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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

2. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
MultiProtocol Label Switching
1000BASE-CX
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
ifconfig

3. 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).
Put a router between the two network segments
Manages network applications
Handles e-mail functions

4. GSM means...
ifconfig
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
10 GBASE-LR
Global System for Mobile Communications

5. Application Server
Stores and dispenses files
There will be no Internet access.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Manages network applications

6. NTP means...
D. Switch and bridge
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
20 & 21
Network Time Protocol

7. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Client - protocol - and adapter
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

8. Client-Server Networks
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Light Emitting Diode
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

9. List the drawbacks of a star topology
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

10. 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
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

11. Mail Server
Handles e-mail functions
D. Switch and bridge
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Network Interface Card

12. What is on Ports 135-139?
NetBios
Time domain reflectometer
ping
172.192.4.256

13. 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
netstat and ping
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
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

14. 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?
802.2
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
389
Internet Information Services

15. What is on Port 23?
Post Office Protocol 3
Telnet
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

16. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
Authentication
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Windows Internet Name Service
netstat and ping

17. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Basic Input/Output System
raphical User Interface
69

18. HTML means...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
NetBios
Hypertext Markup Language
802.11b

19. On what Port is TFTP?
69
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
22
23

20. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Global Positioning System
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
802.11

21. MAN Means...
The analyzer is functioning properly.
2
Metropolitan Area Network
Network News Transfer Protocol

22. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
RDP/ Terminal Services
100BASE-FX Answer: D
10
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

23. Fax Server

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24. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Bridge
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

25. What is on Port 3389?
RDP/ Terminal Services
Public Switched Telephone Network
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Internetwork packet exchange

26. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
The device ID (Identification)

27. WPA Means...
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Wireless Protected Access
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
111

28. What is on Port 443?
cold site.
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
389
HTTPS/ SSL

29. 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
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
53
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Secure Sockets Layer

30. IP means...
169.254.1.1
10 GBASE-LR
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Internet Protocol

31. WLAN Means...
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
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.
Wireless LAN
Point-to-Point Protocol

32. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
53
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
802.11a.

33. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
Public Key Infrastructure
802.11a.
Network News Transfer Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

34. What is BGMP?
POP3
Digital Subscriber Line
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

35. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?
In a locked room in an offsite location
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
The users will not be affected by the change.
A striped set array with parity

36. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Application
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

37. What is on Port 53?
25
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
DNS
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

38. HTTPS means...
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Secure Sockets Layer
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
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.

39. MAC Means...
bytes 1-3
Media Access Control
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
172.192.4.256

40. On what Port is FTP?
As a way to share resources and information
rlogin
Periodically (randomly) blinking
20 & 21

41. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
25
Electromagnetic Interference
Network File System
2

42. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
Wireless Access Point
Service Set Identifier
Plain Old Telephone Service
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

43. DOS means...
Network Interface Card
Network and Transport
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

44. MLI Means...
802.2
802.11b
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Multiple Link Interface

45. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
Routing Information Protocol
NFS (Network File System)
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

46. Client Machine
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Verification

47. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
802.11i
Authentication
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
SMB (Server Message Block)

48. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Alternating Current
100BASE-FX Answer: D
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

49. UDP Means...
User Datagram Protocol
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Routing Internet Protocol
Token passing

50. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
Basic Rate Interface
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Electromagnetic Interference
Post Office Protocol