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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ISDN means...
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Integrated Services digital Network

2. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Time domain reflectometer
Secure Shell
Internet mail access protocol

3. ICMP means...
User Datagram Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

4. FTP Means
Wireless Fidelity
SMTP Server
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
File Transfer Protocol

5. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Password Authentication Protocol
Network File System

6. 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)?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Router
In a locked room in an offsite location
6

7. 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
Simple Network Management Protocol
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Metropolitan Area Network
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

8. What is OSPF?
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Metropolitan Area Network
802.11b

9. BRI Means...
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Network and Transport
Basic Rate Interface
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

10. Proxy Server
Internet connection
802.11a.
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Direct Current

11. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
25
8080
Multiple Link Interface
Internet Information Services

12. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
Network Access Control
NFS (Network File System)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

13. What is on Port 53?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
DNS
SUN RPC
Exterior Gateway Protocol

14. Client-Server Networks
Wired Equivalent Privacy
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
In a locked room in an offsite location

15. What is LEAP?
User Datagram Protocol
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)
cold site.
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

16. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
Hybrid hub
RDP/ Terminal Services
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Physical

17. What is on Port 143?
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Exterior Gateway Protocol
IMAP (Mail Client)

18. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
gateway.
169.254.1.1
Quality of Service

19. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
802.11i
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Quality of Service

20. List the drawbacks of a star topology
bytes 1-3
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
1000BASE-CX

21. Which one of the following provides a fault-tolerant storage system containing five disks and a single controller that will function if a single disk fails?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Intrusion Detection System
A striped set array with parity

22. The 802.11 frequency band is...
Direct Current
3389
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Manages printers on the network

23. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
ping
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

24. ACL means...
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Access Control List
Basic Input/Output System
Central Processing unit

25. Client Machine
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
NetBios
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

26. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
File Transfer Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

27. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
A network's physical topology gives you the lay of the land and the logical topology illustrates how the signals and data travel throughout the layout.
Public Key Infrastructure
bytes 1-3

28. NAT Means...
161 & 162
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
Network Address Translation
ifconfig

29. Which IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.x standard defines the operation of the LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) models Data Link layer?
Wireless LAN
802.2
Internet Control Message Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

30. PPP Means...
Point-to-Point Protocol
Verification
NFS (Network File System)
A striped set array with parity

31. Fax Server

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32. 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
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Gateway
Internet Information Services
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

33. GPS means...
Global Positioning System
Simple Network Management Protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Port Address Translator

34. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
rlogin
netstat
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Verification

35. 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?
Basic Rate Interface
802.11i
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Point-to-Point Protocol

36. IMAP Means...
20 & 21
Uniform Resource Locator
Internet mail access protocol
Network File System

37. 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
encapsulating the data payload.
Routing Information Protocol
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

38. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Application
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Local Area Network
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

39. What is RIP?
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Routing Internet Protocol
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
25

40. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
In a locked room in an offsite location
Bridge
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
encapsulating the data payload.

41. FQDN means...
cold site.
Proxy
802.11i
Fully Qualified Domain Name

42. What are the two main network types?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

43. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
10 GBASE-LR
3.1

44. A workstation with a static IP (Internet Protocol) address can print and authenticate to a server - but cannot browse to www.comptia.org. What is the FIRST item to troubleshoot?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
encapsulating the data payload.
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

45. MAN Means...
72.16.16.1
22
Metropolitan Area Network
53

46. IP means...
Central Processing unit
Network Address Translation
Internet Protocol
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

47. 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
Bridge
traceroute
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Network Interface Card

48. 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.)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

49. On what Port is LDAP?
389
25
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Application

50. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
D. Switch and bridge
802.1x
Wireless Access Point