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1. What is NAT?
Network Address Translator
Application
23
802.1x

2. Ten workstations numbered 1 through 10 are installed sequentially on a physical star network. The network uses a logical bus topology and is cabled using Category 3 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). The cable to Workstation 3 has been severed. Which of
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
There will be no Internet access.

3. 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?
ping
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
ifconfig
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.

4. GSM means...
Token passing
100BASE-FX Answer: D
DNS
Global System for Mobile Communications

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?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Plain Old Telephone Service
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Gateway

6. WPA Means...
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.
443
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Wireless Protected Access

7. SSL Means...
Secure Sockets Layer
ifconfig
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Secure Shell

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?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
There will be no Internet access.
1000BASE-CX
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

9. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Hybrid hub
Basic Input/Output System
RDP/ Terminal Services

10. A network administrator is configuring a router to support a new subnet on a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) network. The subnet uses 192.168.96.0/24. The administrators company policy is to reserve the highest IP (Intern
cold site.
192.168.96.254
Network Address Translation
Internet Information Services

11. PSTN Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Public Switched Telephone Network
22
DNS

12. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
20 & 21
Secure Shell
Transport
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

13. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
Client - protocol - and adapter
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
3.1

14. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
In a locked room in an offsite location
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Internet Protocol Security

15. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Gateway
Network Time Protocol
Secure Shell
2

16. 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
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Basic Rate Interface

17. What is on Port 23?
Light Emitting Diode
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Telnet
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

18. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
Local Area Network
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
72.16.16.1

19. 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?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
NetBios
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

20. What is QoS?
Quality of Service
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
rp
Wireless LAN

21. What is Unicast?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Token passing
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.)

22. What is RARP?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
53
48 bits.
Data Link

23. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
3.1
NFS (Network File System)
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.

24. 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?
48 bits.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Bus
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

25. IPSEC means...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Internet Protocol Security
Integrated Services digital Network

26. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
Internet mail access protocol
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
SMB (Server Message Block)

27. 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?
Wireless Access Point
Authentication
1
Proxy server

28. List the benefits of a bus topology
1000BASE-CX
Network News Transfer Protocol
cold site.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

29. List the benefits of a star topology

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30. Workstations

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31. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Application
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
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

32. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
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.
All hosts can communicate.
As a way to share resources and information

33. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
Authentication
22
A long length of antenna extension cable
RDP/ Terminal Services

34. 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?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
The analyzer is functioning properly.
A striped set array with parity

35. WEP Means...
Wired Equivalent Privacy
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Network Access Control
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

36. NTP means...
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Presentation
Network Time Protocol

37. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Extranet
Industry Standards Organization
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

38. MIME means...
Internet Protocol Security
161 & 162
48 bits.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

39. On what Port is FTP?
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
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
20 & 21
Internet connection

40. POP3 Means...
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Post Office Protocol 3
gateway.
Point to Point Protocol

41. Physical Topology
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.
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

42. 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
110
Network File System
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
cold site.

43. Web Server
passing a username and password in plaintext.
There will be no Internet access.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

44. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
802.11i
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
172.192.4.256

45. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
The analyzer is functioning properly.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

46. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
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.
MAC (Media Access Control) address

47. NFS Means...
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Routing Information Protocol
Network File System

48. MLI Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Internetwork packet exchange
cold site.

49. Host
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
raphical User Interface
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Any network device with an IP address

50. What is Multicast Transmission?
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
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.

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