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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Integrated Services digital Network
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Uniform Resource Locator

2. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Transmission Control Protocol
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

3. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
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
Plain Old Telephone Service
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
cold site.

4. Proxy Server
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Network and Transport
802.11

5. On what Port is SQL Server?
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
1433
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
POP3

6. In a fully Meshed network - every node has a connection to every other node - 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

7. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
80
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
100BASE-FX Answer: D

8. Application Server
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Manages network applications
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
48 bits.

9. 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
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
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.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
3.1

10. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
cold site.
3.1
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

11. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
SMTP Server
rp
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

12. PPP Means...
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
Point-to-Point Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network
Intrusion Detection System

13. What is on Ports 135-139?
Quality of Service
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.
NetBios
In a locked room in an offsite location

14. AC means...
Each computer is directly connected to other computers in the same network and data flows in a circle shape from computer to computer and eventually back to the source. This topology isn't very popular because it's not easily scalable and the cable r
1433
Alternating Current
Handles e-mail functions

15. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
802.11a.
SSH
Basic Input/Output System
Internet connection

16. Fault Tolerance
Integrated Services digital Network
Network and Transport
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.

17. What is RARP?
Handles e-mail functions
Internet mail access protocol
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

18. A computer that is working on a network is unplugged and then plugged into another switch with a new cable. The link LED (Light Emitting Diode) on the NIC (Network Interface Card) does not come on. All of the following could be the source of the prob
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
netstat and ping
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

19. List the benefits of a star topology

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20. What is EAP? What is it used for?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
NetBios
Uniform Resource Locator
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

21. A Windows 2000 work station has a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) address of 169.254.12.1. Which statement describes the state of the computers TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) configuration?
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Bridge
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

22. What is IP?
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Internet Protocol
Manages printers on the network
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.

23. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
Wireless LAN
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
RDP/ Terminal Services

24. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
1000BASE-CX
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
User Datagram Protocol
Router

25. Which command generated the following output? Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP CompA:3006 192.168.0.2:Microsoft Established TCP CompA:3021 192.168.0.246:HTTP Established
1000BASE-CX
Hypertext transfer protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
netstat

26. If a destination address is not in a bridges forwarding table - what will the bridge do?
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Network Interface Card
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
10 GBASE-LR

27. What is on Port 514?
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
The device ID (Identification)
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Simple Network Management Protocol

28. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
128 bit addresses
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Password Authentication Protocol

29. This is not an IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
Direct Current
72.16.16.1
Intrusion Detection System
Remote Desktop Protocol

30. Remote Access Server
Token passing
Network Access Control
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

31. IPX/SPX means...
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
514
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Network Time Protocol

32. DNS means...
SQL Server
161 & 162
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

33. What is on Port 69?
Client - protocol - and adapter
SMTP Server
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

34. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
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.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

35. IPX Means...
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
802.11b
Internetwork packet exchange

36. 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)?
As a way to share resources and information
Router
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

37. Which one of the following devices connects a network segment to a public telephone network?
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
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

38. On what Port is SUN RPC?
8080
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
111
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

39. A network has been set up for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services using a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and BDC (Backup Domain Controller) each with a range of 192.168.0.1 to192.168.0.254 using a class subnet of 255.255.255.0. DHCP
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
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).
Public Switched Telephone Network
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

40. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
802.11i
The device ID (Identification)
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
SMTP Server

41. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
25
larger subnet masks.
Each computer is directly connected to other computers in the same network and data flows in a circle shape from computer to computer and eventually back to the source. This topology isn't very popular because it's not easily scalable and the cable r
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

42. 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
traceroute
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Service Set Identifier

43. On what Port is HTTP?
80
10
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
111

44. How are physical and logical topologies different?

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45. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
passing a username and password in plaintext.
rlogin
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

46. What is RIP?
Internet Information Services
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Network Address Translation
Routing Internet Protocol

47. A companys disaster recovery plan requires that a hot site be maintained for fault tolerance. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Network Address Translation
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

48. LAN Local Area Network
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Port Address Translator
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)
Hybrid hub

49. The 802.11 frequency band is...
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.
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Access Control List
Token passing

50. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
10 GBASE-LR
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Wireless Protected Access
Industry Standards Organization