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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. GSM means...
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Global System for Mobile Communications
All hosts can communicate.
Alternating Current

2. On what Port is FTP?
Wireless Access Point
20 & 21
802.1x
Data Link

3. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
135-139
File Transfer Protocol
Network Access Control
Internet connection

4. A network administrator is configuring a router to support a new subnet on a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) network. The subnet uses 192.168.96.0/24. The administrators company policy is to reserve the highest IP (Intern
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
1433
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
192.168.96.254

5. WLAN Means...
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
802.11b
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Wireless LAN

6. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
NFS (Network File System)
User Datagram Protocol
RDP/ Terminal Services
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

7. 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?
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

8. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
3389
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Local Area Network
48 bits.

9. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Hybrid hub
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Transmission Control Protocol
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

10. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Media Access Control
Token passing
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

11. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
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

12. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
128 bit addresses

13. What is on Port 143?
IMAP (Mail Client)
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Basic Rate Interface

14. 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
Put a router between the two network segments
Windows Internet Name Service
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

15. Network
389
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Wireless LAN
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

16. NetBEUI Means...
SQL Server
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).
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

17. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Network Address Translator
80
Internet Service Provider
Client - protocol - and adapter

18. What is Unicast?
Physical
A transmission method in which data is transferred from a specific source address to a specific destination address. (Network nodes not involved in the transfer ignor the transmission.)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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).

19. EMI means...
Electromagnetic Interference
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Bridge
Integrated Services digital Network

20. WAP Means...
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Wireless Access Point
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Internet connection

21. LAN Local Area Network
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)
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

22. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
1000BASE-CX
143
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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.

23. Describe a bus topology
SMB (Server Message Block)
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
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Integrated Services digital Network

24. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
Point-to-Point Protocol
netstat and ping
Network File System
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

25. ICMP means...
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Internet Control Message Protocol
Metropolitan Area Network
Port Address Translator

26. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
Internet Protocol Security
All hosts can communicate.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Wireless Access Point

27. 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?
rp
Point to Point Protocol
10
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

28. NTFS Means...
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
72.16.16.1
Put a router between the two network segments
New Technology File System

29. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
802.2
69
Network File System
514

30. Host
Authentication
There will be no Internet access.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Any network device with an IP address

31. MLI Means...
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
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.
Multiple Link Interface
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

32. On what Port is HTTP?
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Remote Desktop Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
80

33. Web Server
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Network File System
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

34. What is PPTP?
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

35. 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
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Primary Rate Interface
gateway.

36. Physical Topology
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
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.
Digital Subscriber Line

37. On what Port is NetBios?
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Network Time Protocol
Internet Protocol Security
135-139

38. SSID Means...
Service Set Identifier
HTTP
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
22

39. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
Client - protocol - and adapter
ifconfig
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Point-to-Point Protocol

40. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
Routing Internet Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
802.11
DNS

41. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
cold site.
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
802.1x
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.

42. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
22
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Physical
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

43. What is TCP?
Transmission Control Protocol
Network Address Translator
Network News Transfer Protocol
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

44. UDP Means...
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
User Datagram Protocol
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)

45. TCP means...
As a way to share resources and information
Put a router between the two network segments
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Transmission Control Protocol

46. On what Port is POP3?
Internet Service Provider
110
HTTP
Simple Network Management Protocol

47. 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
Global System for Mobile Communications
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Wired Equivalent Privacy

48. A network administrator adds a router to create a new subnet. Which of the following network services requires configuration to accommodate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) on the new network?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Uniform Resource Locator
53

49. What is QoS?
Application
Multiple Link Interface
Quality of Service
NFS (Network File System)

50. PPP Means...
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.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Point-to-Point Protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients