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Thought For The Day: I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies, for the hardest victory is victory over self. - Aristotle Here are Saturday's Cisco and CompTIA practice questions! CCNA Certification / Network+ Combination Question: Host A wants to send data to Host B. Host A knows Host B's Layer 3 address, but not its Layer Two address. What protocol will resolve this issue? A. ARP B. RARP C. IARP D. DHCP A+ Certification: Starting at Layer 1 of the OSI model and working up, arrange these topics and protocols in order. Some layers will have more than one topic or protocol. TCP , IP , MAC address, physical address, bridge, switch, router, segment, frame, packet, UDP CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: After route summarization is configured, the router on which summarization is configured will have an extra route. To what interface or destination does this new route point? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: A ...

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Here are the answers to Thursday's Cisco and CompTIA practice questions! CCNA Certification: Short answer: Convert the hex value Fa4 into a decimal. Answer: That hex value gives us: 15 ("F") units of 256 = 3840 10 ("a") units of 16 = 160 4 units of 1 = 4 3840 + 160 + 4 = 4004 A+ / Network+ Certification Combination Question: Short answer: You're connecting two switches to allow them to send frames back and forth. What kind of cable is required? Answer: You'll need crossover cables. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Which of the following is true regarding IPv 6 ? A. Leading zero compression may be used only once in an address. B. Leading zero compression may be used as many times as needed in an address. C. Zero compression may be used only once in an address. D. Zero compression may be used as many times as needed in an address. Answer: B, C. You can use zero compression only once, but leading zero compression as many times as you like. CCNP Certifi...

Thought For The Day: The secret of joy in work is contained in one word -- excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. - Pearl S. Buck Here are Thursday's Cisco and CompTIA practice questions! CCNA Certification: Short answer: Convert the hex value Fa4 into a decimal. A+ / Network+ Certification Combination Question: Short answer: You're connecting two switches to allow them to send frames back and forth. What kind of cable is required? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Which of the following is true regarding IPv6 ? A. Leading zero compression may be used only once in an address. B. Leading zero compression may be used as many times as needed in an address. C. Zero compression may be used only once in an address. D. Zero compression may be used as many times as needed in an address. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: How many physical channels can be placed into an Etherchannel? Answers will be posted Friday! To your success, Chris Br...

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Here are the answers to Wednesday's Cisco and CompTIA practice questions! CCNA Certification: Short answer: In the configuration shown below, exactly what does the number "1" refer to? R3#conf t Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. R3(config)#router ospf 1 Answer: That's the OSPF process number. You can run multiple processes of OSPF on the same router, and routes are not automatically redistributed between processes. A+ Certification: Which of the following devices use physical addresses to make forwarding decisions? A. router B. switch C. hub D. repeater E. bridge F. concentrator Answer: B, E. As I mentioned yesterday, switches and bridges use MAC addresses to make forwarding decisions - and another name for the MAC address is the physical address. Network+ Certification: Which of the following devices make inter-VLAN communication possible? A. router B. Layer 2 switch C. multilayer switch D. hub E. No additional hardware is...

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Thought For The Day: Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. - Anonymous Here are today's Cisco and CompTIA practice questions! CCNA Certification: Short answer: In the configuration shown below, exactly what does the number "1" refer to? R3#conf t Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. R3(config)#router ospf 1 A+ Certification: Which of the following devices use physical addresses to make forwarding decisions? A. router B. switch C. hub D. repeater E. bridge F. concentrator Network+ Certification: Which of the following devices make inter-VLAN communication possible? A. router B. Layer 2 switch C. multilayer switch D. hub E. No additional hardware is needed for inter-VLAN communication. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Which of the following OSPF Version 2 commands is still valid for OSPF Version 3? A. show ip ospf database B. show ip ospf neighbor C. router-id ...

