CISCO Certification Questions


What is CISCO CERTIFICATION ?

Cisco Certification is an IT Professional certification program for Cisco products taken by Networking Professionals. CISCO provides Cisco career certifications at five levels: Entry, Associate, Professional, Expert, and Architect levels. CCENT, CCNA and CCNP are the popular certifications in Cisco at different levels. IT professionals aiming for CISCO certifications should have strong knowledge on the fundamentals of the networking concepts, advanced concepts.

 

CCENT is an entry level certification - CCENT certification covers the following topics: operations of data networks, switched networks, IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements. Implementing a small routed network, identifying security threats, WAN tasks and more.

 

CCNA is an associate level certification - CCNA certification covers topics as Internetworking basics and models, OSI reference models, Ethernet, Data Encapsulation, TCP/IP, IP addresses, Sub netting basics, backing up and Cisco IOS and configuration, Routing basics, switching services, VLAN basics and memberships, IPv6 addressing and Routing protocols, Virtual private networks and more.

 

CCNP is a professional level certification - CCNP certification covers the following topics in the syllabus: Implementing a multi-area OSPF Network, eBGP based solution, IPv6 based solution, IPv4 or IPv6 based redistribution solution, Layer3 Path Control Solution, Security Extension of layer 2, Switch based layer 3 services, Infrastructure to support advanced services, Troubleshoot Multi Protocol system networks, Maintain and monitor network performance and more.

 

We have a large database of sample questions on 'Cisco certifications' that are frequently asked in the certification exam for your practice.


Q:

What is the subnet for host ID 10.16.3.65/23?

Answer

A/23 is 255.255.254.0. The third octet is a block size of 2.0, 2, 4. The subnet is in the 16.2.0 subnet; the broadcast address is 16.3.255

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Which class of IP address provides a maximum of only 254 host addresses per network ID?

A) Class A B) Class B
C) Class C D) Class D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Class C

Explanation:

Class C network address has only 8 bits for defining hosts : 28-2 = 256 - 2 = 254

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The network address of 172.16.0.0/19 provides how many subnets and hosts?

A) 7 subnets, 2046 hosts each B) 7 subnets, 8190 hosts each
C) 8 subnets, 2046 hosts each D) 8 subnets, 8190 hosts each
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8 subnets, 8190 hosts each

Explanation:

A CIDR address of/19 is 255.255.224.0. This is a Class B address, so that is only 3 subnet bits, but it provides 13 host bits, or 8 subnets, each with 8,190 hosts.

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Q:

Convert 10100010111101011001110110001011 2 to dotted decimal.

Answer

Convert to dotted hexadecimal first, and then convert each hexadecimal number pair to decimal.

A2.F5.9D.8B then 162.245.157.139

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At which layer is routing implemented , enabling connections and path selection between two end systems?

Answer

The Network layer provides routing through an internetwork and logical addressing.

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Which layer defines how data is formatted , presented, encoded, and converted for use on the network?

Answer

The presentation layer makes sure that data is in a readable format for the Application layer.

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Which layer combines bits into bytes and bytes into frames, uses MAC addressing , and provides error detection?

Answer

The Data Link layer is responsible for the framing of data packets.

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Which OSI layer defines the standards for cabling and connectors?

A) Layer 1 B) Layer 4
C) Layer 7 D) Layer 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Layer 1

Explanation:

OSI layer 1 defines the standards for cabling and connectors.

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