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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ACL means...
Verification
Internet Information Services
Wireless LAN
Access Control List

2. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
rlogin
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Proxy server

3. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Basic Rate Interface

4. IEEE means...
bytes 1-3
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

5. A user is trying to access a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server but discovers that FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is being blocked by a firewall. After unblocking port 21 on the firewall - FTP (File Transfer Protocol) still does not work. What is the
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
192.168.96.254
1433

6. What is on Port 389?
Presentation
Hybrid hub
802.11b
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

7. A technician just installed a new NIC (Network Interface Card) in a computer and attached a cable to connect the computer to a hub. Assuming the NIC (Network Interface Card) is functioning correctly and the network is up - which of the following will
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
The analyzer is functioning properly.

8. BRI Means...
Basic Rate Interface
Internet mail access protocol
1
Network Time Protocol

9. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
143
Bus
69

10. What is BGMP?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Internet mail access protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

11. DSL means...
Wireless LAN
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Routing Information Protocol
Digital Subscriber Line

12. PPP Means...
161 & 162
Point-to-Point Protocol
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
traceroute

13. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
netstat and ping
Wired Equivalent Privacy

14. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
22
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Internet mail access protocol

15. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
169.254.1.1
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
The users will not be affected by the change.

16. POTS means...
Put a router between the two network segments
Multiple Link Interface
Stores and dispenses files
Plain Old Telephone Service

17. WINS Means...
Basic Input/Output System
Client - protocol - and adapter
Windows Internet Name Service
Put a router between the two network segments

18. Fax Server

19. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Global System for Mobile Communications
Packets from entering and leaving a network
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.
1000BASE-CX

20. Application Server
Manages network applications
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
10 GBASE-LR

21. TCP means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
Transmission Control Protocol
Select the most probable cause
10

22. ISO Means...
Point to Point Protocol
Select the most probable cause
Industry Standards Organization
SSH

23. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Any network device with an IP address
Token passing
Service Set Identifier

24. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Data Link

25. EMI means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Transmission Control Protocol
cold site.
Electromagnetic Interference

26. Web Server
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Wireless LAN
As a way to share resources and information

27. LED Means...
Any network device with an IP address
Light Emitting Diode
Physical
Wired Equivalent Privacy

28. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
Telnet
69
Point-to-Point Protocol
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

29. What is QoS?
Quality of Service
Proxy server
HTTPS/ SSL
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

30. FQDN means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
In a locked room in an offsite location
Authentication

31. IPSEC means...
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Internet Protocol Security
Exterior Gateway Protocol

32. On what Port is SQL Server?
traceroute
1433
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

33. RIP Means...
Internetwork packet exchange
Network Interface Card
Routing Information Protocol
53

34. Describe a bus topology
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
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

35. What is IP?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Internet Protocol
1433

36. How are physical and logical topologies different?

37. MIME means...
53
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

38. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Metropolitan Area Network
10 GBASE-LR
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Windows Internet Name Service

39. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
802.11b
Local Area Network
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

40. Print Server
Bus
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Manages printers on the network

41. Ten workstations numbered 1 through 10 are installed sequentially on a physical star network. The network uses a logical bus topology and is cabled using Category 3 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). The cable to Workstation 3 has been severed. Which of
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Internet Protocol Security
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

42. DNS means...
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
53
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
802.11i

43. IMAP Means...
Internet Protocol
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Internet mail access protocol
10

44. GSM means...
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Multiple Link Interface
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Global System for Mobile Communications

45. 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?
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Network News Transfer Protocol
Multiple Link Interface

46. In a fully Meshed network - every node has a connection to every other node - 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Stores and dispenses files
10
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

47. A workstation with a static IP (Internet Protocol) address can print and authenticate to a server - but cannot browse to www.comptia.org. What is the FIRST item to troubleshoot?
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.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
netstat

48. 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?
Firewall
Basic Input/Output System
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

49. What is LEAP?
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
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
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Internet Protocol Security

50. SSL Means...
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Secure Sockets Layer
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).