13 - VLANs Part 1

Question 1

A […] domain is the group of devices which will receive a frame with the destination MAC address FFFF.FFFF.FFFF.

Answer 1

broadcast

Question 2

An […] port is a switchport which belongs to a single VLAN, and usually connects to end hosts like PCs.

Answer 2

access

Question 3

Configure a switch interface to be an access port:
SW1(config-if)# […]

Answer 3

switchport mode access

Question 4

Configure the name of a VLAN:
SW1(config-vlan)# […]

Answer 4

name <name></name>

Question 5

Configure the VLAN of a switch access port:
SW1(config-if)# […]

Answer 5

switchport access vlan <vlan-number></vlan-number>

Question 6

Create a VLAN:
SW1(config)# […]

Answer 6

vlan <vlan-number></vlan-number>

Question 7

Switchports which carry multiple VLANs are called ‘[…] ports’.

Answer 7

trunk

Question 8

VLANs are used to split up […] domains.

Answer 8

broadcast

Question 9

VLANs operate at Layer […] of the OSI model.

Answer 9

2

Question 10

What are the 5 VLANs that exist by default on a Cisco switch?

Answer 10

1, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005

Question 11

What VLAN are Cisco switch interfaces in by default?

Answer 11

VLAN1

Question 12

Will a Layer 2 switch forward traffic between VLANs? (inter-VLAN routing)

Answer 12

no