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Comptia Network +

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1. Which IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.x standard defines the operation of the LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) models Data Link layer?
802.2
Internet Information Services
bytes 1-3
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

2. Which one of the following provides a fault-tolerant storage system containing five disks and a single controller that will function if a single disk fails?
A striped set array with parity
Internet Control Message Protocol
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

3. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
Extranet
Internet Information Services
Network Address Translation
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

4. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Digital Subscriber Line
6
8080
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

5. 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
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Remote Desktop Protocol
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

6. LED Means...
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.
Light Emitting Diode
161 & 162
3.1

7. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?
128 bit addresses
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Network News Transfer Protocol

8. FTP Means
netstat
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
File Transfer Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)

9. What are the two main network types?
8080
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Wired Equivalent Privacy

10. What is PAP?
Password Authentication Protocol
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

11. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
Verification
NFS (Network File System)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
8080

12. 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
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
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.
A long length of antenna extension cable
Point to Point Protocol

13. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
SMTP Server
2
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.
D. Switch and bridge

14. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
169.254.1.1

15. What is on Port 23?
Telnet
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Central Processing unit
53

16. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
2
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Public Switched Telephone Network
The analyzer is functioning properly.

17. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
encapsulating the data payload.
bytes 1-3
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.
192.168.96.254

18. 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
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Hypertext transfer protocol
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

19. URL Means...
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Uniform Resource Locator
gateway.
Global Positioning System

20. In a fully Meshed network - every node has a connection to every other node - 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
larger subnet masks.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
802.11i

21. What is Unicast?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Data Link
File Transfer Protocol
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.)

22. On what Port is HTTP?
10
Select the most probable cause
80
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

23. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Internetwork packet exchange

24. What is on Port 110?
POP3
110
25
Time domain reflectometer

25. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
443
A striped set array with parity
Network Interface Card

26. On what Port is SUN RPC?
143
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
cold site.
111

27. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
Router
Wireless Access Point
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

28. 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
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Put a router between the two network segments
cold site.
Proxy server

29. What is on Port 111?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
SUN RPC
As a way to share resources and information
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

30. BRI Means...
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Windows Internet Name Service
Basic Rate Interface

31. Client-Server Networks
Public Switched Telephone Network
Network News 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.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

32. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
100BASE-FX Answer: D
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

33. RIP Means...
802.11
Routing Information 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.
Exterior Gateway Protocol

34. 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?
New Technology File System
The users will not be affected by the change.
ifconfig
User Datagram Protocol

35. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
72.16.16.1
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Internet Control Message Protocol
Time domain reflectometer

36. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Electromagnetic Interference
Primary Rate Interface
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

37. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Metropolitan Area Network
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
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

38. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
Put a router between the two network segments
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Client - protocol - and adapter

39. WPA Means...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Wireless Protected Access
As a way to share resources and information
Quality of Service

40. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
gateway.
10 GBASE-LR

41. Describe a star topology
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
22
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

42. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
Application
22
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

43. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
1000BASE-CX
172.192.4.256
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Remote Desktop Protocol

44. Host
Network File System
Any network device with an IP address
6
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

45. Wi-Fi Means...
Wireless Fidelity
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Client - protocol - and adapter

46. LAN Means...
Local Area Network
802.11
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
48 bits.

47. DSL means...
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Internet connection
nslookup
Digital Subscriber Line

48. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
Network Time Protocol
Authentication
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Service Set Identifier

49. PPP Means...
Integrated Services digital Network
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Point-to-Point Protocol
MAC (Media Access Control) address

50. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
cold site.
1
Internet Protocol