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Comptia Network +

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1. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
SQL Server
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Network and Transport

2. What is on Port 143?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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
IMAP (Mail Client)
192.168.96.254

3. On what Port is LDAP?
raphical User Interface
Secure Shell
Network News Transfer Protocol
389

4. A new intranet web server has been installed for a company. The clients access the intranet server by its DNS (Domain Name Service) name. To automatically change the clients to connect to the new server - an administrator modifies the DNS (Domain Nam
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Router
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Intrusion Detection System

5. A network administrator is configuring a router to support a new subnet on a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) network. The subnet uses 192.168.96.0/24. The administrators company policy is to reserve the highest IP (Intern
Client - protocol - and adapter
Central Processing unit
192.168.96.254
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

6. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
Network and Transport
Post Office Protocol
NFS (Network File System)
802.11a.

7. MIME means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

8. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Network Address Translator
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
A striped set array with parity

9. What is IP?
File Transfer Protocol
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
20 & 21
Internet Protocol

10. 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?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

11. 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
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Uniform Resource Locator
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

12. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Quality of Service
ifconfig
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

13. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Global System for Mobile Communications
Transmission Control Protocol
Time domain reflectometer

14. TFTP Means...
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Network Time Protocol
Network News Transfer Protocol

15. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
There will be no Internet access.
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

16. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
netstat
All hosts can communicate.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

17. ISP Means...
Manages printers on the network
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Internet Service Provider
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.

18. MLI Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Digital Subscriber Line
169.254.1.1

19. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
169.254.1.1
10 GBASE-LR
In a locked room in an offsite location
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

20. Client Machine
Routing Information Protocol
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Integrated Services digital Network

21. An administrator has been called to consult on a network. After receiving network traffic statistics - the administrator notices that there is an abnormally high amount of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) traffic. What recommendation would
Routing Internet Protocol
22
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Point to Point Protocol

22. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
netstat and ping
cold site.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
The device ID (Identification)

23. What is EGP?
Proxy Server
1
80
Exterior Gateway Protocol

24. IIS Means...
encapsulating the data payload.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
53
Internet Information Services

25. RDP means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
Bridge
6
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

26. SNMP Means...
Hypertext Markup Language
Simple Network Management Protocol
802.1x
Global System for Mobile Communications

27. NAT Means...
Primary Rate Interface
Internet Information Services
Network Address Translation
SQL Server

28. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
Metropolitan Area Network
Post Office Protocol 3
rlogin
Wireless Fidelity

29. What is on Port 23?
802.1x
Telnet
Network File System
The device ID (Identification)

30. 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?
Access Control List
Internet connection
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

31. A network has grown to include seventy 24 port Ethernet switches and has decreased in performance steadily as new switches are added. What adjustments can be made to the infrastructure to improve the performance?
Internet Control Message Protocol
Central Processing unit
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Quality of Service

32. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

33. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
Network Time Protocol
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

34. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Any network device with an IP address
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
netstat
Application

35. POP Means...
Post Office Protocol
161 & 162
169.254.1.1
Internet Information Services

36. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
Internet Protocol
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Proxy Server
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

37. POP3 Means...
netstat
Post Office Protocol 3
Public Key Infrastructure
Secure Sockets Layer

38. On what Port is IMAP?
Primary Rate Interface
Wireless Access Point
143
Hypertext Markup Language

39. ICMP means...
172.192.4.256
Uniform Resource Locator
Internet Control Message Protocol
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

40. Servers

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41. A user is booting a workstation and suddenly receives a message stating that a duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) address is in use on the network. Which of the following commands can be used to troubleshoot the problem?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Wireless Protected Access
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
rp

42. On what Port is FTP?
Manages network applications
Industry Standards Organization
20 & 21
SUN RPC

43. Client-Server Networks
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Application

44. What is CHAP?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
SQL Server
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
There will be no Internet access.

45. SSID Means...
Service Set Identifier
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
20 & 21
SMB (Server Message Block)

46. ACL means...
Access Control List
Plain Old Telephone Service
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.

47. List the benefits of a star topology

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48. SSH Means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Secure Shell
As a way to share resources and information

49. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

50. On what Port is POP3?
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
110
Hypertext Markup Language