4.6. Exam Essentials

Understand basic Ethernet communication

Know how hosts use hardware addresses to communicate on an Ethernet LAN.

Understand Ethernet addressing

Know the hexadecimal addressing scheme used to create an Ethernet address.

Understand binary, decimal, and hexadecimal addressing

Know the different addressing types, and also use the Written Lab to practice your conversions.

Understand the basic definition of channel bonding

Know the various ways you can use channel bonding to make your network more resilient and add bandwidth between devices.

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