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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Hypertext transfer protocol
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

2. Print Server
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
802.11a.
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Manages printers on the network

3. RIP Means...
A long length of antenna extension cable
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Routing Information Protocol
Network Address Translator

4. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
Integrated Services digital Network
rlogin
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Global System for Mobile Communications

5. File Server
Direct Current
Stores and dispenses files
10 GBASE-LR
Transport

6. Wi-Fi Means...
Wireless Fidelity
48 bits.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

7. DSL means...
Select the most probable cause
Digital Subscriber Line
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
SSH

8. What is on Port 69?
Application
Transmission Control Protocol
Network Address Translation
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

9. TCP means...
Transmission Control Protocol
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

10. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
In a locked room in an offsite location
NFS (Network File System)
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

11. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

12. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
20 & 21
Proxy
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Firewall

13. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
A striped set array with parity
10
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

14. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
169.254.1.1
The users will not be affected by the change.
Internetwork packet exchange
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

15. EMI means...
Electromagnetic Interference
rlogin
IMAP (Mail Client)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

16. 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)?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Point-to-Point Protocol
bytes 1-3

17. What is on Port 143?
IMAP (Mail Client)
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.
Extranet
Physical

18. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Transmission Control Protocol

19. What is on Port 8080?
Internet Protocol Security
1000BASE-CX
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Proxy Server

20. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?
encapsulating the data payload.
The users will not be affected by the change.
Firewall
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

21. What is on Port 25?
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
SMTP Server

22. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
larger subnet masks.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
48 bits.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

23. IPSEC means...
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Internet Information Services
Any network device with an IP address
Internet Protocol Security

24. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Internet Protocol
Internet Information Services
Proxy
Network File System

25. 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?
Wireless LAN
RDP/ Terminal Services
Proxy Server
25

26. What is PPP?
Point to Point Protocol
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Packets from entering and leaving a network

27. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Internet Control Message Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Integrated Services digital Network

28. TCP/IP Means;
Network News Transfer Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

29. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
SQL Server
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

30. IP means...
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Extranet
Internet Protocol

31. A computer that is working on a network is unplugged and then plugged into another switch with a new cable. The link LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the NIC (Network Interface Card) does not come on. All of the following could be the source of the prob
NFS (Network File System)
Primary Rate Interface
Periodically (randomly) blinking
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

32. 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?
DNS
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
514

33. 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
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
192.168.96.254

34. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
Manages printers on the network
netstat and ping
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Digital Subscriber Line

35. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
Basic Input/Output System
cold site.
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

36. 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
514
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).
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
1000BASE-CX

37. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Internetwork packet exchange
802.11i

38. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
traceroute
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
802.1x

39. What is on Port 23?
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Internet mail access protocol
Telnet
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.

40. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
The device ID (Identification)
8080

41. MAC Means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
DNS
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Media Access Control

42. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
10
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Application
passing a username and password in plaintext.

43. ISP Means...
In a locked room in an offsite location
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Internet Service Provider
As a way to share resources and information

44. 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
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Networked Basic Input/Output System
rp
NetBios

45. What is QoS?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Internetwork packet exchange
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Quality of Service

46. IMAP Means...
Internet mail access protocol
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
rlogin

47. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
72.16.16.1
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.)
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

48. Physical Topology
3.1
192.168.96.254
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

49. Host
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
netstat
Any network device with an IP address

50. 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
53
172.192.4.256
New Technology File System
Two or more connected computers that can share resources