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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Client Machine
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Quality of Service
1000BASE-CX

2. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
encapsulating the data payload.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

3. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
802.2
25
Select the most probable cause
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

4. GPS means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Manages printers on the network
Global Positioning System
1433

5. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
netstat and ping
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
File Transfer Protocol
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

6. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
Hypertext transfer protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
22

7. On what Port is POP3?
netstat
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
3.1
110

8. On what Port is RDP?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
3389
143

9. Host
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)
Light Emitting Diode
Any network device with an IP address

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
Network Interface Card
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).
There will be no Internet access.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

11. DNS means...
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

12. WLAN Means...
Wireless LAN
Internet Protocol
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
There will be no Internet access.

13. Network
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Quality of Service

14. Describe a bus topology
Wireless Fidelity
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
443
A striped set array with parity

15. PKI means...
Public Key Infrastructure
Transmission Control Protocol
169.254.1.1
Media Access Control

16. A small office network with ten computers uses a cable modem and router to connect to the Internet and distribute services to clients. After several weeks of use - the routers collision LED (Light Emitting Diode) has begun to stay on permanently. Wha
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
1
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

17. 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
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
192.168.96.254
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

18. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
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.
Network News Transfer Protocol
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

19. SSL Means...
The device ID (Identification)
Internet Control Message Protocol
Secure Sockets Layer
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

20. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
nslookup
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Bridge
Proxy server

21. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?
traceroute
Simple Network Management Protocol
20 & 21
443

22. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Hybrid hub
Bus
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

23. Workstations

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24. 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?
Remote Desktop Protocol
The users will not be affected by the change.
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

25. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
Presentation
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Network File System
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

26. HTTPS means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Electromagnetic Interference

27. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Internet Information Services
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

28. DC means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
New Technology File System
Direct Current

29. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
SMB (Server Message Block)
A striped set array with parity
802.11i

30. 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)?
Router
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Password Authentication Protocol
20 & 21

31. What is PPP?
Point to Point Protocol
802.11i
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
MAC (Media Access Control) address

32. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
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.
Internet Service Provider
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

33. What is on Port 443?
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
HTTPS/ SSL
Extranet
80

34. NIC means...
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Network Interface Card
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).

35. What is Multicast Transmission?
Industry Standards Organization
Network Access Control
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
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.

36. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
443
802.1x
172.192.4.256
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

37. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
Token passing
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.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Wired Equivalent Privacy

38. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
20 & 21
cold site.
Transport
143

39. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
23
Gateway
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Handles e-mail functions

40. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
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
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

41. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
1
6

42. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
netstat and ping
Verification
Digital Subscriber Line
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

43. What is BGMP?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

44. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
48 bits.
Wireless Access Point
File Transfer Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

45. HTML means...
Hypertext Markup Language
netstat
514
rlogin

46. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Client - protocol - and adapter
Internet connection
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Internet Service Provider

47. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
encapsulating the data payload.
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.
Handles e-mail functions
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

48. POP Means...
8080
80
raphical User Interface
Post Office Protocol

49. 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?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
ping
MultiProtocol Label Switching

50. NAT Means...
Media Access Control
Central Processing unit
Network Address Translation
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.