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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
The device ID (Identification)
SSH
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
1000BASE-CX

2. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Bus
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Post Office Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System

3. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
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
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
23
Bridge

4. What is NAT?
802.2
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.
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Network Address Translator

5. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
rp
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
In the LAN (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.

6. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub
Select the most probable cause
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Global Positioning System

7. Fax Server

8. NNTP Means...
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Network News Transfer Protocol
POP3
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

9. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Manages network applications
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

10. What is on Port 110?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
POP3
Point-to-Point Protocol
10 GBASE-LR

11. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
161 & 162
111
Fully Qualified Domain Name

12. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
192.168.96.254
22

13. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Network Interface Card
1

14. An administrator has been called to consult on a network. After receiving network traffic statistics - the administrator notices that there is an abnormally high amount of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) traffic. What recommendation would
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
rp

15. 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
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Primary Rate Interface
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

16. LAN Means...
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Local Area Network
23
72.16.16.1

17. On what Port is TFTP?
69
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
SMTP Server

18. What is on Port 69?
SMTP Server
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Plain Old Telephone Service
Internet Protocol Security

19. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

20. LDAP means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
A striped set array with parity
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

21. MAN Means...
802.2
Internet Service Provider
Metropolitan Area Network
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

22. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
Client - protocol - and adapter
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
All hosts can communicate.

23. On what Port is LDAP?
Proxy
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Internet Protocol Security
389

24. Name the seven most common physical topologies
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Select the most probable cause
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

25. List the drawbacks of a star topology
Wireless Protected Access
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Telnet

26. IPSEC means...
Local Area Network
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
cold site.
Internet Protocol Security

27. What is on Port 23?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Telnet
Token passing
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

28. In a fully Meshed network - every node has a connection to every other node - 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Media Access Control
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
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).
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.

29. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
10 GBASE-LR
The users will not be affected by the change.
Physical
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

30. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
69
Transmission Control Protocol
1000BASE-CX

31. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
169.254.1.1
Wireless LAN
Bridge

32. Print Server
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Manages printers on the network
Internet mail access protocol

33. MLI Means...
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
A long length of antenna extension cable
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Multiple Link Interface

34. What are the two main network types?
There will be no Internet access.
Proxy Server
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
20 & 21

35. 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
ifconfig
Quality of Service
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

36. FQDN means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
143
3.1
111

37. What is on Port 443?
HTTPS/ SSL
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
SMB (Server Message Block)
Password Authentication Protocol

38. 802.11 security is defined in...
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
802.11i
72.16.16.1
161 & 162

39. What is on Ports 135-139?
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
NetBios

40. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
DNS
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

41. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Packets from entering and leaving a network
encapsulating the data payload.
802.2

42. What is Unicast?
Secure Sockets Layer
389
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
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.)

43. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Integrated Services digital Network
6
10 GBASE-LR

44. 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?
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
ping
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Wireless Fidelity

45. TDR means...
1000BASE-CX
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Network and Transport
Time domain reflectometer

46. How are physical and logical topologies different?

47. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
802.11a.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
The users will not be affected by the change.

48. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Central Processing unit
encapsulating the data payload.
Application

49. POP3 Means...
Post Office Protocol 3
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.
A long length of antenna extension cable
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

50. List the benefits of a star topology