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1. 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






2. Logical Topology






3. LAN Means...






4. On what Port is POP3?






5. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?






6. 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






7. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?






8. On what Port is SSH?






9. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?






10. PPTP Means...






11. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?






12. Why did we develop networking?






13. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?






14. PRI Means...






15. A network administrator is troubleshooting connectivity from a client machine. An error message that reads 'Page Cannot be Displayed' is shown in the browser whenever a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) is typed in the address bar. However - if the






16. 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?






17. What is Multicast Transmission?






18. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?






19. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?






20. 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?






21. POTS means...






22. What is on Port 69?






23. HTTP Means...






24. A Windows 2000 work station has a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) address of 169.254.12.1. Which statement describes the state of the computers TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) configuration?






25. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?






26. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?






27. 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?






28. A user is trying to access a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server but discovers that FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is being blocked by a firewall. After unblocking port 21 on the firewall - FTP (File Transfer Protocol) still does not work. What is the






29. What is NAT?






30. 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






31. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?






32. What functionality does Kerberos provide?






33. What is on Ports 135-139?






34. List the benefits of a bus topology






35. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?






36. SNMP Means...






37. PSTN Means...






38. What is RARP?






39. 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?






40. BIOS Means...






41. On what Port is DNS?






42. What is PPTP?






43. There is a suspected SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) virus on the workstation. E-mail programs are not currently running. Which of the following utilities should be run to see if there are any open SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) sockets?






44. IPX Means...






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






46. NAC means...






47. File Server






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






49. 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






50. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?