Here are the answers to Tuesday's Cisco and CompTIA questions! CCNA Certification And Network+ Exam Combination Question: Short answer: At which layer of the OSI model does the term "three-way handshake" come into play? Answer: At the Transport layer, TCP uses a three-way handshake to create an underlying control connection before segments are actually transmitted. CompTIA A+ Certification: Which of the following devices uses MAC address to make forwarding decisions? A. switch B. router C. bridge D. hub E. repeater Answer; A, C. Switches and bridges work at Layer 2 of the OSI model and use MAC addresses to make forwarding decisions regarding frames. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Which of the following describes the routers that are allowed to advertise a route learned from one iBGP peer to an iBGP neighbor? A. iBGP and eBGP peers B. cluster ID routers C. confederation leaders D. none E. route reflectors F. route reflector clients Answer: E. Only route r...

Here are Tuesday's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA Certification And Network+ Exam Combination Question: Short answer: At which layer of the OSI model does the term "three-way handshake" come into play? CompTIA A+ Certification: Which of the following devices uses MAC address to make forwarding decisions? A. switch B. router C. bridge D. hub E. repeater CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Which of the following describes the routers that are allowed to advertise a route learned from one iBGP peer to an iBGP neighbor? A. iBGP and eBGP peers B. cluster ID routers C. confederation leaders D. none E. route reflectors F. route reflector clients CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Of the following, what's the one thing a VTP device in Transparent mode WILL do when it's running VTP Version 2? A. Participate in VTP just as a Server would. B. Forward VTP advertisements received on trunk ports. C. Advertise its VLAN database contents. D...

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Here are the answers to Monday's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA Certification Exam: An EIGRP router has one Successor route to a remote destination, and no Feasible Successor. The Successor route goes down. What happens now? A. A DUAL election will be held. B. A DUAL query will be sent. C. A DUAL default route will be generated. D. A DUAL algorithm loop will likely form. Answer: B. The router will send a DUAL query packet to its neighbors. CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Identify the OSI model layer at which each of the following devices runs: switch, router, bridge, hub, repeater Answer: Layer 1, hubs and repeaters; Layer 2, switches and bridges; Layer 3, routers. CompTIA Network+ Exam: Which of the following describes UDP? A. connectionless B. connection-oriented C. runs at the Transport layer of the OSI model D. runs at the Application layer of the OSI model E. header contains windowing and ACK fields F. header does not contain windowing an...

Thought For The Day: If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts. - Antoine de Saint- Exupery Here are today's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA Certification Exam: An EIGRP router has one Successor route to a remote destination, and no Feasible Successor. The Successor route goes down. What happens now? A. A DUAL election will be held. B. A DUAL query will be sent. C. A DUAL default route will be generated. D. A DUAL algorithm loop will likely form. CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Identify the OSI model layer at which each of the following devices runs: switch, router, bridge, hub, repeater CompTIA Network+ Exam: Which of the following describes UDP ? A. connectionless B. connection-oriented C. runs at the Transport layer of the OSI model D. runs at the Application layer of the OSI model E. header contains windowing and ACK fields F....

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Welcome! Here are the answers to Sunday's Cisco certification and CompTIA exam practice questions! CCNA Exam: Short answer: Consider the MAC address aa - bb -cc-dd- ee -ff. Which portion of that address is unique to the vendor? Answer: That's the Organizationally Unique Identifier ( OUI ), and in this case the OUI is aa - bb -cc. A+ Exam: Which one of the following devices would you NOT find at the center of a star network? A. router B. switch C. hub D. bridge Answer: A. A switch, hub, or bridge can serve as the center of a star network, but not a router. Network+ Exam: Which of the following terms accurately describes TCP ? A. connectionless B. connection-oriented C. runs at the Transport layer of the OSI model D. runs at the Application layer of the OSI model E. TCP header contains windowing and ACK fields F. TCP header does not contain windowing and ACK fields Answers: B, C. E. TCP is connection-oriented, runs at the Application layer, and does contain windo...

