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An engineer connects to Router R1 and issues a show ip ospf neighbor command. The status of neighbor 2.2.2.2 lists FULL/BDR. What does the BDR mean? A. R1 is an Area Border Router. B. R1 is a backup designated router. C. Router 2.2.2.2 is an Area Border Router. D. Router 2.2.2.2 is a backup designated router. Which STP standards cannot be used when you have a mixed topology with Cisco and non-Cisco devices? (Choose three) A. Rapid PVST+ B. MSTP C. RSTP D. PVST+ E. STP The CLI is used to enter commands. Identify the command entry functions of the Cisco CLI. (Choose two) A. Pressing the ENTER key instructs the device to execute a command B. The two primary EXEC modes are the basic mode and advanced mode C. Command modes have distinctive prompts D. Command operations are consistent across different internetworking devices https://www.learncisco.net/courses/ccna/part-4-cisco-ios/command-line-interface.html Refer to the exhibit. A technician has installed SwitchB and needs to configure it for remote access from the management workstation connected to SwitchA. Which set of commands is required to accomplish this task? A. SwitchB(config)# interface FastEthernet 0/1 SwitchB(config-if)# ip address 192.168.8.252 255.255.255.0 SwitchB(config-if)# no shutdown B. SwitchB(config)# interface vlan 1 SwitchB(config-if)# ip address 192.168.8.252 255.255.255.0 SwitchB(config-if)# ip default-gateway 192.168.8.254 255.255.255.0 SwitchB(config-if)# no shutdown C. SwitchB(config)# ip default-gateway 192.168.8.254 SwitchB(config)# interface vlan 1 SwitchB(config-if)# ip address 192.168.8.252 255.255.255.0 SwitchB(config-if)# no shutdown D. SwitchB(config)# ip default-network 192.168.8.254 SwitchB(config)# interface vlan 1 SwitchB(config-if)# ip address 192.168.8.252 255.255.255.0 SwitchB(config-if)# no shutdown E. SwitchB(config)# ip route 192.168.8.254 255.255.255.0 SwitchB(config)# interface FastEthernet 0/1 SwitchB(config-if)# ip address 192.168.8.252 255.255.255.0 SwitchB(config-if)# no shutdown How can you solve congestion issues from multiple links aggregating on a switch without scaling issues? A. Increase the uplink speed B. Decrease the uplink speed C. Enable loop-prevention mechanisms D. Bundle multiple links together with EtherChannel Wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi are based on which two IEEE standards, respectively? A. 802.1, 802.3 B. 802.1, 802.3 C. 802.3, 802.11 D. 802.11, 802.3 Identify the true statements about layer 2 addressing. (Choose two) A. It is used to identify Ethernet router interfaces on the LAN B. Each PC and each router interface has its own unique Medium Access Control, or MAC, address C. Identifiers that enable intermediary network devices to locate hosts on different networks are included D. Ethernet uses IP addresses https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/building-a-network/ethernet-protocol.html Which of the following commands globally enables the BPDU guard feature? A. spanning-tree portfast default B. spanning-tree portfast C. spanning-tree bpduguard enable D. spanning-tree portfast bpduguard default https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/medium-size-switched-network-construction/performance-with-spanning-tree.html Which of these are QoS requirements when designing a Cisco voice network? (Choose two) A. Jitter < 30 ms B. Loss < 1% C. One-way delay < 200 ms D. Jitter < 50 ms E. Loss < 2% F. Round-trip delay < 200 ms What are some perceived benefits of controller-based networks as compared to traditional networks? (Choose two) A. New operational models that allow for a single device to be instantiated with the entire network in mind B. The use of APIs to mass-configure network devices, allowing for more consistency and fewer errors C. The use of DevOps approaches in the network to increase efficiency and productivity D. The use of legacy approaches in the network to increase efficiency and productivity Which VLAN troubleshooting steps are used when there is no connection between PCs? (Choose two) A. Use the [show interfaces switchport] command to see if the native VLAN matches on both sides B. Use the [show interfaces trunk] command to check whether the VLAN is assigned the correct membership C. Use the [show vlan] command to verify that the port is in the correct VLAN D. Use the [show mac address-table] command to check which addresses were learned on a particular port and which VLAN that port is assigned https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/medium-size-switched-network-construction/troubleshooting-switched-network.html Which QoS feature is typically used outbound to an ISP to reduce the amount of traffic that is dropped by exceeding the purchased rate? A. Traffic shaping