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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Network and Transport
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

2. On what Port is HTTP?
Network Interface Card
80
Authentication
Exterior Gateway Protocol

3. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Authentication
Port Address Translator
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

4. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Internetwork packet exchange

5. Describe a ring topology

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6. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Basic Rate Interface
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Packets from entering and leaving a network

7. NetBEUI Means...
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)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Networked Basic Input/Output System
443

8. DSL means...
Point to Point Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Hypertext transfer protocol
Digital Subscriber Line

9. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
Remote Desktop Protocol
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
1000BASE-CX

10. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
135-139
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

11. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Port Address Translator
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

12. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
Metropolitan Area Network
802.11
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Networked Basic Input/Output System

13. LDAP means...
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Alternating Current

14. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub
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The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Select the most probable cause
1

15. NAT Means...
Network Address Translation
Gateway
1433
Manages printers on the network

16. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
802.1x
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

17. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
Internetwork packet exchange
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Stores and dispenses files
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

18. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
File Transfer Protocol
135-139

19. IEEE means...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DNS
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

20. List the drawbacks of a star topology
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

21. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
2

22. The system administrator performs full backups on Sundays. Incremental backups are performed every day EXCEPT Sunday. The backups start at 10 a.m. and end by 12 p.m. The system crashes on Wednesday night. Which tapes must be used to restore data?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
passing a username and password in plaintext.
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
traceroute

23. ISDN means...
Integrated Services digital Network
Public Key Infrastructure
nslookup
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

24. What is on Port 25?
Multiple Link Interface
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
SMTP Server

25. Client Machine
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Electromagnetic Interference

26. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
Handles e-mail functions
SQL Server
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
72.16.16.1

27. BNC Means...
Bridge
802.11a.
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

28. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
802.11a.
802.11b
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

29. 802.11 security is defined in...
SMB (Server Message Block)
802.11i
Plain Old Telephone Service
SMTP Server

30. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
larger subnet masks.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
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

31. NIC means...
135-139
Network Interface Card
10 GBASE-LR
Data Link

32. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
netstat
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Secure Sockets Layer

33. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Multiple Link Interface
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Central Processing unit
Client - protocol - and adapter

34. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
passing a username and password in plaintext.
User Datagram Protocol

35. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
1
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
8080
Presentation

36. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
Internet Information Services
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Physical
Wired Equivalent Privacy

37. 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?
Transmission Control Protocol
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers

38. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
8080
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Internet Service Provider
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

39. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
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.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

40. List the benefits of a bus topology
Service Set Identifier
ifconfig
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Hybrid hub

41. What is IP?
The users will not be affected by the change.
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Internet Protocol

42. On what Port is POP3?
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
Wireless Protected Access
22
110

43. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Basic Input/Output System
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

44. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
Token passing
As a way to share resources and information
Windows Internet Name Service
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

45. 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)?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Proxy Server
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

46. A Windows 2000 work station has a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) address of 169.254.12.1. Which statement describes the state of the computers TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) configuration?
10
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Telnet
Manages printers on the network

47. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Point to Point Protocol

48. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
53
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Wireless LAN

49. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
Wired Equivalent Privacy
DNS
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

50. HTTPS means...
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Internet Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.