Chp 7

Question 1

Define the Cisco router components

Answer 1

Describe the functions of the bootstrap, POST, ROM monitor, mini-IOS, RAM, ROM, flash memory, NVRAM, and the configuration register

Question 2

Identify the steps in the router boot sequence

Answer 2

The steps in the boot sequence are POST, loading the IOS, and copying the startup configuration from NVRAM to RAM

Question 3

Save the configuration of a router or switch

Answer 3

There are a couple of ways to this, but the most common method, as well as the most tested, is copy running-config statup-config

Question 4

Erase the configuration of a router or switch

Answer 4

Type the privileged-mode command erase statup-config and reload the router

Question 5

Understand the various levels of syslog

Answer 5

Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notification, Informational, Debugging

Question 6

Understand how to configure NTP

Answer 6

service timestamps log datetime msec

ntp server A.B.C.D version ?

Question 7

Describe the value of CDP and LLDP.

Answer 7

Cisco Discovery Protocol can be used to help you document as well as troubleshoot your network; also, LLDP is a nonproprietary protocol that can provide the same information as CDP

Question 8

List the information provided by the output of the show cdp neighbors command

Answer 8

device ID, local interface, holdtime, capability, platform, and port ID

Question 9

Understand how to establish a Telnet session with multiple routers simultaneously

Answer 9

you can end the connection by typing exit at any time. However, if you want to keep your connection to a remote device but still come back to your original router console, you can press the CTRL+SHIFT+6 key combination, release it, and then pres x

Question 10

Identify current Telnet sessions

Answer 10

The command show sessions will provide you with information about all the currently active sessions your router has with other routers.

Question 11

Build a static host table on a router

Answer 11

by using the global configuration command ip host HOST_NAME IP_ADDRESS, you can build a static host table on your router. You can apply multiple IP addresses against the same host entry.

Question 12

Verify the host table on a router

Answer 12

You can verify the host table with the show hosts command

Question 13

Describe the function of the ping command

Answer 13

Packet Internet Groper(ping) uses ICMP echo requests and ICMP echo replies to verify an active IP address on a network

Question 14

Ping a valid host ID from the correct prompt

Answer 14

You can ping an IP address from a router’s user mode or privileged mode but not from configuration mode, unless you use the do command. You must ping a valid address