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Comptia Network +

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1. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Application
802.11a.
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

2. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Post Office Protocol
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Handles e-mail functions
Bridge

3. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
Post Office Protocol 3
The analyzer is functioning properly.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Authentication

4. On what Port is FTP?
22
Transport
Hybrid hub
20 & 21

5. What is NAT?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
gateway.
Network Address Translator

6. DC means...
Direct Current
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Port Address Translator
Network Interface Card

7. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
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.
10
Network News Transfer Protocol
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

8. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
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.
The device ID (Identification)

9. On what Port is IMAP?
Internet connection
NetBios
143
Client - protocol - and adapter

10. What is QoS?
Authentication
Quality of Service
25
Routing Information Protocol

11. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
cold site.
Manages printers on the network

12. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Industry Standards Organization

13. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
802.1x
Internet Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)

14. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
Bus
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
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.)
3.1

15. POTS means...
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Plain Old Telephone Service
Global System for Mobile Communications
traceroute

16. BIOS Means...
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Alternating Current
1000BASE-CX
Basic Input/Output System

17. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
In a locked room in an offsite location
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Put a router between the two network segments

18. 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?
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
A striped set array with parity

19. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
The analyzer is functioning properly.
53
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

20. LDAP means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
HTTP
10

21. 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?
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Verification
Application
Port Address Translator

22. Mail Server
Handles e-mail functions
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.
69
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

23. Physical Topology
80
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.
Secure Shell
In a locked room in an offsite location

24. 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)
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.
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
3389

25. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
Alternating Current
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Network Interface Card
100BASE-FX Answer: D

26. MIME means...
Hypertext transfer protocol
Handles e-mail functions
User Datagram Protocol
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

27. What is on Port 443?
HTTPS/ SSL
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Internet connection
192.168.96.254

28. What is TCP?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Network Address Translator
Global System for Mobile Communications
Transmission Control Protocol

29. 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?
Verification
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Authentication

30. 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
10
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
53

31. MAN Means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
Uniform Resource Locator
Metropolitan Area Network
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

32. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

33. SNMP Means...
Simple Network Management Protocol
Routing Information Protocol
Router
Wireless Access Point

34. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
Local Area Network
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Any network device with an IP address
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

35. What is on Port 110?
Proxy server
POP3
Global System for Mobile Communications
NFS (Network File System)

36. List the drawbacks of a star topology
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Local Area Network
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

37. A small office network with ten computers uses a cable modem and router to connect to the Internet and distribute services to clients. After several weeks of use - the routers collision LED (Light Emitting Diode) has begun to stay on permanently. Wha
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Intrusion Detection System
Transmission Control Protocol
DNS

38. WAP Means...
Wireless Access Point
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Secure Shell

39. What is PAP?
Password Authentication Protocol
Electromagnetic Interference
802.1x
netstat

40. What are the two main network types?
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

41. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
raphical User Interface
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 Control Message Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)

42. A network administrator is troubleshooting a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) that is experiencing trouble with interference. A scan of the wireless network reports that there are two WAPs (Wireless Access Point) from different companies within rang
Post Office Protocol 3
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Internet connection

43. 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.
10 GBASE-LR
Extranet
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

44. 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
10 GBASE-LR
172.192.4.256
53
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

45. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

46. WLAN Means...
Wireless LAN
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
172.192.4.256
Basic Input/Output System

47. MAU means...
A striped set array with parity
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
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
cold site.

48. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
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.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Primary Rate Interface

49. What is EAP? What is it used for?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Media Access Control
Network and Transport

50. 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
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)