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Comptia Network +

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1. 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
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Proxy server
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

2. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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3. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Global System for Mobile Communications
Wireless Fidelity
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

4. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
172.192.4.256
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

5. 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
Make certain the web site has an external DNS (Domain Name Service) name and a public IP address - and that port 80 is open on the router.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
2
netstat

6. 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
Internet Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Hybrid hub

7. What is Multicast Transmission?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
169.254.1.1
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.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

8. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Verification
Network Interface Card
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.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

9. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
10 GBASE-LR
Uniform Resource Locator
Router
rp

10. 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?
Industry Standards Organization
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

11. What is on Port 514?
Simple Network Management Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
netstat
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

12. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
443
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Proxy server

13. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
BootP (Boot Protocol)

14. HTTP Means...
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
All hosts can communicate.
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Hypertext transfer protocol

15. What is on Port 22?
SSH
Fully Qualified Domain Name
169.254.1.1
MAC (Media Access Control) address

16. LAN Local Area Network
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)
22
172.192.4.256
The device ID (Identification)

17. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
netstat

18. SSID Means...
ping
Service Set Identifier
111
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

19. DSL means...
ifconfig
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Digital Subscriber Line
Telnet

20. MPLS
Internet connection
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Post Office Protocol
MultiProtocol Label Switching

21. IEEE means...
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Manages network applications
Remote Desktop Protocol
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

22. 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?
Plain Old Telephone Service
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

23. IPSEC means...
netstat
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.
Internet Protocol Security
Internet Information Services

24. What is on Port 25?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Plain Old Telephone Service
SMTP Server

25. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
ping
As a way to share resources and information
802.11b

26. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
69
802.2
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Network Time Protocol

27. What is on Port 3389?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
172.192.4.256
802.2
RDP/ Terminal Services

28. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
nslookup
A striped set array with parity
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

29. NFS Means...
Client - protocol - and adapter
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Network File System
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

30. HTML means...
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Hypertext Markup Language
Manages printers on the network

31. In a fully Meshed network - every node has a connection to every other node - 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
802.11
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
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

32. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
File Transfer Protocol

33. What is PPTP?
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
8080

34. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
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
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

35. POP3 Means...
Post Office Protocol 3
SMB (Server Message Block)
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

36. 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
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Data Link
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

37. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
A long length of antenna extension cable
Authentication
Transport
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

38. Proxy Server
Access Control List
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
802.1x

39. Telephony Server
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

40. 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)?
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
802.11b
Internet Protocol Security
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

41. What is on Ports 135-139?
Routing Internet Protocol
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.
NetBios
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

42. What is EAP? What is it used for?
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Alternating Current
Network File System

43. 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
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
128 bit addresses
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

44. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
NFS (Network File System)

45. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Integrated Services digital Network
802.11a.

46. 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?
Central Processing unit
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
netstat
A striped set array with parity

47. What is BGMP?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Wireless Fidelity
Internetwork packet exchange
NetBios

48. 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
Time domain reflectometer
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Physical
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

49. What is LEAP?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
111
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Access Control List

50. GSM means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Hybrid hub
Password Authentication Protocol