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Basic CCENT question.

Good Afternoon,

Currently I am studying CCENT while working as an assistant within a police network team. I have noticed, upon reading my CCENT book that it states that a Switch doesnt create multiple broadcast domains (table 6-3, page 158 official cert guide). Surely this is incorrect as VLANs on a switch would create separate broadcast domains. Is it a matter of wording as in, the switch would not create the broadcast domain automatically without configuration?

Am I misunderstanding something? I was just wondering as I would hate to get to the exam and find that I was answering simple questions wrong.

Many Thanks.

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Hello,

It is the general concept of switch. There are switches that do not support VLAN. Vlan is an extra feature switch can support.

If we just look at the concept.

Hub : only one collision domain, one broadcast domain

Switch: several colission domains, one broadcast domain.

Router: several broadcast domains.

Hope it helps,

Masoud

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Hello,

It is the general concept of switch. There are switches that do not support VLAN. Vlan is an extra feature switch can support.

If we just look at the concept.

Hub : only one collision domain, one broadcast domain

Switch: several colission domains, one broadcast domain.

Router: several broadcast domains.

Hope it helps,

Masoud

Thanks for your helpful response, ill bear it in mind.

You are most welcome.

Masoud

Comments: i am going to take the course, I purchased the book , and being told that i needed more notes and that the study guide is not enough? Do I need to learn the 36 chapters or can I just focus on the exam topics?

haadk170190
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Comments: i am going to take the course, I purchased the book , and being told that i needed more notes and that the study guide is not enough? Do I need to learn the 36 chapters or can I just focus on the exam topics?

From CCNA and CCNP my advice would be you need to have good knowledge in a variety of areas (not just zone in on certain areas)

For you subnetting and network fundamentals in general are a must.

Martin

One more thing on the switches. For the CCNA level certification, a switch is a layer 2 device not a layer 3 device. While there are switches that can do layer 3 routing, for the CCNA level certification it is strictly tested as a layer 2 device.

 

Mike

 

The answer is determined by what the question is asking.

Martin

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