B. Traffic policing C. Traffic limiting D. Traffic classification Which of the following parameters are necessary when creating a new WLAN with the controller GUI? (Choose two) A. SSID B. VLAN number C. Interface D. BSSID E. IP subnet Refer to the diagram. What is the name of the device (referenced with the arrow) that communicates with wireless clients? A. Wireless controller B. Access point C. Router D. Wireless bridge Which of the following is required when configuring port security with sticky learning? A. Setting the maximum number of allowed MAC addresses on the interface with the switchport port-security maximum interface subcommand B. Enabling port security with the switchport port-security interface subcommand C. Defining the specific allowed MAC addresses using the switchport port-security mac-address interface subcommand D. All the other answers list required commands Which command is used to enable LLDP globally on a Cisco IOS ISR? A. lldp run B. lldp enable C. lldp transmit D. cdp run E. cdp enable Which problems can manifest in a redundant switched topology? (Choose three) A. Media Access Control, or MAC, database instability B. Virtual LAN, or VLAN, mismatch errors C. Broadcast storms D. Multiple frame transmission E. Trunk ports failing establishment https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-2/vlans-and-spanning-tree/redundant-topologies.html Which of the following cloud services is most likely to be purchased and then used to later install your own software applications? A. IaaS B. PaaS C. SaaS D. SLBaaS Which Cisco IOS command is used to advertise a default route into an OSPF domain regardless of whether a default static route is configured? A. default-information originate B. default-information originate always C. default-information originate permanent D. default-information originate no-check Which command is used to enable port security on an interface? A. switchport port-security mac-address sticky B. show port-security interface C. switchport port-security D. switchport port-security violation shutdown https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/ethernet-lans/switch-security.html What methods are used for allocating IPv6 addresses? (Choose three) A. Using a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6, or DHCPv6 server to assign addresses and parameters to nodes B. Using "subnet-router" anycast address assignments C. Using neighbor discovery mechanisms to find routers and create addresses D. Using manual assignment with EUI-64 E. Using dynamic DNS for address translations https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/introducing-ipv6/ipv6-address-types.html Which two benefits are provided by creating VLANs? (Choose two) A. added security B. dedicated bandwidth C. provides segmentation D. allows switches to route traffic between subinterfaces E. contains collisions https://www.learncisco.net/courses/ccna/part-5-virtual-lans-vlans/vlans-review.html Which of the following components contains the running copy of the configuration file? A. Interface B. ROM C. Flash D. RAM E. CPU F. NVRAM https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-2/network-management/router-internal-components-overview.html Refer to the exhibit. A technician is troubleshooting host connectivity issues on the switches. The hosts in VLANs 10 and 15 on Sw11 are unable to communicate with hosts in the same VLANs on Sw12. Hosts in the Admin VLAN are able to communicate. The port-to-VLAN assignments are identical on the two switches. What could be the problem? A. The Fa0/1 port is not operational on one of the switches. B. The link connecting the switches has not been configured as a trunk. C. At least one port needs to be configured in VLAN 1 for VLANs 10 and 15 to be able to communicate. D. Port FastEthernet 0/1 needs to be configured as an access link on both switches. E. A router is required for hosts on SW11 in VLANs 10 and 15 to communicate with hosts in the same VLAN on Sw12. Which is true in a spine-leaf architecture? (Choose two) A. Each leaf switch must connect to every spine switch. B. Each leaf switch must connect to one spine switch. C. Each spine switch must connect to every leaf switch. D. Each spine switch must connect to one leaf switch. What are the best practices to follow when disabling unused services? (Choose two) A. Disable the Cisco Discovery Protocol on interfaces where a service may represent a risk B. The Hypertext Transfer Protocol SSL, or HTTPS, service must be disabled on the router C. Use the AutoSecure function to disable Telnet D. Finger, identification, TCP, and User Datagram Protocol, or UDP, small servers should be disabled on all routers and switches https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/ethernet-lans/switch-security.html Which layer in the OSI reference model is responsible for determining the availability of the receiving program and checking to see if enough resources exist for that communication? A. transport B. network C. presentation D. application E. session https://www.learncisco.net/courses/ccna/part-1-internetworking/the-osi-reference-model.html __________ means that the QoS tool changes one or more header fields, setting a value in the header. A. Marking B. Classifying C. Insertion D. Qualifying Which of the following route types is used when one of the router`s interfaces is attached to the network? A. Directly connected B. Default route C. Dynamic routing D. Static routing https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/ip-routing-technologies/static-routing.html Which cloud service model gives a customer complete control over the virtual hardware components, including processor performance, network connectivity, how much memory and storage space is required, and potentially the operating system that is preinstalled? A. SaaS B. IaaS C. PaaS D. TaaS Which IOS command always displays OSPF hello timer settings? A. show ip protocols B. show ip route C. show ip ospf interface D. show ip ospf neighbor E. debug ip ospf events Looking at the exhibit, what key:value pair option has a value that is numeric in nature? A. ”upTime”: ”45 days, 13:36:14.80”, B. ”lastUpdated”: ”2019-10-29 02:52:00”, C. ”managementIpAddress”: ”10.230.1.1”, D. ”lastUpdateTime”: 1572317520439 Which QoS feature is typically used inbound to a network to limit the amount of traffic that is allowed to flow in? A. Traffic classification B. Traffic shaping C. Traffic limiting D. Traffic policing What is the name of the firewall feature that, when used, can maintain a historical database of each connection through a device: Where it was sourced, destined, and which protocol and protocol port it was using? A. Stateless Inspection B. Stateful Inspection C. Network Protocol Analysis D. Protocol State Analysis Routing tables can be populated in a number of different ways. Which of the following describes the dynamic routing route type? A. Router attached to this network B. The router interface has a local IP address C. A system administrator manually enters static routes directly into the configuration D. Learned by exchanging routing information E. Used when no explicit route to a destination is found https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-2/troubleshooting-basic-connectivity/identification-of-the-path.html Per the command output, with how many routers is router R9 full adjacent over its Gi0/0 interface? A. 7 B. 10 C. 5 D. 2 By default, no password is required to connect to the console port. Which commands are required to enable local line authentication for the console port? (Choose two) A. enable B. exec-timeout C. privilege D. login E. secret F. password The Wi-Fi Alliance offers which of the following certifications for wireless devices that correctly implement security standards? A. WEP B. WPA2 C. 802.11 D. AES Which statements describe a trunk operation? (Choose two) A. It carries traffic for a single virtual LAN, or VLAN B. It's the link between an Ethernet switch interface and a router C. Cisco supports the 802.1 Q trunking protocol D. It excludes traffic from the native VLAN https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-2/vlans-and-spanning-tree/trunk-operations.html What commands would you need to configure to enable DHCP Snooping so that PC4 couldn’t become a rogue DHCP server? A. Configure the following on SW 2: ip dhcp snooping, ip dhcp snooping vlan 10, int gi0/12, ip dhcp snooping trust B. Configure the following on SW 1: ip dhcp snooping, ip dhcp snooping vlan 10, int gi0/24, ip dhcp snooping trust C. Configure the following on SW 2: ip dhcp snooping, ip dhcp snooping vlan 10, int gi0/24, ip dhcp snooping trust D. Configure the following on SW 2: ip dhcp snooping, ip dhcp snooping vlan 20, int gi0/24, ip dhcp snooping trust E. Configure the following on SW 2: ip dhcp snooping, ip dhcp snooping vlan 20, int gi0/12, ip dhcp snooping trust F. Configure the following on SW 1: ip dhcp snooping, ip dhcp snooping vlan 20, int gi0/24, ip dhcp snooping trust What type of variable is being shown? Routers = [R1,R2,R3] A. List B. Dictionary C. Simple D. Unsigned integers Identify the guidelines for duplex configuration. A. The distance and hop count on links between networking devices and critically connected end points should be manually set. B. Half-duplex on both ends performs worse than a duplex mismatch. C. Point-to-point Ethernet links should always run in half-duplex mode. D. Autonegotiation of speed and duplex is recommended on ports connected to noncritical end