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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
DNS
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Basic Rate Interface
User Datagram Protocol

2. What is BGMP?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

3. MLI Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Wireless LAN
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

4. What is EGP?
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
128 bit addresses
802.11b
Exterior Gateway Protocol

5. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Packets from entering and leaving a network
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
802.11a.

6. What are the two main network types?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
69

7. ACL means...
389
Access Control List
SMB (Server Message Block)
Public Key Infrastructure

8. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Transmission Control Protocol
HTTP

9. NAC means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
10 GBASE-LR
Network Access Control
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)

10. NetBIOS Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Network Address Translation
Internet Protocol
NetBios

11. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Transmission Control Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol

12. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
Wireless Access Point
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.
There will be no Internet access.
25

13. 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?
Network and Transport
File Transfer Protocol
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Central Processing unit

14. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
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.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
25
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

15. A new intranet web server has been installed for a company. The clients access the intranet server by its DNS (Domain Name Service) name. To automatically change the clients to connect to the new server - an administrator modifies the DNS (Domain Nam
HTTP
Routing Internet Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

16. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Network Address Translator
443

17. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Authentication
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Basic Input/Output System

18. MPLS
Wireless Fidelity
Put a router between the two network segments
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

19. PSTN Means...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
In a locked room in an offsite location
Public Switched Telephone Network
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

20. Telephony Server
Bridge
6
D. Switch and bridge
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

21. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
File Transfer Protocol
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Client - protocol - and adapter

22. Network
3.1
Hypertext transfer protocol
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

23. Servers

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24. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
169.254.1.1
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
80
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

25. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
128 bit addresses
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
802.11a.

26. What is Multicast Transmission?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
6
802.11a.
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.

27. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
RDP/ Terminal Services
Internetwork packet exchange
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

28. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
The device ID (Identification)
Primary Rate Interface
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

29. FQDN means...
802.1x
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
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Fully Qualified Domain Name

30. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

31. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Central Processing unit
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Proxy
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

32. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
traceroute
Authentication
Media Access Control

33. 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?
Internet Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
POP3
Access Control List

34. GUI means
Remote Desktop Protocol
raphical User Interface
SUN RPC
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

35. On a switched Ethernet network that is operating perfectly - what is the state in which a user will find the activity LED (Light Emitting Diode)?
Time domain reflectometer
6
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Periodically (randomly) blinking

36. 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?
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Gateway
Network File System
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

37. On what Port is HTTP?
80
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
User Datagram Protocol

38. DSL means...
Digital Subscriber Line
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Public Switched Telephone Network
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

39. 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
8080
Bridge
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)
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.

40. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Proxy
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
1

41. A network administrator implements four VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) on a switch. Which device will be required to pass traffic among the VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)?
Router
10 GBASE-LR
Extranet
Internet Service Provider

42. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
10 GBASE-LR
Physical
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

43. A network administrator is troubleshooting a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) that is experiencing trouble with interference. A scan of the wireless network reports that there are two WAPs (Wireless Access Point) from different companies within rang
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

44. LAN Local Area Network
larger subnet masks.
Integrated Services digital Network
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)
A striped set array with parity

45. 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
rlogin
Electromagnetic Interference
Data Link
ifconfig

46. What is on Port 8080?
Proxy Server
110
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

47. IPX/SPX means...
As a way to share resources and information
Electromagnetic Interference
Wireless Protected Access
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

48. EMI means...
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Electromagnetic Interference
Wireless Protected Access

49. 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.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Uniform Resource Locator

50. 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.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
A long length of antenna extension cable
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings