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1. AC means...
Alternating Current
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
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

2. 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
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
A striped set array with parity

3. ISP Means...
SSH
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
netstat
Internet Service Provider

4. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Transport
Physical
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

5. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Token passing
Basic Rate Interface
192.168.96.254

6. List the benefits of a star topology

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7. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

8. A network has grown to include seventy 24 port Ethernet switches and has decreased in performance steadily as new switches are added. What adjustments can be made to the infrastructure to improve the performance?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Industry Standards Organization
Point to Point Protocol

9. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
larger subnet masks.
Intrusion Detection System
Access Control List
Authentication

10. SSL Means...
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Secure Sockets Layer
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

11. What is on Port 23?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Verification
Telnet
Hypertext transfer protocol

12. EMI means...
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
1433
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
Electromagnetic Interference

13. PPP Means...
Network File System
Simple Network Management Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol
Application

14. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
Industry Standards Organization
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
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.)

15. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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16. 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?
25
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

17. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

18. A network administrator adds a router to create a new subnet. Which of the following network services requires configuration to accommodate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) on the new network?
IMAP (Mail Client)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Network News Transfer Protocol

19. 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?
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
802.2
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.
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

20. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
8080
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Internet Protocol

21. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
802.11a.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

22. On what Port is DNS?
nslookup
802.11i
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
53

23. 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?
HTTP
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

24. RDP means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
A striped set array with parity
SQL Server

25. IPSEC means...
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Internet Protocol Security
802.11i
Internet Protocol

26. NAC means...
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Network Access Control
HTTP
Point to Point Protocol

27. NTFS Means...
3389
The device ID (Identification)
New Technology File System
Hypertext transfer protocol

28. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
802.11
Local Area Network
Password Authentication Protocol

29. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
rlogin
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

30. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
111
Token passing
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

31. 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
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Network Time Protocol
Internet Protocol

32. Physical Topology
D. Switch and bridge
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.
Time domain reflectometer
22

33. Fault Tolerance
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Point to Point Protocol
nslookup
raphical User Interface

34. What is BGMP?
raphical User Interface
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
In a locked room in an offsite location
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

35. DSL means...
Quality of Service
Digital Subscriber Line
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.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

36. PRI Means...
Wireless LAN
Primary Rate Interface
Industry Standards Organization
53

37. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
netstat
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Port Address Translator
Transmission Control Protocol

38. 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
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Network Address Translation
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

39. What is RARP?
Internet Service Provider
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Access Control List
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

40. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
1
In a locked room in an offsite location
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
100BASE-FX Answer: D

41. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Bus
Select the most probable cause
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
1433

42. ISO Means...
Network Interface Card
Industry Standards Organization
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Telnet

43. CPU means...
In a locked room in an offsite location
Central Processing unit
Presentation
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

44. SSH Means...
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Any network device with an IP address
443
Secure Shell

45. What is EGP?
Network Time Protocol
Exterior Gateway Protocol
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
128 bit addresses

46. 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
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Media Access Control
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

47. ATM Means...
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
ping
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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.)

48. MPLS
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Handles e-mail functions
ping

49. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
3.1
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.
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

50. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Integrated Services digital Network
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Global System for Mobile Communications
Transport

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