Summary
An understanding of the following key points should have been achieved:
  • The purpose of the IOS
  • The basic operation of the IOS
  • Identification of various IOS features
  • Identification of the methods to establish a CLI session with the router
  • The differences between the user EXEC and privileged EXEC modes
  • Establishing a HyperTerminal session
  • Logging into the router
  • Using the help feature in the command line interface
  • Using enhanced editing commands
  • Using command history
  • Troubleshooting command line errors
  • Using the show version command