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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
There will be no Internet access.
Metropolitan Area Network
Wireless Protected Access

2. On what Port is RDP?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Internet Protocol
3389
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

3. AC means...
Alternating Current
802.11a.
Point to Point Protocol
3389

4. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
802.1x
Network and Transport
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
DNS

5. CPU means...
Network and Transport
Central Processing unit
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
111

6. NTFS Means...
Hypertext transfer protocol
Hybrid hub
New Technology File System
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

7. What is LEAP?
User Datagram Protocol
22
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Wireless Fidelity

8. PRI Means...
RDP/ Terminal Services
Primary Rate Interface
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
802.11i

9. MAU means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Digital Subscriber Line
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

10. On what Port is DNS?
Internet Control Message Protocol
53
Post Office Protocol
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

11. What is PPTP?
Stores and dispenses files
gateway.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

12. ISDN means...
Integrated Services digital Network
Basic Input/Output System
A striped set array with parity
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

13. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
HTTP

14. What is PAP?
Password Authentication Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

15. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub
Select the most probable cause
Central Processing unit
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Point-to-Point Protocol

16. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
2
22
Public Key Infrastructure
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

17. What is Unicast?
110
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
They get their name because they truly are 'at the service' of the network and run specialized software for the network's maintenance and control known as the network operating system. Sometimes servers have more than one job. But whether servers are
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.)

18. Client Machine
Verification
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Network and Transport

19. TCP/IP Means;
Point-to-Point Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

20. 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?
Physical
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
1
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

21. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
1000BASE-CX
HTTPS/ SSL
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

22. A user is booting a workstation and suddenly receives a message stating that a duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) address is in use on the network. Which of the following commands can be used to troubleshoot the problem?
Remote Desktop Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
rp
HTTPS/ SSL

23. MAN Means...
Metropolitan Area Network
netstat
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Media Access Control

24. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

25. ACL means...
Internet Protocol
Internet mail access protocol
Access Control List
Transmission Control Protocol

26. POTS means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
Central Processing unit
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 Markup Language

27. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Network Address Translator
rp
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Remote Desktop Protocol

28. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Post Office Protocol 3
DNS
48 bits.

29. What is on Port 69?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Internet Control Message Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

30. On what Port is SQL Server?
48 bits.
100BASE-FX Answer: D
1433
Port Address Translator

31. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Manages printers on the network
The device ID (Identification)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

32. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
rlogin
SSH
72.16.16.1

33. On what Port is SUN RPC?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
111
Gateway
10 GBASE-LR

34. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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35. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
SQL Server
Select the most probable cause
Internet Service Provider
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

36. On what Port is HTTP?
Periodically (randomly) blinking
80
Quality of Service
rp

37. 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
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
encapsulating the data payload.
Fully Qualified Domain Name
514

38. 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
SUN RPC
Extranet
802.11i
Basic Input/Output System

39. 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
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
53
Routing Internet Protocol
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)

40. Host
Any network device with an IP address
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.
Token passing

41. PKI means...
Alternating Current
Physical
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Public Key Infrastructure

42. RDP means...
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Wireless LAN
802.11b
Remote Desktop Protocol

43. SMB Means...
Secure Sockets Layer
New Technology File System
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Firewall

44. What is on Port 110?
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
POP3
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
802.11b

45. Physical Topology
ping
All hosts can communicate.
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
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.

46. 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
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
802.11b
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

47. A client accessing a network share folder has authenticated into the system and has full access rights to a folder share. But after opening the file they find they cannot modify the files contents. What is the likely cause?
Time domain reflectometer
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Secure Shell

48. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
Internet Protocol
netstat
The analyzer is functioning properly.
nslookup

49. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Verification

50. NetBEUI Means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
802.11a.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)