Thought For The Day: Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. - Malcolm Forbes Here are today's Cisco certification and CompTIA exam practice questions! CCNA Exam: Short answer: Consider the MAC address aa - bb -cc-dd- ee -ff. Which portion of that address is unique to the vendor? A+ Exam: Which one of the following devices would you NOT find at the center of a star network? A. router B. switch C. hub D. bridge Network+ Exam: Which of the following terms accurately describes TCP ? A. connectionless B. connection-oriented C. runs at the Transport layer of the OSI model D. runs at the Application layer of the OSI model E. TCP header contains windowing and ACK fields F. TCP header does not contain windowing and ACK fields CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Which of the following does NOT use a wildcard mask? A. The EIGRP network statement. B. The OSPF network statement. C. The IP ROUTE command. D. A standard access lis...

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Welcome! Here are the answers to Friday's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA : Which of the following protocols are unsuitable for use in multivendor environments? A. RIPv 1 B. RIPv 2 C. IGRP D. EIGRP E. OSPF Answer: C, D. Both IGRP and EIGRP are Cisco -proprietary protocols. A+ Certification: Which of the following network topologies is considered the most fault tolerant? A. bus B. star C. full mesh D. ring Answer: C. Network+ Certification: Identify the OSI model with which each of the following is associated: UDP End user interaction with the network Frame Packet Segment Bit Answers: UDP , Transport layer; end user interaction, Application layer; frame, Data Link layer; packet, Network layer; segment, Transport layer; bit, physical layer. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: On what OSPF router types can the "area range" command be used? Answer: The area range command can be used on an Area Border Router ( ABR...

Thought For The Day: It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. - Seneca Here are today's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA Exam: Which of the following protocols are unsuitable for use in multivendor environments? A. RIPv 1 B. RIPv 2 C. IGRP D. EIGRP E. OSPF A+ Certification: Which of the following network topologies is considered the most fault tolerant? A. bus B. star C. full mesh D. ring Network+ Certification: Identify the OSI model with which each of the following is associated: UDP End user interaction with the network Frame Packet Segment Bit CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: On what OSPF router types can the "area range" command be used? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: What VTP advertisement is sent by the VTP server only upon a change in the VLAN database? A. summary B. subset C. client advertisement D. master Answers will be posted Saturday! To your success, Chris Bryant...

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Welcome! Here are the answers to Thursday's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA Certification: Which of the following protocols uses multicasts to send routing updates and hellos? A. RIPv1 B. RIPv2 C. OSPF D. EIGRP E. IGRP Answers: B, C, D. RIPv2 uses 224.0.0.9, OSPF uses 224.0.0.5, and EIGRP uses 224.0.0.10. Both RIPv1 and IGRP broadcast their routing updates. A+ Certification: What network topology consists of multiple PCs connected by a single cable? A. star B. line C. bus D. hub-and-spoke Answer: C. A bus topology is multiple PCs and one single connecting cable. Network+ Certification: Short answer: Name the three RFC 1918 private address ranges, including their masks. Answer: Class A, 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0; Class B, 172.16.0.0 255.240.0.0, Class C, 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: What protocol or service must be running on a hub-and-spoke network in order to successfully implement On-Demand Rou...

Thought For The Day: The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions . - Confucius Here Are Thursday's Cisco and CompTIA practice questions! CCNA Exam: Which of the following protocols uses multicasts to send routing updates and hellos? A. RIPv 1 B. RIPv 2 C. OSPF D. EIGRP E. IGRP A+ Certification: What network topology consists of multiple PCs connected by a single cable? A. star B. line C. bus D. hub-and-spoke Network+ Certification: Short answer: Name the three RFC 1918 private address ranges, including their masks. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: What protocol or service must be running on a hub-and-spoke network in order to successfully implement On-Demand Routing? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: The following warning is displayed on a Cisco switch when a certain feature is enabled. What feature is it? %Warning: XXXXXXXX should only be enabled on ports connected to a single host. Connecting hubs, co...

