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1. 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?






2. Which one of the following provides a fault-tolerant storage system containing five disks and a single controller that will function if a single disk fails?






3. 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






4. On what Port is the Proxy Server?






5. 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






6. LED Means...






7. 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?






8. FTP Means






9. What are the two main network types?






10. What is PAP?






11. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?






12. 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






13. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?






14. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths






15. What is on Port 23?






16. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?






17. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...






18. 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






19. URL Means...






20. 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?






21. What is Unicast?






22. On what Port is HTTP?






23. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...






24. What is on Port 110?






25. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?






26. On what Port is SUN RPC?






27. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?






28. Company A has two networks - one on the west side of town and one on the east side. The network administrator wants to connect the two networks with a leased line but is concerned about limiting broadcast traffic. What can the administrator do to all






29. What is on Port 111?






30. BRI Means...






31. Client-Server Networks






32. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...






33. RIP Means...






34. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?






35. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.






36. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?






37. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?






38. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?






39. WPA Means...






40. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...






41. Describe a star topology






42. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?






43. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?






44. Host






45. Wi-Fi Means...






46. LAN Means...






47. DSL means...






48. What functionality does Kerberos provide?






49. PPP Means...






50. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...