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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Network
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
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2. 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)
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
25
netstat

3. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Network Address Translation
Multiple Link Interface
Bus
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

4. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Intrusion Detection System
Quality of Service

5. IPX Means...
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Internetwork packet exchange
Intrusion Detection System
Quality of Service

6. MIME means...
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Gateway
Network Access Control
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

7. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
169.254.1.1
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
25

8. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
Multiple Link Interface
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
8080
Quality of Service

9. TCP means...
rp
Transmission Control Protocol
Point to Point 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.

10. Web Server
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Hypertext transfer protocol
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Internet mail access protocol

11. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?
Telnet
Network News Transfer Protocol
Internet mail access protocol
MAC (Media Access Control) address

12. WAP Means...
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.
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Wireless Access Point
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

13. ISO Means...
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Industry Standards Organization
Public Switched Telephone Network
Access Control List

14. 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)?
Point to Point Protocol
Router
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

15. 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?
netstat
traceroute
Electromagnetic Interference
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

16. What is on Port 443?
143
Routing Information Protocol
48 bits.
HTTPS/ SSL

17. Wi-Fi Means...
Application
Wireless Fidelity
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Internet Protocol

18. Fault Tolerance
Client - protocol - and adapter
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.

19. IIS Means...
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Internet Information Services
20 & 21
48 bits.

20. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
rp
Token passing
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
802.11

21. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
Stores and dispenses files
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Hybrid hub
User Datagram Protocol

22. 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?
Service Set Identifier
The users will not be affected by the change.
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Light Emitting Diode

23. 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?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

24. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Application
802.2
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

25. A small office network with ten computers uses a cable modem and router to connect to the Internet and distribute services to clients. After several weeks of use - the routers collision LED (Light Emitting Diode) has begun to stay on permanently. Wha
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
traceroute
Electromagnetic Interference
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.

26. PPP Means...
D. Switch and bridge
Point-to-Point Protocol
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Service Set Identifier

27. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Media Access Control
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Direct Current

28. 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
Manages printers on the network
Routing Information Protocol
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

29. DHCP means...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
The analyzer is functioning properly.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
The device ID (Identification)

30. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
Light Emitting Diode
Transport
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
The users will not be affected by the change.

31. NAT Means...
Network Address Translation
802.11a.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Split the scope addresses between the servers assigning 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.127 for the PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and 192.168.0.128 through 192.168.0.254 for the BDC (Backup Domain Controller).

32. IEEE means...
Bus
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
111

33. PSTN Means...
22
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Public Switched Telephone Network
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34. What is on Ports 20 and 21?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
POP3
Transport

35. UDP Means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
User Datagram Protocol
rlogin
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

36. SSL Means...
NetBios
161 & 162
Secure Sockets Layer
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

37. DOS means...
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
6
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
802.11

38. HTTPS means...
Internet Service Provider
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

39. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Time domain reflectometer
Internet Protocol Security
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

40. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
Split the scope addresses between the servers assigning 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.127 for the PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and 192.168.0.128 through 192.168.0.254 for the BDC (Backup Domain Controller).
Local Area Network
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

41. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?
Computers are connected to one central point w/ their own individual cables or wireless connections. This topology offers advantages over the bus topology and is used more often despite having more physical requirements than the bus topology. Benefit
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
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.
1000BASE-CX

42. List the drawbacks of a star topology
135-139
1433
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
SSH

43. 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
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
MultiProtocol Label Switching
The analyzer is functioning properly.
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44. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
rp
143
Public Switched Telephone Network
nslookup

45. A network administrator is configuring a router to support a new subnet on a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) network. The subnet uses 192.168.96.0/24. The administrators company policy is to reserve the highest IP (Intern
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Windows Internet Name Service
A long length of antenna extension cable
192.168.96.254

46. What is on Port 53?
Hypertext Markup Language
Basic Input/Output System
DNS
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

47. What is on Port 3389?
Routing Internet Protocol
RDP/ Terminal Services
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Global Positioning System

48. Name the seven most common physical topologies
Plain Old Telephone Service
As a way to share resources and information
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Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

49. On what Port is RDP?
3389
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Physical

50. List the benefits of a star topology

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