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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. POP Means...
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Post Office Protocol
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
802.2

2. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
Integrated Services digital Network
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Data Link

3. 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?
Intrusion Detection System
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Proxy server
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

4. ISDN means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Integrated Services digital Network
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

5. MIME means...
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Network and Transport
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
802.1x

6. IPX/SPX means...
3.1
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

7. What is on Port 3389?
Wireless Protected Access
Authentication
10 GBASE-LR
RDP/ Terminal Services

8. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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.)
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

9. NFS Means...
389
Network File System
Router
Digital Subscriber Line

10. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
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.
Put a router between the two network segments
10 GBASE-LR
D. Switch and bridge

11. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
1
Primary Rate Interface
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
rp

12. Remote Access Server
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
DNS
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

13. PPP Means...
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
10 GBASE-LR
Point-to-Point Protocol

14. IEEE means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

15. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
1433
Any network device with an IP address
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
802.11a.

16. 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
Quality of Service
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
25
Access Control List

17. SSL Means...
netstat
802.11
Secure Sockets Layer
Hypertext Markup Language

18. 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
NetBios
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Internet Protocol
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

19. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
netstat
NFS (Network File System)
larger subnet masks.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

20. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
802.11a.
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
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.

21. What is Broadcast Transmission?
Local Area Network
Transmission Control Protocol
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.
Internet Control Message Protocol

22. WAP Means...
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wireless Access Point
Any network device with an IP address
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

23. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
Extranet
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Simple Network Management Protocol

24. Describe a bus topology
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
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
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

25. On what Port is Telnet?
Proxy server
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Exterior Gateway Protocol
23

26. NAT Means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Wired Equivalent Privacy
8080
Network Address Translation

27. HTTP Means...
69
Hypertext transfer protocol
Network Access Control
Secure Sockets Layer

28. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
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.
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Global Positioning System
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

29. An 802.11a/b/g access point is installed in a computer lab. An administrator has a client that is based on 802.11g technology. There are times when the client slows or stops working entirely. What is the cause of the problem?
All hosts can communicate.
Basic Rate Interface
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Access Control List

30. What is PPP?
Direct Current
Packets from entering and leaving a network
6
Point to Point Protocol

31. 802.11 security is defined in...
802.11i
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Simple Network Management Protocol
A striped set array with parity

32. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
Manages printers on the network
514
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
135-139

33. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

34. On what Port is SUN RPC?
111
23
Internet Control Message Protocol
Select the most probable cause

35. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Handles e-mail functions
The device ID (Identification)
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.)

36. 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
Remote Desktop Protocol
1
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

37. What is PAT?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Handles e-mail functions
Port Address Translator
80

38. PSTN Means...
Public Switched Telephone Network
161 & 162
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

39. A client accessing a network share folder has authenticated into the system and has full access rights to a folder share. But after opening the file they find they cannot modify the files contents. What is the likely cause?
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
The device ID (Identification)
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Internet mail access protocol

40. 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?
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

41. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Quality of Service
SSH

42. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Handles e-mail functions
bytes 1-3
Bus
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

43. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
1433
Extranet
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Post Office Protocol

44. 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?
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Routing Internet Protocol
Network News Transfer Protocol
Public Switched Telephone Network

45. 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
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Manages printers on the network
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

46. What is on Port 1433?
ping
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
SQL Server
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

47. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
443
10
Plain Old Telephone Service

48. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
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.)
Metropolitan Area Network

49. IPX Means...
Internet Protocol
Internetwork packet exchange
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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).

50. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
Wireless LAN
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
gateway.
SMB (Server Message Block)