points. https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-2/troubleshooting-basic-connectivity/physical-connectivity.html Which of the following OSPF packet types requests missing information? A. link-state acknowledgement, or LSAck B. link-state update, or LSU C. link-state request, or LSR D. database description package, or DBD https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-2/an-overview-of-ospf/link-state-databases.html You receive a notification that there is an issue in one of your switched networks. After reviewing the logs you noticed that a switch has rebooted; however, there is no network connectivity to the resources attached to that switch anymore. You connect to the switch over the management network and notice that there is the following message: Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: What is the reason for receiving this message? A. This is a normal message that appears each time the device boots and should be disabled B. There is no configuration in FLASH C. There is no start-up configuration in NVRAM D. There is no configuration in RAM By default, what is the status of a Cisco IOS ISR interface? A. administratively down, down B. down, down C. up, up D. up, down Some IOS commands store passwords as clear text, but you can then encrypt the passwords with the service password-encryption global command. By comparison, other commands store a computed hash of the password, rather than storing the password. Comparing the two options, which one answer is the most accurate about why one method is better than the other? A. Using hashes is preferred because encrypted IOS passwords can be easily decrypted. B. Using hashes is preferred because of the large CPU effort required for encryption. C. Using encryption is preferred because it provides stronger password protection. D. Using encryption is preferred because of the large CPU effort required for hashes. How do EUI-64 interface ID assignments work? (Choose two) A. 16-bit 0xFFFE is inserted at the 24th bit of the MAC address to create a unique interface identifier. B. In the first bit of the Organizational Unique ID, or OUI, bit 8 indicates the scope: 1 for global and 2 for local C. The EUI-64 standard stretches MAC addresses from 48 to 56 bits D. Most burned-in addresses are globally scoped; therefore bit 7 will usually be 0 https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-2/troubleshooting-basic-connectivity/ipv6-unicast-addresses.html Which of these should be checked when troubleshooting end-to-end connectivity between IP addresses? (Choose three) A. The physical connection B. The default gateway C. The domain name resolution address D. The computer name E. The routing protocol You can use the Cisco IOS ”copy” command to move configurations from one component or device to another. Which of the following commands will upload the current operating configuration and save it to a TFTP server? A. erase startup-config B. copy tftp running-config C. copy running-config tftp D. copy running-config startup-config https://www.learncisco.net/courses/icnd-1/network-environment-management/managing-devices.html You need to determine the VLAN ID that will be placed in a frame as it exits your Cisco IOS ISR interface of GigabitEthernet 0/0.20. Which command will you use? A. Show ip route B. Show mac-address table dynamic C. Show interface gigabitethernet 0/0.20 D. Show ip arp E. Show interfaces trunk F. Show vlans G. Show interface gigabitethernet 0/0.20 switchport When planning a greenfield SDA design, what traditional LAN design points should be included? (Choose two) A. The number of switchports needed in each switch B. The required speed of the switchports C. A security firewall to properly segment traffic D. The Spanning Tree mode of operation to use What is the purpose of the “service password-encryption“ command? A. It encrypts all passwords on your router. B. It encrypts the line console password only. C. It encrypts the vty password only. D. It is not a valid cisco command Which of the following cloud services is most likely to be used for software development? A. IaaS B. PaaS C. SaaS D. SLBaaS What are the considerations when operating in the VTP transparent mode? (Choose two) A. Changes are automatically saved to the vlan.dat file B. The configuration revision number will always be zero C. No manual changes are allowed to VLAN information D. Anytime you make a change to VLAN information, you should copy the running configuration to the startup configuration You are setting up a Cisco IOS router as a DHCP server. Which command is used to identify the IPv4 addresses that will be in the DHCP pool? A. network B. dns-server C. default-router D. ip dhcp excluded-address E. lease F. ip dhcp pool G. domain-name

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