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Comptia Network +

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1. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
Router
ifconfig
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
In a locked room in an offsite location

2. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
MultiProtocol Label Switching
IMAP (Mail Client)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Alternating Current

3. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
128 bit addresses
ifconfig
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
NFS (Network File System)

4. A small company connected to the Internet through a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router wants to make an internal web server public on the Internet. Computers on the LAN can access the web pages but Internet users cannot. What should be done to
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.
Network File System
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Secure Shell

5. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
traceroute
A long length of antenna extension cable
Bridge
cold site.

6. 802.11 security is defined in...
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
802.11i

7. ACL means...
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Access Control List
Internet Protocol Security
23

8. On what Port is DNS?
Token passing
53
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Plain Old Telephone Service

9. Client-Server Networks
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Basic Input/Output System

10. NTFS Means...
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
SSH
Any network device with an IP address
New Technology File System

11. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Uniform Resource Locator
Wireless LAN
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
D. Switch and bridge

12. LAN Means...
Local Area Network
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Network Access Control
The device ID (Identification)

13. 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?
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.
netstat
Internet Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System

14. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
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.
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

15. 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.
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

16. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
72.16.16.1
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Transport

17. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
Token passing
gateway.
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

18. 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
Select the most probable cause
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
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
135-139

19. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
802.11b
Basic Rate Interface
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.

20. What is EGP?
netstat
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

21. ISP Means...
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Internet Service Provider
443
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

22. Servers

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23. On what Port is HTTP?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
80
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
10 GBASE-LR

24. What is LEAP?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Network Access Control

25. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
128 bit addresses
8080
All hosts can communicate.

26. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
110
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

27. Host
Any network device with an IP address
161 & 162
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

28. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
raphical User Interface

29. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Point to Point Protocol
Primary Rate Interface
gateway.

30. File Server
larger subnet masks.
File Transfer Protocol
Stores and dispenses files
MAC (Media Access Control) address

31. Fax Server

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32. NetBIOS Means...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
514
Networked Basic Input/Output System
3389

33. 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?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Network News Transfer Protocol
traceroute
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

34. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
Network Time Protocol
802.1x
Data Link
All hosts can communicate.

35. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
A long length of antenna extension cable
10
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Bus

36. Company A has two networks - one on the west side of town and one on the east side. The network administrator wants to connect the two networks with a leased line but is concerned about limiting broadcast traffic. What can the administrator do to all
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
Gateway
Network and Transport

37. On what Port is POP3?
1433
Quality of Service
Wired Equivalent Privacy
110

38. Which IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.x standard defines the operation of the LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) models Data Link layer?
802.2
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
HTTP

39. PRI Means...
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Primary Rate Interface
10
25

40. IIS Means...
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Internet Information Services
IMAP (Mail Client)
Secure Shell

41. On what Port is NetBios?
rp
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
135-139
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.

42. Logical Topology
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Router
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

43. RIP Means...
SMTP Server
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Routing Information Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

44. What is RARP?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Network File System

45. GSM means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Internet Service Provider
Direct Current

46. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Primary Rate Interface
Any network device with an IP address
New Technology File System

47. 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?
RDP/ Terminal Services
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
A striped set array with parity
8080

48. A WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) network administrator has disabled DNS (Domain Name Service) for security reasons. Users have lost the ability to access remote network shares named ournetworkshares and ourprivateshares. How can this be resolve
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
The users will not be affected by the change.
Digital Subscriber Line
Primary Rate Interface

49. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
The device ID (Identification)

50. What is on Port 23?
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Telnet
72.16.16.1
Physical