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Comptia Network +

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1. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
Internet mail access protocol
Global Positioning System
Integrated Services digital Network
443

2. DC means...
10 GBASE-LR
rp
Direct Current
100BASE-FX Answer: D

3. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
514
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
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.

4. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
Secure Sockets Layer
Access Control List
As a way to share resources and information
nslookup

5. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
rlogin
A long length of antenna extension cable
1433
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

6. 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
10 GBASE-LR
Select the most probable cause
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

7. On what Port is SSH?
Uniform Resource Locator
48 bits.
passing a username and password in plaintext.
22

8. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
Port Address Translator
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
72.16.16.1
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

9. What is PAT?
Wireless LAN
DNS
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Port Address Translator

10. LAN Means...
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Network File System
Transmission Control Protocol
Local Area Network

11. Wi-Fi Means...
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Wireless Fidelity
rlogin

12. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
802.1x
Gateway
25

13. ACL means...
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Access Control List
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

14. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
D. Switch and bridge
Public Switched Telephone Network
53

15. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
encapsulating the data payload.
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.
bytes 1-3

16. A new intranet web server has been installed for a company. The clients access the intranet server by its DNS (Domain Name Service) name. To automatically change the clients to connect to the new server - an administrator modifies the DNS (Domain Nam
Wireless Fidelity
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
802.11a.
Wireless Access Point

17. DOS means...
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Data Link
20 & 21

18. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
The users will not be affected by the change.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Packets from entering and leaving a network

19. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Select the most probable cause
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Hypertext transfer protocol
Verification

20. ATM Means...
SSH
Basic Input/Output System
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Internet Information Services

21. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
802.11
gateway.
25

22. NetBEUI Means...
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

23. PPP Means...
Network Access Control
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Point-to-Point Protocol
10 GBASE-LR

24. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

25. On what Port is FTP?
20 & 21
Digital Subscriber Line
cold site.
Media Access Control

26. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
SMB (Server Message Block)
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

27. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Transmission Control Protocol
8080
Internet connection
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.

28. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
NFS (Network File System)
53
Network and Transport
rlogin

29. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
53
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

30. GPS means...
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
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Global Positioning System

31. MPLS
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Wireless Access Point
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Simple Network Management Protocol

32. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
All hosts can communicate.
Internet connection
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Hybrid hub

33. 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?
Internet Protocol
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
802.2

34. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
In a locked room in an offsite location
Post Office Protocol 3
3.1
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

35. 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
135-139
Media Access Control
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

36. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
25
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Authentication
Networked Basic Input/Output System

37. What is on Port 69?
10
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Internet Control Message Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

38. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
514

39. What is on Port 389?
443
Fully Qualified Domain Name
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Application

40. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

41. 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
Router
traceroute
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

42. MLI Means...
cold site.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
netstat
Multiple Link Interface

43. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Network Access Control
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

44. Company A has two networks - one on the west side of town and one on the east side. The network administrator wants to connect the two networks with a leased line but is concerned about limiting broadcast traffic. What can the administrator do to all
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Put a router between the two network segments
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

45. What are the two main network types?
MultiProtocol Label Switching
HTTP
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Post Office Protocol

46. Web Server
802.1x
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Routing Internet Protocol
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

47. LED Means...
Light Emitting Diode
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Industry Standards Organization
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

48. 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?
Hypertext transfer protocol
Internet Protocol
Internet connection
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

49. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
80
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
SMB (Server Message Block)
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

50. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
2
Stores and dispenses files
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.