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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. IEEE means...
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.
DNS
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

2. UDP Means...
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Point-to-Point Protocol
User Datagram Protocol
bytes 1-3

3. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
Manages printers on the network
Presentation
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
802.2

4. On a switched Ethernet network that is operating perfectly - what is the state in which a user will find the activity LED (Light Emitting Diode)?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Internet Protocol Security
Local Area Network
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

5. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
802.11i
3389
Proxy
48 bits.

6. MIME means...
Electromagnetic Interference
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
NFS (Network File System)

7. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
NFS (Network File System)
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
bytes 1-3

8. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
389
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Router

9. What is IP?
Hypertext transfer protocol
Internet Protocol
Wireless LAN
3.1

10. 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)
Stores and dispenses files
Network Address Translation
Wired Equivalent Privacy

11. The 802.11 frequency band is...
MAC (Media Access Control) address
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

12. List the benefits of a bus topology
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
802.1x
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

13. IPX/SPX means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
6
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

14. On what Port is IMAP?
nslookup
143
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
1000BASE-CX

15. NAC means...
Industry Standards Organization
Network Access Control
Digital Subscriber Line
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a network service that assigns IP addresses to clients. Should remember that it uses scopes to manage any excluded/ static IP addresses.

16. MAC Means...
Proxy server
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Network File System
Media Access Control

17. What is on Port 3389?
110
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
RDP/ Terminal Services
Network Access Control

18. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
172.192.4.256
Post Office Protocol 3
Router
10 GBASE-LR

19. List the benefits of a star topology

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20. On what Port is SNMP?
The device ID (Identification)
802.11a.
802.1x
161 & 162

21. What is EAP? What is it used for?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
53
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.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

22. File Server
As a way to share resources and information
10
Stores and dispenses files
Primary Rate Interface

23. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Stores and dispenses files
Network and Transport
135-139
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

24. What is RARP?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
802.11a.
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Handles e-mail functions

25. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
passing a username and password in plaintext.
A long length of antenna extension cable

26. A client accessing a network share folder has authenticated into the system and has full access rights to a folder share. But after opening the file they find they cannot modify the files contents. What is the likely cause?
Direct Current
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
D. Switch and bridge
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

27. What is CHAP?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
nslookup
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

28. SNMP Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Simple Network Management 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
Manages network applications

29. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
The device ID (Identification)
Bridge
1433

30. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Access Control List
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

31. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Password Authentication Protocol
Public Switched Telephone Network
ping

32. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
72.16.16.1
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
encapsulating the data payload.
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.

33. What is on Port 111?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
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.
SUN RPC
802.11i

34. On what Port is SQL Server?
1433
Presentation
Digital Subscriber Line
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.

35. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
802.2
Global System for Mobile Communications
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

36. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Router
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Client - protocol - and adapter

37. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
A striped set array with parity
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Presentation
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

38. 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?
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Each computer is directly connected to other computers in the same network and data flows in a circle shape from computer to computer and eventually back to the source. This topology isn't very popular because it's not easily scalable and the cable r
Internet Service Provider
netstat

39. Proxy Server
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
443

40. Name the seven most common physical topologies
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Alternating Current
172.192.4.256
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

41. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?
53
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Wireless Access Point

42. Describe a star topology
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
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Transport
Presentation

43. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
HTTPS/ SSL
NFS (Network File System)
100BASE-FX Answer: D

44. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Internet connection
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.)
Secure Shell
1

45. 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
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Internet Control Message Protocol

46. 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
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Routing Information Protocol
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
6

47. ACL means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Access Control List
BootP (Boot Protocol)

48. 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
SMB (Server Message Block)
Plain Old Telephone Service
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Extranet

49. 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?
Alternating Current
514
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

50. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
10 GBASE-LR
Proxy Server
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
raphical User Interface