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Basic Switch Commands

Quiz by Rachel Hirsch

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    What is the command to save the running configuration?
    copy running-config startup-config
    save running-config
    save running-config startup-config
    copy running-config
    30s
  • Q2
    What mode do you start in when you first enter the switch?
    master mode
    privileged EXEC mode
    user EXEC mode
    Global Configuration mode
    30s
  • Q3
    What command secures privileged EXEC mode?
    enable secret password
    line console 0
    password password
    line vty 0 15
    30s
  • Q4
    How to return to user EXEC mode from privileged EXEC mode? Hashtag to greater than sign
    ctrl +z
    disable
    ctrl + c
    exit
    30s
  • Q5
    You ran the wrong command and the switch is taking forever to attempt to find a solution, what key combination will abort a process?
    exit
    Ctrl+shift+6
    ctrl + c
    ctrl + z
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of these commands is NOT necessary to secure entering the switch through the console?
    login
    password password
    line vty 0 15
    line console 0
    30s
  • Q7
    How can you view the iOS version and basic switch model information?
    show switch
    show info
    show version
    show special
    30s
  • Q8
    What command needs to be run in global config mode to encrypt all passwords?
    password-encryption
    service password-encryption
    encrypt all passwords
    service password encryption
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following commands is NOT necessary to configure an ip address on a switch virtual interface?
    no shutdown
    login
    interface vlan1
    ip address ip address subnet mask
    30s
  • Q10
    Which command is run from the global config mode to begin the process of securing remote access? (through virtual terminal like telnet or SSH)
    service password-encryption
    enable secret password
    line vty 0 15
    line console 0
    30s

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