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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Transmission Control Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Gateway

2. ICMP means...
Router
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
gateway.
Internet Control Message Protocol

3. On what Port is IMAP?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
They get their name because they truly are 'at the service' of the network and run specialized software for the network's maintenance and control known as the network operating system. Sometimes servers have more than one job. But whether servers are
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
143

4. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
passing a username and password in plaintext.
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

5. On what Port is TFTP?
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
69
1000BASE-CX
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

6. Which one of the following provides a fault-tolerant storage system containing five disks and a single controller that will function if a single disk fails?
Primary Rate Interface
Plain Old Telephone Service
Verification
A striped set array with parity

7. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
Internet Protocol
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

8. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Transport
All hosts can communicate.

9. MIME means...
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Media Access Control
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

10. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
Network News Transfer Protocol
1000BASE-CX
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Quality of Service

11. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
10 GBASE-LR
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

12. Web Server
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)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
3.1
Client - protocol - and adapter

13. What is PAT?
Port Address Translator
The device ID (Identification)
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers

14. List the benefits of a bus topology
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Internet Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

15. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
NFS (Network File System)
SUN RPC
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.

16. Client Machine
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

17. FTP Means
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
traceroute
File Transfer Protocol

18. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Presentation
gateway.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

19. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
In a locked room in an offsite location
1433
There will be no Internet access.
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

20. A network administrator is troubleshooting connectivity from a client machine. An error message that reads 'Page Cannot be Displayed' is shown in the browser whenever a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) is typed in the address bar. However - if the
53
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Network News Transfer Protocol
Token passing

21. File Server
Network News Transfer Protocol
Stores and dispenses files
Internet Protocol Security
Multiple Link Interface

22. What is on Port 1433?
encapsulating the data payload.
Public Key Infrastructure
802.11a.
SQL Server

23. DOS means...
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Quality of Service
111

24. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
22
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Quality of Service
The device ID (Identification)

25. 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?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
The users will not be affected by the change.
Wireless Access Point
Time domain reflectometer

26. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
172.192.4.256
netstat
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

27. On what Port is HTTP?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
80
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
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.)

28. What is on Port 53?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
3389
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
DNS

29. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
802.2

30. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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31. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Metropolitan Area Network
Primary Rate Interface
Firewall

32. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
8080
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
1000BASE-CX

33. What is PPP?
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A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Point to Point Protocol
Network Address Translation

34. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Hybrid hub
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
In a locked room in an offsite location
Basic Input/Output System

35. SSH Means...
Secure Shell
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

36. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
HTTPS/ SSL
389
Manages network applications

37. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
SSH
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Secure Shell
DNS

38. RIP Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
RDP/ Terminal Services
Routing Information Protocol
25

39. 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)?
1
Internet mail access protocol
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Periodically (randomly) blinking

40. WLAN Means...
The users will not be affected by the change.
Global Positioning System
Access Control List
Wireless LAN

41. SMB Means...
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Physical
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Router

42. IMAP Means...
Internet mail access protocol
Network Interface Card
D. Switch and bridge
Central Processing unit

43. Describe a ring topology

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44. DHCP means...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
53
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Internet Information Services

45. On what Port is Telnet?
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
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)
23

46. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Select the most probable cause

47. Physical Topology
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.
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
Internet Control Message Protocol
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.

48. MPLS
80
Metropolitan Area Network
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

49. NetBEUI Means...
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
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.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

50. What is PPTP?
Central Processing unit
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
All hosts can communicate.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol