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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. WPA Means...
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Wireless Protected Access
Hypertext Markup Language
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

2. A workstation with a static IP (Internet Protocol) address can print and authenticate to a server - but cannot browse to www.comptia.org. What is the FIRST item to troubleshoot?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
File Transfer Protocol
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

3. NFS Means...
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Network File System
Metropolitan Area Network

4. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
172.192.4.256

5. Wi-Fi Means...
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Wireless Fidelity

6. On what Port is SNMP?
161 & 162
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

7. DNS means...
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
22

8. List the drawbacks of a star topology
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
172.192.4.256
Wired Equivalent Privacy
nslookup

9. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Local Area Network
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

10. ICMP means...
Multiple Link Interface
Internet Control Message Protocol
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

11. Network
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
bytes 1-3
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

12. What is RARP?
3.1
Reverse Address Resolution 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.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

13. DC means...
Bridge
Remote Desktop Protocol
Direct Current
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

14. What is on Port 110?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
POP3
Global System for Mobile Communications
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

15. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Proxy server
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Secure Sockets Layer

16. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Network and Transport
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Hybrid hub
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

17. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Bus
SUN RPC
Industry Standards Organization

18. NIC means...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
169.254.1.1
1433
Network Interface Card

19. 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?
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
6
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

20. 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?
Simple Network Management Protocol
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
A striped set array with parity
Physical

21. What are the two main network types?
Network Time Protocol
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Gateway
Wireless LAN

22. 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
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.
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.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Wired Equivalent Privacy

23. What is PPP?
3.1
A striped set array with parity
53
Point to Point Protocol

24. 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
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

25. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
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
2
Basic Input/Output System
Wireless Access Point

26. On what Port is HTTP?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
80
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

27. 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?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Extranet
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Verification

28. 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)
Internet Service Provider
Wireless Access Point
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

29. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
HTTPS/ SSL
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
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.
Internet Protocol

30. What is on Ports 135-139?
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
HTTP
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
NetBios

31. PSTN Means...
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Networked Basic Input/Output System
169.254.1.1
Public Switched Telephone Network

32. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
110
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Network Address Translator
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

33. On what Port is SQL Server?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Telnet
53
1433

34. WLAN Means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
Wireless LAN
25
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

35. RDP means...
69
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Remote Desktop Protocol
Access Control List

36. What is Unicast?
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.)
Application
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
A long length of antenna extension cable

37. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

38. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Put a router between the two network segments
Verification
Industry Standards Organization
Internet Protocol Security

39. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
Manages network applications
Token passing
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
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

40. NetBEUI Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

41. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
A long length of antenna extension cable
SUN RPC
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

42. Client Machine
Network Address Translation
Public Switched Telephone Network
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

43. HTTP Means...
Telnet
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Hypertext transfer protocol
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

44. On what Port is IMAP?
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
143
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

45. DSL means...
Digital Subscriber Line
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
802.11

46. What is on Port 69?
Network File System
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
HTTP

47. RIP Means...
Routing Information Protocol
Public Key Infrastructure
POP3
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

48. MAN Means...
1000BASE-CX
Uniform Resource Locator
Metropolitan Area Network
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

49. PPTP Means...
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Transmission Control Protocol

50. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
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.