ITN3073 Quiz 1

Which of the following correctly explains a network characteristic?

• Availability indicates how easily the network can accommodate more users and data transmission requirements.

• Reliability is often measured as a probability of failure or as the mean time between failures (MTBF).

• Scalability is the likelihood that the network is available for use when it is required.

• Usability is how effectively end users can use the network.

What are the function of a router?

• It controls the flow of data via the use of Layer 2 addresses.

• It determines the best path to send packets.

• It increases the size of the broadcast domain.

• It manages the VLAN database.

Which of the statement correctly describes the concepts of administrative distance and metric?

• Administrative distance refers to the trustworthiness of a particular route.

• A router first installs routes with higher administrative distances.

• The metric is always determined based on hop count.

• The value of the administrative distance cannot be altered by the network administrator.

For packets to be sent to a remote destination, what is the piece of information should not be configured on a host?

• Default gateway

• Hostname

• IP address

• Subnet mask

What is a characteristic of an IPv4 loopback interface on a Cisco IOS router?

• It is a logical interface internal to the router.

• It is assigned to a physical port and can be connected to other devices.

• Only one loopback interface can be enabled on a router.

• The no shutdown command is required to place this interface in an “up” state.

What is the piece of information is displayed in the output of the show ip interface brief command?

• Interface descriptions

• MAC addresses

• Next-hop addresses

• IP addresses

A packet moves from a host on one network to a device on a remote network within the same company. In most cases, which item remain unchanged during the transfer of the packet from source to destination?

• Destination MAC address

• Layer 2 header

• Destination IP address

• Source MAC address

Which item is used by a host device when performing an ANDing operation to determine whether a destination address is on the same local network?

• Destination MAC address

• Network number

• Source MAC address

• Subnet mask

Which parameter does EIGRP uses as metrics to select the best path to reach a network?

• Bandwidth

• Confidentiality

• Hop count

• Jitter

What route would have the lowest administrative distance?

• A directly connected network

• A route received through the EIGRP routing protocol

• A route received through the OSPF routing protocol

• A static route