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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
10 GBASE-LR
Stores and dispenses files
Manages printers on the network
3.1

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?
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Stores and dispenses files
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
A striped set array with parity

3. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
3.1
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Simple Network Management Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol

4. A network administrator implements four VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) on a switch. Which device will be required to pass traffic among the VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)?
There will be no Internet access.
1000BASE-CX
Router
Service Set Identifier

5. What is on Port 80?
HTTP
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Metropolitan Area Network

6. A Windows 2000 work station has a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) address of 169.254.12.1. Which statement describes the state of the computers TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) configuration?
Public Key Infrastructure
1000BASE-CX
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

7. What is IP?
File Transfer Protocol
802.1x
Internet Protocol
135-139

8. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
They get their name because they truly are 'at the service' of the network and run specialized software for the network's maintenance and control known as the network operating system. Sometimes servers have more than one job. But whether servers are
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Put a router between the two network segments
NFS (Network File System)

9. An administrator has been called to consult on a network. After receiving network traffic statistics - the administrator notices that there is an abnormally high amount of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) traffic. What recommendation would
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Internet Service Provider
Verification

10. What is on Port 53?
A network's physical topology gives you the lay of the land and the logical topology illustrates how the signals and data travel throughout the layout.
As a way to share resources and information
DNS
Network Interface Card

11. SSID Means...
Internet Protocol
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Service Set Identifier
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

12. 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
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).
161 & 162
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.
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

13. PSTN Means...
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Proxy server
Public Switched Telephone Network
Internetwork packet exchange

14. SSL Means...
2
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Secure Sockets Layer
All hosts can communicate.

15. SSH Means...
Secure Shell
Verification
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

16. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Network Address Translator
Transport
gateway.

17. PKI means...
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Proxy server
Public Key Infrastructure
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

18. A user is booting a workstation and suddenly receives a message stating that a duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) address is in use on the network. Which of the following commands can be used to troubleshoot the problem?
HTTP
Internet connection
rp
169.254.1.1

19. What is on Port 143?
Global Positioning System
A striped set array with parity
IMAP (Mail Client)
Internet mail access protocol

20. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
A long length of antenna extension cable
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Network and Transport
Secure Shell

21. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
2
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
25
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

22. On what Port is DNS?
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
53
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

23. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
802.11i
rlogin

24. 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
Light Emitting Diode
8080
Wired Equivalent Privacy

25. What is Broadcast Transmission?
SQL Server
Simple Network Management Protocol
SMB (Server Message Block)
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.

26. On what Port is SQL Server?
Post Office Protocol
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Internet connection
1433

27. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
bytes 1-3
Wireless Access Point
Industry Standards Organization
RDP/ Terminal Services

28. 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
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Any network device with an IP address
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

29. WLAN Means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Wireless LAN
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Intrusion Detection System

30. What is LEAP?
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Telnet
File Transfer Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)

31. 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
Internet Control Message Protocol
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
53
In a locked room in an offsite location

32. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
3389

33. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
48 bits.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Presentation

34. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
3389
rp
Application
1000BASE-CX

35. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
Network Interface Card
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

36. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
6
Internet connection
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
encapsulating the data payload.

37. What is OSPF?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Wireless Access Point
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

38. Fax Server

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39. DNS means...
Router
Routing Information Protocol
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

40. Physical Topology
514
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.
Light Emitting Diode
Access Control List

41. 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
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Point to Point Protocol
192.168.96.254
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

42. 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?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
BootP (Boot Protocol)
802.2
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

43. MAC Means...
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Media Access Control
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
SMB (Server Message Block)

44. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Public Key Infrastructure
80
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

45. RIP Means...
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
IMAP (Mail Client)
Routing Information Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments

46. TFTP Means...
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
nslookup
Hybrid hub

47. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
25
Fully Qualified Domain Name
20 & 21
Bus

48. An 802.11a/b/g access point is installed in a computer lab. An administrator has a client that is based on 802.11g technology. There are times when the client slows or stops working entirely. What is the cause of the problem?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Proxy Server
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
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

49. What is on Port 23?
Telnet
cold site.
Digital Subscriber Line
Quality of Service

50. What is QoS?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
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).
Quality of Service