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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. ICMP means...
Internet Protocol Security
Internet Control Message Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Stores and dispenses files

2. MLI Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Windows Internet Name Service
Central Processing unit

3. BIOS Means...
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Basic Input/Output System
bytes 1-3

4. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
2
Network File System
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

5. Company A has two networks - one on the west side of town and one on the east side. The network administrator wants to connect the two networks with a leased line but is concerned about limiting broadcast traffic. What can the administrator do to all
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
There will be no Internet access.
Put a router between the two network segments
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

6. What is Multicast Transmission?
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User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
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.
encapsulating the data payload.

7. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Telnet
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

8. IIS Means...
Manages printers on the network
Internet Information Services
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

9. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
HTTP
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

10. What is RARP?
larger subnet masks.
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
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
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

11. NetBEUI Means...
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
IMAP (Mail Client)
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

12. DHCP means...
Bus
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
Extranet

13. What is on Port 111?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
SUN RPC

14. List the benefits of a bus topology
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Secure Sockets Layer
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

15. A small company connected to the Internet through a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router wants to make an internal web server public on the Internet. Computers on the LAN can access the web pages but Internet users cannot. What should be done to
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.
53
Internet connection
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

16. What is PAT?
IMAP (Mail Client)
802.2
Port Address Translator
Post Office Protocol 3

17. What is QoS?
Quality of Service
Internet Information Services
Extranet
Service Set Identifier

18. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
143
POP3
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

19. A network technician is troubleshooting a remote home users computer that is behind a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router running NAT (Network Address Translation). The technician wants to ping the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the remote us
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
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.

20. 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?
Network Access Control
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Fully Qualified Domain Name
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)

21. BRI Means...
Basic Rate Interface
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
A transmission method in which data goes form a source node to all other nodes on a network. Each node receives the data and acts on it - which can generate a great deal of network traffic.

22. On what Port is POP3?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
110
Network Time Protocol
bytes 1-3

23. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

24. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
25
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Post Office Protocol 3

25. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Transmission Control Protocol
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
New Technology File System

26. A technician connects a computer to the LAN (Local Area Network) switch to analyze the traffic occurring from another computer on the network. The only traffic observed coming from the other computer is broadcast frames. What can be concluded from th
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

27. RIP Means...
Routing Information Protocol
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

28. Describe a bus topology
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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
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
HTTP

29. 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
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
POP3
143
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

30. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Light Emitting Diode

31. LAN Means...
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Physical
Local Area Network
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

32. 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?
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Hypertext Markup Language
A striped set array with parity
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

33. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
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
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Network File System

34. WINS Means...
Windows Internet Name Service
443
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Wireless LAN

35. IPX Means...
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
143
Internetwork packet exchange

36. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
ifconfig
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
802.2
SMB (Server Message Block)

37. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Any network device with an IP address
143
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

38. On what Port is HTTP?
Network Interface Card
80
Electromagnetic Interference
53

39. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Point-to-Point Protocol
A striped set array with parity

40. 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
Extranet
Exterior Gateway Protocol
10
110

41. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
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.
169.254.1.1
Any network device with an IP address
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

42. 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?
Point to Point Protocol
Local Area Network
ping
User Datagram Protocol

43. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Hybrid hub
cold site.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
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44. PSTN Means...
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
110
Verification
Public Switched Telephone Network

45. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
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.
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Client - protocol - and adapter

46. TFTP Means...
encapsulating the data payload.
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

47. MIME means...
Direct Current
Global System for Mobile Communications
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

48. DC means...
Handles e-mail functions
Direct Current
172.192.4.256
BootP (Boot Protocol)

49. POP3 Means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Post Office Protocol 3
Central Processing unit
Secure Shell

50. IP means...
netstat and ping
Wireless Fidelity
Internet Protocol
Packets from entering and leaving a network