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Comptia Network +

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1. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
SMTP Server
10 GBASE-LR
Internet Control Message Protocol
1433

2. MAU means...
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.
Integrated Services digital Network
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

3. Web Server
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Proxy
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.

4. NIC means...
netstat and ping
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Network Interface Card
20 & 21

5. MLI Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Internet mail access protocol
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

6. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Gateway
2

7. 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
Physical
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Stores and dispenses files

8. What is TCP?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
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)
Transmission Control Protocol
Wireless Protected Access

9. What are the two main network types?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
10 GBASE-LR
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

10. AC means...
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
As a way to share resources and information
Alternating Current

11. 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
Authentication
Network Access Control
Presentation
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

12. 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?
Time domain reflectometer
Internet Information Services
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
802.11i

13. On what Port is NetBios?
135-139
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
22
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

14. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
23
128 bit addresses
802.1x
There will be no Internet access.

15. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
802.11a.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Routing Internet Protocol
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

16. ISDN means...
1000BASE-CX
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Integrated Services digital Network

17. List the benefits of a star topology

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18. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Direct Current

19. POP Means...
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
HTTPS/ SSL
Internet connection
Post Office Protocol

20. FTP Means
File Transfer Protocol
Service Set Identifier
Physical
MAC (Media Access Control) address

21. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
There will be no Internet access.
80
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

22. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Proxy Server
128 bit addresses
Access Control List
Application

23. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet Protocol
HTTP
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

24. What is on Ports 135-139?
NetBios
128 bit addresses
SUN RPC
cold site.

25. SSH Means...
Direct Current
Secure Shell
Central Processing unit
Public Switched Telephone Network

26. IDS means...
Global Positioning System
Intrusion Detection System
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
In a locked room in an offsite location

27. NAC means...
Network Access Control
NFS (Network File System)
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Transport

28. SSID Means...
20 & 21
Any network device with an IP address
Service Set Identifier
802.11

29. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
Stores and dispenses files
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Internet Control Message Protocol
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

30. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
2
48 bits.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

31. A firewall differs from a proxy server in that a proxy server operates at which of the following levels of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
802.2
Application
Network News Transfer Protocol
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

32. MAN Means...
Telnet
Plain Old Telephone Service
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Metropolitan Area Network

33. Network
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

34. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
NFS (Network File System)
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
User Datagram Protocol
10 GBASE-LR

35. PPP Means...
161 & 162
Point-to-Point Protocol
Fully Qualified Domain Name
The device ID (Identification)

36. MPLS
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Intrusion Detection System

37. DC means...
Password Authentication Protocol
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Direct Current

38. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
161 & 162
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
SMB (Server Message Block)

39. 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
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Global System for Mobile Communications
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

40. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
netstat
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Network Address Translation
SSH

41. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
6
Router

42. WLAN Means...
72.16.16.1
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Wireless LAN
Integrated Services digital Network

43. IPX/SPX means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Computers are connected to one central point w/ their own individual cables or wireless connections. This topology offers advantages over the bus topology and is used more often despite having more physical requirements than the bus topology. Benefit

44. 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?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Routing Internet Protocol
3.1
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

45. What is RARP?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Verification
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Internet Service Provider

46. WEP Means...
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

47. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
514
Authentication
802.11
Network Access Control

48. HTTP Means...
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
SMB (Server Message Block)
Hypertext transfer protocol
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.

49. Describe a ring topology

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50. What is PAT?
Port Address Translator
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Basic Rate Interface
Authentication