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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is Broadcast Transmission?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
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.
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Data Link

2. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
RDP/ Terminal Services
128 bit addresses
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

3. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Port Address Translator
Proxy server

4. What is on Port 25?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Network Access Control
SMTP Server
Uniform Resource Locator

5. 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?
SMB (Server Message Block)
gateway.
Internet Control Message Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

6. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Application
Internet connection
72.16.16.1

7. Fault Tolerance
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
There will be no Internet access.
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Extranet

8. 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?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Proxy server
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Bus

9. ISP Means...
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Basic Input/Output System
Internet Service Provider
514

10. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
The device ID (Identification)
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

11. What is OSPF?
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
1000BASE-CX
Fully Qualified Domain Name
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

12. 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?
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
A striped set array with parity
Internet connection
Firewall

13. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Network and Transport
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

14. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
gateway.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Media Access Control
Put a router between the two network segments

15. On what Port is IMAP?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
143
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.
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

16. URL Means...
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
SUN RPC
Internet Information Services
Uniform Resource Locator

17. 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.
Network Address Translation
bytes 1-3
Hypertext transfer protocol

18. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?
traceroute
Transmission Control Protocol
80
SQL Server

19. A network administrator notices in his secure wireless office that many of his wireless client machines constantly lose network connectivity. The wired clients never have downtime. Theadministrator also notices that the wireless clients all lose conn
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
1000BASE-CX
Internet Control Message Protocol

20. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network
802.1x
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

21. What is QoS?
Quality of Service
Extranet
10 GBASE-LR
rlogin

22. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Secure Sockets Layer
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

23. IPX Means...
File Transfer Protocol
SSH
Internetwork packet exchange
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

24. On what Port is SSH?
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.
22
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

25. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
NFS (Network File System)
Client - protocol - and adapter
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.
Electromagnetic Interference

26. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Manages network applications
72.16.16.1
Integrated Services digital Network
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

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.
Gateway
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

28. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
172.192.4.256
Windows Internet Name Service
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
NFS (Network File System)

29. HTML means...
Internet Protocol Security
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Hypertext Markup Language
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

30. POP3 Means...
Wired Equivalent Privacy
1000BASE-CX
Post Office Protocol 3
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

31. IPX/SPX means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Manages network applications
192.168.96.254
802.1x

32. ISDN means...
Any network device with an IP address
Hypertext transfer protocol
Integrated Services digital Network
Secure Shell

33. TCP means...
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
ping
1000BASE-CX
Transmission Control Protocol

34. 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
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
25
20 & 21
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

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
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

36. 802.11 security is defined in...
Firewall
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
802.11i
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

37. On what Port is RDP?
Metropolitan Area Network
netstat
3389
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

38. MLI Means...
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
encapsulating the data payload.
Plain Old Telephone Service
Multiple Link Interface

39. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
10 GBASE-LR
802.11a.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

40. 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.
Network Address Translator
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Public Switched Telephone Network

41. LDAP means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
25

42. A user complains that they are unable to connect to a remote server using either FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Telnet - although the user was able to connect yesterday. Which of the following commands is used to troubleshoot the problem?
ping
Hypertext transfer protocol
Network Time Protocol
Multiple Link Interface

43. What is on Port 111?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
SUN RPC
Verification
Light Emitting Diode

44. What is NAT?
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
Network Address Translator
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
MultiProtocol Label Switching

45. A network has grown to include seventy 24 port Ethernet switches and has decreased in performance steadily as new switches are added. What adjustments can be made to the infrastructure to improve the performance?
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
SQL Server
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Global System for Mobile Communications

46. 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?
25
53
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Packets from entering and leaving a network

47. SSH Means...
Secure Shell
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Hypertext Markup Language
Network Access Control

48. What is on Port 389?
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
161 & 162
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Hybrid hub

49. What is PPP?
Point to Point Protocol
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
ping
Windows Internet Name Service

50. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
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.
SSH
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).