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Comptia Network +

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1. 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
passing a username and password in plaintext.
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
ifconfig
Password Authentication Protocol

2. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
gateway.
netstat

3. List the benefits of a bus topology
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Hypertext Markup Language
The analyzer is functioning properly.

4. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
BootP (Boot Protocol)
rlogin
Secure Shell

5. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
802.2
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

6. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Hypertext Markup Language
1000BASE-CX
Light Emitting Diode

7. What is on Port 110?
192.168.96.254
POP3
Physical
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

8. ISO Means...
Verification
Industry Standards Organization
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
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.

9. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Presentation
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

10. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Application
NFS (Network File System)
Client - protocol - and adapter
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

11. A network administrator adds a router to create a new subnet. Which of the following network services requires configuration to accommodate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) on the new network?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
SQL Server
Network News Transfer Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

12. MPLS
10 GBASE-LR
MultiProtocol Label Switching
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Basic Rate Interface

13. Telephony Server
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Proxy Server
Remote Desktop Protocol

14. A network administrator notices in his secure wireless office that many of his wireless client machines constantly lose network connectivity. The wired clients never have downtime. Theadministrator also notices that the wireless clients all lose conn
802.11i
Public Key Infrastructure
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Basic Input/Output System

15. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
53
172.192.4.256
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).

16. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
110
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Proxy

17. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
802.2
3389
53

18. IIS Means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
6
Internet Information Services
53

19. What is PAT?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Port Address Translator
Direct Current
Fully Qualified Domain Name

20. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Physical
HTTPS/ SSL
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

21. DSL means...
Digital Subscriber Line
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Hypertext transfer protocol
23

22. MAN Means...
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
110
Metropolitan Area Network
Plain Old Telephone Service

23. 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)
Public Switched Telephone Network
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)

24. What is on Port 111?
SUN RPC
Electromagnetic Interference
Network Access Control
Bridge

25. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
Industry Standards Organization
72.16.16.1
514
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

26. On what Port is LDAP?
389
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.
Time domain reflectometer
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

27. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Plain Old Telephone Service
D. Switch and bridge
Quality of Service
514

28. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
netstat
Extranet
20 & 21
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)

29. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Post Office Protocol
161 & 162
Fully Qualified Domain Name
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

30. What is on Port 1433?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Network Interface Card
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
SQL Server

31. What is EAP? What is it used for?
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Basic Input/Output System
514
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

32. HTTPS means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
110
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

33. What is RIP?
Primary Rate Interface
Routing Internet Protocol
Network Time Protocol
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

34. On what Port is RDP?
SMB (Server Message Block)
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
3389
A long length of antenna extension cable

35. What is OSPF?
MultiProtocol Label Switching
All hosts can communicate.
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Secure Shell

36. What is PAP?
Industry Standards Organization
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Password Authentication Protocol
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

37. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
nslookup
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
HTTP

38. There is a suspected SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) virus on the workstation. E-mail programs are not currently running. Which of the following utilities should be run to see if there are any open SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) sockets?
netstat
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
514
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

39. 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
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
SQL Server
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

40. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Transport
Internetwork packet exchange
Application
NFS (Network File System)

41. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
20 & 21
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

42. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Wireless Protected Access

43. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Transmission Control Protocol
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

44. HTML means...
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Hypertext Markup Language

45. PSTN Means...
Network File System
Firewall
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Public Switched Telephone Network

46. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
72.16.16.1
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
BootP (Boot Protocol)

47. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
rlogin
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

48. POP3 Means...
111
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
802.1x
Post Office Protocol 3

49. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
larger subnet masks.
Direct Current
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
100BASE-FX Answer: D

50. What is IP?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Internet Protocol
3.1
The users will not be affected by the change.