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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Light Emitting Diode
Presentation
User Datagram Protocol

2. EMI means...
Electromagnetic Interference
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Packets from entering and leaving a network
rlogin

3. TCP means...
172.192.4.256
cold site.
Transmission Control Protocol
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

4. A small company connected to the Internet through a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router wants to make an internal web server public on the Internet. Computers on the LAN can access the web pages but Internet users cannot. What should be done to
bytes 1-3
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
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.

5. What is on Port 25?
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.
Bus
Access Control List
SMTP Server

6. DC means...
Public Key Infrastructure
Metropolitan Area Network
172.192.4.256
Direct Current

7. WPA Means...
Wireless Protected Access
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
encapsulating the data payload.

8. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
802.11
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Password Authentication Protocol

9. POP Means...
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
10 GBASE-LR
Post Office Protocol

10. SSH Means...
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Post Office Protocol
RDP/ Terminal Services
Secure Shell

11. 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
Fully Qualified Domain Name
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
25

12. ICMP means...
135-139
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Internet Control Message Protocol
8080

13. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
10 GBASE-LR
3.1
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

14. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
HTTP
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

15. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Bridge
Post Office Protocol
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Routing Information Protocol

16. WLAN Means...
Wireless LAN
1000BASE-CX
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
larger subnet masks.

17. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Internet connection
Transport
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Transmission Control Protocol

18. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Service Set Identifier
Proxy server
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

19. GSM means...
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
Bridge
Global System for Mobile Communications
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

20. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
ping
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Manages network applications
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

21. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
135-139
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
rp
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

22. What is QoS?
Quality of Service
IMAP (Mail Client)
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

23. 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?
Point-to-Point Protocol
Gateway
25
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

24. What is RIP?
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Routing Internet Protocol
Internet connection
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

25. 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
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

26. NNTP Means...
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Network News Transfer Protocol
The device ID (Identification)

27. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Firewall
There will be no Internet access.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Basic Rate Interface

28. File Server
1433
161 & 162
Stores and dispenses files
Presentation

29. What is on Port 8080?
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Proxy Server
Service Set Identifier
69

30. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
netstat and ping
rp
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

31. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Internet Protocol
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Gateway

32. NFS Means...
Network Access Control
Network File System
Physical
Network Address Translation

33. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
514
Hypertext transfer protocol

34. 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
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
48 bits.
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)

35. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
172.192.4.256

36. HTTP Means...
Time domain reflectometer
Hypertext transfer protocol
HTTPS/ SSL
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

37. POP3 Means...
Quality of Service
D. Switch and bridge
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Post Office Protocol 3

38. On what Port is Telnet?
Wired Equivalent Privacy
23
cold site.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

39. IPSEC means...
SMTP Server
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.
Internet Protocol Security
Internet connection

40. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
2
Hybrid hub
There will be no Internet access.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)

41. 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
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Internet Protocol
443

42. A Windows 2000 work station has a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) address of 169.254.12.1. Which statement describes the state of the computers TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) configuration?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Intrusion Detection System
135-139
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

43. 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
Secure Shell
Periodically (randomly) blinking
rlogin
Put a router between the two network segments

44. 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?
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
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Password Authentication Protocol
80

45. 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?
128 bit addresses
Direct Current
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Application

46. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
Hypertext Markup Language
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
3389
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

47. A user is booting a workstation and suddenly receives a message stating that a duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) address is in use on the network. Which of the following commands can be used to troubleshoot the problem?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
rp
802.11i
traceroute

48. 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
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
DNS

49. FTP Means
Presentation
File Transfer Protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Hypertext Markup Language

50. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
As a way to share resources and information
10 GBASE-LR
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
The users will not be affected by the change.