{"id":233017,"date":"2025-06-12T13:08:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=233017"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:08:30","slug":"instructions-which-command-places-the-switch-in-global-configuration-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/instructions-which-command-places-the-switch-in-global-configuration-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructions Which command places the switch in global configuration mode"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Instructions Which command places the switch in global configuration mode? enable \u2022 console \u2022 configure terminal if<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expand to view model thoughtschevron_righteditmore_vert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is configure terminal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Network devices such as switches and routers that use a command-line interface (CLI), like Cisco’s Internetwork Operating System (IOS), employ a hierarchical mode structure. This structure ensures that an administrator has the appropriate level of privilege before making changes that could affect network operations. Understanding these modes is fundamental to network administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary modes are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. User EXEC Mode:<\/strong>\u00a0This is the initial, limited-access mode entered after logging into the device. The command prompt typically ends with a\u00a0>\u00a0symbol (e.g.,\u00a0Switch>). In this mode, one can perform only basic, non-disruptive monitoring tasks, such as using\u00a0ping\u00a0or limited\u00a0show\u00a0commands. No configuration changes are permitted from User EXEC mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Privileged EXEC Mode:<\/strong>\u00a0To gain higher-level access, the\u00a0enable\u00a0command is used from User EXEC mode. This transitions the CLI to Privileged EXEC mode, often called “enable mode.” The prompt changes to a\u00a0#\u00a0symbol (e.g.,\u00a0Switch#). This mode grants access to all monitoring and management commands, such as viewing the running configuration (show running-config), saving configurations, and rebooting the device. While powerful for inspection, it is not the mode for making configuration changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Global Configuration Mode:<\/strong>\u00a0This is the primary mode for modifying the device’s configuration. To enter this mode, an administrator must first be in Privileged EXEC mode and then execute the\u00a0configure terminal<\/strong>\u00a0command (often abbreviated as\u00a0conf t). The prompt changes to\u00a0Switch(config)#, indicating that the device is ready to accept commands that affect its overall operation. From here, an administrator can set a hostname, configure passwords, create VLANs, and enter even more specific sub-configuration modes, such as interface or line configuration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The other options presented are incorrect. The console command is used to enter a specific line configuration mode (e.g., line console 0) from within global configuration mode, and if is not a valid command to change modes in this context.thumb_upthumb_down<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Instructions Which command places the switch in global configuration mode? enable \u2022 console \u2022 configure terminal if The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Expand to view model thoughtschevron_righteditmore_vert The correct answer is configure terminal. Explanation Network devices such as switches and routers that use a command-line interface (CLI), like Cisco’s Internetwork Operating System (IOS), employ a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}