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Comptia Network +

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1. UDP Means...
User Datagram Protocol
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Point-to-Point Protocol
Network and Transport

2. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
SUN RPC

3. What is EGP?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
traceroute
20 & 21
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.

4. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

5. Client-Server Networks
In a locked room in an offsite location
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)

6. Fax Server

7. 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?
A striped set array with parity
Packets from entering and leaving a network
rp
Port Address Translator

8. SSL Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Secure Sockets Layer
rlogin
Bridge

9. A user connects to the companys intranet server via a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection from a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) using the broadband service. One day - the user cannot successfully connect to the VPN (Virtual Private Network) a
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Transmission Control Protocol
172.192.4.256

10. 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)?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Digital Subscriber Line
20 & 21

11. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
RDP/ Terminal Services

12. 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
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
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.
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Gateway

13. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
cold site.
2
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.
Exterior Gateway Protocol

14. What is on Port 514?
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
SQL Server
Secure Sockets Layer

15. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Internet Control Message Protocol
25
Networked Basic Input/Output System

16. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
SMB (Server Message Block)
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

17. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Telnet
Stores and dispenses files
Application

18. On what Port is POP3?
Metropolitan Area Network
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Network File System
110

19. What is on Ports 135-139?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
NetBios
Exterior Gateway Protocol
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

20. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
Multiple Link Interface
File Transfer Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

21. IMAP Means...
As a way to share resources and information
Internet mail access protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol
Remote Desktop Protocol

22. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
HTTPS/ SSL
gateway.

23. HTTP Means...
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).
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Hypertext transfer protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol

24. IPSEC means...
Internet Protocol Security
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
1433
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

25. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
cold site.
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

26. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Basic Rate Interface
Network Address Translator
25

27. HTTPS means...
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
23

28. Why did we develop networking?
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
As a way to share resources and information
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

29. HTML means...
Internet Protocol Security
raphical User Interface
Hypertext Markup Language
Bus

30. POTS means...
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Network Time Protocol
Plain Old Telephone Service
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

31. On what Port is LDAP?
389
Internet connection
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

32. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
802.11i
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.)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

33. NetBEUI Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

34. How are physical and logical topologies different?

35. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
23
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
In a locked room in an offsite location
Wireless Fidelity

36. Proxy Server
161 & 162
cold site.
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
D. Switch and bridge

37. What is on Port 25?
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
SMTP Server
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.
Manages printers on the network

38. NTP means...
Intrusion Detection System
Network Time Protocol
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
gateway.

39. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Telnet

40. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Plain Old Telephone Service
Internet mail access protocol
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
8080

41. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Network File System
Presentation
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

42. IPX/SPX means...
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Any network device with an IP address
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

43. A valid MAC (Media Access Control) address is how many bytes long?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Public Key Infrastructure
6
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

44. FQDN means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
53
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

45. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
traceroute
Data Link
Electromagnetic Interference
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

46. What is on Port 389?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

47. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Alternating Current
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

48. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Token passing
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a network service that assigns IP addresses to clients. Should remember that it uses scopes to manage any excluded/ static IP addresses.

49. 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
Proxy server
69
The analyzer is functioning properly.
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.

50. DNS means...
Simple Network Management Protocol
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Integrated Services digital Network