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Comptia Network +

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1. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
802.2
Alternating Current
Firewall
443

2. What is BGMP?
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)
gateway.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

3. What is RIP?
Metropolitan Area Network
69
1
Routing Internet Protocol

4. On what Port is SSH?
NetBios
22
Media Access Control
Remote Desktop Protocol

5. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Data Link

6. List the benefits of a bus topology
Wireless Fidelity
23
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

7. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Make certain the web site has an external DNS (Domain Name Service) name and a public IP address - and that port 80 is open on the router.
ping
Network and Transport

8. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
Primary Rate Interface
SQL Server
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
The device ID (Identification)

9. IPX Means...
Internetwork packet exchange
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

10. PPP Means...
Hypertext transfer protocol
New Technology File System
Internet Control Message Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol

11. AC means...
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Alternating Current
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

12. Company A has two networks - one on the west side of town and one on the east side. The network administrator wants to connect the two networks with a leased line but is concerned about limiting broadcast traffic. What can the administrator do to all
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Put a router between the two network segments
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

13. A firewall differs from a proxy server in that a proxy server operates at which of the following levels of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Network Interface Card
Application
netstat and ping
Hypertext transfer protocol

14. DNS means...
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
110
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

15. On what Port is RDP?
Remote Desktop Protocol
RDP/ Terminal Services
Uniform Resource Locator
3389

16. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Client - protocol - and adapter
Network Address Translator
Internet connection

17. What is PPP?
ping
Point to Point Protocol
SQL Server
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

18. What is on Port 80?
A transmission method in which data is transferred from a specific source address to a specific destination address. (Network nodes not involved in the transfer ignor the transmission.)
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
169.254.1.1
HTTP

19. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
6
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Bus

20. SNMP Means...
Simple Network Management Protocol
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Network Address Translation

21. On what Port is NetBios?
135-139
nslookup
netstat and ping
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

22. SSL Means...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Secure Sockets Layer
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Any network device with an IP address

23. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
Network Address Translation
Internet Control Message Protocol
6
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

24. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
Internet Service Provider
Multiple Link Interface

25. What is EGP?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
135-139
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Secure Sockets Layer

26. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Alternating Current
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
gateway.
53

27. What is NAT?
Quality of Service
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Internet Protocol Security
Network Address Translator

28. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
Simple Network Management Protocol
Select the most probable cause
HTTP
A long length of antenna extension cable

29. Client Machine
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
10 GBASE-LR
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Network Time Protocol

30. PKI means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Public Key Infrastructure
File Transfer Protocol

31. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Telnet

32. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Internet Control Message Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
Internet connection
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

33. Fault Tolerance
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Wireless Access Point

34. GSM means...
netstat
Data Link
Global System for Mobile Communications
1433

35. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
netstat
802.11a.
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter

36. FQDN means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
SMB (Server Message Block)
Network Time Protocol
Industry Standards Organization

37. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

38. A network administrator needs to verify that the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is running on a particular server. On what port number should a Telnet session be established?
389
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
10
25

39. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Public Key Infrastructure
Wireless Protected Access
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

40. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Quality of Service
53
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

41. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Networked Basic Input/Output System
1000BASE-CX

42. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
D. Switch and bridge
Make certain the web site has an external DNS (Domain Name Service) name and a public IP address - and that port 80 is open on the router.
Basic Input/Output System
There will be no Internet access.

43. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Extranet
Verification
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

44. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Firewall
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Proxy

45. RIP Means...
Transmission Control Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol
Routing Information Protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D

46. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Proxy server
traceroute
nslookup

47. On what Port is Telnet?
Each computer is directly connected to other computers in the same network and data flows in a circle shape from computer to computer and eventually back to the source. This topology isn't very popular because it's not easily scalable and the cable r
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
23
Physical

48. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
cold site.
bytes 1-3
A long length of antenna extension cable
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

49. NAT Means...
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Service Set Identifier
Network File System
Network Address Translation

50. Host
rp
Any network device with an IP address
1000BASE-CX
69