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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Transmission Control Protocol
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

2. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?
Industry Standards Organization
SUN RPC
The users will not be affected by the change.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

3. What is on Port 143?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
A striped set array with parity
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
IMAP (Mail Client)

4. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Post Office Protocol 3
In a locked room in an offsite location
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
8080

5. LED Means...
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Handles e-mail functions
Light Emitting Diode

6. IPSEC means...
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Internet Protocol Security
cold site.
Routing Internet Protocol

7. SMB Means...
Routing Information Protocol
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
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.

8. A technician connects a computer to the LAN (Local Area Network) switch to analyze the traffic occurring from another computer on the network. The only traffic observed coming from the other computer is broadcast frames. What can be concluded from th
The analyzer is functioning properly.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Network Interface Card
80

9. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Application
Routing Information Protocol

10. 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)?
raphical User Interface
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Periodically (randomly) blinking
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

11. NNTP Means...
10 GBASE-LR
Network News Transfer Protocol
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

12. Describe a star topology
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
Transmission Control Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Basic Rate Interface

13. 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.
23
Password Authentication Protocol
The analyzer is functioning properly.

14. What is on Port 389?
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Firewall

15. Wi-Fi Means...
Network Access Control
Wireless Fidelity
Central Processing unit
There will be no Internet access.

16. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
Simple Network Management Protocol
Password Authentication Protocol
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
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

17. What is PAP?
443
Password Authentication Protocol
traceroute
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

18. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
802.1x
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Hybrid hub
DNS

19. Network
Public Key Infrastructure
Remote Desktop Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

20. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
514
netstat
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

21. TCP means...
10 GBASE-LR
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Transmission Control Protocol
Firewall

22. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
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.
Bus
48 bits.
SSH

23. What is CHAP?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Basic Rate Interface
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

24. HTTPS means...
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Application
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

25. HTTP Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Hypertext transfer protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D
111

26. PRI Means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Primary Rate Interface
Light Emitting Diode
Stores and dispenses files

27. An 802.11a/b/g access point is installed in a computer lab. An administrator has a client that is based on 802.11g technology. There are times when the client slows or stops working entirely. What is the cause of the problem?
Uniform Resource Locator
Manages network applications
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

28. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
Secure Sockets Layer
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a network service that assigns IP addresses to clients. Should remember that it uses scopes to manage any excluded/ static IP addresses.
Internet Control Message Protocol

29. ISDN means...
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Basic Rate Interface
Integrated Services digital Network

30. IPX Means...
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
New Technology File System
Windows Internet Name Service
Internetwork packet exchange

31. An administrator has been called to consult on a network. After receiving network traffic statistics - the administrator notices that there is an abnormally high amount of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) traffic. What recommendation would
Internet Service Provider
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
netstat
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

32. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
802.11
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
NFS (Network File System)
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

33. On what Port is LDAP?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Networked Basic Input/Output System
1433
389

34. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Network and Transport
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Media Access Control
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

35. POP Means...
Post Office Protocol
rlogin
SSH
NFS (Network File System)

36. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
All hosts can communicate.
The device ID (Identification)
As a way to share resources and information

37. On what Port is SQL Server?
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
1433
Client - protocol - and adapter
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

38. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
Wired Equivalent Privacy
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
10 GBASE-LR
3389

39. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
53

40. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
NFS (Network File System)
Wireless LAN

41. 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
Quality of Service
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.
netstat
Primary Rate Interface

42. What is BGMP?
Physical
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Multiple Link Interface

43. SNMP Means...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
DNS
netstat and ping
Simple Network Management Protocol

44. NetBIOS Means...
25
25
POP3
Networked Basic Input/Output System

45. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
NetBios

46. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
161 & 162
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

47. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
110
Telnet
NFS (Network File System)

48. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
MultiProtocol Label Switching
10
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

49. 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?
Client - protocol - and adapter
802.1x
Firewall
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

50. RIP Means...
Proxy server
SUN RPC
Routing Information Protocol
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)