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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. HTML means...
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Hypertext Markup Language
172.192.4.256
The users will not be affected by the change.

2. A small office network with ten computers uses a cable modem and router to connect to the Internet and distribute services to clients. After several weeks of use - the routers collision LED (Light Emitting Diode) has begun to stay on permanently. Wha
10 GBASE-LR
Telnet
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Quality of Service

3. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
They get their name because they truly are 'at the service' of the network and run specialized software for the network's maintenance and control known as the network operating system. Sometimes servers have more than one job. But whether servers are
443
Uniform Resource Locator
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

4. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
D. Switch and bridge
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
cold site.
Verification

5. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Wireless LAN
All hosts can communicate.
Handles e-mail functions

6. On what Port is SNMP?
Handles e-mail functions
Digital Subscriber Line
161 & 162
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

7. Workstations

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8. IEEE means...
Access Control List
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Bridge
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

9. What is Multicast Transmission?
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.
bytes 1-3
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

10. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
Data Link
111
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

11. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Network Address Translator
Proxy
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.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

12. 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?
Internet Control Message Protocol
netstat
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.)
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

13. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
Extranet
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
53
There will be no Internet access.

14. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
HTTPS/ SSL
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Digital Subscriber Line

15. LED Means...
SMB (Server Message Block)
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Light Emitting Diode
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.

16. On what Port is LDAP?
389
bytes 1-3
All hosts can communicate.
Network Time Protocol

17. SNMP Means...
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Extranet
Simple Network Management Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

18. LAN Means...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Handles e-mail functions
Local Area Network
1000BASE-CX

19. What is Broadcast Transmission?
larger subnet masks.
6
Secure Shell
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.

20. 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
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
New Technology File System
Extranet

21. What is BGMP?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Metropolitan Area Network
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Internet mail access protocol

22. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
802.11i
25
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
802.11

23. NIC means...
Network Interface Card
Verification
larger subnet masks.
Physical

24. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
Internet Service Provider
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Verification

25. On what Port is NetBios?
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
135-139
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
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
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

27. Telephony Server
Internet Protocol Security
NetBios
Stores and dispenses files
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

28. 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?
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
8080
traceroute
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

29. On what Port is HTTP?
80
802.11i
Integrated Services digital Network
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

30. What is on Port 111?
SUN RPC
rlogin
Uniform Resource Locator
Internet Protocol Security

31. 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
Stores and dispenses files
netstat
169.254.1.1
69

32. RIP Means...
Routing Information Protocol
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Transport
Post Office Protocol

33. ATM Means...
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
The users will not be affected by the change.
IMAP (Mail Client)

34. MPLS
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Transport
Hypertext transfer protocol
MultiProtocol Label Switching

35. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
Internet Protocol
Internet connection
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Client - protocol - and adapter

36. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
DNS
3.1

37. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
NetBios
Alternating Current
53

38. 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?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Internet Service Provider
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

39. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Routing Information Protocol
NFS (Network File System)
The analyzer is functioning properly.

40. Why did we develop networking?
Remote Desktop Protocol
As a way to share resources and information
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Stores and dispenses files

41. LAN Local Area Network
Telnet
Post Office Protocol
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
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)

42. PPP Means...
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
20 & 21
Point-to-Point Protocol
53

43. 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)?
Bridge
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.
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Verification

44. A network has grown to include seventy 24 port Ethernet switches and has decreased in performance steadily as new switches are added. What adjustments can be made to the infrastructure to improve the performance?
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
A long length of antenna extension cable
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

45. Web Server
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Public Key Infrastructure
Uniform Resource Locator

46. RDP means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
bytes 1-3
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

47. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Network File System
53

48. A user connects to the companys intranet server via a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection from a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) using the broadband service. One day - the user cannot successfully connect to the VPN (Virtual Private Network) a
Application
Internet Service Provider
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

49. TCP means...
Wireless Fidelity
HTTP
Transmission Control Protocol
SMTP Server

50. WINS Means...
Windows Internet Name Service
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Application
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol