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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 is Multicast Transmission?
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.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
HTTPS/ SSL
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

2. DC means...
Direct Current
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

3. ICMP means...
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
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.)
A long length of antenna extension cable
Internet Control Message Protocol

4. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
MultiProtocol Label Switching
cold site.
Basic Input/Output System

5. Print Server
8080
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Manages printers on the network
22

6. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
802.11
DNS
Transport

7. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
172.192.4.256
3.1

8. 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
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Time domain reflectometer
Fully Qualified Domain Name

9. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
53
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
514
SMB (Server Message Block)

10. What is LEAP?
Intrusion Detection System
All hosts can communicate.
Internet connection
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

11. A network administrator needs to verify that the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is running on a particular server. On what port number should a Telnet session be established?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
25
Internet Protocol Security
Wireless Access Point

12. FTP Means
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Client - protocol - and adapter
File Transfer Protocol

13. Workstations

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14. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
POP3
There will be no Internet access.
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
netstat

15. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
1000BASE-CX
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
72.16.16.1
Electromagnetic Interference

16. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
69
Industry Standards Organization
encapsulating the data payload.
cold site.

17. What is on Port 389?
HTTPS/ SSL
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
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

18. IMAP Means...
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
53
3389
Internet mail access protocol

19. What is PPTP?
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

20. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
Extranet
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Media Access Control
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

21. On what Port is SQL Server?
NetBios
1433
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
48 bits.

22. LAN Means...
802.11i
111
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Local Area Network

23. WAP Means...
Intrusion Detection System
File Transfer Protocol
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Wireless Access Point

24. On what Port is DNS?
Data Link
53
File Transfer Protocol
Any network device with an IP address

25. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
143
Light Emitting Diode
The users will not be affected by the change.

26. WINS Means...
Windows Internet Name Service
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Basic Input/Output System
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

27. BIOS Means...
DNS
169.254.1.1
Basic Input/Output System
Network Time Protocol

28. The 802.11 frequency band is...
Proxy server
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
53

29. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
traceroute
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

30. What is on Port 110?
rlogin
Digital Subscriber Line
POP3
20 & 21

31. NAT Means...
Network Address Translation
Networked Basic Input/Output System
25
143

32. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Network Interface Card
NetBios
Network News Transfer Protocol
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

33. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
1000BASE-CX
Public Key Infrastructure
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.

34. MPLS
1000BASE-CX
Bus
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

35. Client Machine
Wireless Fidelity
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

36. 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.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
SMB (Server Message Block)

37. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Telnet
Network and Transport

38. What is on Port 443?
HTTPS/ SSL
389
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

39. What is PAP?
Password Authentication Protocol
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Data Link
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).

40. Describe a star topology
Network Address Translator
Computers are connected to one central point w/ their own individual cables or wireless connections. This topology offers advantages over the bus topology and is used more often despite having more physical requirements than the bus topology. Benefit
Internet Protocol Security
25

41. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
SQL Server
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
2
Time domain reflectometer

42. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
Transmission Control Protocol
Plain Old Telephone Service
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Intrusion Detection System

43. DOS means...
Password Authentication Protocol
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Quality of Service
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

44. 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?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Password Authentication Protocol
Proxy
20 & 21

45. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
gateway.
DNS
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
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

46. A network has been set up for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services using a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and BDC (Backup Domain Controller) each with a range of 192.168.0.1 to192.168.0.254 using a class subnet of 255.255.255.0. DHCP
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
25
Internet Service Provider
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).

47. RIP Means...
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Routing Information Protocol
22
Hypertext transfer protocol

48. What is IP?
Internetwork packet exchange
Internet Information Services
Internet Protocol
Public Switched Telephone Network

49. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
Transmission Control Protocol
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Firewall
bytes 1-3

50. What is on Port 69?
Manages printers on the network
Post Office Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)