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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
gateway.
NFS (Network File System)
Hypertext Markup Language

2. SSID Means...
Authentication
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
Network News Transfer Protocol
Service Set Identifier

3. GSM means...
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Global System for Mobile Communications
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)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

4. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
Password Authentication Protocol
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
23
Internetwork packet exchange

5. WAP Means...
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Wireless Access Point
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

6. What is on Port 23?
443
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Telnet
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

7. PPTP Means...
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Physical
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Wireless Access Point

8. The 802.11 frequency band is...
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Firewall
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
3.1

9. NAT Means...
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
POP3
There will be no Internet access.
Network Address Translation

10. MLI Means...
All hosts can communicate.
Multiple Link Interface
Port Address Translator
MultiProtocol Label Switching

11. NFS Means...
110
Proxy server
53
Network File System

12. FQDN means...
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Public Switched Telephone Network
Internet Control Message Protocol

13. GPS means...
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Global Positioning System
100BASE-FX Answer: D
10 GBASE-LR

14. LDAP means...
1000BASE-CX
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

15. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Transmission Control Protocol
25
Hypertext Markup Language

16. EMI means...
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Electromagnetic Interference
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Proxy server

17. HTTPS means...
Intrusion Detection System
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
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)
The users will not be affected by the change.

18. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
In a locked room in an offsite location
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Wireless Fidelity

19. NetBEUI Means...
Media Access Control
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Physical
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

20. What is PPP?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Point to Point Protocol
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
48 bits.

21. DSL means...
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Digital Subscriber Line
Plain Old Telephone Service
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

22. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Presentation
Hypertext Markup Language

23. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
802.11a.
Local Area Network

24. What is on Port 80?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
111
Wireless LAN
HTTP

25. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Global Positioning System
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
69

26. List the benefits of a bus topology
Multiple Link Interface
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Internet Service Provider
8080

27. Why did we develop networking?
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
72.16.16.1
As a way to share resources and information
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

28. DOS means...
Electromagnetic Interference
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

29. What is on Port 22?
SSH
Routing Internet Protocol
1000BASE-CX
Network Access Control

30. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
8080
Networked Basic Input/Output System
rlogin

31. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
bytes 1-3
SMB (Server Message Block)
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

32. TCP/IP Means;
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
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.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

33. What is CHAP?
169.254.1.1
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Basic Rate Interface
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

34. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
Time domain reflectometer
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
128 bit addresses
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

35. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Quality of Service
10
Wireless Protected Access
Bridge

36. DNS means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

37. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
802.11a.
Verification
25
nslookup

38. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
encapsulating the data payload.
The device ID (Identification)
passing a username and password in plaintext.
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

39. On what Port is SUN RPC?
111
Internetwork packet exchange
Wireless Access Point
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

40. Fault Tolerance
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
Windows Internet Name Service
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Put a router between the two network segments

41. Mail Server
HTTPS/ SSL
Handles e-mail functions
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

42. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
802.2
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Internet Protocol

43. What is LEAP?
Manages printers on the network
Each computer is directly connected to other computers in the same network and data flows in a circle shape from computer to computer and eventually back to the source. This topology isn't very popular because it's not easily scalable and the cable r
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

44. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Primary Rate Interface
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

45. IPX/SPX means...
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Global Positioning System
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
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

46. What is PAT?
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Port Address Translator
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Internetwork packet exchange

47. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
192.168.96.254
Application
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

48. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
135-139
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

49. 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?
Central Processing unit
There will be no Internet access.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
nslookup

50. What is BGMP?
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.