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1. Which statement is true about broadcast and collision

Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN domains?
4.1.3
Routing
 Topic 2.2.0 - A switch that receives a broadcast
ICollision
t VLAN andR Broadcast
ti L 3 frame will forward the frame out all other interfaces,
2.2
2 Switching
Domains Concepts 
 including interfaces that connect to other switches.
These switches will also perform the same
forwarding action. By adding more switches to the
2.3 Module Practice and Quiz 
network, the size of the broadcast domain increases.

2.3.1 What did I learn in this module? Adding a switch to a network will increase the size of the
broadcast domain.
2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts The size of the collision domain can be reduced by adding
hubs to a network.

The more interfaces a router has the larger the resulting

3 VLANs  broadcast domain.

Adding a router to a network will increase the size of the

collision domain.
4 Inter-VLAN Routing 

2. What is one function of a Layer 2 switch?

4.0 Introduction 

 Topic 2.1.0 - A switch builds a MAC address

4.0.1 Why should I take this module? table of MAC addresses and associated port
numbers by examining the source MAC address
What will I learn to do in this found in inbound frames. To forward a frame onward,
4.0.2
module? the switch examines the destination MAC address,
looks in the MAC address for a port number
Inter-VLAN Routing associated with that destination MAC address, and
4.1
Operation 
sends it to the specific port. If the destination MAC
address is not in the table, the switch forwards the
4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing? frame out all ports except the inbound port that
originated the frame.
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learns the port assigned to a host by examining the

Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN destination MAC address
4.1.3
Routing duplicates the electrical signal of each frame to every port

ICollision
t VLAN determines which interface is used to forward a frame
andR Broadcast
ti L 3
2.2
2 Switching
Domains Concepts 
 based on the destination MAC address

forwards data based on logical addressing

2.3 Module Practice and Quiz 
3. What is the significant difference between a hub and a Layer 2
2.3.1 What did I learn in this module? LAN switch?

2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts  Topic 2.2.0 - Hubs operate only at the physical
layer, forwarding bits as wire signals out all ports,
and extend the collision domain of a network.
Switches forward frames at the data link layer and
3 VLANs  each switch port is a separate collision domain, and
thus more, but smaller, collision domains are
created. Switches do not manage broadcast domains
4 Inter-VLAN Routing  because broadcast frames are always forwarded out
all active ports.
4.0 Introduction  A switch creates many smaller collision domains, and a hub
increases the size of a single collision domain.
4.0.1 Why should I take this module?
A hub forwards frames, and a switch forwards only packets.

Each port of a hub is a collision domain, and each port of a


What will I learn to do in this

4.0.2
module? Switching, Routing, and
switchWireless
is a broadcast Essentials
domain. v7.02
    
A hub divides collision domains, and a switch divides
Inter-VLAN Routing
4.1  broadcast domains.
Operation

4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing?

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4. What will a Cisco LAN switch do if it receives an incoming

Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN frame and the destination MAC address is not listed in the MAC
4.1.3 address table?
Routing

ICollision
t VLAN andR Broadcast
ti L 3
 Topic 2.1.0 - A LAN switch populates the MAC
2.2
2 Switching
Domains Concepts 
 address table based on source MAC addresses.
When a switch receives an incoming frame with a
destination MAC address that is not listed in the MAC
2.3 Module Practice and Quiz 
address table, the switch forwards the frame out all
ports except for the ingress port of the frame. When
2.3.1 What did I learn in this module? the destination device responds, the switch adds the
source MAC address and the port on which it was
2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts received to the MAC address table.

Forward the frame out all ports except the port where the
frame is received.
3 VLANs 
Use ARP to resolve the port that is related to the frame.

Send the frame to the default gateway address.

4 Inter-VLAN Routing  Drop the frame.

4.0 Introduction  5. Which switch characteristic helps alleviate network congestion

when a 10 Gbps port is forwarding data to a 1 Gbps port?
4.0.1 Why should I take this module?
 Topic 2.2.0 - The large frame buffers on a switch
What will I learn to do in this hold the ingress traffic until such time that the slower
4.0.2
module? egress port can transmit the data. This reduces the
number of dropped frames and alleviates network
Inter-VLAN Routing congestion.
4.1
Operation 

fast port speed

4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing?
high port density

fast internal switching

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frame buffering
Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN
4.1.3
Routing 6. Which switching method makes use of the FCS value?

ICollision
t VLAN andR Broadcast
ti L 3
2.2
2 Switching Concepts 

 Topic 2.1.0 - The store-and-forward method
Domains performs error checking on the frame using the
frame-check sequence (FCS) value before sending
2.3 Module Practice and Quiz  the frame. The FCS value is the last field in the
frame.
2.3.1 What did I learn in this module?
large frame buffer

cut-through
2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts
broadcast

store-and-forward
3 VLANs 

7. What does the term "port density" represent for an Ethernet

switch?
4 Inter-VLAN Routing 

 Topic 2.2.0 - The term port density represents

4.0 Introduction  the number of ports available in a switch. A one rack
unit access switch can have up to 48 ports. Larger
switches may support hundreds of ports.
4.0.1 Why should I take this module?

the numbers of hosts that are connected to each switch

What will I learn to do in this
4.0.2 port
module?
the speed of each port
Inter-VLAN Routing
4.1
Operation  the number of available ports

the memory space that is allocated to each switch port

4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing?

