Here are the answers to Thursday evening's Cisco CCNA and CCNP practice questions!

CCNA:

At what point in a WAN is CIDR performed?

A. At the sending router.

B. By the ISP.

C. By the receiving router.

D. At the CSU / DSU.

Answer: B. The ISP performs CIDR (Classless InterDomain Routing).


CCNP / BSCI:

What is the default OSPF cost of an Ethernet interface?

A. 1

B. 10

C. 20

D. 100

Answer: B.


CCNP / BCMSN:

Short answer: What kind of cable do you need in order to successfully trunk two switches?

Answer: A crossover cable.


CCNP / BCRAN:

Identify the true statements regarding SDSL.

A. Upload and download speeds are the same.

B. Uploading is faster than downloading.

C. Downloading is faster than uploading.

D. The phone line can be used while someone's on the Net.

E. The phone line cannot be used when someone's on the Net.

Answers: A, E. The good news is that the upload and download speeds are the same; the bad news is that SDSL makes it impossible to use the phone while someone's using the same line to reach the Net.


CCNP / CIT:

The STP Hello Time default value is based upon an assumption that the network will have a maximum diameter of how many switches?

A. 3

B. 7

C. 10

D. 12

E. 255

Answer: B. The default STP Hello Time, 2 seconds, is based on a network having a maximum diameter of 7 switches.

See you Saturday with more Cisco certification exam questions from The Bryant Advantage!

To your Cisco certification success,

Chris Bryant
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