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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
6
ifconfig
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Wireless LAN

2. NTFS Means...
New Technology File System
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
gateway.
802.2

3. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
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)
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Plain Old Telephone Service
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

4. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Verification
Manages network applications
802.11b
Primary Rate Interface

5. A user complains that they are unable to connect to a remote server using either FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Telnet - although the user was able to connect yesterday. Which of the following commands is used to troubleshoot the problem?
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Electromagnetic Interference
Token passing
ping

6. Mail Server
Network Address Translator
Handles e-mail functions
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Stores and dispenses files

7. WLAN Means...
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
143
Wireless LAN

8. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Global Positioning System
POP3
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

9. 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
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Direct Current
BootP (Boot Protocol)

10. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
netstat
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

11. On what Port is POP3?
Multiple Link Interface
110
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

12. What is RIP?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Routing Internet Protocol
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Metropolitan Area Network

13. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
Industry Standards Organization
RDP/ Terminal Services
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).
cold site.

14. ISDN means...
Integrated Services digital Network
Post Office Protocol
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Windows Internet Name Service

15. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
ping
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

16. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
In a locked room in an offsite location
All hosts can communicate.
3.1

17. What are the two main network types?
Uniform Resource Locator
Public Key Infrastructure
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Electromagnetic Interference

18. Why did we develop networking?
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Routing Information Protocol
POP3
As a way to share resources and information

19. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
NFS (Network File System)
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
2

20. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Handles e-mail functions
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Global Positioning System
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

21. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
389
Plain Old Telephone Service
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

22. Fax Server

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23. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
80
larger subnet masks.

24. DOS means...
514
802.11i
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
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).

25. MPLS
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Wireless Protected Access

26. SNMP Means...
encapsulating the data payload.
Simple Network Management Protocol
1000BASE-CX
110

27. A network technician is troubleshooting a remote home users computer that is behind a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router running NAT (Network Address Translation). The technician wants to ping the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the remote us
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

28. MLI Means...
Internet Protocol
Gateway
Multiple Link Interface
Internet Information Services

29. Client-Server Networks
Secure Sockets Layer
Network Access Control
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Local Area Network

30. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
48 bits.
25
There will be no Internet access.
802.11

31. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

32. 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
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
passing a username and password in plaintext.
encapsulating the data payload.
ifconfig

33. FQDN means...
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

34. What is on Port 110?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
POP3
Multiple Link Interface

35. NIC means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
netstat
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Network Interface Card

36. BRI Means...
802.2
Media Access Control
Basic Rate Interface
Plain Old Telephone Service

37. Name the seven most common physical topologies
Alternating Current
Network Interface Card
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
bytes 1-3

38. What is on Port 23?
Telnet
Bridge
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Internetwork packet exchange

39. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Uniform Resource Locator
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Primary Rate Interface

40. WINS Means...
gateway.
A network map defining the specific characteristics of a network such as where workstations and other devices are located and the arrangement of all the physical media such as cables.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Windows Internet Name Service

41. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Transport
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.
Internetwork packet exchange
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

42. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Transmission Control Protocol
D. Switch and bridge

43. Network
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Port Address Translator
Point-to-Point Protocol
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

44. What is IP?
Proxy Server
20 & 21
Client - protocol - and adapter
Internet Protocol

45. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
Password Authentication Protocol
169.254.1.1
3389
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

46. What is on Port 22?
Internet Information Services
53
Manages network applications
SSH

47. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Network and Transport
gateway.
Hybrid hub
MultiProtocol Label Switching

48. A home user has been assigned one static IP (Internet Protocol) address. If the user wishes to use the 192.168.0.1 address range - what technology should the user implement?
Proxy server
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
File Transfer Protocol
6

49. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Telnet
Proxy server
All hosts can communicate.

50. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
8080
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
ifconfig
135-139