It's Saturday, August 30, and here are your Cisco practice exam questions for today! Five new practice exams and tutorials have been posted over on the website - be sure to read today and yesterday's blog postings for links! Let's get to today's questions! All of today's questions are short answer. CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : What keystroke will get you out of the following configuration mode? Will your changes be saved by this keystroke? Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]:y Configuring global parameters: Enter host name [Switch]: Switch1 The enable secret is a password used to protect access to privileged EXEC and configuration modes. This password, after entered, becomes encrypted in the configuration. Enter enable secret: CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : Two popular signature actions in SDM are denyAttackerInline and denyFlowInline. There's a subtle difference between the two. What is it? CCN
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It's Saturday, August 30, and here are the answers to yesterday's Cisco practice exam questions! All of yesterday's questions were short answer. CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : List the three locations from which a Cisco router attempts to load a valid IOS image during the boot process. And list them in order! :) Answer: 1. Flash memory (the default). 2. A TFTP server. (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) 3. Read-Only Memory (ROM) CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : Short answer: Define the term man-in-the-middle attack. Answer: A network intruder opens a connection with two separate devices, with each device thinking they're communicating with the other device rather than the intruder. CCNA Wireless : In the world of WPA , what is "Michael", and what does it / he do? Answer: WPA uses a Message Integrity Check (MIC), sometimes called "Michael", to protect against replay attacks, spoofing, and the man-in-the-middle attacks we di
It's Friday, August 29, and here are your Cisco practice exam questions for today! Be sure to read today's other blog posts - I've got THREE new CCNA and CCNP practice exams for you over on the main site, plus some other great Cisco training opportunities! And don't miss The Big One - my Cisco Certification Tutorials page! Let's get to today's questions! All of today's questions are short answer. CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : List the three locations from which a Cisco router attempts to load a valid IOS image during the boot process. And list them in order! :) CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : Short answer: Define the term man-in-the-middle attack. CCNA Wireless : In the world of WPA , what is "Michael", and what does it / he do? CCNA Voice : What is "comfort noise"? Is it desirable? How do we enable it, if it's not enabled by default? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : In what particular situation would
It's Friday, August 29, and here are the answers to yesterday's Cisco practice exam questions! Be sure to read today's other blog posts for links to new practice exam and tutorials, including my Cisco Certification Tutorials page - over 200 Cisco tutorials, practice exams, and articles are just waiting for you! Here are the answers to yesterday's questions, which were all short answer. CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Short answer: Describe the potential issue created by the following command. R2#debug ip packet IP packet debugging is on Answer: This is a powerful debug that can result in overwhelming the router's CPU if there's quite a bit of traffic running when you activate the debug. You may not even be able to enter undebug all ! CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : Short answer: Define the term dictionary attack. Answer: You know how some programs require alphanumeric passwords, and / or numbers to appear in the password as well? T
Hi there! I'm putting the finishing touches on two new CCNA Security and CCNP practice exams this morning, and I'll put links to them here in the blog as soon as they're done. In the meantime, look through yesterday's blog posts for a link to a new CCNA exam on EIGRP, and visit my Cisco Certification Tutorials page - over 200 Cisco certification articles, tutorials, and practice exams are waiting for you! See you later today with those new exams! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
Here are your Cisco certification exam practice questions for Thursday, August 28! Be sure to read today's other blog posts for links to new practice exam and tutorials, including the Big One - my Cisco Certification Tutorials page! Let's get to today's questions! All of today's questions are short answer. CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Short answer: Describe the potential issue created by the following command. R2#debug ip packet IP packet debugging is on CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : Short answer: Define the term dictionary attack. CCNA Wireless : Describe the major purpose of both Yagi and Omni antennae, and the main difference between the two with regards to signal strength. CCNA Voice : Short answer: Define the term packetization period. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : What OSPF device(s) send Type 2 LSAs? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam : Name the three violation options available with port security, and name the action taken b
