Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the configuration tasks for restoring software from the left onto the corresponding commands on the right. Answer:

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Cisco IOS Configuration Command Matching

This question tests knowledge of Cisco IOS copy and show commands for managing device configurations.

The Correct Matches

1. copy usbflash0:backup.cfg running-config → Restore configuration from USB drive

copy syntax is always copy <source> <destination>. Here, usbflash0:backup.cfg is the source (a file on the USB flash drive) and running-config is the destination (active configuration in RAM). This merges the file into the running config, effectively restoring it.

2. copy running-config startup-config → Save configuration changes

This is the standard "save" command. It copies the active running config (in RAM) to startup-config (in NVRAM), so changes persist after a reboot. Without this, any changes are lost on restart.

3. show running-config → Display current configuration

show commands are read-only - they display information without modifying anything. show running-config outputs the currently active configuration in RAM.

4. copy tftp: running-config → Download configuration from TFTP server

Same copy <source> <destination> logic as #1. The source is tftp: (a TFTP server - the IOS CLI will prompt for the server IP and filename), and the destination is running-config.

Common Mistakes

Key mental model: copy <from> <to> - always read left to right as "copy FROM → TO."

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