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1. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?






2. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub






3. PKI means...






4. What is on Port 1433?






5. SSID Means...






6. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...






7. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?






8. Network






9. What is on Port 143?






10. WLAN Means...






11. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?






12. What is on Port 80?






13. Proxy Server






14. 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






15. Application Server






16. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?






17. ISDN means...






18. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?






19. What is OSPF?






20. An administrator has been called to consult on a network. After receiving network traffic statistics - the administrator notices that there is an abnormally high amount of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) traffic. What recommendation would






21. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?






22. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?






23. What is on Ports 135-139?






24. 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?






25. What is PAT?






26. HTTPS means...






27. PPP Means...






28. On what Port is POP3?






29. On what Port is the Proxy Server?






30. MLI Means...






31. RDP means...






32. There is a suspected SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) virus on the workstation. E-mail programs are not currently running. Which of the following utilities should be run to see if there are any open SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) sockets?






33. SSH Means...






34. FQDN means...






35. WEP Means...






36. 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?






37. What functionality does Kerberos provide?






38. 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)?






39. List the drawbacks of a star topology






40. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...






41. List the drawbacks of a ring topology






42. HTML means...






43. GPS means...






44. On what Port is NetBios?






45. ISO Means...






46. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?






47. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?






48. BNC Means...






49. What is LEAP?






50. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?