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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. FQDN means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
The Internet router is blocking port 25.

2. LAN Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Local Area Network
Integrated Services digital Network
Client - protocol - and adapter

3. What is on Port 389?
Basic Rate Interface
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

4. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
1000BASE-CX
In a locked room in an offsite location
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

5. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
3.1
Primary Rate Interface
Handles e-mail functions
larger subnet masks.

6. Fault Tolerance
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
802.11b

7. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
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
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Public Switched Telephone Network
Internet Protocol

8. IMAP Means...
Internet mail access protocol
Internet Protocol
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Time domain reflectometer

9. What is on Port 8080?
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Proxy Server
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
All hosts can communicate.

10. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

11. A small company connected to the Internet through a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router wants to make an internal web server public on the Internet. Computers on the LAN can access the web pages but Internet users cannot. What should be done to
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.
8080
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

12. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
bytes 1-3
Firewall
Access Control List
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

13. NFS Means...
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
netstat
172.192.4.256
Network File System

14. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Routing Information Protocol

15. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

16. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Internet Control Message Protocol

17. POP Means...
Routing Internet Protocol
Post Office Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
23

18. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
Transmission Control Protocol
Fully Qualified Domain Name
NetBios
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

19. ATM Means...
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.
Network Address Translation
111
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

20. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
1
Central Processing unit
Quality of Service
100BASE-FX Answer: D

21. What are the two main network types?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Global Positioning System

22. What is on Port 1433?
Token passing
SQL Server
Internet Protocol
Router

23. Describe a bus topology
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
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Networked Basic Input/Output System

24. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Application
cold site.
Network Access Control

25. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Port Address Translator
Network Address Translator
10
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

26. On what Port is DNS?
The users will not be affected by the change.
1000BASE-CX
53
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

27. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
netstat
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

28. 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
cold site.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
3389

29. WEP Means...
53
Post Office Protocol
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Networked Basic Input/Output System

30. What is on Port 53?
Public Key Infrastructure
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
MAC (Media Access Control) address
DNS

31. Print Server
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Simple Network Management Protocol
Manages printers on the network
netstat and ping

32. On what Port is SSH?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Media Access Control
Verification
22

33. DOS means...
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
143
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
There will be no Internet access.

34. POP3 Means...
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
In a locked room in an offsite location
Post Office Protocol 3

35. Describe a star topology
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
gateway.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Handles e-mail functions

36. 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
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Internet Protocol Security
192.168.96.254
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

37. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Manages network applications
New Technology File System
Bridge

38. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Client - protocol - and adapter
69
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

39. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
Central Processing unit
netstat and ping
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
514

40. PRI Means...
Primary Rate Interface
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
NFS (Network File System)
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

41. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
169.254.1.1
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
rp

42. MIME means...
Presentation
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

43. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Internet Protocol Security
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
72.16.16.1

44. 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.
8080
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Secure Sockets Layer

45. 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
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Put a router between the two network segments
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.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

46. 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?
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
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Client - protocol - and adapter

47. HTTP Means...
192.168.96.254
Hypertext transfer protocol
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
802.11a.

48. 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?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
The analyzer is functioning properly.
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
netstat

49. WLAN Means...
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Wireless LAN
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
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

50. Name the seven most common physical topologies
8080
143
netstat
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid