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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Alternating Current
Telnet
Port Address Translator
2. Which of the following connectors will be required for a RAS (Remote Access Service) server accepting four incoming dial-up connections to connect to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Intrusion Detection System
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Basic Input/Output System
3. On what Port is Telnet?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Uniform Resource Locator
Manages network applications
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4. On what Port is DNS?
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443
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
5. BNC Means...
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Access Control List
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
6. What is on Port 110?
Basic Input/Output System
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
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POP3
7. HTML means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Post Office Protocol 3
Hypertext Markup Language
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
8. Client-Server Networks
Stores and dispenses files
Basic Rate Interface
Any network device with an IP address
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
9. LED Means...
raphical User Interface
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Light Emitting Diode
nslookup
10. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Verification
Windows Internet Name Service
Central Processing unit
Simple Network Management Protocol
11. Remote Access Server
Time domain reflectometer
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
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Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
12. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
Internet Protocol
100BASE-FX Answer: D
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.
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.
13. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Public Switched Telephone Network
14. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
802.11a.
15. ICMP means...
Digital Subscriber Line
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
As a way to share resources and information
Internet Control Message Protocol
16. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
17. MAC Means...
Digital Subscriber Line
Media Access Control
Point to Point Protocol
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
18. NetBIOS Means...
Presentation
Network Interface Card
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Networked Basic Input/Output System
19. WEP Means...
Central Processing unit
Digital Subscriber Line
File Transfer Protocol
Wired Equivalent Privacy
20. SSID Means...
Service Set Identifier
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Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
MultiProtocol Label Switching
21. 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?
Network Address Translation
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
802.11b
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?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Firewall
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Port Address Translator
23. DSL means...
Digital Subscriber Line
Network File System
Secure Sockets Layer
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
24. 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?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Quality of Service
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
25. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Proxy server
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Internet Information Services
Packets from entering and leaving a network
26. ICMP means...
169.254.1.1
Verification
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Internet Control Message Protocol
27. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Application
10 GBASE-LR
Quality of Service
28. CPU means...
Central Processing unit
New Technology File System
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Internet Protocol
29. POP Means...
802.2
Post Office Protocol
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
Access Control List
30. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
48 bits.
Network Access Control
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
31. On what Port is FTP?
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
20 & 21
DNS
32. Ten workstations numbered 1 through 10 are installed sequentially on a physical star network. The network uses a logical bus topology and is cabled using Category 3 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). The cable to Workstation 3 has been severed. Which of
1000BASE-CX
HTTPS/ SSL
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Public Key Infrastructure
33. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
802.11i
443
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
34. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Manages printers on the network
In a locked room in an offsite location
Proxy server
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
35. 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?
Windows Internet Name Service
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
25
36. What is PAT?
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Port Address Translator
37. What is on Port 111?
Local Area Network
SUN RPC
Token passing
Routing Information Protocol
38. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
Data Link
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Client - protocol - and adapter
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
39. Company A has two networks - one on the west side of town and one on the east side. The network administrator wants to connect the two networks with a leased line but is concerned about limiting broadcast traffic. What can the administrator do to all
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.
Network News Transfer Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
larger subnet masks.
40. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
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
Port Address Translator
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
41. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Telnet
Global System for Mobile Communications
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42. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Basic Input/Output System
802.11i
MultiProtocol Label Switching
43. 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
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
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CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
44. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
802.11b
Internetwork packet exchange
802.11
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
45. NAC means...
Point to Point Protocol
Alternating Current
Network Access Control
Multiple Link Interface
46. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
rlogin
File Transfer Protocol
NetBios
Network Interface Card
47. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Any network device with an IP address
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Global System for Mobile Communications
48. What is on Port 8080?
Password Authentication Protocol
Service Set Identifier
Proxy Server
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
49. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
10
192.168.96.254
Internet mail access protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
50. TCP/IP Means;
Central Processing unit
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
To decrease network congestion Answer: D