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1. PSTN Means...
Routing Internet Protocol
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Public Switched Telephone Network

2. ATM Means...
Central Processing unit
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Physical
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

3. 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?
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
23
ping
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

4. On what Port is DNS?
Hybrid hub
53
DNS
netstat and ping

5. 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?
802.11
Stores and dispenses files
SSH
802.2

6. 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?
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Verification
MAC (Media Access Control) address

7. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?
Hypertext transfer protocol
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Fully Qualified Domain Name

8. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

9. 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
Integrated Services digital Network
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.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Internet Protocol

10. The 802.11 frequency band is...
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
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.
D. Switch and bridge
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

11. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
The device ID (Identification)
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
802.1x

12. LDAP means...
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Internet mail access protocol
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
netstat

13. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
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.

14. 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
File Transfer Protocol
Data Link
Basic Input/Output System

15. NIC means...
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Network Interface Card
Basic Input/Output System
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

16. What is OSPF?
Network and Transport
1433
netstat
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

17. 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?
Access Control List
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

18. TCP/IP Means;
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Uniform Resource Locator
Internet Control Message Protocol
Plain Old Telephone Service

19. 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
48 bits.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Extranet

20. LAN Means...
3.1
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Presentation
Local Area Network

21. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
nslookup
SMB (Server Message Block)
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)

22. MAN Means...
802.11b
Metropolitan Area Network
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

23. Telephony Server
802.11
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
172.192.4.256
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

24. TDR means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Time domain reflectometer
Port Address Translator
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

25. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
443
Network Address Translator
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Quality of Service

26. What is on Port 389?
ifconfig
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Application
Manages printers on the network

27. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
802.2
cold site.
2
In a locked room in an offsite location

28. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
25
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
The device ID (Identification)

29. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
111
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.)
1000BASE-CX
Verification

30. What is PAT?
53
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Basic Input/Output System
Port Address Translator

31. MAC Means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
cold site.
Router
Media Access Control

32. A WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) network administrator has disabled DNS (Domain Name Service) for security reasons. Users have lost the ability to access remote network shares named ournetworkshares and ourprivateshares. How can this be resolve
80
25
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

33. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
2
larger subnet masks.
Data Link
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

34. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Hypertext transfer protocol

35. 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?
rp
Internet Information Services
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

36. UDP Means...
User Datagram Protocol
Routing Information Protocol
53
Proxy server

37. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
172.192.4.256
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
3.1
NetBios

38. A home user has been assigned one static IP (Internet Protocol) address. If the user wishes to use the 192.168.0.1 address range - what technology should the user implement?
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Secure Sockets Layer
Proxy server
Proxy

39. ISDN means...
Network Time Protocol
25
Point-to-Point Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network

40. TFTP Means...
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

41. LED Means...
3389
23
Light Emitting Diode
Network Address Translator

42. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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43. A network administrator adds a router to create a new subnet. Which of the following network services requires configuration to accommodate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) on the new network?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Network Access Control

44. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
In a locked room in an offsite location
nslookup
Local Area Network
NFS (Network File System)

45. ACL means...
Internet Protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
SUN RPC
Access Control List

46. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Extranet
Global System for Mobile Communications
larger subnet masks.

47. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Packets from entering and leaving a network
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Wireless Fidelity

48. DOS means...
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

49. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Internet Control Message Protocol
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Periodically (randomly) blinking
10 GBASE-LR

50. List the benefits of a bus topology
10
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

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