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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Public Key Infrastructure
Post Office Protocol 3
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

2. 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
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ifconfig
ping
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

3. NNTP Means...
802.11
Network News Transfer Protocol
172.192.4.256
Digital Subscriber Line

4. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Proxy
D. Switch and bridge
Packets from entering and leaving a network
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

5. SNMP Means...
389
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Simple Network Management Protocol
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

6. IEEE means...
In a locked room in an offsite location
Internet Protocol Security
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Verification

7. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Application
Manages printers on the network
Hybrid hub
gateway.

8. 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
Select the most probable cause
MAC (Media Access Control) address
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Networked Basic Input/Output System

9. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Networked Basic Input/Output System
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Access Control List
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

10. WINS Means...
Windows Internet Name Service
Light Emitting Diode
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

11. What is LEAP?
Intrusion Detection System
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Digital Subscriber Line

12. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Fully Qualified Domain Name
The analyzer is functioning properly.
All hosts can communicate.
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

13. IPSEC means...
Internet Protocol Security
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
New Technology File System

14. What is on Port 443?
Put a router between the two network segments
HTTPS/ SSL
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
135-139

15. GPS means...
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
Internet mail access protocol
Global Positioning System
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

16. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
Global System for Mobile Communications
Physical
rlogin
25

17. What is Multicast Transmission?
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Intrusion Detection System
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.

18. MAN Means...
Proxy Server
Password Authentication Protocol
Metropolitan Area Network
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

19. Which IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.x standard defines the operation of the LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) models Data Link layer?
802.2
Transport
traceroute
Network File System

20. 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?
Uniform Resource Locator
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Handles e-mail functions
traceroute

21. Client Machine
192.168.96.254
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
raphical User Interface
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

22. FQDN means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
RDP/ Terminal Services
Primary Rate Interface
Local Area Network

23. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
All hosts can communicate.
802.2
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

24. 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?
POP3
Access Control List
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

25. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
192.168.96.254
Internet Protocol Security
Transport
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

26. IDS means...
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.
Intrusion Detection System
Alternating Current
Basic Rate Interface

27. A technician is troubleshooting a problem on a network using a utility to capture the packets. When the technician reviews the captured data they have only captured broadcast packets and packets from their own computer. What is the reason for this?
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Hypertext Markup Language
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

28. DSL means...
Wireless Fidelity
Intrusion Detection System
Digital Subscriber Line
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

29. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
Routing Information Protocol
Port Address Translator
25
Public Switched Telephone Network

30. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
rlogin
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

31. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
69
traceroute
Internet Protocol Security

32. ISDN means...
Service Set Identifier
RDP/ Terminal Services
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Integrated Services digital Network

33. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
72.16.16.1
Service Set Identifier
SMB (Server Message Block)

34. Host
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Any network device with an IP address
Internet Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

35. A network has been set up for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services using a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and BDC (Backup Domain Controller) each with a range of 192.168.0.1 to192.168.0.254 using a class subnet of 255.255.255.0. DHCP
100BASE-FX Answer: D
In a locked room in an offsite location
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
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).

36. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
Wireless LAN
Basic Input/Output System
802.11
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

37. On what Port is SQL Server?
Metropolitan Area Network
1433
IMAP (Mail Client)
Internet mail access protocol

38. WLAN Means...
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
netstat
Wireless LAN

39. TCP/IP Means;
Intrusion Detection System
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
389
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

40. A network administrator is troubleshooting connectivity from a client machine. An error message that reads 'Page Cannot be Displayed' is shown in the browser whenever a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) is typed in the address bar. However - if the
53
Network and Transport
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
SMB (Server Message Block)

41. A network administrator needs to verify that the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is running on a particular server. On what port number should a Telnet session be established?
Proxy server
Intrusion Detection System
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
25

42. POTS means...
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Internet Protocol
Plain Old Telephone Service

43. IPX/SPX means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
443
389
A striped set array with parity

44. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
1
Hybrid hub
D. Switch and bridge
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.

45. What is on Port 53?
Internet Control Message Protocol
48 bits.
DNS
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

46. What is OSPF?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Network File System
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
10

47. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
New Technology File System
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
A long length of antenna extension cable
Proxy

48. ISO Means...
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
172.192.4.256
Industry Standards Organization
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

49. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
3.1
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
ping
389

50. GUI means
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
nslookup
Basic Input/Output System
raphical User Interface