CIST 2452 v7 Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials
Module 1 Study Guide
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Switch Boot Sequence
/5 Number the switch boot sequence in order.
The CPU registrations are initialized where physical memory is mapped.
The switch loads a power-on self-test program stored in ROM.
The boot loader initialized the flash file system.
The default IOS is loaded into memory.
The switch loads the boot loader software.
/2 Basic Switch Configuration
Why is a switch assigned an IP address?
Where is the address assigned on the switch?
/36 Switch Configuration
Configuration Task Command Syntax—include correct switch prompt/mode
Naming the Switch Switch(config)#hostname S1
Setting the privileged mode encrypted password
Entering console line configuration
Setting the console password
Requiring users to log in
Entering vty line configuration mode
Setting the vty passwords
Requiring users to login in
Configuring a message-of-the-day banner
Configuring the VLAN interface
Configuring addressing on an interface
Activating an interface
Configuring the default gateway
Setting the port speed to 100 Mbps
Setting the duplex mode to full
Setting the port speed to autoconfigure
Setting the port to automatically detect the cable
connection type
Saving changes on a switch
/6 Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex, and Auto-MDIX
_____communication relies on unidirectional data flow, where sending and receiving data are not performed at
the same time. This is similar to how walkie-talkies or two radios communicate.
____communication is the most common today. Data flow is bidirectional, so data can be sent and received at
the same time. The collision detect circuit is _____ on the NIC.
CIST 2452 v7 Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials
Module 1 Study Guide
For Fast Ethernet and 10/100/1000 ports, the default is _____. For 100BASE-FX ports, the default is _____.
In addition, you can use the _____ interface configuration command in the CLI to enable the automatic
medium-dependent interface crossover (auto-MDIX) feature, which detects the required cable type for copper
Ethernet connections and configures the interfaces accordingly.
/8 Switch Verification Commands
Command Description
Displays interface status and configuration for a
single interface or all interfaces available on the
switch
Displays the startup configuration file stored in
NVRAM
Displays the current running configuration that is
stored in RAM
Displays abbreviated interface configuration
information, including IP address and interface status
Displays information about the flash file system
Displays system hardware and software status
Displays the session command history
Displays the MAC forwarding table
/6 Router Verification Commands
Command Description
Displays the contents of the IPv6 routing table stored
in RAM
Displays the status of all IPv6 interfaces on the router
Displays a summary for all IPv4 interfaces including
addresses and the current operational status
Displays the contents of the IPv4 routing table stored
in RAM
Displays the current commands applied to the IPv4
interface
Displays a summary for all IPv6 interfaces including
addresses and the current operational status
Command Reference
/12 Record the command, including the correct router or switch prompt, that fits the description.
Command Description
Enter privileged EXEC mode
Enter global configuration mode
Configure “Authorized Access Only” as the message
of the day. Use $ as the delimiting character.
Enter interface configuration mode for g0/0
CIST 2452 v7 Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials
Module 1 Study Guide
Configure the IPv4 Address [Link]/24 on
interface g0/0
Configure the IPv6 address 2001:db8:1::1/64 on
interface g0/0
Configure the IPv6 link-local address fe80::1 on
interface g0/0
Describe the interface as “R1 LAN1”
Activate the interface.
View the configuration currently stored in RAM
Save the configuration to NVRAM