Chapter 1

Which of the following statements is/are true with regard to the device shown here? (Choose all that apply.)

• It includes one collision domain and one broadcast domain.
• It includes 10 collision domains and 10 broadcast domains.
• It includes 10 collision domains and one broadcast domain.
• It includes one collision domain and 10 broadcast domains.

With respect to the OSI model, which one of the following is the correct statement about PDUs?

• A segment contains IP addresses.
• A packet contains IP addresses.
• A segment contains MAC addresses.
• A packet contains MAC addresses.

You are the Cisco administrator for your company. A new branch office is opening and you are selecting the necessary hardware to support the network. There will be two groups of computers, each organized by department. The Sales group computers will be assigned IP addresses ranging from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.50. The Accounting group will be assigned IP addresses ranging from 10.0.0.2 to 10.0.0.50. What type of device should you select to connect the two groups of computers so that data communication can occur?

• Hub
• Switch
• Router
• Bridge

The most effective way to mitigate congestion on a LAN would be to ______________.

• Upgrade the network cards
• Change the cabling to CAT 6
• Replace the hubs with switches
• Upgrade the CPUs in the routers

In the following work area, draw a line from the OSI model layer to its PDU.

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• 1

What is a function of the WLAN Controller?

• To monitor and control the incoming and outgoing network traffic
• To automatically handle the configuration of wireless access points
• To allow wireless devices to connect to a wired network
• To connect networks and intelligently choose the best paths between networks

You need to provide network connectivity to 150 client computers that will reside in the same subnetwork, and each client computer must be allocated dedicated bandwidth. Which device should you use to accomplish the task?

• Hub
• Switch
• Router
• Bridge

In the following work area, draw a line from the OSI model layer definition on the left to its description on the right. Layer Description Transport Framing Physical End-to-end connection Data Link Routing Network Conversion to bits

• Not Applicable
• Not Applicable
• Not Applicable
• Not Applicable

What is the function of a firewall?

• To automatically handle the configuration of wireless access points
• To allow wireless devices to connect to a wired network
• To monitor and control the incoming and outgoing network traffic
• To connect networks and intelligently choose the best paths between networks

Which layer in the OSI reference model is responsible for determining the availability of the receiving program and checking to see whether enough resources exist for that communication?

• Transport
• Network
• Presentation
• Application