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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is PAT?
69
Digital Subscriber Line
bytes 1-3
Port Address Translator
2. MLI Means...
RDP/ Terminal Services
Multiple Link Interface
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
raphical User Interface
3. 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
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Password Authentication Protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
4. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
10
SSH
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
There will be no Internet access.
5. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
bytes 1-3
Internet connection
6. RIP Means...
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Routing Information Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
Stores and dispenses files
7. LAN Local Area Network
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
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)
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
8. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Networked Basic Input/Output System
802.11a.
9. 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?
ifconfig
In a locked room in an offsite location
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.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
10. A user is trying to access a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server but discovers that FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is being blocked by a firewall. After unblocking port 21 on the firewall - FTP (File Transfer Protocol) still does not work. What is the
New Technology File System
Internet connection
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
11. 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?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Put a router between the two network segments
Hybrid hub
12. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
nslookup
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
13. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
Internet Control Message Protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D
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
14. 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
Hypertext transfer protocol
Password Authentication Protocol
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
15. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Token passing
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Data Link
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.
16. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
25
Stores and dispenses files
Internet connection
Packets from entering and leaving a network
17. DC means...
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Direct Current
110
A striped set array with parity
18. Fax Server
Warning
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183
19. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Telnet
Bridge
802.11a.
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
20. NetBEUI Means...
SUN RPC
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
21. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
Data Link
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
nslookup
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
22. GSM means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
Industry Standards Organization
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
gateway.
23. On what Port is FTP?
Hypertext Markup Language
20 & 21
netstat
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
24. SSH Means...
ping
10
Secure Shell
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
25. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
All hosts can communicate.
larger subnet masks.
SMB (Server Message Block)
26. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?
traceroute
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
27. TFTP Means...
Trivial File Transfer 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.
2
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
28. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Bridge
RDP/ Terminal Services
29. PPTP Means...
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Secure Shell
25
30. 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?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
A striped set array with parity
HTTPS/ SSL
135-139
31. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
32. DOS means...
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Internet Protocol Security
larger subnet masks.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
33. Client Machine
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Global Positioning System
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
34. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Internetwork packet exchange
Routing Internet Protocol
bytes 1-3
35. What is OSPF?
In a locked room in an offsite location
Wireless Access Point
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
36. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Direct Current
The device ID (Identification)
D. Switch and bridge
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
37. TCP means...
There will be no Internet access.
Transmission Control Protocol
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Multiple Link Interface
38. NFS Means...
Transmission Control Protocol
Wireless Access Point
Light Emitting Diode
Network File System
39. Network
Wireless Fidelity
Network Address Translation
Network Interface Card
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
40. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
802.11a.
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
gateway.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
41. What is on Port 1433?
SQL 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
Transport
111
42. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Post Office Protocol
43. What is on Port 8080?
Proxy Server
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Network Address Translator
Alternating Current
44. WEP Means...
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
SMTP Server
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
45. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
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).
802.1x
Data Link
The device ID (Identification)
46. UDP Means...
Media Access Control
389
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
User Datagram Protocol
47. NTP means...
RDP/ Terminal Services
Network Time Protocol
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.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
48. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
80
rlogin
Hybrid hub
1000BASE-CX
49. MIME means...
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Authentication
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
50. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
Wireless Fidelity
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Select the most probable cause
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network