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Comptia Network +

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1. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
IMAP (Mail Client)
rlogin
Data Link
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

2. Network
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
111
Manages printers on the network
Wireless Protected Access

3. 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
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Application
DNS

4. What is on Port 69?
3389
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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.

5. What is BGMP?
gateway.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Network Interface Card

6. A small company connected to the Internet through a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router wants to make an internal web server public on the Internet. Computers on the LAN can access the web pages but Internet users cannot. What should be done to
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
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.
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

7. What is on Port 110?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Client - protocol - and adapter
POP3
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

8. Host
Internet Control Message Protocol
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
135-139
Any network device with an IP address

9. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Primary Rate Interface
1000BASE-CX
100BASE-FX Answer: D

10. PKI means...
The device ID (Identification)
NetBios
Public Key Infrastructure
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

11. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
25
SUN RPC
3.1

12. Proxy Server
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
SMTP Server
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

13. LED Means...
Light Emitting Diode
Quality of Service
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Wireless Fidelity

14. DHCP means...
20 & 21
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
1

15. MPLS
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Uniform Resource Locator
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
MultiProtocol Label Switching

16. On what Port is SQL Server?
128 bit addresses
New Technology File System
1433
HTTP

17. 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
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
MultiProtocol Label Switching
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.

18. URL Means...
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Uniform Resource Locator
Internet Protocol
HTTPS/ SSL

19. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
48 bits.
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
80

20. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
HTTP
Application
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Industry Standards Organization

21. TCP/IP Means;
DNS
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
SMB (Server Message Block)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

22. What is on Port 25?
SMTP Server
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Wireless Protected Access
Local Area Network

23. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
128 bit addresses
Extranet
Internet connection
ifconfig

24. 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?
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)
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Public Key Infrastructure

25. GPS means...
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
NFS (Network File System)
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
Global Positioning System

26. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
passing a username and password in plaintext.
514
3389

27. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
HTTPS/ SSL
128 bit addresses
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

28. IEEE means...
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
802.11
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

29. 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?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Internet Protocol
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
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

30. 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.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

31. AC means...
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.
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Alternating Current
802.2

32. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
New Technology File System
Transmission Control Protocol
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
RDP/ Terminal Services

33. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
1000BASE-CX
netstat and ping
A striped set array with parity
Network File System

34. On what Port is RDP?
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Hybrid hub
3389
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

35. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
Select the most probable cause
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
netstat and ping
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

36. What is on Ports 135-139?
Hybrid hub
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
NetBios

37. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
Network Address Translator
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
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.

38. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
RDP/ Terminal Services
172.192.4.256
Internet Protocol
23

39. Why did we develop networking?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
As a way to share resources and information
22
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

40. 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).
POP3
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

41. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Firewall
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Network Address Translator
ping

42. FTP Means
Transport
bytes 1-3
File Transfer Protocol
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)

43. EMI means...
110
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
bytes 1-3
Electromagnetic Interference

44. Logical Topology
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
802.11a.

45. On what Port is NetBios?
Internet Information Services
cold site.
Application
135-139

46. POP3 Means...
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
New Technology File System
Network Address Translation
Post Office Protocol 3

47. IP means...
1
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Internet Protocol
As a way to share resources and information

48. Mail Server
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Handles e-mail functions
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

49. What is on Port 143?
Networked Basic Input/Output System
1
IMAP (Mail Client)
Internet Protocol

50. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
3.1
Wireless Access Point
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.