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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A computer that is working on a network is unplugged and then plugged into another switch with a new cable. The link LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the NIC (Network Interface Card) does not come on. All of the following could be the source of the prob
161 & 162
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
22
2. POP3 Means...
Post Office Protocol 3
Telnet
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
3. IMAP Means...
Internet mail access protocol
Basic Rate Interface
User Datagram Protocol
New Technology File System
4. 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
Proxy
1000BASE-CX
53
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
5. TFTP Means...
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Gateway
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
3.1
6. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
There will be no Internet access.
25
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
HTTP
7. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
HTTP
Alternating Current
8. BIOS Means...
Basic Input/Output System
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Post Office Protocol
The users will not be affected by the change.
9. ATM Means...
netstat
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
161 & 162
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
10. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
Handles e-mail functions
Token passing
Global System for Mobile Communications
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.
11. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
12. What is EAP? What is it used for?
raphical User Interface
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
172.192.4.256
13. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Application
netstat
14. What is on Ports 135-139?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Time domain reflectometer
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
NetBios
15. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Central Processing unit
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
389
802.11b
16. DSL means...
Local Area Network
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Digital Subscriber Line
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
17. 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)?
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
18. MAN Means...
Internet Service Provider
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Metropolitan Area Network
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
19. HTML means...
There will be no Internet access.
Hypertext Markup Language
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
20. 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?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
IMAP (Mail Client)
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Internet Information Services
21. BNC Means...
Wireless LAN
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
All hosts can communicate.
22. What is RIP?
Routing Internet Protocol
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
cold site.
Application
23. 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
111
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
8080
53
24. AC means...
Alternating Current
Internet Information Services
SUN RPC
110
25. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Put a router between the two network segments
26. File Server
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Port Address Translator
Stores and dispenses files
Simple Network Management Protocol
27. A home user has been assigned one static IP (Internet Protocol) address. If the user wishes to use the 192.168.0.1 address range - what technology should the user implement?
Proxy server
10
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Public Key Infrastructure
28. A network administrator needs to verify that the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is running on a particular server. On what port number should a Telnet session be established?
Network News Transfer Protocol
25
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
New Technology File System
29. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
Internet mail access protocol
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
30. LED Means...
Light Emitting Diode
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Hybrid hub
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
31. What is CHAP?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
1000BASE-CX
Internet Protocol
A striped set array with parity
32. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Manages printers on the network
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
100BASE-FX Answer: D
33. What is PPTP?
Internet mail access protocol
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
34. On what Port is RDP?
Gateway
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
3389
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.
35. 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
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Plain Old Telephone Service
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
36. 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
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Primary Rate Interface
37. How are physical and logical topologies different?
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38. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
The device ID (Identification)
1000BASE-CX
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
39. 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
172.192.4.256
Point to Point Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
Periodically (randomly) blinking
40. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Digital Subscriber Line
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
161 & 162
cold site.
41. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
Internet Control Message Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
1000BASE-CX
42. UDP Means...
Bridge
NFS (Network File System)
Gateway
User Datagram Protocol
43. 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
128 bit addresses
Point to Point Protocol
ping
192.168.96.254
44. 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?
netstat
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
As a way to share resources and information
22
45. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
802.11a.
Global Positioning System
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
raphical User Interface
46. 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?
A striped set array with parity
Data Link
Metropolitan Area Network
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
47. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
bytes 1-3
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
80
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
48. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Routing Information Protocol
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
10 GBASE-LR
49. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
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
Internet Protocol
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
encapsulating the data payload.
50. NetBEUI Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
6
Internet Protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required