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1. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Post Office Protocol
Hybrid hub
Select the most probable cause
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

2. IPSEC means...
Internet Protocol Security
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.
Wireless LAN
nslookup

3. FTP Means
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
File Transfer Protocol
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

4. Print Server
Manages printers on the network
Wired Equivalent Privacy
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
As a way to share resources and information

5. POP Means...
Post Office 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.
Basic Rate Interface
The device ID (Identification)

6. PSTN Means...
Public Switched Telephone Network
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

7. 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?
Manages network applications
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
netstat
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

8. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Routing Internet Protocol
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

9. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
514
SSH

10. MAC Means...
Internet Information Services
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Internet Control Message Protocol
Media Access Control

11. 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.
Transmission Control Protocol
HTTP
Point-to-Point Protocol

12. Servers

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13. What is Unicast?
RDP/ Terminal Services
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
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.)
Manages network applications

14. 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
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Proxy server
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
The users will not be affected by the change.

15. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Verification
Internet mail access protocol
Global System for Mobile Communications

16. ISDN means...
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Integrated Services digital Network

17. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
802.1x
Global Positioning System

18. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Light Emitting Diode
Simple Network Management Protocol
Post Office Protocol 3

19. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Internetwork packet exchange
Split the scope addresses between the servers assigning 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.127 for the PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and 192.168.0.128 through 192.168.0.254 for the BDC (Backup Domain Controller).
encapsulating the data payload.

20. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
SSH
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.
Bridge

21. MLI Means...
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Multiple Link Interface

22. 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
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Public Key Infrastructure
802.2
3389

23. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
53
Any network device with an IP address
Transport

24. What is EGP?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Exterior Gateway Protocol
The users will not be affected by the change.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

25. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
Transmission Control Protocol
192.168.96.254
Application
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

26. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
20 & 21
cold site.
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Secure Shell

27. A firewall differs from a proxy server in that a proxy server operates at which of the following levels of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Application
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
10 GBASE-LR
48 bits.

28. Why did we develop networking?
1000BASE-CX
Bus
As a way to share resources and information
Routing Information Protocol

29. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
100BASE-FX Answer: D
SMB (Server Message Block)
10

30. What is EAP? What is it used for?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Point-to-Point Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

31. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
nslookup
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Intrusion Detection System
Proxy

32. A network administrator implements four VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) on a switch. Which device will be required to pass traffic among the VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)?
Router
Metropolitan Area Network
larger subnet masks.
Integrated Services digital Network

33. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Network Time Protocol
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
1000BASE-CX

34. TDR means...
169.254.1.1
Hybrid hub
Time domain reflectometer
110

35. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
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
1433
The device ID (Identification)
Multiple Link Interface

36. 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?
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Transport
1
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.

37. Host
Any network device with an IP address
Secure Sockets Layer
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
SMTP Server

38. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
161 & 162
Application
passing a username and password in plaintext.
DNS

39. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
Manages network applications
48 bits.
Bus
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

40. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
1
In a locked room in an offsite location
Verification
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

41. What is TCP?
netstat and ping
NetBios
Transmission Control Protocol
25

42. What is LEAP?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
SMB (Server Message Block)
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

43. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
HTTPS/ SSL
SUN RPC
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
BootP (Boot Protocol)

44. DHCP means...
Post Office Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
All hosts can communicate.
Hypertext Markup Language

45. What is on Port 53?
DNS
SQL Server
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.
Industry Standards Organization

46. What is on Port 389?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Point to Point Protocol
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

47. Telephony 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.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

48. On what Port is NetBios?
135-139
MAC (Media Access Control) address
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
1000BASE-CX

49. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Multiple Link Interface
netstat
1

50. What is on Port 143?
IMAP (Mail Client)
Light Emitting Diode
raphical User Interface
Periodically (randomly) blinking

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