Cisco 1 - Chapter 5 quiz

1.

1 point

Which action is taken by a Layer 2 switch when it receives a Layer 2 broadcast frame?

It sends the frame to all ports except the port on which it received the frame.

It sends the frame to all ports.

It drops the frame.

It sends the frame to all ports that are registered to forward broadcasts.

2.

1 point

Refer to the graphic. H2 has sent a broadcast message to all of the hosts. If host H1 wants to reply to the broadcast message, which statement is true?

H1 sends a unicast message to H2, but the switch forwards it to all devices.

H1 sends a broadcast message to H2, and the switch forwards it to all devices.

H1 sends a unicast message to H2, and the switch forwards it directly to H2.

H1 sends a multicast message to H2, and the switch forwards it directly to H2.

3.

1 point

Fill in the blank.
The binary number 0000 1010 can be expressed as ____ in hexadecimal.

4.

1 point

What type of address is 01-00-5E-0A-00-02?

an address that reaches one specific host

an address that reaches a specific group of hosts

an address that reaches every host inside a local subnet

an address that reaches every host in the network

5.

1 point

Fill in the blank.
The Ethernet _____ sublayer is responsible for communicating directly with the physical layer.

6.

1 point

A Layer 2 switch is used to switch incoming frames from a 1000BASE-T port to a port connected to a 100Base-T network. Which method of memory buffering would work best for this task?

port-based buffering

shared memory buffering

level 1 cache buffering

fixed configuration buffering

7.

1 point

On Ethernet networks, the hexadecimal address FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF represents the ______ MAC address

8.

1 point

When the store-and-forward method of switching is in use, what part of the Ethernet frame is used to perform an error check?

protocol type in the header

destination MAC address in the header

CRC in the trailer

source MAC address in the header

9.

1 point

Refer to the exhibit. What is the destination MAC address of the Ethernet frame as it leaves the web server if the final destination is PC1?

00-60-2F-3A-07-CC

00-60-2F-3A-07-BB

00-60-2F-3A-07-DD

00-60-2F-3A-07-AA

10.

1 point

What is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal value of 3F?

63

34

45

46

18

11.

1 point

Refer to the exhibit. PC1 issues an ARP request because it needs to send a packet to PC3. In this scenario, what will happen next?

SW1 will send an ARP reply with its Fa0/1 MAC address.

RT1 will send an ARP reply with the PC3 MAC address.

RT1 will forward the ARP request to PC3.

RT1 will send an ARP reply with its own Fa0/1 MAC address.

RT1 will send an ARP reply with its own Fa0/0 MAC address.

12.

1 point

When a switch configuration includes a user-defined error threshold on a per-port basis, to which switching method will the switch revert when the error threshold is reached?

fragment-free

cut-through

fast-forward

store-and-forward

13.

1 point

What is the primary purpose of ARP?

translate URLs to IP addresses

provide dynamic IP configuration to network devices

resolve IPv4 addresses to MAC addresses

convert internal private addresses to external public addresses

14.

1 point

Which two functions or operations are performed by the MAC sublayer? (Choose two.)

It adds a header and trailer to form an OSI Layer 2 PDU.

It performs the function of NIC driver software.

It adds control information to network protocol layer data.

It handles communication between upper and lower layers.

It is responsible for Media Access Control.

15.

1 point

Fill in the blank using a number.
The minimum Ethernet frame size is _____ bytes. Anything smaller than that should be considered a "runt frame."