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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 servers provides web caching services?
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Network File System
Proxy
Simple Network Management Protocol

2. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
1433
Client - protocol - and adapter
20 & 21
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager

3. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
Client - protocol - and adapter
Router
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

4. TCP means...
443
Transmission Control Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Network and Transport

5. 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
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
There will be no Internet access.
169.254.1.1
The analyzer is functioning properly.

6. Web Server
Internet Information Services
NetBios
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

7. On what Port is HTTP?
Public Key Infrastructure
Select the most probable cause
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
80

8. PPTP Means...
cold site.
Bridge
Point-to-Point Tunneling 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.

9. PPP Means...
69
Point-to-Point Protocol
22
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

10. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Internet connection
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Electromagnetic Interference
Password Authentication Protocol

11. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

12. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Internet Protocol Security
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
raphical User Interface
Verification

13. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Basic Rate Interface
25
Secure Shell

14. PRI Means...
Primary Rate Interface
389
Firewall
Service Set Identifier

15. List the benefits of a bus topology
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
The users will not be affected by the change.
Network Address Translator

16. GPS means...
Global Positioning System
Internet Protocol
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
The device ID (Identification)

17. 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?
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
110
IMAP (Mail Client)
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

18. 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?
Handles e-mail functions
Network File System
Basic Rate Interface
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

19. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Quality of Service
encapsulating the data payload.
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.

20. On what Port is SNMP?
514
raphical User Interface
161 & 162
All hosts can communicate.

21. 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
ping
161 & 162
ifconfig
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

22. What is on Port 69?
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
802.11
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
128 bit addresses

23. What is IP?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Internet Service Provider
Internet Protocol
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

24. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
cold site.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Presentation
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

25. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Post Office Protocol
Network Address Translator

26. NetBIOS Means...
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Networked Basic Input/Output System
10

27. GUI means
Networked Basic Input/Output System
raphical User Interface
The device ID (Identification)
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

28. What is on Port 389?
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.
72.16.16.1
Token passing
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

29. 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?
Internet connection
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

30. 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
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
All hosts can communicate.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
53

31. BNC Means...
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Network Access Control

32. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
172.192.4.256
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Port Address Translator
The device ID (Identification)

33. What is Unicast?
D. Switch and bridge
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
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.)
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

34. A home user has been assigned one static IP (Internet Protocol) address. If the user wishes to use the 192.168.0.1 address range - what technology should the user implement?
Time domain reflectometer
Proxy server
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
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

35. Describe a bus topology
Token passing
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
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Put a router between the two network segments

36. 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
69
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
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.

37. What is Multicast Transmission?
nslookup
Digital Subscriber Line
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.
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

38. What is BGMP?
SMTP Server
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
802.1x

39. 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)?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Internet Information Services
Internetwork packet exchange
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

40. 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?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
25
Wireless Protected Access

41. Remote Access Server
Network Address Translator
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

42. PSTN Means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Public Switched Telephone Network
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.)
passing a username and password in plaintext.

43. WPA Means...
Token passing
Application
Alternating Current
Wireless Protected Access

44. HTTPS means...
Electromagnetic Interference
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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

45. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
8080
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

46. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
netstat and ping
Wireless LAN
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
72.16.16.1

47. 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?
Digital Subscriber Line
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

48. 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?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
20 & 21
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
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

49. The 802.11 frequency band is...
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Light Emitting Diode
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.

50. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
1000BASE-CX
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Extranet