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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
The analyzer is functioning properly.
HTTPS/ SSL
10
Wireless Access Point

2. What is OSPF?
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

3. What is on Port 53?
DNS
ifconfig
Open Source Path First - this is a routing 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)

4. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
The users will not be affected by the change.
Transmission Control Protocol
Access Control List
72.16.16.1

5. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
bytes 1-3
2
Transmission Control Protocol
netstat

6. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Internet Service Provider
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

7. HTTPS means...
110
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
raphical User Interface
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

8. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
514
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Alternating Current
Hypertext transfer protocol

9. A network administrator implements four VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) on a switch. Which device will be required to pass traffic among the VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)?
Router
Internet Information Services
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
25

10. What is on Port 389?
80
bytes 1-3
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)
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

11. What is PAT?
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Network Time Protocol
Port Address Translator
cold site.

12. What is on Ports 135-139?
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Plain Old Telephone Service
Client - protocol - and adapter
NetBios

13. NAC means...
Wireless Access Point
Network Access Control
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
ping

14. What are the two main network types?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Port Address Translator
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Internet Protocol Security

15. DOS means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

16. 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
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Hypertext Markup Language
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

17. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
10
As a way to share resources and information
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
25

18. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
Alternating Current
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol

19. What is on Port 143?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Primary Rate Interface
IMAP (Mail Client)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

20. What is on Port 8080?
Post Office Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Secure Shell
Proxy Server

21. 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
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
1000BASE-CX

22. List the benefits of a bus topology
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Stores and dispenses files
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

23. Host
ping
Firewall
Network Time Protocol
Any network device with an IP address

24. What is on Port 443?
HTTPS/ SSL
SMTP Server
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.
Light Emitting Diode

25. POP Means...
Post Office Protocol
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

26. 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?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
1000BASE-CX
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

27. A new intranet web server has been installed for a company. The clients access the intranet server by its DNS (Domain Name Service) name. To automatically change the clients to connect to the new server - an administrator modifies the DNS (Domain Nam
Verification
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
SMTP Server

28. The 802.11 frequency band is...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
802.1x
All hosts can communicate.
Gateway

29. What is on Port 80?
HTTP
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Plain Old Telephone Service
8080

30. On what Port is DNS?
802.11b
SUN RPC
53
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

31. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
Network File System
New Technology File System
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.
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

32. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
Wireless LAN
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Network File System

33. A network has grown to include seventy 24 port Ethernet switches and has decreased in performance steadily as new switches are added. What adjustments can be made to the infrastructure to improve the performance?
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
IMAP (Mail Client)
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)

34. What is on Port 514?
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Manages network applications

35. 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?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
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
D. Switch and bridge
Token passing

36. 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
192.168.96.254
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
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.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

37. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
20 & 21
6
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

38. FTP Means
8080
22
File Transfer Protocol
Application

39. Remote Access Server
6
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
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.)

40. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
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.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Alternating Current

41. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

42. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
Media Access Control
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Application
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

43. 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
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
802.11a.
User Datagram Protocol
ifconfig

44. What is on Port 3389?
RDP/ Terminal Services
In a locked room in an offsite location
Data Link
Wired Equivalent Privacy

45. IPX/SPX means...
traceroute
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

46. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
Metropolitan Area Network
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Application
Electromagnetic Interference

47. On what Port is RDP?
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
3389
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
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.

48. PRI Means...
Primary Rate Interface
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Quality of Service
cold site.

49. 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
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
traceroute
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

50. ICMP means...
Network and Transport
80
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Internet Control Message Protocol