths between sender and receiver hosts  
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In the Hierarchy of design, what is the Core Layer?   Provides optimal transport between core routers and distribution sites  
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In the Hierarchy of design, what is the Distribution Layer?   Provides Policy-based connectivity, peer reduction, and aggregation.  
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In the Hierarchy of design, what is the Access Layer?   Provides common group access to the internetworking environment.  
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What is the 5 4 3 rule?   Can not have more than 5 segments with 4 repeaters and 3 segments populated  
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What is microsegmentation?   Dedicated paths between sender and receiver hosts  
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In the Hierarchy of design, what is the Core Layer?   Provides optimal transport between core routers and distribution sites  
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In the Hierarchy of design, what is the Distribution Layer?   Provides Policy-based connectivity, peer reduction, and aggregation.  
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In the Hierarchy of design, what is the Access Layer?   Provides common group access to the internetworking environment.  
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What are the parts of the UDP header?   Source Port (16 bit) Destination Port (16 bit) UDP Length (16 bit) UDP checksum (16 bit) Data (level 5-7 data)  
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What is the three way handshake for TCP?   Syn Syn/Ack Ack  
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What flag indicates the very last packet in a TCP session?   Fin  
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What is the standard network management method that leads to consistent and predictable data flow across the network?   Qos (Quality of Service)  
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What is the network management tool that manages latency, jitter and packet loss and provides priority and dedicated bandwidth?   Qos (Quality of Service)  
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What is the address range for a class A IP address?   1-127  
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What is the address range for a class B IP address?   128-191  
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What is the address range for a class C IP address?   192-223  
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What is it called when all hosts in a given network scheme will always use the same subnet mask to provide exact routing.   classful subnetting  
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What metrics are used for routing?   Bandwidth, delay, hop count, cost  
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What is the function of distance vector routing protocols?   Passes periodic copies of the entire routing table to neighbors, which accumulate distance vectors  
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What is the function of a link state protocol?   After the initial synchronization of routers, small, event triggered link state updates are passed between neighbors.  
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In routing, what is the administrative distance number for RIP?   120  
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In routing, what is the administrative distance number for EIGRP?   90  
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In routing, what is the administrative distance number for OSPF?   110  
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In routing, what is the administrative distance number for IS-IS?   115  
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