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1. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Transmission Control Protocol
10
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

2. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
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
802.11a.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Multiple Link Interface

3. POTS means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
Application
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
NFS (Network File System)

4. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Wireless LAN
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

5. Describe a star topology
Simple Network Management Protocol
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Electromagnetic Interference
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

6. What is EAP? What is it used for?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Firewall
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

7. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
1000BASE-CX
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
ifconfig
6

8. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
DNS
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Put a router between the two network segments

9. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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10. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
MultiProtocol Label Switching
BootP (Boot Protocol)

11. HTTP Means...
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Hypertext transfer protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

12. ISP Means...
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Internet Service Provider

13. 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?
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
MAC (Media Access Control) address
25
Uniform Resource Locator

14. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
10 GBASE-LR
Secure Shell
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
1

15. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
Any network device with an IP address
Network Address Translation
IMAP (Mail Client)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

16. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
Internet Control Message Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
The users will not be affected by the change.

17. WLAN Means...
Bridge
Wireless LAN
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

18. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Firewall
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

19. WAP Means...
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Point-to-Point Protocol
Wireless Access Point

20. 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
Internet Control Message Protocol
Metropolitan Area Network
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

21. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Hypertext Markup Language
SSH
10 GBASE-LR
Internet Protocol Security

22. TCP/IP Means;
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
SMB (Server Message Block)
Presentation
Physical

23. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
53
Application
Token passing
3.1

24. What is PAP?
53
389
Password Authentication Protocol
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

25. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
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).
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Public Key Infrastructure

26. The system administrator performs full backups on Sundays. Incremental backups are performed every day EXCEPT Sunday. The backups start at 10 a.m. and end by 12 p.m. The system crashes on Wednesday night. Which tapes must be used to restore data?
802.11a.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
53

27. GSM means...
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
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Global System for Mobile Communications
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

28. AC means...
rp
Alternating Current
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
A striped set array with parity

29. The 802.11 frequency band is...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Direct Current
Industry Standards Organization
Remote Desktop Protocol

30. Telephony Server
Plain Old Telephone Service
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
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

31. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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32. ICMP means...
Internet Protocol Security
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Internet Control Message Protocol

33. On what Port is FTP?
Presentation
SMB (Server Message Block)
As a way to share resources and information
20 & 21

34. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Light Emitting Diode
Bridge
Token passing
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

35. HTTPS means...
nslookup
Network and Transport
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.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

36. On what Port is RDP?
Verification
3389
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Intrusion Detection System

37. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
ifconfig
72.16.16.1
SMTP Server

38. 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?
Point-to-Point Protocol
Wireless Fidelity
Time domain reflectometer
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

39. TDR means...
48 bits.
Windows Internet Name Service
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Time domain reflectometer

40. 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.
6
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
encapsulating the data payload.

41. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
8080
22
Port Address Translator
69

42. TFTP Means...
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
143
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
A long length of antenna extension cable

43. Physical Topology
Wireless Access Point
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.
cold site.
File Transfer Protocol

44. Fax Server

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45. ATM Means...
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Put a router between the two network segments
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Transmission Control Protocol

46. On what Port is IMAP?
Put a router between the two network segments
Gateway
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This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

47. What is BGMP?
Internet Service Provider
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

48. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
1000BASE-CX
gateway.

49. PKI means...
Public Key Infrastructure
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Token passing
Wireless Access Point

50. What is Multicast Transmission?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Quality of Service
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.

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