Here are the answers to the first set of Tuesday's Cisco CCNA and CCNP practice questions!


CCNA:

Which of the following are routed protocols?

A. IP

B. IPX

C. TCP

D. UDP

E. FTP

F. OSPF

G. EIGRP

Answer: A, B. Routed protocols include IP, IPX, and AppleTalk (not a choice).


CCNP / BSCI:


Which of the following indicates a RIP route that was learned via redistribution?

A. R IA

B. R EX

C. R*

D. R

E. None of the above.

Answer: D. Unlike EIGRP and OSPF, RIP has no special symbol to indicate a route learned via redistribution.


CCNP / BCMSN:

Which of the following will a VTP device running in Transparent mode do it if it's also running VTP Version 2?

A. Participate in the VTP domain

B. Advertise its VLAN database contents

C. Synchronize its VLAN database to match incoming advertisements

D. Forward VTP advertisements received on trunk ports

Answer: D. Transparent mode VTP switches don't have much to do with the rest of the network, but with VTP version 2, they will forward VTP advertisements received on trunk ports.


CCNP / BCRAN:

What pin is used by the DTE to send data to the DCE?

A. TxD

B. RxD

C. DSR

D. DTR

E. Pin 2

F. Pin 3

G. Pin 7

H. Pin 20

Answer: A, E. The TxD pin is used for this purpose - and that's also Pin 2. Do yourself a favor and know the numbers and names! : )


To your Cisco certification success,

Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
www.thebryantadvantage.com