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1. IIS Means...
Internet Information Services
User Datagram Protocol
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

2. NAC means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Network News Transfer Protocol
Network Access Control

3. NetBEUI Means...
Handles e-mail functions
Central Processing unit
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

4. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
3389
Primary Rate Interface
Proxy server

5. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Network and Transport
Electromagnetic Interference
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

6. On what Port is FTP?
69
20 & 21
Internet Protocol
Select the most probable cause

7. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Integrated Services digital Network
443
25

8. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Telnet
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac

9. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
HTTPS/ SSL
encapsulating the data payload.
192.168.96.254
bytes 1-3

10. Fault Tolerance
Media Access Control
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

11. Client-Server Networks
389
NetBios
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

12. 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?
Data Link
The users will not be affected by the change.
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

13. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Internet connection
Proxy

14. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
2
Firewall
Put a router between the two network segments

15. Which one of the following provides a fault-tolerant storage system containing five disks and a single controller that will function if a single disk fails?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
New Technology File System
2
A striped set array with parity

16. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
10 GBASE-LR
6
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

17. HTTPS means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
netstat and ping
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

18. Name the seven most common physical topologies
Multiple Link Interface
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
802.11a.

19. Remote Access Server
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
6
User Datagram Protocol

20. On what Port is SNMP?
53
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
netstat and ping
161 & 162

21. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
192.168.96.254
3389
Internet Information Services

22. On what Port is DNS?
HTTP
Transmission Control Protocol
53
DNS

23. URL Means...
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Gateway
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Uniform Resource Locator

24. 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
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Service Set Identifier
802.11b
Internetwork packet exchange

25. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
Authentication
DNS
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
80

26. A computer that is working on a network is unplugged and then plugged into another switch with a new cable. The link LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the NIC (Network Interface Card) does not come on. All of the following could be the source of the prob
Proxy
Post Office Protocol
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

27. ACL means...
Network Access Control
Access Control List
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

28. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
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).
POP3
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

29. List the benefits of a bus topology
802.11a.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Password Authentication Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network

30. 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
1000BASE-CX
Simple Network Management Protocol
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Select the most probable cause

31. ICMP means...
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Basic Rate Interface
Internet Control Message Protocol

32. Which of the following connectors will be required for a RAS (Remote Access Service) server accepting four incoming dial-up connections to connect to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)?
Application
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Electromagnetic Interference

33. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?
53
20 & 21
69
traceroute

34. 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
rp
IMAP (Mail Client)
Electromagnetic Interference
The analyzer is functioning properly.

35. What is Unicast?
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
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.)
Central Processing unit
All hosts can communicate.

36. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Presentation
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

37. IEEE means...
Wireless Access Point
DNS
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Put a router between the two network segments

38. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
802.11a.
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Presentation

39. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
SSH
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
NFS (Network File System)

40. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
Application
HTTPS/ SSL
22
1

41. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
802.1x
Network Address Translation
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

42. MAN Means...
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
gateway.
Metropolitan Area Network
SUN RPC

43. 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?
DNS
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

44. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
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)
Network Address Translation
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Gateway

45. List the drawbacks of a star topology
Telnet
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
2
22

46. What is PPP?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Point to Point Protocol
IMAP (Mail Client)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

47. What is PAT?
Port Address Translator
161 & 162
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

48. What is on Port 22?
8080
SSH
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Wireless Fidelity

49. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Internetwork packet exchange
gateway.

50. 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?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Media Access Control
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Wireless Fidelity

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