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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. A small office network with ten computers uses a cable modem and router to connect to the Internet and distribute services to clients. After several weeks of use - the routers collision LED (Light Emitting Diode) has begun to stay on permanently. Wha
Secure Shell
Hypertext transfer protocol
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Manages network applications

2. On what Port is HTTP?
Network Address Translator
80
Metropolitan Area Network
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

3. CPU means...
Central Processing unit
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Network and Transport
SMB (Server Message Block)

4. SMB Means...
Extranet
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
As a way to share resources and information
Post Office Protocol

5. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
A long length of antenna extension cable
Service Set Identifier
1000BASE-CX
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

6. NNTP Means...
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Manages network applications
Network News Transfer Protocol

7. What is OSPF?
There will be no Internet access.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

8. POP3 Means...
161 & 162
Post Office Protocol 3
POP3
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

9. MAN Means...
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Metropolitan Area Network

10. DC means...
Network Interface Card
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Direct Current
MultiProtocol Label Switching

11. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
A long length of antenna extension cable
netstat and ping
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

12. On what Port is FTP?
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
20 & 21
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

13. FQDN means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Wireless Fidelity
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

14. SNMP Means...
Alternating Current
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
1000BASE-CX
Simple Network Management Protocol

15. On what Port is POP3?
1433
Internet Protocol
Extranet
110

16. What is on Port 1433?
SQL Server
Internet Control Message Protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

17. Workstations

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18. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
Token passing
A long length of antenna extension cable
Multiple Link Interface
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

19. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
80
Windows Internet Name Service
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

20. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
10 GBASE-LR
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

21. 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?
25
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
389
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

22. 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
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Electromagnetic Interference
802.11
Point-to-Point Protocol

23. List the benefits of a star topology

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24. NetBIOS Means...
As a way to share resources and information
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

25. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Metropolitan Area Network

26. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Point-to-Point Protocol
In a locked room in an offsite location
Gateway
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

27. Fax Server

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28. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
Authentication
SUN RPC
Port Address Translator
802.1x

29. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
Data Link
48 bits.
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Wireless Fidelity

30. 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
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Any network device with an IP address

31. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Application
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
72.16.16.1
192.168.96.254

32. MPLS
MultiProtocol Label Switching
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
A transmission method in which data is sent from a server to specific nodes that are defined as members of a multicast group. Network nodes not in the group ignore the data.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

33. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
53
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
443
DNS

34. Why did we develop networking?
Internet Protocol Security
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
As a way to share resources and information
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

35. A technician just installed a new NIC (Network Interface Card) in a computer and attached a cable to connect the computer to a hub. Assuming the NIC (Network Interface Card) is functioning correctly and the network is up - which of the following will
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Internetwork packet exchange
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.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

36. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
135-139
Bus
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

37. What is PAP?
169.254.1.1
Password Authentication Protocol
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
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

38. SSID Means...
Service Set Identifier
Port Address Translator
Primary Rate Interface
BootP (Boot Protocol)

39. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
In a locked room in an offsite location
802.11i
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

40. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
443
Service Set Identifier
SMB (Server Message Block)
Select the most probable cause

41. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Wireless LAN
172.192.4.256
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

42. Host
1000BASE-CX
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Any network device with an IP address

43. A WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) network administrator has disabled DNS (Domain Name Service) for security reasons. Users have lost the ability to access remote network shares named ournetworkshares and ourprivateshares. How can this be resolve
Secure Sockets Layer
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
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

44. What is on Port 443?
HTTPS/ SSL
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Transmission Control Protocol
SMTP Server

45. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
1
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)

46. MAC Means...
Network Address Translation
Media Access Control
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

47. What is IP?
802.11b
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Local Area Network
Internet Protocol

48. 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?
Any network device with an IP address
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Wireless LAN

49. IMAP Means...
Internet mail access protocol
Internet Protocol
Post Office Protocol 3
Network Access Control

50. IP means...
1000BASE-CX
D. Switch and bridge
Internet Protocol
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)