Module 2

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running configuration file

It affects the operation of the device immediately when modified.

user EXEC mode

The device prompt for this mode ends with the ">" symbol.

privileged EXEC

Access secured on a Cisco router or switch with the enable secret command.

VLAN1

What is the default SVI on a Cisco switch?

1. the hostname should be fewer than 64 characters in length

2. the hostname should contain no spaces

3. the hostname should begin with a letter

When a hostname is configured through the Cisco CLI, which three naming conventions are part of the guidelines?

It interfaces between the users and the kernel.

What is the function of the shell in an OS

Nothing must be done. Changes to the configuration on an IOS device take effect as soon as the command is typed correctly and the Enter key has been pressed.

An administrator has just changed the IP address of an interface on an IOS device. What else must be done in order to apply those changes to the device?

NVRAM

Which memory location on a Cisco router or switch stores the startup configuration file?

copy startup-config running-config command

To copy an existing configuration into RAM.

1. displaying a list of all available commands within the current mode

2. determining which option, keyword, or argument is available for the entered command

Which two functions are provided to users by the context-sensitive help feature of the Cisco IOS CLI?

RAM

Which memory location on a Cisco router or switch will lose all content when the device is restarted?

10.1.0.0

To what subnet does the IP address 10.1.100.50 belong if a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 is used?

Dotted-decimal format

What is the structure of an IPv4 address called?

Four decimal numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods.

How is an IPv4 address represented?

Switch virtual interface (SVI)

What type of interface has no physical port associated with it?

hostname Sw-Floor-2

What is the command to assign the name "Sw-Floor-2" to a switch?

enable secret class

How is the privileged EXEC mode access secured on a switch?

login

Which command enables password authentication for user EXEC mode access on a switch?

service password-encryption

Which command encrypts all plaintext passwords access on a switch?

banner motd $ Keep out $

Which is the command to configure a banner to be displayed when connecting to a switch?

Privileged EXEC mode

Which IOS mode allows access to all commands and features?

Global configuration mode

Which IOS mode are you in if the Switch(config)# prompt is displayed?

User EXEC mode

Which IOS mode are you in if the Switch> prompt is displayed?

CTRL+Z & end

Which two commands would return you to the privileged EXEC prompt regardless of the configuration mode you are in?

Console

Which access method would be most appropriate if you were in the equipment room with a new switch that needs to be configured?

Console

Which access method would be most appropriate if your manager gave you a special cable and told you to use it to configure the switch?

Telnet/SSH

Which access method would be the most appropriate in-band access to the IOS over a network connection?

AUX

Which access method would be the most appropriate if you call your manager to tell him you cannot access your router in another city over the internet and he provides you with the information to access the router through a telephone connection?