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1. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...






2. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?






3. 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






4. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?






5. Physical Topology






6. What is OSPF?






7. What is Unicast?






8. 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?






9. The system administrator performs full backups on Sundays. Incremental backups are performed every day EXCEPT Sunday. The backups start at 10 a.m. and end by 12 p.m. The system crashes on Wednesday night. Which tapes must be used to restore data?






10. PRI Means...






11. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths






12. What is on Port 80?






13. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?






14. URL Means...






15. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?






16. ISO Means...






17. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?






18. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?






19. Fault Tolerance






20. BNC Means...






21. DNS means...






22. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?






23. 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






24. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?






25. What is Broadcast Transmission?






26. What is on Port 23?






27. On what Port is SQL Server?






28. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?






29. A network has been set up for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services using a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and BDC (Backup Domain Controller) each with a range of 192.168.0.1 to192.168.0.254 using a class subnet of 255.255.255.0. DHCP






30. FQDN means...






31. IPX Means...






32. List the drawbacks of a star topology






33. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?






34. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?






35. Mail Server






36. 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?






37. What is on Port 443?






38. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?






39. 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






40. What is on Port 143?






41. What is on Port 53?






42. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?






43. EMI means...






44. 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?






45. A client accessing a network share folder has authenticated into the system and has full access rights to a folder share. But after opening the file they find they cannot modify the files contents. What is the likely cause?






46. What is BGMP?






47. What is on Port 389?






48. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names






49. What is NAT?






50. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?