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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 packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
HTTP
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Quality of Service
Network and Transport
2. NAT Means...
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Network Address Translation
POP3
3. A WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) network administrator has disabled DNS (Domain Name Service) for security reasons. Users have lost the ability to access remote network shares named ournetworkshares and ourprivateshares. How can this be resolve
Bus
Time domain reflectometer
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Verification
4. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Light Emitting Diode
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
ifconfig
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
5. On what Port is HTTP?
80
Verification
MAC (Media Access Control) address
111
6. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
802.2
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
nslookup
110
7. LAN Means...
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Local Area Network
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
8. Fault Tolerance
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Handles e-mail functions
Central Processing unit
9. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
The device ID (Identification)
Public Switched Telephone Network
The analyzer is functioning properly.
10. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
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.
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
A long length of antenna extension cable
11. What is on Port 53?
Network Address Translator
802.11a.
DNS
nslookup
12. NetBIOS Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
443
389
13. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
The users will not be affected by the change.
Data Link
14. What is PPTP?
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter
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.
15. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
16. SNMP Means...
3.1
NetBios
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Simple Network Management Protocol
17. List the benefits of a star topology
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18. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Presentation
passing a username and password in plaintext.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
19. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
169.254.1.1
A long length of antenna extension cable
New Technology File System
1000BASE-CX
20. A network technician is troubleshooting a remote home users computer that is behind a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router running NAT (Network Address Translation). The technician wants to ping the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the remote us
72.16.16.1
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
netstat
Network File System
21. Network
Gateway
Handles e-mail functions
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
22. GSM means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
POP3
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
23. PRI Means...
69
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Primary Rate Interface
24. HTTPS means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Fully Qualified Domain Name
25. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Public Switched Telephone Network
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
10 GBASE-LR
10
26. ATM Means...
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
27. 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.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Authentication
bytes 1-3
28. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Consists of two distinct and terminated ends with each computer connected to one unbroken cable running its entire length. All of the computers can see all of the data flowing through but the only one computer the data is addressed to will actually g
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
netstat
29. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
A network's physical topology gives you the lay of the land and the logical topology illustrates how the signals and data travel throughout the layout.
161 & 162
Metropolitan Area Network
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
30. ISO Means...
25
Exterior Gateway Protocol
1
Industry Standards Organization
31. 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
Put a router between the two network segments
Physical
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
SUN RPC
32. 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)?
gateway.
Application
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
22
33. DHCP means...
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Wired Equivalent Privacy
traceroute
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
34. What is LEAP?
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Basic Input/Output System
Internet 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
35. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
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
netstat and ping
36. NTFS Means...
Periodically (randomly) blinking
New Technology File System
Alternating Current
Primary Rate Interface
37. 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 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.)
nslookup
rlogin
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
38. NetBEUI Means...
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
39. What is on Port 69?
25
8080
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
HTTPS/ SSL
40. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
rlogin
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
MultiProtocol Label Switching
41. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
All hosts can communicate.
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
72.16.16.1
Networked Basic Input/Output System
42. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Remote Desktop Protocol
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
43. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
802.11i
169.254.1.1
Packets from entering and leaving a network
44. MLI Means...
Multiple Link Interface
135-139
Quality of Service
Access Control List
45. HTTP Means...
Network Address Translation
POP3
Hypertext transfer protocol
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
46. A technician just installed a new NIC (Network Interface Card) in a computer and attached a cable to connect the computer to a hub. Assuming the NIC (Network Interface Card) is functioning correctly and the network is up - which of the following will
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
larger subnet masks.
Service Set Identifier
47. Application Server
Manages network applications
8080
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Telnet
48. GUI means
raphical User Interface
128 bit addresses
111
802.1x
49. What is IP?
Digital Subscriber Line
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Internet Protocol
192.168.96.254
50. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Access Control List
Internet Control Message Protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter
The Internet router is blocking port 25.