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Here are the answers to Wednesday's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA Exam: In OSPF , what route is described by the term "external route"? A. A route to a destination in another area. B. A route to a destination in Area 0. C. A route injected into OSPF by the ASBR . D. A route injected into OSPF by the ABR . E. A route using a virtual link to reach the destination. Answer: C. An OSPF external route is a route redistributed into the OSPF domain by the Autonomous System Border Router ( ASBR ). A+ Exam: Which statement is true regarding the amber and green lights on a Network Interface Card ( NIC )? A. A rapidly flashing green light is desirable. B. A rapidly flashing amber light is desirable. C. An occasionally flashing green light is desirable. D. An occasionally flashing amber light is desirable. Answers: D. The green light is the link light and should actually remain a solid green; the amber light indicates collisions , an...

Thought For The Day: The secret of success is constancy of purpose. -- Benjamin Disraeli Here are Wednesday's CCNA , A+, Network+, and CCNP training questions! CCNA Exam: In OSPF , what route is described by the term "external route"? A. A route to a destination in another area. B. A route to a destination in Area 0. C. A route injected into OSPF by the ASBR . D. A route injected into OSPF by the ABR . E. A route using a virtual link to reach the destination. A+ Essentials Exam: Which statement is true regarding the amber and green lights on a Network Interface Card ( NIC )? A. A rapidly flashing green light is desirable. B. A rapidly flashing amber light is desirable. C. An occasionally flashing green light is desirable. D. An occasionally flashing amber light is desirable. Network+ Certification: Which of the following network devices make inter- VLAN routing possible? A. router B. L2 switch C. L3 switch D. multilayer switch E. hub F. repeater CCNP ...

Here are the answers to Tuesday's CCNA , A+, Network+, and CCNP practice questions! CCNA Exam: What is the net effect of the following configuration? R2# conf t R2( config )#int s0.123 R2( config - subif )# ip ospf priority 0 Answer: Configuring an interface with ip ospf priority 0 will ensure this router does not take part in the OSPF DR and BDR elections held on that connecting segment. It's typically used on spoke routers in hub-and-spoke OSPF deployments. A+ Essentials Exam: Which of the following is an example of physical network security? A. Configuring a firewall. B. Locking the network server cabinets. C. Requiring authentication for network access. D. Requiring users to change their passwords every 30 days. Answer: B. Locking the cabinets is physical security, an often overlooked part of network security. Network+ Certification: Short Answer: At what layer of the OSI model does the end user interact with the network? Answer: End users interact wit...

Here are Tuesday's CCNA , A+, Network+, and CCNP practice questions! CCNA : What is the net effect of the following configuration? R2# conf t R2( config )#int s0.123 R2( config - subif )# ip ospf priority 0 A+ Essentials: Which of the following is an example of physical network security? A. Configuring a firewall. B. Locking the network server cabinets. C. Requiring authentication for network access. D. Requiring users to change their passwords every 30 days. Network+ Certification: Short Answer: At what layer of the OSI model does the end user interact with the network? (My Network+ Study Package is out on April 2!) CCNP / BSCI Exam: Short Answer: Put the following protocols in order of their administrative distance, from highest to lowest: ISIS, Internal EIGRP , EIGRP Summary Route, External EIGRP , Internal OSPF , External OSPF , RIPv 1, RIPV 2, static route using next-hop IP address, static route using local router's exit interface. CCNP / BCMSN Exam: Whe...

Welcome! Here are the answers to Monday's certification exam practice questions! CCNA And Network+ Combination Question: For the following devices, name the OSI layer at which each operates. Router, Switch, Hub, Repeater, TCP , Telnet Answer: Routers operate at the Network layer; switches operate at the Data Link layer; hubs and repeaters are Physical layer devices; TCP operates at the Transport layer; finally, Telnet runs at the Application layer. A+ Essentials: Which of the following is the first step in the basic troubleshooting process? A. Gathering information. B. Communicating with the end user. C. Calling the appropriate technical support number. D. Documenting the solution. Answer: B. The first thing you need to do is have a conversation with your end user - using all your detective skills! :) CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: What is the range of private AS numbers for BGP ? Answer: The public range is 1 - 64511 and the private range is 64512 - 65535. CCNP / BC...

Here are Monday's CCNA , A+, Network+, and CCNP practice questions! CCNA And Network+ Combination Question: For the following devices, name the OSI layer at which each operates. Router, Switch, Hub, Repeater, TCP , Telnet A+ Certification: Which of the following is the first step in the basic troubleshooting process? A. Gathering information. B. Communicating with the end user. C. Calling the appropriate technical support number. D. Documenting the solution. CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: What is the range of private AS numbers for BGP ? CCNP / BCMSN : Short answer: At what layer of the Cisco three-layer model should a network's root bridges be found? Answers will be posted Tuesday - and visit later today for my latest free computer certification tutorial! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Welcome back! Here are the answers to Sunday's Cisco certification exam questions! CCNA: The default priority of an interface in an OSPF segment is ____________. Answer: One. CCNP / BSCI: There is a three-router DIS election on your Frame Relay network. All devices are at their default interface priority. What factor will determine the election? Answer: On a Frame Relay segment, the router with the highest DLCI number configured will win the election. CCNP / BCMSN: Forward Delay determines the length of how many separate STP port states? And which ones are they? Answer: Two, the listening and learning stages. More Cisco and CompTIA questions later today! To your certification exam success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

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Thought For The Day: Motivation will almost always beat mere talent . -- Norman R. Augustine Here are today's CCNA and CCNP practice questions! All of today's questions are short answer! CCNA: The default priority of an interface in an OSPF segment is ____________. CCNP / BSCI: There is a three-router DIS election on your Frame Relay network. All devices are at their default interface priority. What factor will determine the election? CCNP / BCMSN: Forward Delay determines the length of how many separate STP port states? And which ones are they? Answers will be posted on Monday! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Here are the answers to Saturday's Cisco certification practice questions! CCNA: Short answer: Convert the OUI of the MAC address AF-cd-14-01-23-3F into a decimal value. Answer: The OUI is AF-cd-14. AF = 10 units of 16, 15 units of 1 = 175 cd = 12 units of 16, 13 units of 1 = 205 14 = 1 unit of 16, 4 units of 1 = 20 CCNP / BSCI: Which of the following protocols perform some form of automatic route summarization? A. RIPv1 B. RIPv2 C. IGRP D. EIGRP F. OSPF Answers: A, B, C, D. You can't turn auto-summarization off with RIPv1 and IGRP, but you can with RIPv2 and EIGRP. CCNP / BCMSN: Short answer: A switch's priority is at is default setting, and it has a MAC address of aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa. What is this switch's BID in the root bridge election? Answer: 32768:aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa. Fresh questions later today! To your certification exam success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Thought For The Day: They can because they think they can. -- Virgil Here are today's CCNA and CCNP questions! CCNA : Short answer: Convert the OUI of the MAC address AF- cd -14-01-23-3F into a decimal value. CCNP / BSCI : Which of the following protocols perform some form of automatic route summarization ? A. RIPv 1 B. RIPv 2 C. IGRP D. EIGRP F. OSPF CCNP / BCMSN : Short answer: A switch's priority is at is default setting, and it has a MAC address of aa - aa - aa - aa - aa - aa . What is this switch's BID in the root bridge election? Answers will be posted Sunday - see you then! To your certification exam success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Here are the answers to Friday's Cisco certification practice questions! CCNA : You have configured frame relay on an interface, and this interface is shut. You have decided to use Cisco's dynamic frame mapping feature. What is the minimum configuration necessary? A. Enable ARP on the interface and open it. B. Enable IARP on the interface and open it. C. Enable RARP on the interface and open it. D. Open the interface and do nothing else. Answer: D. The feature we want to use here is Inverse ARP ( IARP ), but that's enabled by default - all you have to do is open the interface. CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: After route summarization is configured, the router on which summarization is configured will have an extra route. To what interface or destination does this new route point? Answer: This summary route will point to Null0. CCNP / BCMSN : What DSCP codepoint name is the highest level of service available for user traffic? A. AF B. EF C. CD D. DP Answer: B. Expedi...

