A technician is replacing a failed Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch. After mounting the new switch in the rack and connecting power, the technician needs to verify that the existing copper Ethernet cables from the patch panel are properly terminated and will work with the new switch. Which tool should the technician use for this verification?

A multimeter to measure the voltage on the Ethernet lines

A crimping tool to re-terminate the cables if they are faulty

A cable tester to verify the pinout and continuity of the Ethernet cables

A tone and probe kit to trace the cables back to the patch panel

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Domain 2Objective 9

2.9 Identify Common Tools for Device Replacement 800-150 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the 2.0 Common Service Tasks and Tools domain, which accounts for 15% of the 800-150 exam. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~8–12 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 11 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 6–10

6application · medium
A technician is replacing a failed Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch. After mounting the new switch in the rack and connecting power, the technician needs to verify that the existing copper Ethernet cables from the patch panel are properly terminated and will work with the new switch. Which tool should the technician use for this verification?
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7expert · medium
A technician is replacing a Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch. The technician has mounted the new switch and connected all the cables. However, the switch is not powering on. The technician has verified that the power cable is connected and the outlet is working. Which tool should the technician use to check the voltage at the power supply input?
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8foundation · easy
A field technician is preparing to replace a failed Cisco switch in a rack. Which tool should the technician use to prevent electrostatic discharge from damaging the new device?
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9application · easy
A technician is replacing a Cisco 2960-X switch. The old switch is connected to a patch panel with several cables. Before disconnecting the cables, the technician needs to label them to ensure they are reconnected to the correct ports on the new switch. Which tool is most appropriate for this task?
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10application · easy
A technician is replacing a Cisco switch in a wiring closet. The technician needs to remove the old switch from the rack. The switch is secured with screws that have a cross-shaped recess. Which type of screwdriver should the technician use?
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Questions 6–10

A field technician is preparing to replace a failed Cisco switch in a rack. Which tool should the technician use to prevent electrostatic discharge from damaging the new device?

A technician is replacing a Cisco 2960-X switch. The old switch is connected to a patch panel with several cables. Before disconnecting the cables, the technician needs to label them to ensure they are reconnected to the correct ports on the new switch. Which tool is most appropriate for this task?

A technician is replacing a Cisco switch in a wiring closet. The technician needs to remove the old switch from the rack. The switch is secured with screws that have a cross-shaped recess. Which type of screwdriver should the technician use?

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