Welcome to the Tuesday, July 22 edition of The Mastermind!
I've got a brand-new CCNA Security practice exam for you today, along with some other surprises ... so let's get started!
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Get Your Mind Clicking With These Cisco Certification Practice Exams!
Here's my latest practice exam, a 10-question set of CCNA Security questions:
CCNA Security: NTP, Telnet, SSH, And More!
The answers to those questions will be posted on that page later this week. In the meantime, tackle these practice exams as well!
CCNA Certification: Frame Relay Questions
CCNA Certification: HDLC And PPP Questions
CCNA Certification: Static Routing And RIP Questions
The questions on static routing and RIP includes a tutorial on floating static routes that you CCNP candidates should read as well!
CCNA Certification Training Questions: RAM, ROM, Flash, And More!
I'll have more free practice exams, tutorials, and coming later this summer - free video training for your Cisco certification exams and home lab setup!
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Thought For The Day:
"The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew, and then I chewed as fast as I could." - Paul Hogan
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Cisco Has Announced Three Additional CCNA Certifications!
But To Earn Them, You've Got To Be CCNA Certified, So Get Started Today!
Cisco has announced three brand-new CCNA-level Certifications:
CCNA Security
CCNA Voice
CCNA Wireless
Click those links to go to the new resource pages I've created for each new exam - I'll post practice questions, written tutorials, and video training on those pages in the weeks and months ahead.
There is a new CCNA Security tutorial on using SDM to configure one-step lockdown - the link is on the CCNA Security Resource page.
These new certifications are going to be a tremendous career boost to those who earn them.
Why? Just look at these statistics!
Security: Right now, 46% of companies included in the survey have a position dedicated to security - that's going to almost double over the next five years to 80%.
Voice: Currently, 40% of surveyed customers have a voice specialist. That number will rise to 69% in the next five years.
Wireless: While 33% of surveyed companies currently have a position dedicated to wireless, that value will double over the next five years to 66%.
(Stats were arrived at by Forrester Consulting during a study sponsored by Cisco. You can get a copy here.)
Those statistics tell a simple tale:
Network admins who have knowledge and certification in security, wireless, and voice will have a huge advantage over network admins who do not.
That's why Cisco is introducing these new certifications, and exactly why I'll be releasing Study Packages for all three of these specializations, beginning in September!
There's one detail you need to take care of now, though.
To earn any of these CCNA specialist certifications, you must earn your CCNA first, by either the one-exam (640-802) path or the two exam path (ICND 1 and 2).
This announcement by Cisco makes it more important than ever to be CCNA certified. Be ready to earn these new certifications by earning your CCNA now!
Just imagine how impressive your resume and reputation will be when you're CCNA certified and certified in security, voice, and wireless!
Personally, I'd hire you in a minute, and I've always been tough about who I hire. And if you already worked for me, you'd get the next promotion.
Get ready for these new certifications by starting on your CCNA now. Take five minutes to read this page - it's more important than ever.
The Ultimate CCNA Study Package
Starting this September, I'll be releasing Study Packages for CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, and CCNA Wireless. While I'm working on those, you need to be working on your CCNA to take advantage of these vital new certifications.
Click that link and let's get started!
The Ultimate CCNA Study Package
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Here are today's Cisco practice exam questions! All of today's questions are short answer!
CCNA Certification:
In the world of wireless networking, what's the basic difference between an ESS and a BSS?
CCENT Certification:
Give the port numbers for each of these TCP-based protocols.
FTP
SMTP
Telnet
HTTP
DNS
POP3
NNTP
CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam:
In SDM, what does an asterisk indicate when it's used in a graphical representation of an ACL?
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
What is the shortest possible legal representation of the following IP version 6 address?
1234:1234:0000:0000:0000:0000:3456:3434
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
The use of Dynamic ARP Inspection is used to defend our network's switches against what network attack?
CCNP / ONT Exam:
What are the four basic steps of the analog-to-digital signal conversion process?
Answers posted right here on Wednesday!
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Here are the answers to yesterday's questions!
CCNA Certification:
What configuration register value boots the router into ROM Monitor mode?
A. 0x2142
B. 0x2100
C. 0x2001
D. 0x2102
Answer: B. The config register setting 0x2100 will have the router boot into ROM Monitor mode.
0x2142 will have the router ignore the contents of NVRAM when it boots; that means the starting configuration is ignored.
The default config register setting is 0x2102, which means the router will look in NVRAM for a valid startup configuration file and to Flash for a valid IOS image.
CCENT Certification:
If an IP address has a first octet of 127, what can you assume regarding that address?
A. The address is reserved for loopbacks.
B. The address is from one of the reserved address ranges for Class A, B, and C addresses.
C. The address can be assigned to a Cisco router's loopback interface.
D. The address is not a reserved address of any kind.
Answer: A. An address that begins with 127 is reserved for loopbacks, but not for Cisco router loopbacks - you can't assign an address from this range to a Cisco loopback interface.
CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam:
Name two major differences between the capabilities between the Basic and Advanced Firewall Wizards in Security Device Manager.
Answer: The Advanced Wizard allows you to configure multiple outside interfaces as well as a DMZ. The Basic Wizard allows neither of these.
Additionally, the Advanced Wizard allows you to define your own customized rules, where the Basic Wizard does not. Here's a screen shot of SDM's Firewall And ACL menu that mentions these differences. (Click the illustration to enlarge.)
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
Identify the correct statements regarding the contents of the EIGRP route table.
A. Multiple successors are a possibility.
B. Multiple feasible successors are a possibility.
C. There can be only one successor in this table.
D. There can be only one feasible successor in this table.
E. Successors cannot be found in this table.
F. Feasible successors cannot be found in this table.
Answer: A. You can have multiple successors in the EIGRP route table if the successors have the exact same metric. You can see feasible successors in the routing table if the variance command is in effect, but the question did not mention that command.
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
What are the two major components of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network?
Answer: Lightweight Access Points and WLAN Controllers.
CCNP / ONT Exam:
Identify the true statements regarding traffic shaping.
A. Drops excess packets without exception
B. Queues excess packets whenever possible
C. Only incoming traffic can be shaped
D. Only outgoing traffic can be shaped
E. Both incoming and outgoing traffic can be policed
F. Generally results in fewer TCP retransmissions than traffic policing
G. Generally results in more TCP retransmissions than traffic policing
Answers: B, D, F. Traffic shaping queues excess packets whenever possible, and only outgoing traffic can be shaped. Since we're generally not dropping as many packets with traffic shaping as we will with traffic policing, there will be few TCP retransmissions with traffic shaping.
That's it for today! Be sure to take advantage of those complimentary practice exams, and I'll see you Wednesday!
To your success,
Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
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