CCNA / CCENT Daily Practice Exam: Configuration Modes
Today’s CCNA and CCENT practice exam covers some important basic Cisco configuration mode commands. The examples shown here are from a switch, but these config modes work exactly the same way on a router.
All of today’s questions are in flash card format — no multiple choice today.
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Question 1: What configuration mode is shown here?
switch>
Question 2: In the following example, I entered a single word to go from the first switch config mode to the second. What word did I enter?
switch> switch#
Question 3: Time for another configuration mode move. I entered a command at the first prompt that put me into the second mode. What command did I enter, and what config mode am I in as a result?
switch# Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#
Question 4: It’s time to name your switch to something besides the default of switch. What command will set the switch’s name to SWITCH5 ?
Question 5: I used IOS Help to display the options for a particular command, and all I see is <cr>. What exactly do those two letters indicate?
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Let’s get to those answers!
Answer 1: A device whose prompt is switch> is in user exec mode. You can run a few show commands from there, but not much else.
Answer 2: To leave user exec mode and arrive at the switch# prompt, I entered enable to enter the aptly-named enable mode.
Answer 3: To leave enable mode and get to the switch(config)# prompt, I entered configure terminal (often abbreviated as conf t).
Answer 4: You’ll use the hostname command in global configuration mode to set a device’s name, like this:
switch(config)#hostname SWITCH5 (pressed enter) SWITCH5(config)#
The hostname command takes effect immediately.
Answer 5: The <cr> stands for carriage return, and more importantly, those letters indicate that the command you’ve entered to that point is a legal command that the switch or router would accept. If you run IOS Help and don’t see <cr>, there are some required values that you have not yet entered.
A quick word for those of you new to configuration modes: I know getting the modes down at first is a little frustrating. I went through the same thing myself. Keep studying, use these modes on live Cisco lab equipment or a simulator, and you’ll be sailing through these modes in no time at all without even thinking about it.
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