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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. NetBEUI Means...
Network Address Translator
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

2. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Transport

3. A small company connected to the Internet through a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router wants to make an internal web server public on the Internet. Computers on the LAN can access the web pages but Internet users cannot. What should be done to
Primary Rate Interface
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.
Gateway
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

4. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Light Emitting Diode
Client - protocol - and adapter

5. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Public Key Infrastructure
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

6. On what Port is TFTP?
69
Each computer is directly connected to other computers in the same network and data flows in a circle shape from computer to computer and eventually back to the source. This topology isn't very popular because it's not easily scalable and the cable r
Post Office Protocol
Quality of Service

7. What is TCP?
Transmission Control Protocol
Routing Internet Protocol
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
802.11

8. 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?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
25
143

9. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
ifconfig
802.11b
Handles e-mail functions
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

10. 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
Transport
Point to Point Protocol
The users will not be affected by the change.
The analyzer is functioning properly.

11. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Handles e-mail functions
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Service Set Identifier

12. A firewall differs from a proxy server in that a proxy server operates at which of the following levels of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Application
Presentation
Industry Standards Organization
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

13. NNTP Means...
48 bits.
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Network News Transfer Protocol
bytes 1-3

14. Servers

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15. List the benefits of a bus topology
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
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.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

16. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
In a locked room in an offsite location
cold site.
Port Address Translator
128 bit addresses

17. On what Port is RDP?
Basic Input/Output System
3389
Multiple Link Interface
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

18. What is on Port 143?
IMAP (Mail Client)
Plain Old Telephone Service
Alternating Current
10 GBASE-LR

19. NAC means...
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Network Access Control
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

20. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
larger subnet masks.
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
514
Telnet

21. A network administrator is configuring a router to support a new subnet on a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) network. The subnet uses 192.168.96.0/24. The administrators company policy is to reserve the highest IP (Intern
192.168.96.254
802.1x
Routing Information Protocol
Internet Protocol Security

22. 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
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Transmission Control Protocol
514
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

23. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
Network and Transport
netstat and ping
encapsulating the data payload.
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

24. What is RIP?
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Routing Internet Protocol
10

25. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Remote Desktop Protocol

26. 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?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
The users will not be affected by the change.
Internet Control Message Protocol
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

27. HTTP Means...
Firewall
HTTPS/ SSL
Hypertext transfer protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol

28. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
Quality of Service
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
rlogin
443

29. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
Presentation
Internet Protocol Security
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
2

30. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Application
Internet Protocol
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Gateway

31. The 802.11 frequency band is...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Public Switched Telephone Network
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Any network device with an IP address

32. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
72.16.16.1
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
25
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)

33. On what Port is Telnet?
1000BASE-CX
72.16.16.1
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
23

34. TFTP Means...
802.11b
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

35. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
NFS (Network File System)
Access Control List
25
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

36. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
HTTP
111
rp
All hosts can communicate.

37. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
1000BASE-CX
Transmission Control Protocol
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

38. A user complains that they are unable to connect to a remote server using either FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Telnet - although the user was able to connect yesterday. Which of the following commands is used to troubleshoot the problem?
Verification
ping
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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

39. What are the two main network types?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Physical
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
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.

40. 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)?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Integrated Services digital Network
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

41. IMAP Means...
Digital Subscriber Line
Internet mail access protocol
User Datagram Protocol
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.)

42. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
bytes 1-3
A striped set array with parity
802.2

43. 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
Hypertext transfer protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
The analyzer is functioning properly.

44. Physical Topology
The users will not be affected by the change.
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.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Manages network applications

45. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
192.168.96.254
Presentation
Packets from entering and leaving a network
cold site.

46. NetBIOS Means...
NetBios
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Presentation

47. SSID Means...
Service Set Identifier
Consists of two distinct and terminated ends with each computer connected to one unbroken cable running its entire length. All of the computers can see all of the data flowing through but the only one computer the data is addressed to will actually g
Basic Rate Interface
Proxy Server

48. What is on Port 3389?
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Internet mail access protocol
SQL Server
RDP/ Terminal Services

49. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
Alternating Current
25
Electromagnetic Interference
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

50. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Manages printers on the network
802.11
172.192.4.256
As a way to share resources and information