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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. What is TCP?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Quality of Service
Transmission Control Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

2. NetBEUI Means...
2
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Local Area Network
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

3. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
8080
HTTPS/ SSL
Post Office Protocol 3
ping

4. WEP Means...
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)
Metropolitan Area Network
Wired Equivalent Privacy
25

5. GPS means...
Global Positioning System
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

6. PSTN Means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Public Switched Telephone Network
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

7. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet Protocol Security
Client - protocol - and adapter

8. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
72.16.16.1
The device ID (Identification)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Physical

9. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
1000BASE-CX
169.254.1.1
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

10. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Token passing
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.
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

11. FQDN means...
6
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Fully Qualified Domain Name
passing a username and password in plaintext.

12. GUI means
10 GBASE-LR
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
raphical User Interface
A long length of antenna extension cable

13. 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
Password Authentication Protocol
nslookup
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

14. Network
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Select the most probable cause
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
SQL Server

15. Web Server
Light Emitting Diode
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
Primary Rate Interface
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

16. 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?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
A striped set array with parity
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Time domain reflectometer

17. ICMP means...
IMAP (Mail Client)
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.)
Internet Control Message Protocol
rlogin

18. Workstations

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19. What is BGMP?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Network Interface Card
User Datagram Protocol

20. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?
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.
Windows Internet Name Service
Integrated Services digital Network
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

21. 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
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Token passing
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

22. Client-Server Networks
Point-to-Point 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.
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

23. 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
rp
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Internet Control Message Protocol
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

24. TDR means...
Access Control List
Time domain reflectometer
1433
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

25. RDP means...
Multiple Link Interface
Network Time Protocol
Remote Desktop Protocol
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

26. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
Remote Desktop 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
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.
20 & 21

27. What is Broadcast Transmission?
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.
Client - protocol - and adapter
22
802.1x

28. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
NFS (Network File System)
Internet Protocol
SMTP Server

29. Name the seven most common physical topologies
Network Address Translator
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Routing Internet Protocol
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

30. FTP Means
Fully Qualified Domain Name
File Transfer Protocol
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Authentication

31. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
80
Network News Transfer Protocol
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

32. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
Intrusion Detection System
8080
bytes 1-3
Quality of Service

33. What is PAP?
SSH
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Windows Internet Name Service
Password Authentication Protocol

34. Mail Server
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
netstat
Handles e-mail functions

35. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
There will be no Internet access.
Password Authentication Protocol
514

36. 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)
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
802.2
Internet Information Services

37. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Industry Standards Organization
172.192.4.256
There will be no Internet access.

38. A network has been set up for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services using a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and BDC (Backup Domain Controller) each with a range of 192.168.0.1 to192.168.0.254 using a class subnet of 255.255.255.0. DHCP
Windows Internet Name Service
143
802.11
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).

39. What is LEAP?
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)
New Technology File System
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

40. On what Port is SQL Server?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
1433
10 GBASE-LR
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

41. Physical Topology
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.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Quality of Service
RDP/ Terminal Services

42. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
135-139
DNS
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
SMB (Server Message Block)

43. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
25
Uniform Resource Locator
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Service Set Identifier

44. NIC means...
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
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.
Network Interface Card
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

45. LED Means...
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Light Emitting Diode
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Quality of Service

46. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
143
Plain Old Telephone Service
443
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

47. What is EAP? What is it used for?
Telnet
larger subnet masks.
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

48. NetBIOS Means...
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Light Emitting Diode
10

49. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Router
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Intrusion Detection System

50. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
Token passing
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit