Lab 5.

1: Summarization Practice
For each of the following sets of networks, determine the summary address and the mask
to be used that will summarize the subnets.
1. [Link]/24 through [Link]/24
2. [Link] through [Link]
3. [Link] through [Link]
4. [Link] through [Link]
5. [Link] through [Link]
6. [Link] through [Link]
7. [Link] through [Link]
8. [Link] through [Link]
9. [Link] through [Link]
10. [Link] through [Link]

Review Questions
1. On a VLSM network, which mask should you use on point-to-point WAN links in order to
reduce the waste of IP addresses?
A. /27
B. /28
C. /29
D. /30
E. /31
2. In the network shown in the diagram, how many computers could be in Network B?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 14
D. 30
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3. In the following diagram, in order to have IP addressing that’s as efficient as possible,
which network should use a /29 mask?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
4. To use VLSM, what capability must the routing protocols in use possess?
A. Support for multicast
B. Multiprotocol support
C. Transmission of subnet mask information
D. Support for unequal load balancing
5. What summary address would cover all the networks shown and advertise a single, efficient
route to Router B that won’t advertise more networks than needed?
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
Router B
?
A. [Link]/24
B. [Link]/24
C. [Link]/24
D. [Link]/20
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E. [Link]/28
F. [Link]/27
6. In the following diagram, what is the most likely reason the station cannot ping outside of
its network?
Router A
E0: [Link]/27
IP [Link]/27
Default gateway [Link]/27
A. The IP address is incorrect on interface E0 of the router.
B. The default gateway address is incorrect on the station.
C. The IP address on the station is incorrect.
D. The router is malfunctioning.
7. If a host is configured with an incorrect default gateway and all the other computers and
router are known to be configured correctly, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Host A cannot communicate with the router.
B. Host A can communicate with other hosts in the same subnet.
C. Host A can communicate with hosts in other subnets.
D. Host A can communicate with no other systems.
8. Which of the following troubleshooting steps, if completed successfully, also confirms that
the other steps will succeed as well?
A. Ping a remote computer.
B. Ping the loopback address.
C. Ping the NIC.
D. Ping the default gateway.
9. When a ping to the local host IP address fails, what can you assume?
A. The IP address of the local host is incorrect.
B. The IP address of the remote host is incorrect.
C. The NIC is not functional.
D. The IP stack has failed to initialize.
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10. When a ping to the local host IP address succeeds but a ping to the default gateway IP
address fails, what can you rule out? (Choose all that apply.)
A. The IP address of the local host is incorrect.
B. The IP address of the gateway is incorrect.
C. The NIC is not functional.
D. The IP stack has failed to initialize.
11. Which of the networks in the diagram could use a /29 mask?
Corporate
7 users
LA
15 users
SF
13 users
NY
7 users
WY
16 users
A. Corporate
B. LA
C. SF
D. NY
E. None
12. What network service is the most likely problem if you can ping a computer by IP address
but not by name?
A. DNS
B. DHCP
C. ARP
D. ICMP
13. When you issue the ping command, what protocol are you using?
A. DNS
B. DHCP
C. ARP
D. ICMP
14. Which of the following commands displays the networks traversed on a path to a network
destination?
A. ping
B. traceroute
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C. pingroute
D. pathroute
15. What command generated the output shown below?
Reply from [Link]: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from [Link]: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from [Link]: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from [Link]: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
A. traceroute
B. show ip route
C. ping
D. pathping
16. In the work area, match the command to its function on the right.
traceroute = Displays the list of routers on a path to a network destination
arp - = Displays IP-to_MAC
show ip arp = Cisco router ARP table
ipconfig /asll = PC Net config
17. Which of the following network addresses correctly summarizes the three networks shown
below efficiently?
[Link]/16
[Link]/16
[Link]/16
A. [Link]/15
B. [Link]/8
C. [Link]/14
D. [Link]/16
18. What command displays the ARP table on a Cisco router?
A. show ip arp
B. traceroute
C. arp -a
D. tracert
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19. What switch must be added to the ipconfig command on a PC to verify DNS configuration?
A. /dns
B. -dns
C. /all
D. showall
20. Which of the following is the best summarization of the following networks: [Link]
through [Link]?
A. [Link]/24
B. [Link]/16
C. [Link]/19
D. [Link]/20