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Comptia Network +

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1. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
169.254.1.1
802.11
Network File System
MultiProtocol Label Switching

2. FQDN means...
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
nslookup
Global Positioning System
Fully Qualified Domain Name

3. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
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
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
IMAP (Mail Client)
100BASE-FX Answer: D

4. ATM Means...
802.11b
Local Area Network
6
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

5. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
Fully Qualified Domain Name
1000BASE-CX
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Hypertext transfer protocol

6. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Wireless LAN
NFS (Network File System)
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

7. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
Global Positioning System
Networked Basic Input/Output System
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

8. What is EGP?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
D. Switch and bridge
Any network device with an IP address
20 & 21

9. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
172.192.4.256
Point-to-Point Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

10. List the benefits of a bus topology
Hybrid hub
User Datagram Protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
3.1

11. Wi-Fi Means...
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
A striped set array with parity
Wireless Fidelity

12. What is CHAP?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Hypertext Markup Language
802.1x
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

13. Remote Access Server
Direct Current
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
There will be no Internet access.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

14. UDP Means...
NetBios
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
User Datagram Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol

15. NetBIOS Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

16. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Internet Protocol
802.11a.
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

17. 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
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).
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Alternating Current
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

18. Fault Tolerance
Application
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Simple Network Management Protocol

19. 802.11 security is defined in...
802.11i
25
MultiProtocol Label Switching
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

20. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Proxy
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
72.16.16.1
Internet Protocol

21. Fax Server

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22. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
D. Switch and bridge
802.11i

23. What are the two main network types?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
A striped set array with parity
143
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.

24. What is PPTP?
Transport
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
POP3

25. What is TCP?
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Proxy server
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Transmission Control Protocol

26. LAN Means...
110
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Local Area Network

27. What is on Port 25?
802.11
POP3
As a way to share resources and information
SMTP Server

28. What is on Port 514?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
As a way to share resources and information
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

29. MAN Means...
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
POP3
Metropolitan Area Network

30. Client Machine
Application
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Secure Sockets Layer
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

31. 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
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
1000BASE-CX
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
3389

32. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
128 bit addresses
169.254.1.1
514

33. MLI Means...
File Transfer Protocol
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Internet Protocol
Multiple Link Interface

34. IIS Means...
traceroute
Internet Information Services
raphical User Interface
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

35. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Internet Control Message Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Client - protocol - and adapter
Extranet

36. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
80
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

37. 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?
Network Interface Card
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
128 bit addresses
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

38. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
1000BASE-CX
Application
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

39. TDR means...
Manages network applications
Time domain reflectometer
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Remote Desktop Protocol

40. HTML means...
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Hypertext Markup Language
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
20 & 21

41. What is on Port 53?
53
802.11
DNS
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

42. 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?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
The users will not be affected by the change.
Gateway
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

43. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Physical
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

44. ISDN means...
Integrated Services digital Network
128 bit addresses
NFS (Network File System)
ifconfig

45. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
The analyzer is functioning properly.
rlogin

46. 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
802.11
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
rlogin
Handles e-mail functions

47. A workstation with a static IP (Internet Protocol) address can print and authenticate to a server - but cannot browse to www.comptia.org. What is the FIRST item to troubleshoot?
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
netstat
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
802.1x

48. IPX Means...
Internetwork packet exchange
802.11i
Trivial File Transfer 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.

49. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
Token passing
169.254.1.1
BootP (Boot Protocol)
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

50. AC means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Manages printers on the network
Alternating Current
New Technology File System