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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
Bus
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Manages network applications
BootP (Boot Protocol)

2. SMB Means...
1000BASE-CX
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
The users will not be affected by the change.

3. A technician connects a computer to the LAN (Local Area Network) switch to analyze the traffic occurring from another computer on the network. The only traffic observed coming from the other computer is broadcast frames. What can be concluded from th
The analyzer is functioning properly.
cold site.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

4. POP Means...
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Post Office Protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter
The analyzer is functioning properly.

5. Describe a star topology
Internet connection
1000BASE-CX
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
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

6. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Internet Protocol Security
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

7. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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8. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Telnet
Put a router between the two network segments
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

9. 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)?
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Router
rlogin
Telnet

10. What is PAP?
gateway.
Password Authentication Protocol
Light Emitting Diode
Global System for Mobile Communications

11. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Firewall
Client - protocol - and adapter

12. List the benefits of a star topology

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13. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Manages printers on the network
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

14. MAU means...
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Telnet
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Periodically (randomly) blinking

15. MIME means...
23
Integrated Services digital Network
Point to Point Protocol
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

16. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
SMB (Server Message Block)
23
Proxy server

17. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

18. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
6
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

19. NTFS Means...
rlogin
Wireless Fidelity
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
New Technology File System

20. What is on Port 8080?
Telnet
161 & 162
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

21. IEEE means...
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

22. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
nslookup
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

23. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
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)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Simple Network Management Protocol
The device ID (Identification)

24. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
3.1
Packets from entering and leaving a network
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Bus

25. On what Port is NetBios?
135-139
SSH
Internet Service Provider
Digital Subscriber Line

26. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Network File System
Secure Sockets Layer
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

27. 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
Put a router between the two network segments
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
SQL Server
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

28. What is Unicast?
Internet Protocol
111
Presentation
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.)

29. Proxy Server
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
rp
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

30. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
10 GBASE-LR
SMTP Server
25
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

31. What is LEAP?
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Periodically (randomly) blinking

32. There is a suspected SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) virus on the workstation. E-mail programs are not currently running. Which of the following utilities should be run to see if there are any open SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) sockets?
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
netstat
161 & 162
Network Address Translation

33. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
Quality of Service
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
169.254.1.1
There will be no Internet access.

34. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
72.16.16.1
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Metropolitan Area Network
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

35. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Telnet
72.16.16.1
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Any network device with an IP address

36. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
bytes 1-3
Global Positioning System
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

37. NAC means...
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Network Access Control
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

38. NNTP Means...
Network News Transfer Protocol
Light Emitting Diode
514
Basic Rate Interface

39. FTP Means
A striped set array with parity
File Transfer Protocol
110
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

40. List the drawbacks of a star topology
POP3
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
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.
Networked Basic Input/Output System

41. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
Electromagnetic Interference
Plain Old Telephone Service
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

42. A computer that is working on a network is unplugged and then plugged into another switch with a new cable. The link LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the NIC (Network Interface Card) does not come on. All of the following could be the source of the prob
HTTP
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
SSH
cold site.

43. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Bridge
Routing Internet Protocol
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Networked Basic Input/Output System

44. 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
There will be no Internet access.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
BootP (Boot Protocol)

45. Web Server
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Gateway
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

46. What is RIP?
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Routing Internet Protocol
Data Link
Network Time Protocol

47. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Basic Input/Output System
NetBios
10 GBASE-LR
Metropolitan Area Network

48. On a switched Ethernet network that is operating perfectly - what is the state in which a user will find the activity LED (Light Emitting Diode)?
Internetwork packet exchange
rlogin
Uniform Resource Locator
Periodically (randomly) blinking

49. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Routing Internet Protocol
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
172.192.4.256
Token passing

50. LAN Local Area Network
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)
Hypertext transfer protocol
Physical
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.