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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The 802.11 frequency band is...
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
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
Presentation

2. TCP means...
HTTPS/ SSL
cold site.
Direct Current
Transmission Control Protocol

3. IPX/SPX means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Network Address Translation
traceroute
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

4. IIS Means...
Internet Protocol
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Internet Information Services
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

5. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
72.16.16.1
48 bits.
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
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

6. File Server
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MultiProtocol Label Switching
3389
Stores and dispenses files

7. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
169.254.1.1
Routing Information Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

8. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
traceroute
25
D. Switch and bridge
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.

9. NFS Means...
Bus
Network File System
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments

10. 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?
Client - protocol - and adapter
There will be no Internet access.
Manages printers on the network
Authentication

11. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
Bus
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

12. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
802.1x
Basic Rate Interface

13. 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?
NetBios
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Verification
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

14. What is PAT?
Telnet
128 bit addresses
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Port Address Translator

15. What is RARP?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Internet Information Services
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Direct Current

16. DSL means...
Quality of Service
1433
Digital Subscriber Line
Application

17. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
1433
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
SMB (Server Message Block)

18. What is IP?
Extranet
Internet Protocol
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

19. What is OSPF?
In a locked room in an offsite location
3.1
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

20. PSTN Means...
Public Switched Telephone Network
25
Gateway
Telnet

21. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Remote Desktop Protocol
traceroute
Transmission Control Protocol

22. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
nslookup
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
All hosts can communicate.
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

23. BNC Means...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Simple Network Management Protocol

24. Name the seven most common physical topologies
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
128 bit addresses
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

25. LED Means...
Light Emitting Diode
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Network News Transfer Protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

26. A user is booting a workstation and suddenly receives a message stating that a duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) address is in use on the network. Which of the following commands can be used to troubleshoot the problem?
Stores and dispenses files
172.192.4.256
rp
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

27. ISO Means...
Extranet
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Industry Standards Organization
Network Address Translator

28. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Internet connection
Media Access Control
Bus

29. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
10 GBASE-LR
53
72.16.16.1

30. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Firewall
Global Positioning System
169.254.1.1
Telnet

31. GPS means...
72.16.16.1
Router
Global Positioning System
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

32. TFTP Means...
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Handles e-mail functions
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

33. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
SMB (Server Message Block)
1
Presentation
Remote Desktop Protocol

34. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Presentation
Alternating Current
The users will not be affected by the change.

35. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
2
10 GBASE-LR
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

36. What is CHAP?
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.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
A striped set array with parity
New Technology File System

37. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Access Control List
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Simple Network Management Protocol

38. Telephony Server
Network and Transport
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
IMAP (Mail Client)
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

39. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
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.
Gateway
cold site.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

40. 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
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
ifconfig
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.
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

41. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Network News Transfer Protocol
Port Address Translator
bytes 1-3
172.192.4.256

42. BIOS Means...
1000BASE-CX
161 & 162
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Basic Input/Output System

43. GSM means...
25
Routing Internet Protocol
Metropolitan Area Network
Global System for Mobile Communications

44. What is on Port 53?
Central Processing unit
Bridge
Windows Internet Name Service
DNS

45. SSL Means...
Secure Sockets Layer
nslookup
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.
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

46. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
Internet Information Services
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

47. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
100BASE-FX Answer: D
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).
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

48. 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)?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
netstat and ping
Manages network applications
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

49. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Bridge
There will be no Internet access.

50. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
10 GBASE-LR
The device ID (Identification)
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Secure Shell