Welcome! Here are Friday's Cisco certification exam practice questions! CCNA : You have configured frame relay on an interface, and this interface is shut. You have decided to use Cisco's dynamic frame mapping feature. What is the minimum configuration necessary? A. Enable ARP on the interface and open it. B. Enable IARP on the interface and open it. C. Enable RARP on the interface and open it. D. Open the interface and do nothing else. CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: After route summarization is configured, the router on which summarization is configured will have an extra route. To what interface or destination does this new route point? CCNP / BCMSN : What DSCP codepoint name is the highest level of service available for user traffic? A. AF B. EF C. CD D. DP Answers will be posted Saturday, along with a new tutorial! See you then! To your Cisco certification success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Here are the answers to Thursday's CCNA and CCNP questions! CCNA : Short answer: Briefly describe the circumstances under which a virtual link must be built in an OSPF deployment. Answer: Every non-backbone area must contain a router with a physical or logical connection to Area 0. If a physical connection cannot be created, a logical interface - a virtual link - must be created. CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: You've configured an interface to run in PIM sparse-dense mode. You don't want the interface to default to dense mode. What additional command must be configured on the interface? Answer: You must indicate the location of the Rendezvous Point (RP) with the ip pim rp -address command. CCNP / BCMSN : Short answer: What command will allow a switch be configured to open an err-disabled port on its own, rather than require manual intervention? Answer: Use the errdisable recovery command. New questions and tutorials posted later today! To your certificati...

New Network Troubleshooting / A+ Essentials Certification Exam Tutorial Here's a tutorial to help you A+ Essentials candidates in your network troubleshooting processes (and to help you pass the exam!) - and I recommend all network admins and certification candidates read it! Enjoy! http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/A+CertificationTutorialTroubleshootingPartOne.htm To your certification exam success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Thought For The Day: Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. -- Winston Churchill Here are Thursday's CCNA and CCNP Practice Questions! CCNA : Short answer: Briefly describe the circumstances under which a virtual link must be built in an OSPF deployment. CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: You've configured an interface to run in PIM sparse-dense mode. You don't want the interface to default to dense mode. What additional command must be configured on the interface? CCNP / BCMSN : Short answer: What command will allow a switch be configured to open an err-disabled port on its own, rather than require manual intervention? Answers will be posted on Friday! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Welcome! Here are the answers to Wednesday's CCNA and CCNP questions! CCNA : Which of the following terms is not associated with Layer 4 of the OSI model? A. routing B. switching C. segments D. TCP E. packets F. UDP Answers: A, B, E. The terms "routing" and "packets" are associated with the Network layer of the OSI model, layer 3. The term "switching" is associated with the Data Link layer, layer 2. The terms "segments", " TCP ", and " UDP " are associated with the Transport layer, layer 4. CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: OSPF uses what formula to calculate an interface's cost? Answer: (100,000,000 / Bandwidth in BPS) CCNP / BCMSN : What protocol does VMPS use to listen to client requests? A. IP B. TCP C. UDP D. SNMP E. SMTP Answer: C. VMPS uses UDP to listen to client requests. Fresh questions later today, including a new A+ tutorial and some other surprises! To your certification ...

Thought For The Day The price of greatness is responsibility. - Winston Churchill Here are today's CCNA and CCNP Questions! CCNA : Which of the following terms is not associated with Layer 4 of the OSI model? A. routing B. switching C. segments D. TCP E. packets F. UDP CCNP / BSCI : Short answer: OSPF uses what formula to calculate an interface's cost? CCNP / BCMSN : What protocol does VMPS use to listen to client requests? A. IP B. TCP C. UDP D. SNMP E. SMTP Answers will be posted Thursday, as will my first of many A+ tutorials! To your certification exam success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

New A+ And Microsoft Vista Tutorials Are On The Way! Good news for those of you working on or thinking about your A+ Certification - beginning Thursday, my free A+ tutorial series begins! My A+ Study Package will be out in May (which will be here before we know it!), but I want to start helping you earn your A+ certification now! I'll have a link posted to the new tutorial page for A+ tomorrow. Fully illustrated Microsoft Vista certification tutorials are coming later this month as well! It's going to be a big year here at The Bryant Advantage - and no matter what certification you're pursuing, you can be a part of it! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com