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8. Which information does a switch use to keep the MAC address

Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN table information current?
4.1.3
Routing
 Topic 2.1.0 - To maintain the MAC address table,
ICollision
t VLAN andR Broadcast
ti L 3 the switch uses the source MAC address of the
2.2
2 Switching
Domains Concepts 
 incoming packets and the port that the packets enter.
The destination address is used to select the
outgoing port.
2.3 Module Practice and Quiz 

the destination MAC address and the outgoing port

2.3.1 What did I learn in this module?
the source and destination MAC addresses and the
outgoing port
2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts
the source MAC address and the outgoing port

the destination MAC address and the incoming port

3 VLANs  the source MAC address and the incoming port

the source and destination MAC addresses and the

incoming port
4 Inter-VLAN Routing 

9. Which two statements are true about half-duplex and full-

4.0 Introduction  duplex communications? (Choose two.)

4.0.1 Why should I take this module?

 Topic 2.2.0 - Full-duplex communication allows
both ends to transmit and receive simultaneously,
What will I learn to do in this offering 100 percent efficiency in both directions for
4.0.2
module? a 200 percent potential use of stated bandwidth.
Half-duplex communication is unidirectional, or one
Inter-VLAN Routing direction at a time. Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gb/s
4.1
Operation 
NICs require full duplex to operate, and do not
support half-duplex operation.
4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing?
Half duplex has only one channel.

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 Full duplex increases the effective bandwidth.

Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN All modern NICs support both half-duplex and full-duplex
4.1.3
Routing communication.

ICollision
t VLAN andR Broadcast
ti L 3  Full duplex allows both ends to transmit and receive
2.2
2 Switching
Domains Concepts 
 simultaneously.

Full duplex offers 100 percent potential use of the

2.3 Module Practice and Quiz  bandwidth.

2.3.1 What did I learn in this module? 10. Which type of address does a switch use to build the MAC
address table?

2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts

 Topic 2.1.0 - When a switch receives a frame
with a source MAC address that is not in the MAC
address table, the switch will add that MAC address
3 VLANs  to the table and map that address to a specific port.
Switches do not use IP addressing in the MAC
address table.
4 Inter-VLAN Routing 
source MAC address

4.0 Introduction  destination MAC address

destination IP address
4.0.1 Why should I take this module?
source IP address

What will I learn to do in this

4.0.2
module?

Inter-VLAN Routing
4.1
Operation 

4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing?

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11. Which option correctly describes a switching method?

Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN
4.1.3
Routing  Topic 2.1.0 - Store-and-forward switching
performs an error check on an incoming frame after
ICollision
t VLAN andR Broadcast
ti L 3 receiving the entire frame on the ingress port.
2.2
2 Switching
Domains Concepts 
 Switches which use this method have the flexibility to
support any mix of Ethernet speeds. The cut-through
method begins the forwarding process after the
2.3 Module Practice and Quiz 
destination MAC address of an incoming frame is
looked up and the egress port has been determined.
2.3.1 What did I learn in this module?
store-and-forward: forwards the frame immediately after
2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts examining its destination MAC address

store-and-forward: ensures that the frame is free of

physical and data-link errors
3 VLANs  cut-through: provides the flexibility to support any mix of
Ethernet speeds

cut-through: makes a forwarding decision after receiving

4 Inter-VLAN Routing  the entire frame

4.0 Introduction  12. Which network device can serve as a boundary to divide a
Layer 2 broadcast domain?
4.0.1 Why should I take this module?
 Topic 2.2.0 - Layer 1 and 2 devices (LAN switch
What will I learn to do in this and Ethernet hub) and access point devices do not
4.0.2
module? filter MAC broadcast frames. Only a Layer 3 device,
such as a router, can divide a Layer 2 broadcast
Inter-VLAN Routing domain.
4.1
Operation 

Ethernet bridge
4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing?
router

Ethernet hub
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access point
Router-on-a-Stick Inter-VLAN
4.1.3
Routing 13. What is the purpose of frame buffers on a switch?

ICollision
t VLAN andR Broadcast
ti L 3
2.2
2 Switching Concepts 

 Topic 2.2.0 - Switches have large frame buffers
Domains that allow data waiting to be transmitted to be stored
so the data will not be dropped. This feature is
2.3 Module Practice and Quiz  beneficial especially if the incoming traffic is from a
faster port than the egress port used for transmitting.
2.3.1 What did I learn in this module? Check
They provide temporary storage of the frame checksum.

They hold traffic, thus alleviating network congestion. Show Me

2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts
They provide a basic security scan on received frames.

They execute checksum values before transmission. Reset

3 VLANs 

14. Which network device can be used to eliminate collisions on an

Ethernet network?
4 Inter-VLAN Routing 

 Topic 2.2.0 - A switch provides

4.0 Introduction  microsegmentation so that no other device competes
for the same Ethernet network bandwidth.
4.0.1 Why should I take this module?
router

What will I learn to do in this switch

4.0.2
module?
hub
Inter-VLAN Routing firewall
4.1
Operation 

4.1.1 What is Inter-VLAN Routing?

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