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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. GSM means...
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
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Global System for Mobile Communications

2. A network has been set up for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services using a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and BDC (Backup Domain Controller) each with a range of 192.168.0.1 to192.168.0.254 using a class subnet of 255.255.255.0. DHCP
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
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).
ping
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

3. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
802.11
MAC (Media Access Control) address
HTTPS/ SSL
128 bit addresses

4. A WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) network administrator has disabled DNS (Domain Name Service) for security reasons. Users have lost the ability to access remote network shares named ournetworkshares and ourprivateshares. How can this be resolve
Routing Information Protocol
6
Proxy server
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

5. LDAP means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
IMAP (Mail Client)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
bytes 1-3

6. What is BGMP?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
NFS (Network File System)
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Manages printers on the network

7. What is Broadcast Transmission?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Any network device with an IP address
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.
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

8. IP means...
Internet Protocol
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Transmission Control Protocol
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

9. On what Port is LDAP?
389
10 GBASE-LR
Password Authentication Protocol
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

10. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
172.192.4.256
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Select the most probable cause

11. FTP Means
File Transfer Protocol
69
10 GBASE-LR
Extranet

12. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
143
1000BASE-CX
larger subnet masks.
ifconfig

13. NIC means...
Network Time Protocol
Network Interface Card
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Internet Control Message Protocol

14. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Periodically (randomly) blinking
514

15. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
rp
Extranet
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

16. CPU means...
Local Area Network
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Central Processing unit

17. DHCP means...
Extranet
Firewall
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

18. LAN Local Area Network
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)
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
In a locked room in an offsite location

19. What is on Port 389?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Data Link
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
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

20. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Stores and dispenses files
Transport
6
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

21. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Basic Input/Output System
ping
Internetwork packet exchange

22. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
netstat
Telnet
HTTP

23. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?
Telnet
Alternating Current
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Network News Transfer Protocol

24. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
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
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)

25. 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
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Client - protocol - and adapter
DNS
Put a router between the two network segments

26. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Alternating Current
Authentication
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

27. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
Port Address Translator
100BASE-FX Answer: D
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
802.11b

28. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Central Processing unit
bytes 1-3
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

29. NAC means...
Network Access Control
Proxy Server
69
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

30. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Primary Rate Interface
Internet connection

31. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
2
48 bits.

32. GPS means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
SUN RPC
Global Positioning System
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

33. PPTP Means...
Local Area Network
Proxy
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

34. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Secure Sockets Layer

35. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
netstat and ping
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
SQL Server
Wireless Protected Access

36. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
netstat
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
172.192.4.256

37. On what Port is HTTP?
80
SMTP Server
Internet Control Message Protocol
netstat and ping

38. NTFS Means...
Hybrid hub
New Technology File System
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

39. MIME means...
A long length of antenna extension cable
Transmission Control Protocol
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

40. A client accessing a network share folder has authenticated into the system and has full access rights to a folder share. But after opening the file they find they cannot modify the files contents. What is the likely cause?
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Internet Information Services
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

41. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
Transmission Control Protocol
cold site.
The device ID (Identification)
All hosts can communicate.

42. 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
The analyzer is functioning properly.
SMTP Server
Networked Basic Input/Output System

43. 802.11 security is defined in...
traceroute
802.11i
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

44. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
3.1
netstat
135-139
48 bits.

45. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Secure Shell
6

46. A Windows 2000 work station has a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) address of 169.254.12.1. Which statement describes the state of the computers TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) configuration?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
1
Wireless LAN
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

47. MAC Means...
Media Access Control
SMB (Server Message Block)
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

48. What is PPP?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Metropolitan Area Network
Point to Point Protocol
passing a username and password in plaintext.

49. A workstation with a static IP (Internet Protocol) address can print and authenticate to a server - but cannot browse to www.comptia.org. What is the FIRST item to troubleshoot?
Post Office Protocol
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
192.168.96.254
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

50. What is on Ports 135-139?
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
25
NetBios
SMB (Server Message Block)