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What is the primary purpose of a VLAN? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - To
create a broadcast domain; enable segmentation or isolation of broadcast traffic
Unassigned Cisco switch ports remain in which VLAN? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - VLAN 1
Do VLANs prevent broadcast storms? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - No, they
minimize the size and effect of the broadcast storm on neighbor switches and
hosts
What are four advantages to using VLANs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - 1.
Enable access to network services based on logical requirements
2. Network security is optimized with VLANs that enable managing and
filtering sensitive traffic from other network traffic
3. Bandwidth efficiency is accomplished through segmenting traffic into smaller
broadcast domains
4. Easier add/move/delete administration of endpoints on a network and
scalability for larger enterprise deployments
What is the Layer 2 Broadcast Destination Address? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - FFFF.FFFF.FFFF
What is the Layer 3 Broadcast Destination Address? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - 255.255.255.255
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,What is VLAN 1 used for and can it be deleted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
- Management Traffic; it cannot be deleted
What is the normal VLAN range? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - VLAN 2 -
1001
What is the extended VLAN range? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - VLAN
1006 - 4094
What VLANs are auto-created and cannot be deleted? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - VLAN 1, 1002 - 1005
What VLANs cannot be pruned from a trunk? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ -
VLAN 1006 - 4094
How many VLANs can be assigned to a switch access port? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - Only one VLAN unless you are connecting an IP phone
What commands would you use to setup a switch access port with an IP phone?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - interface <interface#/#>
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan #
switchport voice vlan #
Where is the switch VLAN configuration stored? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
- vlan.dat file
What commands would you use to globally create and name a VLAN? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - vlan #
name <name_of_vlan>
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, What is the default switch port mode? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - Access
port
What will switch access ports do with am Ethernet frame it receives with an
802.1q tag? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - It will discard the packet without
learning the source MAC address
What command would you use to configure a range of switch ports? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - interface range gigabitethernet#/# - #
What command lists all VLANs configured on a switch? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - show vlan or show vlan brief
What command is used to display the switch ports assigned to a single VLAN? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - show vlan id <vlan>
When are data messages forwarded to the default gateway? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - When the destination subnet is on a different subnet than the
endpoint
Does the Cisco default switch configuration have an IP default gateway? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - No
What command is used to create an IP default gateway? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ - ip default-gateway <ip_address>
What is the primary purpose of a switch? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ - To
make forwarding decisions based on destination MAC address
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