cisco ios flash cards
(33 cards)
Q: What does IOS stand for?
A: Internetwork Operating System
Q: Which devices use Cisco IOS?
A: Routers and switches
Q: Where is IOS stored?
A: Flash memory
Q: Where is IOS loaded during operation?
A: RAM
Q: What is the purpose of Cisco IOS?
A: To manage networking functions and configurations using the CLI
Q: What port is used for initial configuration of a Cisco device?
A: Console port
Q: What protocol provides secure remote CLI access?
A: SSH
Q: What protocol provides unsecure remote CLI access?
A: Telnet
Q: What is the AUX port used for?
A: Out-of-band access using modem (rarely used now)
Q: What does the prompt Router> indicate?
A: User EXEC mode
Q: What does the prompt Router# indicate?
A: Privileged EXEC mode
Q: What does the prompt Router(config)# indicate?
A: Global Configuration mode
Q: What does Router(config-if)# mean?
A: Interface Configuration mode
Q: How do you enter privileged EXEC mode?
A: enable
Q: How do you enter global configuration mode?
A: configure terminal
Q: How do you return from interface config mode to global config mode?
A: exit
Q: How do you return to privileged EXEC mode from any configuration mode?
A: end or Ctrl+Z
Q: What command displays current active configuration?
A: show running-config
Q: What command displays the configuration stored in NVRAM?
A: show startup-config
Q: What command saves the running config to NVRAM?
A: copy running-config startup-config
Q: What command deletes the saved configuration in NVRAM?
A: erase startup-config
Q: What command reboots the device?
A: reload
Q: How can you see available commands?
A: ? or command ?
Q: How can you auto-complete a command?
A: Press the Tab key
