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1. What is EGP?






2. Ten workstations numbered 1 through 10 are installed sequentially on a physical star network. The network uses a logical bus topology and is cabled using Category 3 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). The cable to Workstation 3 has been severed. Which of






3. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?






4. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?






5. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?






6. On what Port is FTP?






7. On what Port is IMAP?






8. A network administrator adds a router to create a new subnet. Which of the following network services requires configuration to accommodate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) on the new network?






9. On what Port is SSH?






10. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?






11. An administrator has been called to consult on a network. After receiving network traffic statistics - the administrator notices that there is an abnormally high amount of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) traffic. What recommendation would






12. On what Port is DNS?






13. WPA Means...






14. 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






15. A home user has been assigned one static IP (Internet Protocol) address. If the user wishes to use the 192.168.0.1 address range - what technology should the user implement?






16. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?






17. Fault Tolerance






18. MAN Means...






19. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1






20. ATM Means...






21. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?






22. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?






23. BRI Means...






24. The 802.11 frequency band is...






25. BIOS Means...






26. What is Broadcast Transmission?






27. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?






28. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?






29. What is PPP?






30. What is OSPF?






31. DC means...






32. SSH Means...






33. SSID Means...






34. IPSEC means...






35. Logical Topology






36. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?






37. ISDN means...






38. IEEE means...






39. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?






40. 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






41. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?






42. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for






43. Physical Topology






44. A network administrator is troubleshooting a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) that is experiencing trouble with interference. A scan of the wireless network reports that there are two WAPs (Wireless Access Point) from different companies within rang






45. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?






46. On what Port is SQL Server?






47. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?






48. MAU means...






49. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?






50. List the drawbacks of a ring topology