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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ATM Means...
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.)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
10 GBASE-LR

2. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Verification
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Handles e-mail functions
Public Key Infrastructure

3. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
802.11i
bytes 1-3
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
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)

4. What is OSPF?
DNS
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

5. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
3.1
128 bit addresses
172.192.4.256

6. On what Port is SNMP?
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Password Authentication Protocol
161 & 162

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?
169.254.1.1
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
10 GBASE-LR

8. A user complains that they are unable to connect to a remote server using either FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Telnet - although the user was able to connect yesterday. Which of the following commands is used to troubleshoot the problem?
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Basic Rate Interface
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
ping

9. Workstations

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10. What is on Port 514?
53
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Secure Shell
Periodically (randomly) blinking

11. SSH Means...
Global Positioning System
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Secure Shell
raphical User Interface

12. What is on Port 3389?
Simple Network Management Protocol
Telnet
RDP/ Terminal Services
Bridge

13. Telephony Server
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Token passing

14. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
gateway.
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.
HTTP
Internet Control Message Protocol

15. MAC Means...
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Service Set Identifier
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Media Access Control

16. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
389
1000BASE-CX
Wired Equivalent Privacy

17. ICMP means...
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.
D. Switch and bridge
Internet Control Message Protocol
802.1x

18. What is EGP?
Internet Protocol Security
SQL Server
In a locked room in an offsite location
Exterior Gateway Protocol

19. WEP Means...
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Internet Service Provider

20. A client accessing a network share folder has authenticated into the system and has full access rights to a folder share. But after opening the file they find they cannot modify the files contents. What is the likely cause?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
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.
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

21. 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?
Gateway
Internet Information Services
Public Switched Telephone Network
25

22. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
gateway.
Hybrid hub
Proxy Server
143

23. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
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.
802.11b

24. On what Port is TFTP?
69
53
Verification
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

25. MPLS
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Exterior Gateway Protocol
25
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

26. 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
Manages printers on the network
Basic Rate Interface
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.
Put a router between the two network segments

27. DSL means...
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
MultiProtocol Label Switching
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Digital Subscriber Line

28. AC means...
Basic Input/Output System
3.1
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Alternating Current

29. What is QoS?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Internet Service Provider
Quality of Service
encapsulating the data payload.

30. TDR means...
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Time domain reflectometer
Network File System

31. On what Port is SQL Server?
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Wireless Access Point
1433
A striped set array with parity

32. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
The analyzer is functioning properly.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

33. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
1000BASE-CX
passing a username and password in plaintext.
RDP/ Terminal Services
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

34. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Internet Control Message Protocol

35. PKI means...
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Gateway
Public Key Infrastructure
802.1x

36. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
10 GBASE-LR
Secure Shell
Network Access Control
RDP/ Terminal Services

37. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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38. IP means...
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
20 & 21
Internet Protocol
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

39. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Public Key Infrastructure
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
As a way to share resources and information
Proxy

40. PSTN Means...
Any network device with an IP address
Physical
8080
Public Switched Telephone Network

41. NNTP Means...
Network Time Protocol
Network News Transfer Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Quality of Service

42. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

43. Network
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Bus
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

44. A network administrator is troubleshooting a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) that is experiencing trouble with interference. A scan of the wireless network reports that there are two WAPs (Wireless Access Point) from different companies within rang
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Windows Internet Name Service
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

45. 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
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Access Control List
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

46. What is CHAP?
Token passing
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network

47. Which command will produce the following output? ethoLink encap : Ethernet HWaddr: 00:80:C8:D6:74:43 inet adder : 4.150.6.3 Bcast : 4.255.255.255 Mask: 255.0.0.0
Transmission Control Protocol
ifconfig
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

48. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
Presentation
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
netstat
2

49. TCP/IP Means;
802.11a.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
A striped set array with parity
HTTP

50. 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
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
BootP (Boot Protocol)
802.2