Here are the answers to Wednesday's Cisco certification exam training questions! CCNA Security, Wireless, and Voice questions are now a regular part of the daily Cisco blog questions, and more great features are on their way, including my exclusive Cisco home lab video series, practice exams and tutorials for each of the new CCNA exams - and more! I have three new practice exams going on the website today as well - check the other blog posts for links! Let's get to today's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Short answer: What single command will allow a user to log in with a username of donald, a password of duck, and assign a privilege level of five? Answer: username donald privilege 5 password duck. The privilege level goes in the middle! CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : TCP SYN attacks fall under which of the following categories? A. password attack B. dictionary attack C. DoS attack D. trust exploitation Answer: C. A TCP SYN at
Welcome back! I'm putting the finishing touches on several new Cisco practice exams this morning - I'll have links to those right here on the blog later today, along with other surprises and the answers to yesterday's questions! Be sure to read yesterday's blog entires for links to new exams and tutorials on the website, including my Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT tutorials page - over 200 fully-illustrated tutorials and practice exams await you there! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
The Answers To My Latest CCNA Practice Exam Have Been Posted - And There Are Over 200 Free CCNA, CCENT, CCNP, and Security Tutorials And Exams Waiting For You! The answers to my CCNA/CCENT practice exam on network models have been posted: CCNA / CCENT Exam: Network Models I've got quite a few free exams and tutorials for you CCNA and CCENT candidates, and you can find them all on this page: CCNA And CCENT Exam Practice Exams Don't feel left out, CCNP candidates - I've got more questions sets and tutorials on the way for you, too, and there are plenty of tutorials for you on the main Tutorials page! Many of our new visitors might not know about the Tutorials page - this page has links to over 200 articles, tutorials, and practice exams for Cisco certifications along with plenty of articles on improving or starting your IT career! Cisco Certification Tutorials Page So get over there and start reading! : ) To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage
Only 36 35 Days Until My CCNA Security Study Package Is Released.... But Why Wait? Start Studying Today And Save Money, Too! I've been around Cisco certifications for over 10 years, and I've never seen anything like the positive response to the new CCNA certifications, especially CCNA Security. As you know, you've got to earn your CCNA before you can take these new exams, and plenty of you are doing that right now - more of you than ever before! My inbox has been flooded with emails wanting to know how long it'll be before my CCNA Security Study Package is ready. Well, I've got great news - you can click on that link and start working on your CCNA Security certification less than five minutes from now , using the same techniques I've used to help certification candidate around the world earn their CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT! Not only that, but you now have the opportunity to save serious money at the same time - by locking in the lowest price I've ever put on
It's Wednesday, August 27, and it's time for your free Cisco certification practice exam questions! CCNA Security, Wireless, and Voice questions are now a regular part of the daily Cisco blog questions, and more great features are on their way, including my exclusive Cisco home lab video series, practice exams and tutorials for each of the new CCNA exams - and more! Be sure to check today's blog posts along with last week's for links to great exam resources on the main site, including my Tutorials page - over 200 free Cisco practice exams, articles, tutorials, and (soon) videos are waiting to help you get Cisco certificed! Let's get to today's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Short answer: What single command will allow a user to log in with a username of donald, a password of duck, and assign a privilege level of five? CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : TCP SYN attacks fall under which of the following categories? A. passwor
It's Wednesday, August 26, and here are the answers to yesterday's Cisco practice exam questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : What command will show you whether the serial interface you specify with the command is a DTE or DCE? A. show version B. show controller C. show frame dte/dce D. debug version Answer: B. That information will be near the top of that command's output. CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : Do each of the following terms describe TACACS+, RADIUS, both, or neither? (Answers have been appended to each choice.) A. encrypts the entire packet - TACACS+ only B. combines the authentication and authorization processes - RADIUS only C. supports PAD and ARAP - TACACS+ only D. cannot control the authorization level of users - TACACS+ only CCNA Wireless : (That link goes to my new CCNA Wireless Resource Page, with practice exams and tutorials coming soon!) Do the following statements describe an IBSS, BSS, or ESS? (Answers appended
Welcome back, my friends! Coming up later today... ... THREE new practice exams on the main site - one for CCNA, one for CCNP BSCI candidates, and one for CCNA Security candidates! ... the answers to yesterday's questions ... a new set of questions here on the blog, including CCNA Voice and Wireless questions ... and just maybe the first video in my new Cisco Video Tutorial series. The first few installments will be videos on why you need to set up a Frame Relay Switch in your Cisco home lab - and I'll also show you exactly how to configure and troubleshoot one! And even if you're not putting together a home lab, you'll find quite a bit of useful information to help you along on your Cisco certification exams! In the meantime, check out yesterday's blog posts for links to plenty of practice exams and over 200 free Cisco certification tutorials! See you later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
Here are your Cisco certification exam training questions for Tuesday, August 26! CCNA Security, Wireless, and Voice questions are now a regular part of the daily Cisco blog questions, and more great features are on their way, including my exclusive Cisco home lab video series, practice exams and tutorials for each of the new CCNA exams - and more! Be sure to check today's blog posts along with last week's for links to great exam resources on the main site! Let's get to today's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : What command will show you whether the serial interface you specify with the command is a DTE or DCE? A. show version B. show controller C. show frame dte/dce D. debug version CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : Do each of the following terms describe TACACS+, RADIUS, both, or neither? A. encrypts the entire packet B. combines the authentication and authorization processes C. supports PAD and ARAP D. cannot control the authoriz
It's Tuesday, August 26, and here are the answers to yesterday's CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP practice exam questions! Security, Voice, and Wireless questions are now part of the daily blog questions, and over 100 practice exams, tutorials, and articles regarding those three new Cisco certifications will be posted over the next few weeks and months! Let's take a look at the answers to yesterday's questions.... CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Which of the following can make a line protocol go down? A. Mismatched encapsulation types B. Frame map statements that are missing the broadcast option C. Absence of a clockrate from the DCE D. Failure to configure an IP address on the interface Answer: A, C. The other two choices can cause connectivity issues, but they will not make the line protocol go down. Mismatched encap types (HDLC on one end, PPP on the other) will force the line protocol down, as will the absence of a clockrate. CCNA Security Certification / CCNP I
It's Monday, August 24, and here are your Cisco certification exam training questions for today! As promised, CCNA Wireless and CCNA Voice questions have been added to the daily questions here on the blog, starting today. And more great features are on their way, including my exclusive Cisco home lab video series, more CCNA Security practice exams and tutorials - and more! Be sure to check today's blog posts along with last week's for links to great exam resources on the main site! Let's get to today's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Which of the following can make a line protocol go down? A. Mismatched encapsulation types B. Frame map statements that are missing the broadcast option C. Absence of a clockrate from the DCE D. Failure to configure an IP address on the interface CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : You're ensuring that only the devices in a VPN that should see the data in unencrypted format will see the data that
It's Monday, August 24, and it's time for the answers to Saturday's questions! Be sure to read today's other blog posts for more practice exams and free tutorials, including a new CCNA Security tutorial!Here are today's questions..... CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : We love redundancy, and the following switching diagram certainly gives us that! Three questions for you: What potential issue does this topology pose? What protocol can help avoid that issue? Assuming the switches are running at their defaults, what do we need to do to enable that protocol? Answers: If these redundant paths are all open at the same time, we have the potential for switching loops to form. The Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) helps to prevent these loops. If these Cisco switches are at their default, we don't need to do anything to enable STP - it's enabled by default. CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : What is the net effect of the following configurati
No Blog Postings on Sunday... But PLENTY Of New Features Start Today! Be sure to check Saturday's blog posts for links to new practice exam and a brand-new CCNA Security tutorial over on the main page! Coming up later today... ... one new CCNA exam and one new CCNP BSCI exam on the main website, with links to those articles posted here on the blog ... the addition of CCNA Wireless and CCNA Voice daily practice exam questions ... the answers to Saturday's blog questions, and a new set of CCENT, CCNA, and CCNP questions ... and more! My exclusive Video Tutorial Series starts this week with some great tips on building a home lab and getting started with your Cisco certification studies, and I've got some other new features coming your way. There's never been a better or more important time to earn your Cisco certifications, and there's no better site to help you on your path than The Bryant Advantage! See you later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 h
Here are your Cisco certification practice exam questions for Saturday, August 23! Be sure to read today's other blog posts for more practice exams and free tutorials, including a new CCNA Security tutorial! Here are today's questions..... CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : We love redundancy, and the following switching diagram certainly gives us that! Three questions for you: What potential issue does this topology pose? What protocol can help avoid that issue? Assuming the switches are running at their defaults, what do we need to do to enable that protocol? CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : What is the net effect of the following configuration? R1(config)#access-list 110 permit tcp any 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 R1(config)#ip tcp intercept list 110 CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : What's the main difference between the following two BGP community values? NO-EXPORT NO-ADVERTISE CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam : What command will assign a MAC address
It's Saturday, August 23, and here are the answers to yesterday's Cisco certification exam practice questions! Be sure to read today's other blog posts for my latest CCNA Security exam tutorial, in addition to other free Cisco exam resources! Here are the answers to yesterday's blog questions - I'll post a new set of questions later today! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Which of the following phrases describes WEP? A. uses clear-text keys B. uses dynamically generated keys C. highly secure encryption scheme D. two-way authentication similar to CHAP Answer: A. WEP uses clear-text keys. It does not use dynamic keys, it uses one-way authentication, and it's quite the opposite of "highly secure". CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : What SDM Wizard is in use below? Answer: That brick wall in the middle is a firewall, so we know it's a firewall wizard. Since we're limited to one outside interface and there's no referenc
It's Friday, August 22, and here are your Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, and Security questions for today! Be sure to read today's other blog posts for more practice exams and free tutorials! Right now, let's get to today's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Which of the following phrases describes WEP? A. uses clear-text keys B. uses dynamically generated keys C. highly secure encryption scheme D. two-way authentication similar to CHAP CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : What SDM Wizard is in use below? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : The initial bits 1111 1111 indicate what kind of IPv6 address? A. Multicast B. Site Local C. Link Local D. Broadcast CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam : Enabling what switching feature results in the following warning? %Warning: X should only be enabled on ports connected to a single host. Connecting hubs, concentrators, switches, bridges, etc... to this interface when X is enabled, can cause temporary brid
It's Friday, August 22, and here are the answers to yesterday's blog questions! Lots of great features are being added to the blog and the website over the next few days and weeks, including... ... a new CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, or CCNA Security exam every day for the rest of August on the main website ... CCNA Wireless and Voice questions added to the blog's daily questions, beginning next Monday ... new Cisco training videos on the main website, starting with how and why to add a frame relay switch to your home lab ... and more! Be sure to read today's other blog posts for links to new practice exams and over 250 tutorials on the main site! With no further ado, here are the answers to yesterday's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : A Cisco switch can take one of three actions with an incoming frame. Name all three and describe under what conditions each action would occur. Answer: If the switch's MAC table has no entry for the destination MAC ad
Congratulations To Andrew Conaway - Who Created A Bright New Future For Himself By Earning His CCNA! "Chris, just wanted to thank you for your CCNA Study Package. I used it last year while studying for my CCNA after wasting thousands on the boot camp and failing the test over and over again. I used your package for 1 month and passed the first time after failing it twice. Not only did I pass it, but I actually learned the material and landed a Senior Network Engineering job at a large company because I was able to talk the talk, and walk the walk. Currently working towards my CCSP and then CCNP, will definitely be using your products again. " Sincerely, Andrew Conaway Network Engineer III Birmingham, Alabama Join Andrew and the thousands of other CCNAs and CCNPs who have created a brighter future for themselves - by earning their Cisco Certifications! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
Only 41 40 Days Until My CCNA Security Study Package Is Released.... But Why Wait? Start Studying Today And Save Money, Too! I've been around Cisco certifications for over 10 years, and I've never seen anything like the positive response to the new CCNA certifications, especially CCNA Security. As you know, you've got to earn your CCNA before you can take these new exams, and plenty of you are doing that right now - more of you than ever before! My inbox has been flooded with emails wanting to know how long it'll be before my CCNA Security Study Package is ready. Well, I've got great news - you can click on that link and start working on your CCNA Security certification less than five minutes from now , using the same techniques I've used to help certification candidate around the world earn their CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT! Not only that, but you now have the opportunity to save serious money at the same time - by locking in the lowest price I've ever put on
It's Thursday, August 21, and here are today's Cisco practice exam questions! Lots of great features are being added to the blog and the website over the next few days and weeks, including... ... a new CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, or CCNA Security exam every day for the rest of August on the main website ... CCNA Wireless and Voice questions added to the blog's daily questions, beginning next Monday ... new Cisco training videos on the main website, starting with how and why to add a frame relay switch to your home lab ... and more! For right now, let's get to today's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : A Cisco switch can take one of three actions with an incoming frame. Name all three and describe under what conditions each action would occur. CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : What is SDEE, and what do we use it for? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : OSPF Total Stub areas can contain which of the following OSPF route types? A. O B. O IA
It's Thursday, August 21, and here are the answers to yesterday's Cisco training questions! Be sure to check today's other blog posts for answers to my latest CCNA Security exam over on the website, and look for new exams posted daily for the rest of August on the main site as well - I'll put links to each and every one of them here in the blog! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Describe each of the three steps in the TCP three-way handshake. In order. :) Answer: Host A sends SYN to Host B. This begins the negotiation of how the hosts will communicate, including the sequence number. Next, Host B responds with SYN/ACK. Finally, Host A responds with an ACK, and that's the three-way handshake! CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : In terms of their position in the flow of traffic, what's the major difference between an IPS and an IDS? Answer: An IDS is not in the direct flow of network traffic. Instead, the traffic flows are mirrored to the ID
It's Wednesday, August 20, and here are today's Cisco practice exam questions! Be sure to check today's other blog posts for answers to my latest CCNA Security exam over on the website, and look for new exams posted daily on the main site as well - I'll put links to each and every one of them here in the blog! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : Describe each of the three steps in the TCP three-way handshake. In order. :) CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : In terms of their position in the flow of traffic, what's the major difference between an IPS and an IDS? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : Describe the IPv6 conversion technique 6-to-4 tunneling. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam : What command makes it possible for a switch to recover without manual intervention from a port going into err-disabled state? CCNP / ONT Exam : (My ONT Study Package is now available!) Can you use HTTP rather than HTTPS to open a connection to the WCS in a web brow
There are a lot of great things happening here at TBA, and we've got just a little previous business to take care of first... so let's get started by checking the answers to last week's CCNA Security exam on the IOS Firewall! CCNA Security: IOS Firewall Practice Exam I'll have the answers to yesterday's blog questions right here later today, and starting Friday there will be at least one new full practice exam on the main site every day - and we'll cover topics for the CCENT, CCNA, all four CCNP exams, and the new Security, Wireless, and Voice exams as well! I'll also have new daily CCNA Wireless and CCNA Voice questions beginning next Monday! See you later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
New CCNA Security, CCENT, And CCNA Exams Have Been Posted! CCNA Security Exam: The IOS Firewall CCNA And CCENT Exam: Networking Models There are several other free practice exams and tutorials on my CCNA Security Resource Page and CCNA / CCENT Practice Exam pages, too! I'll post the answers to those practice exams later tonight - and more free question sets and training videos are on the way! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
It's Tuesday, August 19, and here are the answers to yesterday's questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : What does the "200" at the end of this static route d0? Why would we use this kind of route? R1(config)#ip route 172.12.23.0 255.255.255.224 210.1.1.3 200 Answer: The "200" is the administrative distance of this static route, as illustrated by IOS Help: R1(config)#ip route 172.12.23.0 255.255.255.224 210.1.1.3 ? <1-255> Distance metric for this route name Specify name of the next hop permanent permanent route tag Set tag for this route R1(config)#ip route 172.12.23.0 255.255.255.224 210.1.1.3 200 I'll have a full CCNA tutorial on floating static routes on the main site later this week showing you an example of why we use these routes! CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : What benefit does "GRE over IPSec" offer than IPSec by itself does not? Answer: By combining GRE and IPSec, each protocol helps to compen
It's Monday, August 18, and here are your CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP practice questions for today! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : What does the "200" at the end of this static route d0? Why would we use this kind of route? R1(config)#ip route 172.12.23.0 255.255.255.224 210.1.1.3 200 CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : What benefit does "GRE over IPSec" offer than IPSec by itself does not? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : Name three popular IPv4-to-IPv6 network conversion methods. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam : Name and define the basic purpose of each "A" in AAA. CCNP / ONT Exam : (My ONT Study Package was released today!) Name the major components of a Cisco Autonomous Wireless Network. Answers right here on Tuesday, August 19, and I'll have the answers to my latest CCNA Security exam right here on the blog later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
It's Monday, August 18, and here are the answers to yesterday's Cisco CCNA, Security, CCENT, and CCNP practice exam questions! CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification : What is the binary equivalent of the hex value A0? Answer: 160 (10 units of 16, zero units of 1). CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam : You're editing an ACL in SDM and notice some asterisks under source and destination . What do those asterisks indicate? Answer: In SDM, asterisks indicate the ACL keyword any. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : What are the numbers in parens in the following command output, and what is their meaning? P 172.23.0.0/16, 2 successors, FD is 2195456 via 172.12.123.2 (2195456/281600), Serial0 via 172.12.123.3 (2195456/281600), Serial0 Answer: The first number, 2195456, is the route's feasible distance . This is the full metric of the route to the destination network. The second number, 281600, is the route's advertised distance . This is simply the metric fro