CISCO Certification Questions

The three types of cables that can be created from an Ethernet cable are straight-through (to connect a PC's or a router's Ethernet interface to a hub or switch), crossover (to connect hub to hub , hub to switch, switch to switch, or PC to PC), and rolled (for a console conection from a PC to a router or switch).

Explanation: This MOTD banner is displayed to all terminals connected and is useful for sending messages that affect all users (such as impending system shutdowns). Use the no exec-banner or no motd-banner command to disable the MOTD banner on a line. The no exec-banner command also disables the EXEC banner on the line. When a user connects to the router, the MOTD banner appears before the login prompt. After the user logs in to the router, the EXEC banner or incoming banner will be displayed, depending on the type of connection. For a reverse Telnet login, the incoming banner will be displayed. For all other connections, the router will display the EXEC banner. Connection, Menu, and System Banner Commands

A MAC address is a hexadecimal number identifying the physical connection of a host. MAC addresses are said to operate on layer 2 of the OSI model. IP addresses, which can be expressed in binary or decimal format, are logical identifiers that are said to be on layer 3 of the OSI model. Hosts on the same physical segment locate one another with MAC addresses, while IP addresses are used when they reside on different LAN segments or subnets. Even when the hosts are in different subnets , a destination IP address will be converted to a MAC address when the packet reaches the destination network via routing.

Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP) provides network configuration information (including IP address) to hosts, eliminating the need to perform the configurations manually.

Domain Name Service  (DNS)resolves hostnames - both internet names such as www.routersim.com and device names such as workstation 2 to IP addresses, eliminating the need to know the IP address of a device for connection purposes.

Inter-Switch Link (ISL)

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