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Comptia Network +

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1. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
Primary Rate Interface
Port Address Translator
1000BASE-CX
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

2. 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.
Light Emitting Diode
Industry Standards Organization
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

3. On what Port is POP3?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
HTTP
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
110

4. Web Server
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
File Transfer Protocol
Select the most probable cause
Post Office Protocol

5. WAP Means...
Wireless Access Point
D. Switch and bridge
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

6. 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
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

7. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Public Key Infrastructure
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

8. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
10
25
69

9. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Wireless Fidelity
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

10. 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?
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Internet Protocol
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

11. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
NetBios

12. MLI Means...
Routing Information Protocol
encapsulating the data payload.
Multiple Link Interface
Manages printers on the network

13. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
NFS (Network File System)
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

14. ISDN means...
Secure Sockets Layer
Integrated Services digital Network
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.
raphical User Interface

15. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
netstat
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Transmission Control Protocol

16. WPA Means...
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Global Positioning System
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Wireless Protected Access

17. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
traceroute
72.16.16.1
Any network device with an IP address
53

18. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
bytes 1-3

19. What is on Port 23?
HTTPS/ SSL
Telnet
25
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

20. What is PAT?
Port Address Translator
Internet Service Provider
Network Address Translator
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

21. 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?
Point-to-Point Protocol
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Exterior Gateway Protocol

22. A network administrator adds a router to create a new subnet. Which of the following network services requires configuration to accommodate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) on the new network?
Network Address Translator
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

23. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
192.168.96.254
Integrated Services digital Network
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

24. MAU means...
Digital Subscriber Line
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
128 bit addresses
There will be no Internet access.

25. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
802.11a.
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
69

26. AC means...
netstat and ping
Light Emitting Diode
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Alternating Current

27. What is on Port 111?
Bridge
Internet Protocol Security
SUN RPC
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

28. 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?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
143
10

29. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
larger subnet masks.
172.192.4.256
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

30. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
3.1

31. Servers

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32. NetBEUI Means...
nslookup
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
802.1x
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

33. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Digital Subscriber Line
Routing Information Protocol
Transport

34. What is QoS?
ping
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Quality of Service
Client - protocol - and adapter

35. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
Access Control List
encapsulating the data payload.
Basic Rate Interface
Network Address Translation

36. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Alternating Current
69

37. MPLS
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.
Digital Subscriber Line
Each computer is directly connected to other computers in the same network and data flows in a circle shape from computer to computer and eventually back to the source. This topology isn't very popular because it's not easily scalable and the cable r
MultiProtocol Label Switching

38. GSM means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
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).
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

39. Name the seven most common physical topologies
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Internet Protocol

40. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
Internet Service Provider
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet Protocol
802.11

41. On what Port is SNMP?
161 & 162
netstat
nslookup
Primary Rate Interface

42. SSL Means...
POP3
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Secure Sockets Layer
Physical

43. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
A long length of antenna extension cable
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Post Office Protocol 3
443

44. Host
RDP/ Terminal Services
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Any network device with an IP address

45. WINS Means...
Windows Internet Name Service
bytes 1-3
The analyzer is functioning properly.
802.1x

46. DHCP means...
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

47. What is Unicast?
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
cold site.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
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.)

48. 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?
Media Access Control
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
1000BASE-CX
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

49. 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)?
Internetwork packet exchange
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Central Processing unit
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

50. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Proxy
Internetwork packet exchange
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.