Basic Router Configuration Quiz

What is the purpose of the banner motd command?

• It configures a message that will identify printed documents to LAN users.

• It is a way that routers communicate the status of their links with one another.

• It provides a way to make announcements to those who log in to a router.

• It provides an easy way of communicating with any user attached to a router’s LANs.

Which configuration mode should be entered to type the command login?

• any line configuration mode

• privileged EXEC mode

• global configuration mode

• user executive mode

What is stored in the NVRAM of a Cisco router?

• the Cisco IOS

• the running configuration

• the startup configuration

• the bootup instructions

Which statement regarding the service password-encryption command is true?

• To see the passwords encrypted by the command in plain text, issue the no service password-encryption command.

• As soon as the command is entered, all currently set passwords are encrypted.

• It is configured in privileged EXEC mode.

• It encrypts only line mode passwords.

Which set of commands will allow out-of-band management access with a password of cisco?

• Router(config)# line vty 0 4; Router(config-line)# password cisco; Router(config-line)# exit;

• Router(config)# line vty 0 4; Router(config-line)# password manage; Router(config-line)# exit;

• Router(config)# line console 0; Router(config-line)# password cisco; Router(config-line)# login;

• Router(config)# line vty 0 4; Router(config-line)# password cisco; Router(config-line)# login;

Which command can be used on a Cisco router to display all interfaces and their current status?

• show ip route

• show interface fa0/1

• show ip interface brief

• ping

Which CLI mode allows users to access all device commands?

• interface configuration mode

• user EXEC mode

• privileged EXEC mode

• global configuration mode

What is the purpose of the startup configuration file on a Cisco router?

• to contain the commands that are used to initially configure a router on startup

• to facilitate the basic operation of the hardware components of a device

• to provide a limited backup version of the IOS

• to contain the configuration commands that the router IOS is currently using

Which characteristic describes the default gateway of a host computer?

• the physical address of the router interface on the same network as the host computer

• the logical address of the router interface on the same network as the host computer

• the physical address of the switch interface connected to the host computer

• the logical address assigned to the switch interface connected to the router

What happens when a router cannot locate the startup-config file in NVRAM?

• The IOS image is corrupt.

• The configuration file is missing from NVRAM.

• The router enters setup mode.

• The POST process has detected hardware failure.