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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
SSH
72.16.16.1
Proxy Server

2. 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?
As a way to share resources and information
MAC (Media Access Control) address
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
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

3. A technician is troubleshooting a problem on a network using a utility to capture the packets. When the technician reviews the captured data they have only captured broadcast packets and packets from their own computer. What is the reason for this?
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Token passing
BootP (Boot Protocol)
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

4. MLI Means...
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Multiple Link Interface
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.)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

5. 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
25
Put a router between the two network segments
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

6. IPX Means...
Internetwork packet exchange
Transport
Internet Information Services
192.168.96.254

7. NTP means...
Network Time Protocol
Bridge
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

8. 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.
Network Interface Card
netstat
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

9. What is on Port 110?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
POP3
Secure Shell

10. 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?
SSH
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Public Key Infrastructure
6

11. GSM means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
2
Routing Internet Protocol
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

12. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
The device ID (Identification)
rlogin
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

13. What is IP?
Bridge
Internet Protocol
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).
D. Switch and bridge

14. LAN Local Area Network
bytes 1-3
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)
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
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

15. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
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
netstat
Application
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

16. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
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.
169.254.1.1
In a locked room in an offsite location
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

17. POP Means...
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Media Access Control
Post Office Protocol
MultiProtocol Label Switching

18. What is on Port 8080?
Internet Information Services
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Wireless Protected Access
Proxy Server

19. POP3 Means...
Post Office Protocol 3
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Extranet
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

20. 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
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
rlogin
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

21. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

22. The 802.11 frequency band is...
As a way to share resources and information
netstat
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2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

23. What is Unicast?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
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.)
802.2
ifconfig

24. ACL means...
48 bits.
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Secure Sockets Layer
Access Control List

25. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
D. Switch and bridge
NetBios
Public Key Infrastructure
Bus

26. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
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
passing a username and password in plaintext.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

27. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Global Positioning System
rp

28. ISDN means...
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Network Address Translator
Integrated Services digital Network
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.

29. LED Means...
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Wireless Access Point
Light Emitting Diode

30. 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.
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
A long length of antenna extension cable
10 GBASE-LR

31. Web Server
SMTP Server
Hybrid hub
Internet Protocol
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

32. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
netstat
128 bit addresses
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

33. On what Port is SNMP?
Secure Shell
Windows Internet Name Service
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
161 & 162

34. What is on Port 1433?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
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.
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
SQL Server

35. A technician connects a computer to the LAN (Local Area Network) switch to analyze the traffic occurring from another computer on the network. The only traffic observed coming from the other computer is broadcast frames. What can be concluded from th
Internet Service Provider
encapsulating the data payload.
Bridge
The analyzer is functioning properly.

36. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Electromagnetic Interference
IMAP (Mail Client)

37. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Network and Transport
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

38. Remote Access Server
Manages network applications
1000BASE-CX
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
As a way to share resources and information

39. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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40. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
SMB (Server Message Block)
IMAP (Mail Client)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
HTTP

41. 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
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
New Technology File System
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All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

42. A user connects to the companys intranet server via a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection from a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) using the broadband service. One day - the user cannot successfully connect to the VPN (Virtual Private Network) a
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
SQL Server
Global Positioning System
Secure Sockets Layer

43. 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
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.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
cold site.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

44. Client-Server Networks
bytes 1-3
netstat
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

45. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
2
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.
As a way to share resources and information
128 bit addresses

46. WEP Means...
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Exterior Gateway Protocol
A long length of antenna extension cable

47. CPU means...
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Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Central Processing unit

48. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
There will be no Internet access.
Uniform Resource Locator
IMAP (Mail Client)
MAC (Media Access Control) address

49. BIOS Means...
Basic Input/Output System
Internet Control Message Protocol
gateway.
80

50. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.