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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. WPA Means...
Extranet
Transmission Control Protocol
2
Wireless Protected Access

2. On what Port is IMAP?
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
All hosts can communicate.
143
A network map defining the specific characteristics of a network such as where workstations and other devices are located and the arrangement of all the physical media such as cables.

3. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Digital Subscriber Line
Internetwork packet exchange
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

4. Remote Access Server
8080
Application
A network's physical topology gives you the lay of the land and the logical topology illustrates how the signals and data travel throughout the layout.
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

5. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
1
1433
Direct Current
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

6. 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?
Network News Transfer Protocol
A striped set array with parity
gateway.
traceroute

7. 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?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
443
IMAP (Mail Client)
Transmission Control Protocol

8. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Verification
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
POP3

9. 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
802.2
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
802.11a.

10. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
HTTPS/ SSL
A long length of antenna extension cable
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

11. MPLS
Central Processing unit
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Firewall
passing a username and password in plaintext.

12. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
Global System for Mobile Communications
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Plain Old Telephone Service

13. IDS means...
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.)
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
Intrusion Detection System
SMTP Server

14. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Wireless Protected Access
Bus
802.11
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

15. ICMP means...
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Internet Control Message Protocol
110
raphical User Interface

16. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
The device ID (Identification)
nslookup

17. What is CHAP?
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Point to Point Protocol
802.11b
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

18. GPS means...
ifconfig
Global Positioning System
Local Area Network
Post Office Protocol

19. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
Data Link
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

20. IEEE means...
Physical
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Token passing
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

21. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
Password Authentication Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

22. 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
3389
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
SMB (Server Message Block)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

23. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
Token passing
The device ID (Identification)
Wireless LAN
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

24. What is QoS?
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Quality of Service
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)

25. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
gateway.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

26. What is on Port 110?
6
POP3
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Token passing

27. Name the seven most common physical topologies
File Transfer Protocol
Network and Transport
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

28. What is NAT?
802.11i
Network Address Translator
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
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

29. SNMP Means...
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Simple Network Management Protocol
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Public Switched Telephone Network

30. What is on Port 25?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Exterior Gateway Protocol
192.168.96.254
SMTP Server

31. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
Network Address Translation
Hypertext transfer protocol
443
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.

32. List the benefits of a star topology

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33. IP means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Internet Protocol
Packets from entering and leaving a network
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

34. What is on Port 53?
There will be no Internet access.
Firewall
DNS
802.11b

35. 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?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
NetBios

36. 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?
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.
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
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
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

37. Network
User Datagram Protocol
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Manages printers on the network
161 & 162

38. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
Electromagnetic Interference
Integrated Services digital Network
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Wired Equivalent Privacy

39. Which of the following connectors will be required for a RAS (Remote Access Service) server accepting four incoming dial-up connections to connect to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Proxy
In a locked room in an offsite location

40. WEP Means...
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IMAP (Mail Client)
Wireless Protected Access

41. On what Port is SUN RPC?
111
HTTPS/ SSL
Select the most probable cause
Routing Information Protocol

42. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
22
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Port Address Translator

43. What is IP?
A network map defining the specific characteristics of a network such as where workstations and other devices are located and the arrangement of all the physical media such as cables.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
ifconfig
Internet Protocol

44. List the drawbacks of a star topology
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
As a way to share resources and information

45. BNC Means...
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
1000BASE-CX
Extranet

46. BRI Means...
Manages network applications
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
8080
Basic Rate Interface

47. Logical Topology
netstat
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Packets from entering and leaving a network

48. LDAP means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
143
A long length of antenna extension cable

49. 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 amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
File Transfer Protocol
A network map defining the specific characteristics of a network such as where workstations and other devices are located and the arrangement of all the physical media such as cables.

50. What is BGMP?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
135-139
10 GBASE-LR
25