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Comptia Network +

Subjects : certifications, comptia-network-+, it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. On what Port is DNS?
53
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Internet Service Provider
Client - protocol - and adapter

2. DNS means...
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Secure Shell
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
8080

3. A workstation with a static IP (Internet Protocol) address can print and authenticate to a server - but cannot browse to www.comptia.org. What is the FIRST item to troubleshoot?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
MultiProtocol Label Switching
69

4. 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
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Physical
Extranet
Network Time Protocol

5. Application Server
Manages network applications
802.11a.
Post Office Protocol 3
Internet Information Services

6. SNMP Means...
23
Simple Network Management Protocol
Internet mail access protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol

7. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
Handles e-mail functions
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
rlogin

8. What is PAP?
3389
Password Authentication Protocol
Media Access Control
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

9. NNTP Means...
Password Authentication Protocol
Network News Transfer Protocol
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

10. IPSEC means...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Internet Protocol Security
gateway.
Primary Rate Interface

11. What is on Port 53?
Select the most probable cause
DNS
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

12. What is on Ports 135-139?
SUN RPC
NetBios
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Primary Rate Interface

13. What is on Port 143?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
IMAP (Mail Client)
802.11i
A long length of antenna extension cable

14. On what Port is SUN RPC?
Hybrid hub
111
25
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

15. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
389
cold site.
SMB (Server Message Block)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

16. WLAN Means...
Put a router between the two network segments
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Wireless LAN
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

17. ISP Means...
SMTP Server
Internet Service Provider
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Hybrid hub

18. WEP Means...
Integrated Services digital Network
Wired Equivalent Privacy
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

19. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Network Interface Card
Stores and dispenses files
Handles e-mail functions

20. An 802.11a/b/g access point is installed in a computer lab. An administrator has a client that is based on 802.11g technology. There are times when the client slows or stops working entirely. What is the cause of the problem?
Service Set Identifier
Proxy server
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

21. 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
111
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
80
Application

22. Proxy Server
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

23. SMB Means...
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
8080
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

24. Network
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Uniform Resource Locator

25. ATM Means...
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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.
Application

26. List the benefits of a star topology

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27. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Transmission Control Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
8080
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

28. SSL Means...
Secure Sockets Layer
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
802.11b
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

29. What is on Port 25?
SMTP Server
10 GBASE-LR
6
192.168.96.254

30. Client-Server Networks
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Post Office Protocol 3
Stores and dispenses files
Proxy server

31. URL Means...
Presentation
Secure Sockets Layer
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Uniform Resource Locator

32. 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
Network Interface Card
New Technology File System
Simple Network Management Protocol

33. IMAP Means...
Electromagnetic Interference
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Internet mail access protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

34. IIS Means...
Access Control List
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.
Hypertext Markup Language
Internet Information Services

35. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Internet Control Message Protocol
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

36. List the drawbacks of a star topology
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
RDP/ Terminal Services
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

37. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Physical
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Transport

38. TCP means...
A striped set array with parity
Transmission Control Protocol
Proxy
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

39. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
SUN RPC
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Packets from entering and leaving a 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.

40. CPU means...
443
netstat
Central Processing unit
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

41. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Transmission Control Protocol
Manages network applications
802.11a.
8080

42. Print Server
Manages printers on the network
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

43. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Alternating Current
Internetwork packet exchange
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
10 GBASE-LR

44. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
1000BASE-CX
Global System for Mobile Communications
2

45. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
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.)
128 bit addresses
Plain Old Telephone Service

46. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Network and Transport
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Internet mail access protocol
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

47. ACL means...
Point-to-Point Protocol
Access Control List
Routing Internet Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol

48. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
Network and Transport
802.11b
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

49. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
Router
Network News Transfer Protocol
bytes 1-3
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

50. On what Port is SSH?
Direct Current
Network Time Protocol
143
22