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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. RDP means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Put a router between the two network segments
As a way to share resources and information

2. Physical Topology
Authentication
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.
User Datagram Protocol
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

3. NFS Means...
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
389
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Network File System

4. Why did we develop networking?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
RDP/ Terminal Services
Basic Input/Output System
As a way to share resources and information

5. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
8080
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).
Client - protocol - and adapter

6. A user connects to the companys intranet server via a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection from a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) using the broadband service. One day - the user cannot successfully connect to the VPN (Virtual Private Network) a
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
A long length of antenna extension cable

7. MIME means...
443
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
A long length of antenna extension cable
NetBios

8. What is RIP?
Routing Internet Protocol
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

9. 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?
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
A transmission method in which data is sent from a server to specific nodes that are defined as members of a multicast group. Network nodes not in the group ignore the data.
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Bridge

10. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Wireless LAN
Plain Old Telephone Service

11. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Basic Rate Interface
SMB (Server Message Block)
Network and Transport

12. BRI Means...
Basic Rate Interface
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.
Routing Internet Protocol
gateway.

13. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
Quality of Service
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Time domain reflectometer
Application

14. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
Uniform Resource Locator
Primary Rate Interface
6
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

15. PSTN Means...
Public Switched Telephone Network
Basic Rate Interface
Direct Current
2

16. Describe a star topology
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
110
D. Switch and bridge
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

17. A technician just installed a new NIC (Network Interface Card) in a computer and attached a cable to connect the computer to a hub. Assuming the NIC (Network Interface Card) is functioning correctly and the network is up - which of the following will
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Network Interface Card
MultiProtocol Label Switching

18. What is on Port 110?
rp
There will be no Internet access.
POP3
SSH

19. 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?
ping
25
larger subnet masks.
Media Access Control

20. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

21. What is EAP? What is it used for?
Application
Internet Service Provider
802.11
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

22. MAC Means...
389
Media Access Control
Public Key Infrastructure
bytes 1-3

23. IPX Means...
rp
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
25
Internetwork packet exchange

24. What is on Port 3389?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Port Address Translator
RDP/ Terminal Services
Network Access Control

25. What is BGMP?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

26. Which command will produce the following output? ethoLink encap : Ethernet HWaddr: 00:80:C8:D6:74:43 inet adder : 4.150.6.3 Bcast : 4.255.255.255 Mask: 255.0.0.0
1000BASE-CX
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
ifconfig
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

27. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
netstat
Remote Desktop Protocol

28. What is on Port 111?
Global Positioning System
User Datagram Protocol
SUN RPC
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

29. A technician is troubleshooting a problem on a network using a utility to capture the packets. When the technician reviews the captured data they have only captured broadcast packets and packets from their own computer. What is the reason for this?
1000BASE-CX
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Network News Transfer Protocol

30. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
192.168.96.254
1
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers

31. Describe a bus topology
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
135-139
File Transfer Protocol
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

32. Name the seven most common physical topologies
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
SUN RPC

33. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Bridge
Internet Control Message Protocol
Basic Rate Interface
Hypertext Markup Language

34. Application Server
Manages network applications
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.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

35. NAC means...
Firewall
SSH
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Network Access Control

36. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
File Transfer Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Transport
netstat and ping

37. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
22
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
netstat

38. A user is booting a workstation and suddenly receives a message stating that a duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) address is in use on the network. Which of the following commands can be used to troubleshoot the problem?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
POP3
rp
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

39. A firewall differs from a proxy server in that a proxy server operates at which of the following levels of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Application
A network's physical topology gives you the lay of the land and the logical topology illustrates how the signals and data travel throughout the layout.
3389
ifconfig

40. Print Server
raphical User Interface
69
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Manages printers on the network

41. ICMP means...
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Network Access Control
Internet Control Message Protocol

42. 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
25
10 GBASE-LR
6

43. Telephony Server
Integrated Services digital Network
Media Access Control
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

44. A new intranet web server has been installed for a company. The clients access the intranet server by its DNS (Domain Name Service) name. To automatically change the clients to connect to the new server - an administrator modifies the DNS (Domain Nam
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Packets from entering and leaving a network
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.
Wired Equivalent Privacy

45. WLAN Means...
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
6
Presentation
Wireless LAN

46. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
802.11b
172.192.4.256
netstat
802.11

47. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
8080
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
POP3
Basic Input/Output System

48. PPP Means...
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Point-to-Point Protocol
Network Time Protocol
Wireless Access Point

49. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
SQL Server
Gateway
2

50. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
172.192.4.256
Global System for Mobile Communications
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Network Address Translation