”Do I Know This Already?” Quiz– Cisco Basic Network Hardware

Take the quiz (either here or use the PTP software) if you want to use the score to help you decide how much time to spend on this chapter. Appendix A, “Answers to the ‘Do I Know This Already?’ Quizzes,” found at the end of the book, includes both

the answers and explanations. You can also find answers in the PTP testing software.

Table 10-1 ”Do I Know This Already?” Foundation Topics Section-to-Question Mapping

Caution

The goal of self-assessment is to gauge your mastery of the topics in this chapter. If you do not know the answer to a question or are only partially sure of the answer, you should mark that question as wrong for purposes of the self-assessment.

Giving yourself credit for an answer you incorrectly guess skews your self-assessment results and might provide you with a false sense of

security.

1.  What is the primary purpose of the management network port?

a.  Provide access to the device’s command-line interface

b.  Carry customer traffic within the local network

c.  Connect to a low-speed out-of-band management network

d.  Carry customer traffic to destinations outside the local network

2.  What is the primary purpose of the console port?

a.  Provide access to the device’s command-line interface

b.  Carry customer traffic within the local network

c.  Connect to a low-speed out-of-band management network

d.  Carry customer traffic to destinations outside the local network

3.  How are ports numbered on a router?

a.  Module or slot, kind of port, submodule, and port number on the module

b.  Kind of port, module or slot, submodule, and port number on the module

c.  Port number, kind of port, module or slot, submodule

d.  By the physical location of the port on the device

4.  What are the four common light indicators on network devices?

a.  Green, malfunctioned; green flashing, passing traffic; yellow, connecting or malfunctioned; red, operating correctly

b.  Green, passing traffic; green flashing, operating correctly; yellow, connecting or malfunctioned; red, malfunctioned

c.  Green, operating correctly; green flashing, passing traffic; yellow, connecting or malfunctioned; red, malfunctioned

d.  Green, operating correctly; green flashing, malfunctioning; yellow, passing traffic; red, disconnected

5.  Do the color and status of lights on all routers and switches indicate the same things?

a.  Every network device uses the same colors and patterns of lights to mean the same thing.

b.  The colors of the lights always mean the same things, but the flashing patterns may vary between vendors.

c.  The colors of the lights may vary between vendors, but the flashing patterns always mean the same thing.

d.  The colors and flashing patterns may vary between individual devices.

6.  What diagrams are commonly used in network engineering? (Choose two.)

a.  Topological

b.  Physical

c.  Logical

d.  Overlay

e.  Routing

7.  Why is it important to manage cables through management hardware?

a.  Because OSHA regulations require well-organized cables

b.  To prevent cables from hanging off their connectors

c.  Because engineers generally like neatness

d.  To aid in the end-to-end tracing of cables

8.  What is the importance of separating hot and cold air in a networking equipment room?

a.  To provide a comfortable environment for technicians

b.  To prevent the mixing of hot and cold air, increasing equipment cooling efficiency

c.  To prevent the mixing of hot and cold air, increasing equipment heating efficiency

d.  To use the heat from the equipment more efficiently in the building