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1. GPS means...
As a way to share resources and information
Global Positioning System
Local Area Network
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

2. 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
Light Emitting Diode
A long length of antenna extension cable
Application
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).

3. A technician is troubleshooting a problem on a network using a utility to capture the packets. When the technician reviews the captured data they have only captured broadcast packets and packets from their own computer. What is the reason for this?
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
nslookup

4. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
Application
Industry Standards Organization
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
8080

5. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Wireless Fidelity
There will be no Internet access.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

6. What is on Port 443?
HTTPS/ SSL
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
802.11i
22

7. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
25
MultiProtocol Label Switching
128 bit addresses
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

8. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Presentation
802.11i
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

9. POP Means...
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Network Time Protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter
Post Office Protocol

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?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
443
Simple Network Management Protocol
nslookup

11. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
bytes 1-3
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

12. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
25
Bridge
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

13. What is PPTP?
802.11b
23
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

14. What is on Port 8080?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
NetBios
Proxy Server
The users will not be affected by the change.

15. MAN Means...
Network Address Translation
Metropolitan Area Network
Network and Transport
Physical

16. 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
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
25
389

17. File Server
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
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
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Stores and dispenses files

18. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Internet connection
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

19. ICMP means...
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Password Authentication Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
Post Office Protocol 3

20. What is on Port 110?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
POP3
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

21. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
Secure Shell
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
passing a username and password in plaintext.
1433

22. ISDN means...
Central Processing unit
Wireless Access Point
The users will not be affected by the change.
Integrated Services digital Network

23. NTFS 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.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
New Technology File System
Any network device with an IP address

24. MIME means...
Hypertext transfer protocol
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
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.

25. What is RIP?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Internet connection
Routing Internet Protocol

26. Describe a ring topology

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27. PRI Means...
Primary Rate Interface
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

28. TDR means...
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Internet Control Message Protocol
Application
Time domain reflectometer

29. 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
Basic Input/Output System
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.
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Client - protocol - and adapter

30. What is on Port 53?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
DNS
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

31. UDP Means...
Internet Information Services
User Datagram Protocol
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Alternating Current

32. Fax Server

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33. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
1000BASE-CX
23
Wireless Fidelity
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

34. What are the two main network types?
23
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
DNS
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.

35. 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
SUN RPC
Firewall
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

36. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
SUN RPC
Internet Control Message Protocol
Extranet

37. ICMP means...
Transmission Control Protocol
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)
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Internet Control Message Protocol

38. On what Port is RDP?
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.)
Handles e-mail functions
3389
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

39. IPX Means...
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Internetwork packet exchange
The device ID (Identification)
The users will not be affected by the change.

40. NFS Means...
Network File System
Industry Standards Organization
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

41. What is on Port 1433?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Network Interface Card
HTTP
SQL Server

42. The 802.11 frequency band is...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
20 & 21
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

43. What is on Ports 135-139?
NetBios
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Light Emitting Diode
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

44. A network administrator notices in his secure wireless office that many of his wireless client machines constantly lose network connectivity. The wired clients never have downtime. Theadministrator also notices that the wireless clients all lose conn
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
They get their name because they truly are 'at the service' of the network and run specialized software for the network's maintenance and control known as the network operating system. Sometimes servers have more than one job. But whether servers are
Physical
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

45. What is IP?
Proxy
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Verification
Internet Protocol

46. What is on Port 25?
Global System for Mobile Communications
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.)
SMTP Server
SQL Server

47. 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
Plain Old Telephone Service
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.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
80

48. GUI means
100BASE-FX Answer: D
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
All hosts can communicate.
raphical User Interface

49. 802.11 security is defined in...
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.
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
802.11i
Primary Rate Interface

50. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
1000BASE-CX
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Proxy server

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