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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. LDAP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Data Link

2. What is on Port 69?
1433
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
IMAP (Mail Client)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

3. BNC Means...
POP3
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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4. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Basic Rate Interface
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

5. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
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WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

6. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
HTTP
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
23
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

7. PPP Means...
3.1
Point-to-Point Protocol
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

8. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
SSH
encapsulating the data payload.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
HTTP

9. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
The device ID (Identification)
Application
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.

10. 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
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Basic Rate Interface

11. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
ifconfig
Packets from entering and leaving a network
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Quality of Service

12. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
443
161 & 162
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

13. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
Network Access Control
Manages printers on the network
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

14. Describe a ring topology

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15. 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?
Internet Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
BootP (Boot Protocol)

16. What is on Port 111?
netstat and ping
HTTPS/ SSL
SUN RPC
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.

17. A firewall differs from a proxy server in that a proxy server operates at which of the following levels of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
10
Periodically (randomly) blinking
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
Application

18. On what Port is POP3?
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
69
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
110

19. SSL Means...
Global System for Mobile Communications
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Secure Sockets Layer
Network News Transfer Protocol

20. What is on Port 143?
Global System for Mobile Communications
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.)
IMAP (Mail Client)
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

21. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
192.168.96.254
143
cold site.
3389

22. 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?
25
Select the most probable cause
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

23. 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)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
The analyzer is functioning properly.

24. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
802.11b
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
SQL Server
User Datagram Protocol

25. 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?
3.1
netstat
Internet Protocol Security
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

26. Which command will produce the following output? ethoLink encap : Ethernet HWaddr: 00:80:C8:D6:74:43 inet adder : 4.150.6.3 Bcast : 4.255.255.255 Mask: 255.0.0.0
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Any network device with an IP address
ifconfig

27. Network
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Two or more connected computers that can share resources
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Local Area Network

28. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
802.1x
NetBios
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

29. SSID Means...
HTTP
Internet connection
Service Set Identifier
BootP (Boot Protocol)

30. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
Proxy
25
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Service Set Identifier

31. 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
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Extranet
Periodically (randomly) blinking
NetBios

32. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
rlogin
Network Address Translation
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
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

33. SNMP Means...
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Simple Network Management Protocol
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
SSH

34. AC means...
Bus
802.2
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Alternating Current

35. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
802.11
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
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.
Direct Current

36. FTP Means
Physical
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
File Transfer Protocol
Network and Transport

37. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?
389
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Hypertext transfer protocol
Industry Standards Organization

38. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
2
Put a router between the two network segments
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
514

39. GUI means
raphical User Interface
Proxy
Router
Wired Equivalent Privacy

40. NNTP Means...
135-139
Network News Transfer Protocol
Physical
Central Processing unit

41. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
ifconfig
BootP (Boot Protocol)
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
128 bit addresses

42. HTTPS means...
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Hypertext transfer protocol

43. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
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.
Put a router between the two network segments
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

44. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
POP3
encapsulating the data payload.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

45. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
A long length of antenna extension cable
Global Positioning System
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
SMB (Server Message Block)

46. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Bridge
Media Access Control
Network and Transport

47. A technician connects a computer to the LAN (Local Area Network) switch to analyze the traffic occurring from another computer on the network. The only traffic observed coming from the other computer is broadcast frames. What can be concluded from th
Client - protocol - and adapter
Wireless Protected Access
Bus
The analyzer is functioning properly.

48. MIME means...
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Intrusion Detection System
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
48 bits.

49. What is QoS?
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
53
Data Link
Quality of Service

50. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
Electromagnetic Interference
SQL Server
802.11a.
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