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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. MPLS
25
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Central Processing unit

2. What is IP?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
RDP/ Terminal Services
Internet Protocol
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

3. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Application
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Network and Transport
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.)

4. 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?
Internet Protocol
802.11a.
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

5. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
A long length of antenna extension cable
Gateway
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
23

6. MLI Means...
Exterior Gateway Protocol
User Datagram Protocol
Multiple Link Interface
larger subnet masks.

7. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
ping
Public Switched Telephone Network
128 bit addresses
rlogin

8. What is on Port 25?
SMTP Server
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
passing a username and password in plaintext.
802.1x

9. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
802.11a.
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Network Interface Card
netstat and ping

10. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
larger subnet masks.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
10 GBASE-LR

11. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
802.11a.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

12. On what Port is TFTP?
Application
Router
69
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

13. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
Alternating Current
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
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
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

14. On what Port is HTTP?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
80
nslookup
Public Switched Telephone Network

15. 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
Internet Control Message Protocol
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
MultiProtocol Label Switching

16. File Server
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Stores and dispenses files
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.)
128 bit addresses

17. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
443
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Point-to-Point Protocol

18. ISO Means...
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Industry Standards Organization
Media Access Control
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)

19. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?
Proxy
Any network device with an IP address
traceroute
Integrated Services digital Network

20. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
BootP (Boot Protocol)
HTTPS/ SSL
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

21. LAN Local Area Network
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
gateway.
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)

22. WLAN Means...
traceroute
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
The users will not be affected by the change.
Wireless LAN

23. 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?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
20 & 21
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

24. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Point-to-Point Protocol
Transport

25. What is NAT?
Network Address Translator
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Network News Transfer Protocol
Network Time Protocol

26. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Internet connection

27. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Bus
2

28. LED Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Secure Sockets Layer
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
Light Emitting Diode

29. A network technician is troubleshooting a remote home users computer that is behind a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) router running NAT (Network Address Translation). The technician wants to ping the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the remote us
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.
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Hypertext transfer protocol

30. A Windows 2000 work station has a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) address of 169.254.12.1. Which statement describes the state of the computers TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) configuration?
Wireless 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.
Simple Network Management Protocol
Proxy server

31. IPSEC means...
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
ifconfig
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
Internet Protocol Security

32. NAT Means...
Wireless Protected Access
Wireless Access Point
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Network Address Translation

33. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
Internetwork packet exchange
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Wireless LAN

34. TFTP Means...
Bus
802.2
netstat
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

35. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
169.254.1.1
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Verification

36. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
48 bits.
Handles e-mail functions
Manages printers on the network
The analyzer is functioning properly.

37. What is on Ports 135-139?
111
NetBios
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
DNS

38. 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?
Quality of Service
Routing Information Protocol
The users will not be affected by the change.
22

39. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Firewall
8080
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.

40. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
In a locked room in an offsite location
802.11a.
Access Control List
Bridge

41. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
Telnet
514
MAC (Media Access Control) address
HTTP

42. HTTP Means...
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)
Hypertext transfer protocol
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
25

43. On what Port is SNMP?
135-139
Global System for Mobile Communications
161 & 162
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

44. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
Stores and dispenses files
Fully Qualified Domain Name
111
100BASE-FX Answer: D

45. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Port Address Translator
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Bridge

46. IPX Means...
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
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
Internetwork packet exchange
72.16.16.1

47. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
Presentation
gateway.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
encapsulating the data payload.

48. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Firewall
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Any network device with an IP address

49. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Networked Basic Input/Output System
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

50. NTP means...
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building - a single department within a corporate office - or even a home office)
Network and Transport
Network Time Protocol