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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Web Server
Transmission Control Protocol
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.
443
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

2. On what Port is SUN RPC?
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
The device ID (Identification)
111
NFS (Network File System)

3. SSH Means...
Central Processing unit
Network Address Translator
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Secure Shell

4. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
1000BASE-CX
Quality of Service
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

5. 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?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

6. List the benefits of a bus topology
larger subnet masks.
Basic Rate Interface
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

7. 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
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).

8. 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?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Proxy
rp
DNS

9. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
Handles e-mail functions
1000BASE-CX
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Application

10. TFTP Means...
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.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
53
Transport

11. Network
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Access Control List
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

12. BNC Means...
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
NFS (Network File System)
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
802.11i

13. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
netstat
8080
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

14. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Network and Transport
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
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
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

15. Servers

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16. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
gateway.
169.254.1.1
1000BASE-CX

17. DHCP means...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
2
Select the most probable cause
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

18. UDP Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
User Datagram Protocol
Industry Standards Organization

19. BIOS Means...
Network News Transfer Protocol
netstat
Basic Input/Output System
ping

20. What is on Port 69?
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

21. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
encapsulating the data payload.
The analyzer is functioning properly.
In a locked room in an offsite location
D. Switch and bridge

22. EMI means...
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
SUN RPC
Electromagnetic Interference

23. NTP means...
161 & 162
Network Time Protocol
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

24. Fax Server

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25. IPX/SPX means...
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Network Address Translator

26. What is on Port 22?
SSH
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Local Area Network
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

27. ATM Means...
172.192.4.256
Any network device with an IP address
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Internetwork packet exchange

28. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
802.11b
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

29. IP 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.
Network Access Control
Internet Protocol
Network and Transport

30. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
D. Switch and bridge
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

31. Which of the following connectors will be required for a RAS (Remote Access Service) server accepting four incoming dial-up connections to connect to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)?
3.1
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

32. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Gateway
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
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.

33. A technician is troubleshooting a problem on a network using a utility to capture the packets. When the technician reviews the captured data they have only captured broadcast packets and packets from their own computer. What is the reason for this?
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Wireless Access Point
Routing Information Protocol
bytes 1-3

34. SSL Means...
Any network device with an IP address
1000BASE-CX
ifconfig
Secure Sockets Layer

35. TCP means...
802.11a.
Transmission Control Protocol
6
135-139

36. 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
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).
A long length of antenna extension cable
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
802.11a.

37. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?
Gateway
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
The users will not be affected by the change.
User Datagram Protocol

38. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Basic Rate Interface
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
SMB (Server Message Block)

39. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Firewall
SQL Server
Central Processing unit

40. URL Means...
Uniform Resource Locator
PPP (Point-to-Point 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).
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

41. NAT 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.
Network Address Translation
User Datagram Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

42. What is PAT?
NetBios
Manages network applications
Port Address Translator
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

43. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Public Key Infrastructure
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.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

44. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
72.16.16.1
Internet Protocol
802.2

45. Why did we develop networking?
Internet Information Services
10
netstat and ping
As a way to share resources and information

46. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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47. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
128 bit addresses
443
Local Area Network
802.11

48. The system administrator performs full backups on Sundays. Incremental backups are performed every day EXCEPT Sunday. The backups start at 10 a.m. and end by 12 p.m. The system crashes on Wednesday night. Which tapes must be used to restore data?
Multiple Link Interface
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Proxy

49. On what Port is FTP?
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
20 & 21

50. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
Hypertext transfer protocol
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
128 bit addresses
Light Emitting Diode