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Comptia Network +

Subjects : certifications, comptia-network-+, it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. HTTPS means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
1000BASE-CX
Hybrid hub
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.

2. MIME means...
514
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
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
69

3. What is on Port 80?
HTTP
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
514
Presentation

4. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Handles e-mail functions
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Proxy

5. 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
Local Area Network
Internetwork packet exchange
53
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)

6. DNS means...
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Routing Information Protocol
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
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

7. Network
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Public Switched Telephone Network

8. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
72.16.16.1
BootP (Boot Protocol)
SQL Server
22

9. ISP Means...
ping
10 GBASE-LR
Internet Service Provider
Service Set Identifier

10. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
1000BASE-CX
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

11. MAC Means...
Media Access Control
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.)
HTTP
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

12. There is a suspected SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) virus on the workstation. E-mail programs are not currently running. Which of the following utilities should be run to see if there are any open SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) sockets?
rp
netstat
Hypertext Markup Language
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

13. IIS Means...
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Internetwork packet exchange
Internet Information Services
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

14. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Internet Information Services
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
SSH

15. NetBIOS Means...
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Post Office Protocol

16. What is QoS?
Proxy Server
Quality of Service
Application
Fully Qualified Domain Name

17. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers

18. 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)?
POP3
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

19. WLAN Means...
Presentation
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Wireless LAN
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

20. Remote Access Server
Time domain reflectometer
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
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)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

21. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
802.11i
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
1433

22. FQDN means...
IMAP (Mail Client)
Industry Standards Organization
Fully Qualified Domain Name
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

23. Workstations

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24. A network technician is troubleshooting a remote home users computer that is behind a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router running NAT (Network Address Translation). The technician wants to ping the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the remote us
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
20 & 21
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

25. IPX Means...
Network News Transfer Protocol
25
Internetwork packet exchange
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

26. Proxy Server
ping
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
SQL Server
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

27. IPX/SPX means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
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28. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Network News Transfer Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

29. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
8080
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
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
bytes 1-3

30. MPLS
MultiProtocol Label Switching
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.
161 & 162

31. DC means...
443
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
1
Direct Current

32. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
802.11b
Extranet
Direct Current
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

33. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
802.11b
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Any network device with an IP address

34. IPSEC means...
Internet Protocol Security
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

35. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
143
rp
128 bit addresses
MultiProtocol Label Switching

36. Which IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.x standard defines the operation of the LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) models Data Link layer?
8080
Telnet
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
802.2

37. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
nslookup
111
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
53

38. List the benefits of a star topology

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39. List the drawbacks of a star topology
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
NetBios
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

40. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Local Area Network
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

41. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
encapsulating the data payload.
HTTP
Gateway
389

42. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
802.11
Data Link
111

43. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Uniform Resource Locator
8080
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Exterior Gateway Protocol

44. A user complains that they are unable to connect to a remote server using either FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Telnet - although the user was able to connect yesterday. Which of the following commands is used to troubleshoot the problem?
514
ping
BootP (Boot Protocol)
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

45. DSL means...
Digital Subscriber Line
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Transmission Control Protocol
161 & 162

46. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
IMAP (Mail Client)
10
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
BootP (Boot Protocol)

47. PPP Means...
143
135-139
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Point-to-Point Protocol

48. Fax Server

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49. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
802.11a.
Plain Old Telephone Service
20 & 21
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

50. NTP means...
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Verification
Network Time Protocol