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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is on Port 1433?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
SQL Server
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
802.1x

2. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Internet Information Services
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

3. ICMP means...
Routing Information Protocol
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Internet Control Message Protocol
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

4. MAN Means...
Metropolitan Area Network
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Internet Service Provider
Global Positioning System

5. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Alternating Current
3.1

6. A network administrator implements four VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) on a switch. Which device will be required to pass traffic among the VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)?
NetBios
Password Authentication Protocol
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.)
Router

7. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
80
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Access Control List

8. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Manages printers on the network
Post Office Protocol 3
Network Interface Card

9. POTS means...
80
Secure Sockets Layer
Plain Old Telephone Service
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

10. POP Means...
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Internet Information Services
Post Office Protocol
New Technology File System

11. DHCP means...
Quality of Service
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

12. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
Internet mail access protocol
Direct Current
25
RDP/ Terminal Services

13. What is RARP?
Internet Control Message Protocol
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Secure Shell

14. LED Means...
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Light Emitting Diode
Wireless Fidelity

15. Host
53
Point to Point Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Any network device with an IP address

16. IPX/SPX means...
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

17. MLI Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

18. 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?
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
NetBios
Put a router between the two network segments

19. 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
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Proxy
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Port Address Translator

20. AC means...
Proxy Server
192.168.96.254
Alternating Current
802.11

21. What is on Port 8080?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Proxy Server
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Transmission Control Protocol

22. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Internet connection

23. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
netstat and ping
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

24. WPA Means...
Wireless Protected Access
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Transmission Control Protocol
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

25. NAT Means...
Network Address Translation
NetBios
MultiProtocol Label Switching
10 GBASE-LR

26. The 802.11 frequency band is...
Internet mail access protocol
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Port Address Translator

27. NetBIOS Means...
Password Authentication Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System
135-139
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

28. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Network and Transport
Time domain reflectometer

29. 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?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Electromagnetic Interference
SUN RPC
rp

30. What is OSPF?
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Port Address Translator
A long length of antenna extension cable
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

31. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
nslookup
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

32. On what Port is SNMP?
161 & 162
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

33. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
Network File System
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
ping
48 bits.

34. ICMP means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Networked Basic Input/Output System
72.16.16.1
Internet Control Message Protocol

35. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Bus
10 GBASE-LR
Transmission Control Protocol
Primary Rate Interface

36. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Proxy
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
802.11b

37. 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?
cold site.
Internet Protocol
ping
802.1x

38. What is PAP?
Uniform Resource Locator
passing a username and password in plaintext.
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Password Authentication Protocol

39. 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?
Physical
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Wireless LAN

40. Application Server
Manages network applications
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.
ifconfig
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.)

41. PSTN Means...
Internetwork packet exchange
Point-to-Point Protocol
3.1
Public Switched Telephone Network

42. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
802.11a.
gateway.
MAC (Media Access Control) address

43. IIS Means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
Internet Protocol
Internet Information Services
Global System for Mobile Communications

44. PRI Means...
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Secure Shell
Primary Rate Interface
10

45. 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
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
53
Metropolitan Area Network
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

46. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Data Link

47. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Firewall
Light Emitting Diode
2
Industry Standards Organization

48. NetBEUI Means...
Routing Internet Protocol
Basic Input/Output System
Access Control List
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

49. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
cold site.
Client - protocol - and adapter
The users will not be affected by the change.
8080

50. MAU means...
There will be no Internet access.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
nslookup
Transmission Control Protocol