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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. On a switched Ethernet network that is operating perfectly - what is the state in which a user will find the activity LED (Light Emitting Diode)?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
802.11b
User Datagram Protocol
SMTP Server

2. What is on Port 443?
Network Address Translator
HTTPS/ SSL
Basic Rate Interface
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

3. On what Port is HTTP?
Transport
80
They get their name because they truly are 'at the service' of the network and run specialized software for the network's maintenance and control known as the network operating system. Sometimes servers have more than one job. But whether servers are
20 & 21

4. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
53
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

5. On what Port is TFTP?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
22
69
SMB (Server Message Block)

6. NFS Means...
Network File System
netstat
Physical
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

7. What is on Port 110?
Global Positioning System
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.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
POP3

8. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
802.2
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Presentation

9. GUI means
raphical User Interface
HTTP
A transmission method in which data is sent from a server to specific nodes that are defined as members of a multicast group. Network nodes not in the group ignore the data.
As a way to share resources and information

10. What is LEAP?
Post Office Protocol 3
20 & 21
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
SSH

11. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
6
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
netstat and ping

12. HTML means...
Electromagnetic Interference
larger subnet masks.
Hypertext Markup Language
Public Switched Telephone Network

13. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Internet connection
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
SUN RPC

14. SSID Means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
110
Service Set Identifier

15. What is Unicast?
Electromagnetic Interference
rlogin
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
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.)

16. MAU means...
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Fully Qualified Domain Name
3389

17. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
Post Office Protocol 3
Handles e-mail functions
Network Access Control
SMB (Server Message Block)

18. IPX/SPX means...
NFS (Network File System)
Split the scope addresses between the servers assigning 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.127 for the PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and 192.168.0.128 through 192.168.0.254 for the BDC (Backup Domain Controller).
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
netstat and ping

19. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
Internet connection
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
A long length of antenna extension cable
encapsulating the data payload.

20. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
There will be no Internet access.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

21. What is PPP?
Point to Point Protocol
69
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
53

22. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
Put a router between the two network segments
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Bridge
72.16.16.1

23. SSL Means...
Secure Sockets Layer
SQL Server
Presentation
Internetwork packet exchange

24. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
Computers are connected to one central point w/ their own individual cables or wireless connections. This topology offers advantages over the bus topology and is used more often despite having more physical requirements than the bus topology. Benefit
Data Link
Access Control List
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

25. NNTP Means...
Industry Standards Organization
Network News Transfer Protocol
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Extranet

26. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
10 GBASE-LR
Secure Sockets Layer

27. What is CHAP?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
larger subnet masks.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
161 & 162

28. What is on Ports 135-139?
NetBios
POP3
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
389

29. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Global System for Mobile Communications
Windows Internet Name Service
A transmission method in which data goes form a source node to all other nodes on a network. Each node receives the data and acts on it - which can generate a great deal of network traffic.
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

30. Which command will produce the following output? ethoLink encap : Ethernet HWaddr: 00:80:C8:D6:74:43 inet adder : 4.150.6.3 Bcast : 4.255.255.255 Mask: 255.0.0.0
Primary Rate Interface
802.2
ifconfig
100BASE-FX Answer: D

31. The system administrator performs full backups on Sundays. Incremental backups are performed every day EXCEPT Sunday. The backups start at 10 a.m. and end by 12 p.m. The system crashes on Wednesday night. Which tapes must be used to restore data?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Primary Rate Interface
Internet Protocol
Wireless Protected Access

32. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Packets from entering and leaving a network
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Authentication

33. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
25
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Secure Shell

34. NetBEUI Means...
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
2

35. What is EGP?
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Simple Network Management Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Exterior Gateway Protocol

36. AC means...
Alternating Current
Network Address Translator
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
RDP/ Terminal Services

37. IMAP Means...
Basic Rate Interface
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Internet mail access protocol
NFS (Network File System)

38. Client-Server Networks
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Digital Subscriber Line
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)
Stores and dispenses files

39. On what Port is DNS?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
53
NFS (Network File System)
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

40. 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?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Internet Control Message Protocol
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

41. List the benefits of a star topology

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42. PRI Means...
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.
Transmission Control Protocol
Primary Rate Interface
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

43. What is on Port 514?
Network Interface Card
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Internet Control Message Protocol

44. NTP means...
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Network Time Protocol

45. What is on Port 389?
encapsulating the data payload.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Access Control List
48 bits.

46. WINS Means...
1000BASE-CX
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Windows Internet Name Service
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

47. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Gateway
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
All hosts can communicate.
1000BASE-CX

48. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Network Address Translation
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

49. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Application
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

50. RIP Means...
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Routing Information Protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D
File Transfer Protocol