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Comptia Network +

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1. What is PPTP?
netstat
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Secure Sockets Layer
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

2. What is Unicast?
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.)
bytes 1-3
SQL Server
Network News Transfer Protocol

3. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
1
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
NFS (Network File System)
53

4. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
ifconfig
The users will not be affected by the change.
Routing Internet Protocol

5. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
DNS
Simple Network Management Protocol
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
ifconfig

6. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
There will be no Internet access.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
1000BASE-CX
Public Switched Telephone Network

7. List the benefits of a star topology

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8. WINS Means...
161 & 162
Post Office Protocol 3
Windows Internet Name Service
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

9. On what Port is HTTP?
Public Switched Telephone Network
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
80
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

10. 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
Internet Service Provider
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).
Plain Old Telephone Service
Transport

11. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
25
Metropolitan Area Network
SMB (Server Message Block)
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

12. On what Port is NetBios?
135-139
Application
Hybrid hub
Post Office Protocol

13. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

14. MPLS
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Transmission Control Protocol
MultiProtocol Label Switching

15. What is PPP?
Point to Point Protocol
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
rlogin
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

16. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
SMTP Server
IMAP (Mail Client)
Bus
10 GBASE-LR

17. IPSEC means...
Bridge
Internet Protocol Security
3389
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

18. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Select the most probable cause
23
1

19. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
In a locked room in an offsite location
User Datagram Protocol
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
128 bit addresses

20. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
In a locked room in an offsite location
802.11
Transmission Control Protocol

21. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
143
netstat
Firewall
The users will not be affected by the change.

22. A network technician is troubleshooting a remote home users computer that is behind a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router running NAT (Network Address Translation). The technician wants to ping the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the remote us
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Bus
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
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

23. A network administrator is configuring a router to support a new subnet on a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) network. The subnet uses 192.168.96.0/24. The administrators company policy is to reserve the highest IP (Intern
Public Key Infrastructure
Post Office Protocol
passing a username and password in plaintext.
192.168.96.254

24. DSL means...
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Extranet
Telnet
Digital Subscriber Line

25. Workstations

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26. What is on Port 111?
Access Control List
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
SUN RPC
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.

27. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
traceroute
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
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

28. 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
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
ping
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

29. DC means...
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.
Hypertext transfer protocol
25
Direct Current

30. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
SSH
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

31. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
Internet connection
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

32. GPS means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Global Positioning System
802.2

33. Proxy Server
Routing Information Protocol
NetBios
22
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

34. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
DNS
SUN RPC
Media Access Control
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

35. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Secure Sockets Layer
HTTP
Internet connection
192.168.96.254

36. On what Port is RDP?
192.168.96.254
3389
Physical
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

37. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
Internet Control Message Protocol
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Transport

38. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Any network device with an IP address
The users will not be affected by the change.

39. 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
Light Emitting Diode
Media Access Control
Network and Transport
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

40. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
A long length of antenna extension cable
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
100BASE-FX Answer: D
User Datagram Protocol

41. NIC means...
Network Interface Card
25
Routing Internet Protocol
802.2

42. RIP Means...
Routing Information Protocol
389
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.

43. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Direct Current
A striped set array with parity

44. 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?
Integrated Services digital Network
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
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.
MAC (Media Access Control) address

45. BRI Means...
Basic Rate Interface
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Password Authentication Protocol
Direct Current

46. 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
Stores and dispenses files
netstat
Network Address Translation
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

47. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
192.168.96.254
Manages network applications
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

48. ISO Means...
Industry Standards Organization
Transmission Control Protocol
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
25

49. On what Port is DNS?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
53
Physical
172.192.4.256

50. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
rlogin
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Wireless Fidelity