Cisco Support Technician Quiz

A network administrator needs to assign IP addresses to devices in a small office. Which protocol should be used to automatically assign IP addresses to devices on the network?

• FTP

• DHCP

• HTTP

• SNMP

You are asked to connect two switches in a network. Which type of cable should you use to ensure proper communication between the switches?

• Crossover cable

• Console cable

• Rollover cable

• Straight-through cable

A user is unable to access a website using its domain name but can access it using the IP address. Which networking service is most likely experiencing issues?

• DHCP

• DNS

• SMTP

• POP3

You are configuring a wireless network and need to select a security protocol. Which protocol provides the strongest security for Wi-Fi networks?

• WEP

• WPA2

• WPA

• Open

A technician is troubleshooting a network issue and uses the command `ping 8.8.8.8`. What is the technician trying to determine?

• The speed of the network

• The ability to reach an external IP address

• The MAC address of the device

• The subnet mask of the network

You are asked to segment a network into multiple broadcast domains. Which device should you use to achieve this?

• Hub

• Switch

• Router

• Repeater

A company wants to ensure that only authorized users can access its internal network remotely. Which technology should be implemented?

• VPN

• NAT

• VLAN

• DHCP

You are setting up a network and need to ensure that devices in different VLANs can communicate with each other. What must be configured?

• Port mirroring

• Inter-VLAN routing

• Spanning Tree Protocol

• DHCP relay

A network technician needs to identify the path that data takes from a local computer to a remote server. Which command should be used?

• ipconfig

• tracert

• netstat

• arp

You are configuring a switch and want to prevent network loops. Which protocol should you enable?

• OSPF

• STP

• RIP

• EIGRP