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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
HTTPS/ SSL
Global System for Mobile Communications
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

2. 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
netstat and ping
Windows Internet Name Service
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
111

3. What is on Port 389?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
110

4. An 802.11a/b/g access point is installed in a computer lab. An administrator has a client that is based on 802.11g technology. There are times when the client slows or stops working entirely. What is the cause of the problem?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Extranet
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
NetBios

5. SSID Means...
rp
Service Set Identifier
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

6. What is on Port 8080?
Network News Transfer Protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter
Metropolitan Area Network
Proxy Server

7. On what Port is IMAP?
Network Address Translator
143
Hybrid hub
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

8. NNTP Means...
Network News Transfer Protocol
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.
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Internet Control Message Protocol

9. ISP Means...
Internet Service Provider
POP3
ifconfig
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

10. On what Port is DNS?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
169.254.1.1
53
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

11. What is Multicast Transmission?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
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.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

12. TFTP Means...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Network Access Control
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

13. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
Intrusion Detection System
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
1000BASE-CX
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

14. Which command will produce the following output? ethoLink encap : Ethernet HWaddr: 00:80:C8:D6:74:43 inet adder : 4.150.6.3 Bcast : 4.255.255.255 Mask: 255.0.0.0
ifconfig
Windows Internet Name Service
raphical User Interface
Alternating Current

15. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Network and Transport
Network Address Translator

16. What is on Port 1433?
Internet mail access protocol
SQL Server
Point-to-Point Protocol
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

17. A small office network with ten computers uses a cable modem and router to connect to the Internet and distribute services to clients. After several weeks of use - the routers collision LED (Light Emitting Diode) has begun to stay on permanently. Wha
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Proxy
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

18. What is EGP?
Any network device with an IP address
netstat and ping
Exterior Gateway Protocol
nslookup

19. ACL means...
10 GBASE-LR
SSH
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).
Access Control List

20. 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?
raphical User Interface
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

21. A home user has been assigned one static IP (Internet Protocol) address. If the user wishes to use the 192.168.0.1 address range - what technology should the user implement?
Proxy server
802.1x
MAC (Media Access Control) address
514

22. 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
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
larger subnet masks.
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

23. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
802.11
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

24. Remote Access Server
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
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.)
Internet Control Message Protocol
ifconfig

25. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?
389
RDP/ Terminal Services
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

26. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
netstat and ping
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Media Access Control
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

27. On what Port is SUN RPC?
rlogin
bytes 1-3
SMB (Server Message Block)
111

28. 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?
Quality of Service
Digital Subscriber Line
User Datagram Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

29. ICMP means...
User Datagram Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Network Address Translation

30. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
53
Basic Input/Output System
Bus
Application

31. IMAP Means...
Bus
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Internet mail access protocol
traceroute

32. DSL means...
Digital Subscriber Line
As a way to share resources and information
Network Time Protocol
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.

33. Mail Server
Central Processing unit
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Handles e-mail functions
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

34. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
cold site.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Wired Equivalent Privacy

35. What is RARP?
Public Key Infrastructure
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
10 GBASE-LR

36. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Quality of Service

37. 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?
Wireless Protected Access
A striped set array with parity
Internet Protocol
69

38. MLI Means...
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Multiple Link Interface
A network's physical topology gives you the lay of the land and the logical topology illustrates how the signals and data travel throughout the layout.

39. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
802.2
bytes 1-3
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
25

40. IPSEC means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Internet Protocol Security
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

41. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Metropolitan Area Network
169.254.1.1
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

42. RIP Means...
Access Control List
802.2
Routing Information Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol

43. Web Server
110
Point to Point Protocol
Central Processing unit
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

44. What is PAT?
Manages network applications
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Port Address Translator
Routing Internet Protocol

45. CPU means...
Central Processing unit
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Internet Control Message Protocol
Service Set Identifier

46. The 802.11 frequency band is...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Internet Control Message Protocol
Time domain reflectometer
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

47. A network administrator is troubleshooting a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) that is experiencing trouble with interference. A scan of the wireless network reports that there are two WAPs (Wireless Access Point) from different companies within rang
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
1000BASE-CX
3389
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

48. BNC Means...
SMTP Server
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Hypertext Markup Language
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

49. DOS means...
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
D. Switch and bridge
raphical User Interface

50. On what Port is RDP?
3389
20 & 21
Router
Any network device with an IP address