Here are the answers to Tuesday morning's Cisco CCNA and CCNP practice questions!

CCNA:

What effect does the following configuration have?

R2#conf t
R2(config)#int s0
R2(config-if)#bandwidth 512

A. Serial0 will now run at T1 speed.

B. Serial0 will now run at E1 speed.

C. Serial0 will now run at 512 KBPS.

D. Serial0 will now run at 512 BPS.

E. RIP metrics will be affected.

F. IGRP metrics will be affected.

G. EIGRP metrics will be affected.

Answer: F, G. The bandwidth command doesn't actually affect the bandwidth of the interface; it affects the bandwidth value used in calculating IGRP and EIGRP metrics.


CCNP / BSCI:

Why is the router returning the message "incomplete command" in this BGP configuration?

R1(config-router)#neighbor 172.12.123.3
% Incomplete command

A. The AS number is missing.

B. The area number is missing.

C. The hostname is missing.

D. The subnet mask is missing.

E. The wildcard mask is missing.

Answer: A. The BGP AS must be specified. BGP doesn't use area numbers.

CCNP / BCMSN:

Users are complaining of slow access to network services when they first log in to the network. Some are having problems receiving their dynamically assigned IP addresses. What Cisco switching feature can help?

A. Uplinkfast

B. Portfast

C. STP

D. Backbonefast

E. Accelerated Port

F. Etherchannel

Answer: B. By avoiding the listening and learning stages, Portfast can (and does, in my experience) help in this situation.


CCNP / BCRAN:

What ISDN reference point is found between a non-ISDN-ready terminal and an ISDN-capable modem?

A. R

B. S

C. T

D. U

E. Y

Answer: A. That's the R point.



CCNP / CIT:What number indicates a management TEI?

A. zero

B. 1

C. Any number between 1 and 126

D. Any number between 127 and 255

E. 127

F. 255

Answer: E. The Management TEI is 127.

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To your Cisco certification success,

Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
www.thebryantadvantage.com