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Comptia Network +

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1. A computer that is working on a network is unplugged and then plugged into another switch with a new cable. The link LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the NIC (Network Interface Card) does not come on. All of the following could be the source of the prob
Gateway
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
encapsulating the data payload.

2. ICMP means...
Put a router between the two network segments
Internet Control Message Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Transmission Control Protocol

3. 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
Transport
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

4. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) copper cable standard?
1000BASE-CX
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
SMTP Server
Internet mail access protocol

5. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Global System for Mobile Communications
The analyzer is functioning properly.

6. 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?
Quality of Service
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
143

7. POP Means...
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Post Office Protocol
Electromagnetic Interference
Point-to-Point Protocol

8. Logical Topology
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Manages printers on the network
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

9. Telephony Server
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
192.168.96.254
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Network Address Translator

10. BIOS Means...
nslookup
SUN RPC
Basic Input/Output System
Hypertext Markup Language

11. On what Port is SUN RPC?
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
111
20 & 21
128 bit addresses

12. What is PAT?
Port Address Translator
80
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Intrusion Detection System

13. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
SSH
User Datagram Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

14. WEP Means...
Wired Equivalent Privacy
SMB (Server Message Block)
As a way to share resources and information
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

15. What is CHAP?
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Bus
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D

16. MAU means...
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

17. The 802.11 frequency band is...
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.
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
netstat and ping
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

18. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
POP3
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
3389
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)

19. WPA Means...
Bridge
53
Wireless Protected Access
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

20. PPTP Means...
Internet Protocol
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
A striped set array with parity
Digital Subscriber Line

21. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
3.1
1000BASE-CX
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

22. 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
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
New Technology File System

23. What is BGMP?
Client - protocol - and adapter
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Handles e-mail functions
larger subnet masks.

24. 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?
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
There will be no Internet access.
Internet mail access protocol
Primary Rate Interface

25. Fax Server

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26. What is on Port 443?
Local Area Network
The device ID (Identification)
HTTPS/ SSL
Internet Protocol

27. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
100BASE-FX Answer: D
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Fully Qualified Domain Name
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

28. 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?
User Datagram Protocol
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
110

29. 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
New Technology File System
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

30. IPSEC means...
802.11
Internet Protocol Security
New Technology File System
Network Address Translation

31. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
ping
The analyzer is functioning properly.
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.
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

32. What is RIP?
Routing Internet Protocol
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.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Simple Network Management Protocol

33. A network administrator needs to verify that the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is running on a particular server. On what port number should a Telnet session be established?
802.1x
25
Integrated Services digital Network
Client - protocol - and adapter

34. List the benefits of a star topology

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35. SSH Means...
Verification
Internetwork packet exchange
Secure Shell
Post Office Protocol

36. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Alternating Current
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

37. URL Means...
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Service Set Identifier
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Uniform Resource Locator

38. Network
Wireless LAN
Put a router between the two network segments
443
Two or more connected computers that can share resources

39. 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?
SMTP Server
22
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

40. What is EGP?
192.168.96.254
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Exterior Gateway Protocol
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

41. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
3.1
10
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

42. What is on Port 143?
IMAP (Mail Client)
SUN RPC
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Basic Input/Output System

43. What is on Port 8080?
Proxy Server
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Service Set Identifier
389

44. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Multiple Link Interface

45. Mail Server
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Handles e-mail functions
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

46. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Manages printers on the network
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Packets from entering and leaving a network
DNS

47. 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
Secure Shell
Network Address Translation
Media Access Control
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths

48. A network administrator is troubleshooting connectivity from a client machine. An error message that reads 'Page Cannot be Displayed' is shown in the browser whenever a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) is typed in the address bar. However - if the
53
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
traceroute

49. What is RARP?
cold site.
Internet connection
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

50. List the benefits of a bus topology
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
gateway.
ifconfig