CCNA Tutorial 1.1-1.13 – Network Fundamentals
Quiz – CCNA 1 Network Fundamentals
Multiple Choice (50 questions)
1.1 Network Components
- Which device forwards traffic using MAC addresses?
- A) Router
- B) Switch
- C) Firewall
- D) Server
- Which device forwards traffic between different networks?
- A) Switch
- B) Router
- C) NIC
- D) Access Point
- Which device manages multiple access points in an enterprise network?
- A) Switch
- B) Wireless LAN Controller
- C) Router
- D) Firewall
- Which device provides both data and power over the same cable?
- A) Router
- B) Switch
- C) PoE-capable switch
- D) Firewall
1.2 Network Topologies
- Which topology has access and distribution layers only?
- A) Two-tier
- B) Three-tier
- C) Spine-leaf
- D) Mesh
- Which topology includes an additional core layer?
- A) Two-tier
- B) Three-tier
- C) Spine-leaf
- D) SOHO
- Spine-leaf is optimized for which traffic pattern?
- A) North-south
- B) East-west
- C) Broadcast
- D) VPN
- A SOHO network typically uses which device?
- A) Dedicated core switch
- B) MPLS edge router
- C) All-in-one router with Wi-Fi
- D) Firewall cluster
1.3 Interfaces and Cabling
- Which type of fiber is best for long distances?
- A) Multimode
- B) Single-mode
- C) Coaxial
- D) Copper
- Which is the maximum recommended distance for copper UTP Ethernet?
- A) 10 m
- B) 100 m
- C) 1000 m
- D) 10 km
- Which connector is most common for Ethernet copper cabling?
- A) SC
- B) RJ-45
- C) LC
- D) BNC
- Which Ethernet design causes collisions?
- A) Shared media (hubs)
- B) Point-to-point (switches)
- C) Full-duplex links
- D) VLANs
1.4 Interface Issues
- A frame smaller than 64 bytes is called a:
- A) Giant
- B) Runt
- C) CRC
- D) Late
- Which issue occurs when one side is full-duplex and the other is half-duplex?
- A) Speed mismatch
- B) Duplex mismatch
- C) Collision domain error
- D) Runt
- A corrupted frame with bad checksum is a:
- A) Runt
- B) Giant
- C) CRC error
- D) Late collision
1.5 TCP vs UDP
- Which protocol provides reliable delivery?
- A) TCP
- B) UDP
- C) ICMP
- D) ARP
- Which protocol is faster with lower overhead?
- A) TCP
- B) UDP
- C) ICMP
- D) ARP
- Which protocol uses three-way handshake?
- A) TCP
- B) UDP
- C) HTTP
- D) DNS
- Which protocol is best for VoIP and gaming?
- A) TCP
- B) UDP
- C) ICMP
- D) ARP
1.6 IPv4 Addressing
- What is the default mask for a Class C network?
- A) 255.255.0.0
- B) 255.255.255.0
- C) 255.0.0.0
- D) 255.255.255.252
- How many usable hosts are in a /26 network?
- A) 30
- B) 62
- C) 126
- D) 254
- Which command assigns an IPv4 address to a Cisco interface?
- A) ip address
- B) ifconfig
- C) ip route
- D) show running-config
- Which address is a loopback in IPv4?
- A) 127.0.0.1
- B) 192.168.1.1
- C) 169.254.0.1
- D) 224.0.0.5
1.7 Private IPv4
- Which is the private Class A range?
- A) 192.168.0.0/16
- B) 172.16.0.0/12
- C) 10.0.0.0/8
- D) 224.0.0.0/4
- Which is the private Class C range?
- A) 10.0.0.0/8
- B) 192.168.0.0/16
- C) 172.16.0.0/12
- D) 169.254.0.0/16
- Which technology allows private addresses to access the public internet?
- A) DHCP
- B) NAT
- C) DNS
- D) ICMP
1.8 IPv6 Addressing
- How many bits are in an IPv6 address?
- A) 32
- B) 64
- C) 128
- D) 256
- Which is the IPv6 loopback address?
- A) ::
- B) ::1
- C) FE80::1
- D) 2000::1
- IPv6 link-local addresses always start with:
- A) 2000::/3
- B) FE80::/10
- C) FC00::/7
- D) FF00::/8
- Which command shows IPv6 interfaces on Cisco IOS?
- A) show ip interface brief
- B) show ipv6 interface brief
- C) show running-config
- D) show arp
1.9 IPv6 Address Types
- Which prefix is used for global unicast addresses?
- A) 2000::/3
- B) FE80::/10
- C) FC00::/7
- D) FF00::/8
- Which prefix is used for unique local addresses?
