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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. MAU means...
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
As a way to share resources and information
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

2. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
They get their name because they truly are 'at the service' of the network and run specialized software for the network's maintenance and control known as the network operating system. Sometimes servers have more than one job. But whether servers are
135-139
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

3. WEP Means...
Point-to-Point Protocol
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Wired Equivalent Privacy
143

4. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Manages printers on the network
NFS (Network File System)
Presentation

5. HTTPS means...
Network Time Protocol
443
The users will not be affected by the change.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

6. WLAN Means...
Internet connection
Wireless LAN
As a way to share resources and information
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

7. What is on Ports 135-139?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
NetBios
ICMP (Internet Control Message 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.

8. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
raphical User Interface
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
passing a username and password in plaintext.
nslookup

9. What is NAT?
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Network Address Translator
Application

10. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
Public Switched Telephone Network
Periodically (randomly) blinking
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
802.11b

11. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
Public Key Infrastructure
RDP/ Terminal Services
110
48 bits.

12. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
48 bits.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

13. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
SMB (Server Message Block)
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Transport
169.254.1.1

14. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
A long length of antenna extension cable
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
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.

15. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
10 GBASE-LR
Routing Internet Protocol
Bridge

16. 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?
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Alternating Current
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
POP3

17. MLI Means...
Stores and dispenses files
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Multiple Link Interface
User Datagram Protocol

18. A network administrator notices in his secure wireless office that many of his wireless client machines constantly lose network connectivity. The wired clients never have downtime. Theadministrator also notices that the wireless clients all lose conn
Proxy Server
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Proxy server
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

19. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
20 & 21
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Bus
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

20. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
Point to Point Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
23
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

21. FTP Means
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
File Transfer Protocol
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

22. URL Means...
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
bytes 1-3
Uniform Resource Locator
80

23. FQDN means...
Intrusion Detection System
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.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Fully Qualified Domain Name

24. DC means...
25
23
Firewall
Direct Current

25. ISO Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Manages network applications
Industry Standards Organization
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

26. On what Port is NetBios?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
135-139
rp

27. 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?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
A striped set array with parity

28. Mail Server
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Handles e-mail functions
802.11
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

29. Which of the following connectors will be required for a RAS (Remote Access Service) server accepting four incoming dial-up connections to connect to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
SMB (Server Message Block)
Network Address Translation
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

30. TCP/IP Means;
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Data Link
Internet Control Message Protocol

31. What is IP?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Public Switched Telephone Network
encapsulating the data payload.
Internet Protocol

32. A computer that is working on a network is unplugged and then plugged into another switch with a new cable. The link LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the NIC (Network Interface Card) does not come on. All of the following could be the source of the prob
Internet Control Message Protocol
3.1
Public Switched Telephone Network
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

33. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
All hosts can communicate.
192.168.96.254
Metropolitan Area Network

34. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Token passing
There will be no Internet access.

35. 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
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The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
DNS
Public Key Infrastructure

36. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Wireless Access Point
Primary Rate Interface
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
In a locked room in an offsite location

37. IP means...
Internet Protocol
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

38. GPS means...
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Global Positioning System
802.11a.
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

39. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
Transmission Control Protocol
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
802.11b
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.

40. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Network Interface Card
1000BASE-CX
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
10

41. NNTP Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Network News Transfer Protocol
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Intrusion Detection System

42. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Simple Network Management Protocol
rlogin
Global Positioning System

43. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Routing Internet Protocol
HTTPS/ SSL
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

44. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
172.192.4.256
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Wireless Fidelity

45. DOS means...
HTTPS/ SSL
802.2
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
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).

46. What is on Port 53?
Router
DNS
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Global Positioning System

47. NTFS Means...
10 GBASE-LR
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
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
New Technology File System

48. ATM Means...
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Alternating Current
Quality of Service
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

49. SMB Means...
ifconfig
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

50. 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?
There will be no Internet access.
Port Address Translator
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.