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Comptia Network +

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1. What is on Port 1433?
As a way to share resources and information
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
SQL Server
Network Address Translator

2. URL Means...
Uniform Resource Locator
72.16.16.1
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
111

3. RDP means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
172.192.4.256
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
3.1

4. 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?
Global System for Mobile Communications
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
netstat and ping
SMTP Server

5. What is PAT?
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Access Control List
Port Address Translator
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

6. 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
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
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).
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

7. 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?
netstat
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

8. 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
Time domain reflectometer
8080
Token passing
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

9. Remote Access Server
1000BASE-CX
Primary Rate Interface
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Internetwork packet exchange

10. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
Wireless Protected Access
netstat and ping
Multiple Link Interface
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

11. Fault Tolerance
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.
25
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

12. 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)?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Periodically (randomly) blinking
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
MAC (Media Access Control) address

13. A network administrator notices in his secure wireless office that many of his wireless client machines constantly lose network connectivity. The wired clients never have downtime. Theadministrator also notices that the wireless clients all lose conn
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Hypertext Markup Language
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

14. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
110
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
169.254.1.1

15. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
Industry Standards Organization
Packets from entering and leaving a network
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Application

16. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
larger subnet masks.
Hybrid hub
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
HTTPS/ SSL

17. WINS Means...
Windows Internet Name Service
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

18. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
8080
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

19. TFTP Means...
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
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.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

20. 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?
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
161 & 162
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

21. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Proxy server
Proxy Server

22. NAC means...
Network Access Control
All hosts can communicate.
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
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

23. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
bytes 1-3
Client - protocol - and adapter
Physical

24. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
The analyzer is functioning properly.
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

25. RIP Means...
110
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
128 bit addresses
Routing Information Protocol

26. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
In a locked room in an offsite location
Secure Sockets Layer
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
The users will not be affected by the change.

27. Host
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
802.2
Post Office Protocol 3
Any network device with an IP address

28. 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
Wired Equivalent Privacy
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Fully Qualified Domain Name

29. GSM means...
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Global System for Mobile Communications
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
110

30. On what Port is NetBios?
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
135-139
802.11a.
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

31. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
389
traceroute
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.

32. What is EGP?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Exterior Gateway Protocol
6

33. WLAN Means...
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Network Time Protocol
Wireless LAN
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

34. ACL means...
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Public Switched Telephone Network
Network Address Translator
Access Control List

35. MAC Means...
80
Token passing
Proxy Server
Media Access Control

36. LAN Means...
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Internet Control Message Protocol
Local Area Network

37. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
Extranet
Password Authentication Protocol
rp
Point to Point Protocol

38. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
20 & 21
Wireless LAN
MAC (Media Access Control) address

39. 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
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Electromagnetic Interference
Presentation
IMAP (Mail Client)

40. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
10 GBASE-LR
Global Positioning System
Digital Subscriber Line

41. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Network Time Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
10 GBASE-LR

42. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Verification
Internet Service Provider
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

43. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
Transmission Control Protocol
raphical User Interface
Time domain reflectometer
802.11

44. NIC means...
Application
Network Interface Card
143
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

45. 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
netstat
Direct Current
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Routing Information Protocol

46. 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?
Put a router between the two network segments
25
Handles e-mail functions
Simple Network Management Protocol

47. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
Digital Subscriber Line
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

48. WEP Means...
802.11
Wired Equivalent Privacy
NetBios
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

49. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
ifconfig
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
23

50. NAT Means...
Network Address Translation
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Proxy Server
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid