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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
HTTP
Post Office Protocol
RDP/ Terminal Services
There will be no Internet access.

2. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Multiple Link Interface

3. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
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.)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
72.16.16.1
Internet connection

4. POP Means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Presentation
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Post Office Protocol

5. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
There will be no Internet access.
Global System for Mobile Communications

6. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
Firewall
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Handles e-mail functions
23

7. Host
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Any network device with an IP address
Network Time Protocol
Port Address Translator

8. BRI Means...
Basic Rate Interface
SUN RPC
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

9. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
Internet Control Message Protocol
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Data Link
169.254.1.1

10. 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?
rp
nslookup
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

11. GUI means
Post Office Protocol
HTTPS/ SSL
raphical User Interface
There will be no Internet access.

12. ACL means...
Internet Protocol Security
traceroute
Access Control List
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

13. 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?
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.
25
Electromagnetic Interference
Internet Protocol Security

14. Fax Server

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15. 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.
161 & 162
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Basic Input/Output System

16. PPTP Means...
Public Switched Telephone Network
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Internetwork packet exchange
Client - protocol - and adapter

17. Client-Server Networks
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
1000BASE-CX
Gateway
Internet Protocol Security

18. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?
Remote Desktop Protocol
Firewall
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
The users will not be affected by the change.

19. 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
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Network News Transfer Protocol
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.
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

20. 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
bytes 1-3
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Extranet
6

21. A network administrator notices in his secure wireless office that many of his wireless client machines constantly lose network connectivity. The wired clients never have downtime. Theadministrator also notices that the wireless clients all lose conn
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
ifconfig
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

22. WLAN Means...
Wireless LAN
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Internet Control Message Protocol
Proxy server

23. 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?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
POP3
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

24. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
Bus
Routing Information Protocol
Select the most probable cause
In a locked room in an offsite location

25. 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?
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
bytes 1-3
Time domain reflectometer

26. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Internet Service Provider
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Packets from entering and leaving a network
MultiProtocol Label Switching

27. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Hypertext transfer protocol
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
Physical

28. POTS means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
File Transfer Protocol
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance

29. Web Server
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

30. 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?
encapsulating the data payload.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
traceroute
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

31. What is Multicast Transmission?
Alternating Current
Telnet
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
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.

32. What is on Port 110?
All hosts can communicate.
raphical User Interface
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
POP3

33. What is on Port 443?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Routing Internet Protocol
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
HTTPS/ SSL

34. Servers

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35. 802.11 security is defined in...
802.11i
Internet Information Services
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Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

36. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
802.11b
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Direct Current

37. On what Port is SSH?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
22
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
20 & 21

38. What is on Port 111?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
SUN RPC
SMB (Server Message Block)
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

39. On what Port is FTP?
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
20 & 21
encapsulating the data payload.

40. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
Network News Transfer Protocol
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
In a locked room in an offsite location

41. TDR means...
Time domain reflectometer
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)

42. Which two utilities can be used to find out what IP (Internet Protocol) address resolves from a domain name?
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Network Access Control
netstat and ping
Windows Internet Name Service

43. 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
169.254.1.1
Select the most probable cause
Integrated Services digital Network
All hosts can communicate.

44. What is IP?
Manages printers on the network
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Internet Protocol

45. 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
25
802.11i
Hypertext Markup Language

46. NFS Means...
POP3
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Alternating Current
Network File System

47. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
72.16.16.1
Hypertext transfer protocol
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

48. Print Server
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.
Manages printers on the network
Network Address Translation
Access Control List

49. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Post Office Protocol
20 & 21
SMTP Server

50. What is LEAP?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Remote Desktop Protocol