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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. CPU means...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Central Processing unit
Public Switched Telephone Network
135-139

2. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Metropolitan Area Network
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Transport
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

3. Application Server
Manages network applications
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
SMB (Server Message Block)

4. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Bridge
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

5. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
Application
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
1
10 GBASE-LR

6. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
Plain Old Telephone Service
IMAP (Mail Client)
passing a username and password in plaintext.
All hosts can communicate.

7. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
Basic Input/Output System
Any network device with an IP address
72.16.16.1
netstat and ping

8. HTML means...
1000BASE-CX
Hypertext Markup Language
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

9. LDAP means...
802.11i
cold site.
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

10. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
NFS (Network File System)
There will be no Internet access.
Network Access Control

11. DHCP means...
Routing Information Protocol
Wireless Protected Access
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
The analyzer is functioning properly.

12. ISDN means...
Wireless LAN
Trivial File Transfer 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.
Integrated Services digital Network

13. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
Transport
Gateway
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

14. HTTP Means...
Hypertext transfer protocol
Network Interface Card
53
Media Access Control

15. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Point to Point Protocol
gateway.
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

16. FTP Means
Light Emitting Diode
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.
Network File System
File Transfer Protocol

17. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
Network and Transport
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
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.
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

18. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
Windows Internet Name Service
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

19. NNTP Means...
Client - protocol - and adapter
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Network News Transfer Protocol
NFS (Network File System)

20. Name the seven most common physical topologies
SSH
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
New Technology File System

21. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Physical
Data Link

22. TFTP Means...
Alternating Current
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

23. ATM Means...
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Electromagnetic Interference
10 GBASE-LR
Hypertext Markup Language

24. What is PPP?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Point to Point Protocol
Uniform Resource Locator
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

25. On what Port is NetBios?
HTTP
135-139
Application
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

26. BIOS Means...
Port Address Translator
There will be no Internet access.
Network File System
Basic Input/Output System

27. What is on Port 389?
Public Key Infrastructure
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
D. Switch and bridge
Internet Protocol

28. What is on Port 22?
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).
Put a router between the two network segments
169.254.1.1
SSH

29. FQDN means...
72.16.16.1
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Handles e-mail functions

30. 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
Verification
802.2
Extranet
53

31. 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.
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
Proxy Server
Alternating Current

32. Client-Server Networks
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
ping
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer 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.

33. UDP Means...
User Datagram Protocol
ping
Network Access Control
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

34. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
Wireless Fidelity
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.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
6

35. MLI Means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Plain Old Telephone Service
Multiple Link Interface
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

36. On what Port is DNS?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Remote Desktop Protocol
53

37. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
802.2
SSH
Data Link

38. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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39. GUI means
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Internet Protocol
raphical User Interface

40. NetBIOS Means...
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Global System for Mobile Communications
In a locked room in an offsite location
Networked Basic Input/Output System

41. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

42. 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?
bytes 1-3
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
traceroute
802.11i

43. PPTP Means...
Network Access Control
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

44. What is Broadcast Transmission?
Fully Qualified Domain Name
172.192.4.256
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
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.

45. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
25
Manages printers on the network
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

46. NTFS Means...
Basic Rate Interface
Internet Control Message Protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
New Technology File System

47. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Central Processing unit
Verification
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

48. 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?
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)
Wireless Fidelity
traceroute
netstat

49. HTTPS means...
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
6
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

50. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
Secure Shell
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
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.
All hosts can communicate.