System Administrator 2026
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You want to enable both arpa and snap encapsulation on one router interface. How do you do this?
  • A. The interface can handle multiple encapsulation types with no extra configuration
  • B. Assign two network numbers, one for each encapsulation type
  • C. Enable novell-ether to run multiple encapsulation types
  • D. Both arpa and snap are enabled by default so you don’t have to configure anything
To prevent Service Advertisements (SAPs) from flooding a network, Cisco routers do not forward them. How are services advertised to other networks?
  • A. Each router builds its own sap table and forwards that every 60 seconds
  • B. Each router assigns a service number and broadcasts that
  • C. Saps aren’t necessary with cisco routers
  • D. Cisco routers filter out all saps
The initial program that is run when the computer is powered up is called __________
  • A. Boot program
  • B. Bootloader
  • C. Initializer
  • D. Bootstrap program
How does the software trigger an interrupt?
  • A. Sending signals to cpu through bus
  • B. Executing a special operation called system call
  • C. Executing a special program called system program
  • D. Executing a special program called interrupt trigger program
What is a trap/exception?
  • A. Hardware generated interrupt caused by an error
  • B. Software generated interrupt caused by an error
  • C. User generated interrupt caused by an error
  • D. None of the mentioned
What is an ISR?
  • A. Information service request
  • B. Interrupt service request
  • C. Interrupt service routine
  • D. Information service routine
What is an interrupt vector?
  • A. It is an address that is indexed to an interrupt handler
  • B. It is a unique device number that is indexed by an address
  • C. It is a unique identity given to an interrupt
  • D. None of the mentioned