CLI Basics
This command moves the user from user EXEC mode to privileged EXEC mode.
What is enable?
This command sets a secure, encrypted password for privileged EXEC mode.
What is enable secret [password]?
The default interface used to manage a Cisco Catalyst 2900 switch.
What is VLAN 1?
The show ip interface brief command displays this crucial information for all interfaces.
What is the status and IP address?
This is the first program loaded from ROM during switch startup, which checks the CPU.
What is the POST (Power-On Self-Test)?
The prompt Switch(config-if)# indicates the user is in this configuration mode.
What is Interface Configuration mode?
This command secures console access.
What is line con 0 (followed by password and login 0)?
This command assigns an IP address to a Switch Virtual Interface (SVI).
What is ip address [address] [mask]?
This LED status on a Cisco switch indicates the system is operating normally.
What is solid green?
This memory component stores the startup configuration file.
What is NVRAM?
This command is used to save the running configuration to NVRAM.
What is copy running-configuration startup-config or write.
This command prevents all passwords from being displayed in plain text in the configuration file.
What is service password- encryption?
This command brings a shut-down interface back online.
What is no shutdown?
This output in show Interfaces indicates the Layer 1 physical state.
What is "up/down"?
This command lists the contents of the flash memory.
What is dir flash: or show flash: ?
To remove a command previously entered, this keyword is prefixed to the command.
What is no?
These lines must be configured to allow remote CLI access via SSH.
What are line vty 0 15?
This command is used to configure a default gateway on a switch.
What is ip default-gateway [address]?
This output in show interfaces indicates the Data Link layer protocol status.
What is "line protocol is "up/down"?
The small program in ROM that initializes CPU registers and loads the Cisco IOS.
What is the Boot Loader?
This feature allows a user to press the Tab key to complete the remainder of a partially typed command.
What is command completion?
This command is required to enable local user authentication on VTY lines.
What is login local ?
This command enables auto-MDIX on a specific interface.
What is mdix auto?
This command displays the current configuration held in RAM.
What is show running-config?
This specific prompt is displayed when a network administrator successfully accesses the boot loader to recover a switch.
What is switch:?