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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. On what Port is FTP?
20 & 21
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Wireless LAN
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

2. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Network Time Protocol
Internet Protocol Security
Proxy
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

3. Fax Server

4. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
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MultiProtocol Label Switching
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Packets from entering and leaving a network

5. IIS Means...
Multiple Link Interface
Post Office Protocol 3
Internet Information Services
Token passing

6. What is on Port 3389?
RDP/ Terminal Services
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Internetwork packet exchange
Alternating Current

7. 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
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name 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.
111

8. This is not a valid IP (Internet Protocol) addresses
Internet Service Provider
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
172.192.4.256
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

9. LAN Means...
Local Area Network
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Public Switched Telephone Network

10. What is PPP?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Secure Shell
Point to Point Protocol
Post Office Protocol

11. LDAP means...
Internet Protocol Security
Network Address Translation
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
3.1

12. 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
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
In a locked room in an offsite location

13. Remote Access Server
Data Link
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

14. NetBIOS Means...
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

15. 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?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
802.1x
traceroute
Data Link

16. PSTN Means...
Public Switched Telephone Network
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
A striped set array with parity
Networked Basic Input/Output System

17. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
Internet Control Message Protocol
Global System for Mobile Communications
SMTP Server
Physical

18. 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
In a locked room in an offsite location
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
2
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

19. PKI means...
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Manages network applications
Public Key Infrastructure
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

20. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Network File System
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
cold site.

21. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
Internet connection
1
Point to Point Protocol
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

22. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
3389
Internet Protocol

23. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
1
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
110

24. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
Token passing
53
gateway.
Metropolitan Area Network

25. Name the seven most common physical topologies
48 bits.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

26. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
Global System for Mobile Communications
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
802.11a.
Hypertext Markup Language

27. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
53
rp
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)
1000BASE-CX

28. 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?
nslookup
There will be no Internet access.
Internetwork packet exchange
HTTP

29. What is NAT?
Presentation
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Network Address Translator
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

30. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
Secure Sockets Layer
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Internet Protocol Security
Electromagnetic Interference

31. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Application
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

32. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
23
Proxy server
Hybrid hub

33. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
3389
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
1433
In a locked room in an offsite location

34. EMI means...
Electromagnetic Interference
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
443
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

35. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Transmission Control Protocol
1433
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Client - protocol - and adapter

36. POTS means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Plain Old Telephone Service
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

37. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
48 bits.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

38. 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
nslookup
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

39. LAN Local Area Network
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Internet Protocol Security
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)
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

40. 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
A striped set array with parity
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
192.168.96.254

41. On what Port is RDP?
There will be no Internet access.
Time domain reflectometer
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
3389

42. 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)?
Routing Internet Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
HTTPS/ SSL
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

43. SNMP Means...
Verification
Digital Subscriber Line
NFS (Network File System)
Simple Network Management Protocol

44. A WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) network administrator has disabled DNS (Domain Name Service) for security reasons. Users have lost the ability to access remote network shares named ournetworkshares and ourprivateshares. How can this be resolve
ping
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

45. What is on Port 25?
514
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
SMTP Server
Handles e-mail functions

46. Ten workstations numbered 1 through 10 are installed sequentially on a physical star network. The network uses a logical bus topology and is cabled using Category 3 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). The cable to Workstation 3 has been severed. Which of
HTTP
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
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

47. WEP Means...
3389
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
MultiProtocol Label Switching

48. Client Machine
Routing Internet Protocol
1433
cold site.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

49. Wi-Fi Means...
Basic Input/Output System
Public Switched Telephone Network
Application
Wireless Fidelity

50. WLAN Means...
172.192.4.256
Wireless LAN
Hybrid hub
As a way to share resources and information