- A) 2000::/3
- B) FE80::/10
- C) FC00::/7
- D) FF00::/8
- Which IPv6 multicast address is for all routers?
- A) FF02::1
- B) FF02::2
- C) FF02::5
- D) FF02::A
- Modified EUI-64 generates an interface ID from which value?
- A) Subnet mask
- B) MAC address
- C) IP address
- D) Hostname
1.10 Verify Client IP
- Which Windows command shows IP, mask, and gateway?
- A) ipconfig /all
- B) ifconfig
- C) netstat
- D) route print
- Which Linux command is the modern replacement for
ifconfig?
- A) ip addr show
- B) netsh
- C) arp -a
- D) route print
- Which Mac OS command shows the default gateway?
- A) netstat -nr
- B) arp -a
- C) traceroute
- D) ping6
1.11 Wireless Principles
- How many nonoverlapping channels exist in 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (US)?
- A) 1
- B) 3
- C) 11
- D) 13
- What is the purpose of an SSID?
- A) Identifies the wireless network name
- B) Encrypts data
- C) Assigns IP addresses
- D) Prevents interference
- Which Wi-Fi encryption standard is the most secure today?
- A) WEP
- B) WPA
- C) WPA2
- D) WPA3
- RF stands for:
- A) Router Forwarding
- B) Radio Frequency
- C) Random Frame
- D) Reliable Forwarding
1.12 Virtualization Fundamentals
- Which software manages virtual machines?
- A) VRF
- B) Hypervisor
- C) NAT
- D) DHCP
- Which type of hypervisor runs directly on hardware?
- A) Type 1
- B) Type 2
- C) Container
- D) VM
- Which is a lightweight virtualization method for apps?
- A) Containers
- B) Hypervisors
- C) VRFs
- D) VMs
- VRFs allow:
- A) Multiple VLANs on a switch
- B) Multiple routing tables on one router
- C) Multiple SSIDs on an AP
- D) Multiple hypervisors
1.13 Switching Concepts
- What is the database a switch uses for forwarding decisions?
- A) Routing table
- B) MAC address table
- C) DHCP table
- D) ARP table
- What happens when a switch does not know the destination MAC?
- A) Drops the frame
- B) Floods it out all ports except incoming
- C) Sends it to router only
- D) Assigns a new MAC
- What is the default MAC aging time on most Cisco switches?
- A) 60s
- B) 300s
- C) 600s
- D) Unlimited
- A broadcast frame has what destination MAC?
- A) 00:00:00:00:00:01
- B) FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
- C) 00:FF:00:FF:00:FF
- D) None
- Which Cisco command shows the MAC address table?
- A) show mac address-table
- B) show arp
- C) show running-config
- D) show vlan brief
Fill in the Blank (10 questions)
- A NIC provides a unique __________ address at Layer 2.
- The three nonoverlapping Wi-Fi channels in 2.4 GHz (US) are __________, __________, and __________.
- The private Class B block is __________.
- IPv6 link-local addresses always begin with __________.
- A frame smaller than 64 bytes is called a __________.
- TCP establishes connections using a __________ handshake.
- The Cisco command to assign an IPv4 address is
ip __________. - VRF allows multiple __________ tables on one router.
- When the destination MAC is unknown, the switch __________ the frame.
- The most secure Wi-Fi encryption standard today is __________.
Answer Key – CCNA 1 Network Fundamentals
- B) Switch
- B) Router
- B) Wireless LAN Controller
- C) PoE-capable switch
- A) Two-tier
- B) Three-tier
- B) East-west
- C) All-in-one router with Wi-Fi
- B) Single-mode
- B) 100 m
- B) RJ-45
- A) Shared media (hubs)
- B) Runt
- B) Duplex mismatch
- C) CRC error
- A) TCP
- B) UDP
- A) TCP
- B) UDP
- B) 255.255.255.0
- B) 62
- A) ip address
- A) 127.0.0.1
- C) 10.0.0.0/8
- B) 192.168.0.0/16
- B) NAT
- C) 128
- B) ::1
- B) FE80::/10
- B) show ipv6 interface brief
- A) 2000::/3
- C) FC00::/7
- B) FF02::2
- B) MAC address
- A) ipconfig /all
- A) ip addr show
- A) netstat -nr
- B) 3
- A) Identifies the wireless network name
- D) WPA3
- B) Radio Frequency
- B) Hypervisor
- A) Type 1
- A) Containers
- B) Multiple routing tables on one router
- B) MAC address table
- B) Floods it out all ports except incoming
- B) 300s
- B) FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
- A) show mac address-table
- MAC
- 1, 6, 11
- 172.16.0.0/12
- FE80::/10
- Runt
- Three-way
- address
- Routing
- Floods
- WPA3