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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)

2. DOS means...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Windows Internet Name Service
Hypertext transfer protocol

3. Print Server
Manages printers on the network
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
A long length of antenna extension cable
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

4. 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)?
cold site.
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
192.168.96.254

5. 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
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
2
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

6. Client Machine
Telnet
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Multiple Link Interface
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

7. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
cold site.
Public Switched Telephone Network
RDP/ Terminal Services
gateway.

8. TCP means...
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Transmission Control Protocol
Password Authentication Protocol
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

9. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
Internet Service Provider
Remote Desktop Protocol
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Token passing

10. 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?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Proxy Server
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR

11. What is on Port 389?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Post Office Protocol
SMB (Server Message Block)
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

12. What is the maximum standard distance allowed to connect a customer via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line?
A long length of antenna extension cable
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Physical

13. 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
Proxy server
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.
Handles e-mail functions
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).

14. 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
rlogin
D. Switch and bridge
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

15. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

16. Web Server
traceroute
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Any network device with an IP address

17. A network administrator is troubleshooting connectivity from a client machine. An error message that reads 'Page Cannot be Displayed' is shown in the browser whenever a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) is typed in the address bar. However - if the
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
53
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Basic Input/Output System

18. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Primary Rate Interface
SQL Server
802.11b

19. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
80
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
1000BASE-CX

20. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
Network and Transport
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
MultiProtocol Label Switching

21. BNC Means...
8080
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

22. A user complains that they are unable to connect to a remote server using either FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or Telnet - although the user was able to connect yesterday. Which of the following commands is used to troubleshoot the problem?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
ping
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Network News Transfer Protocol

23. What is on Port 143?
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
IMAP (Mail Client)

24. NTP means...
SUN RPC
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Network Time Protocol
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)

25. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
cold site.
POP3
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

26. TDR means...
Time domain reflectometer
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.
ifconfig

27. MPLS
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Light Emitting Diode
MultiProtocol Label Switching

28. On what Port is FTP?
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
File Transfer Protocol
20 & 21
Periodically (randomly) blinking

29. A user connects to the companys intranet server via a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection from a SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) using the broadband service. One day - the user cannot successfully connect to the VPN (Virtual Private Network) a
SMB (Server Message Block)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
The analyzer is functioning properly.

30. Upon which devices can NAT (Network Address Translation) be used?
cold site.
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Firewall
Manages network applications

31. NetBEUI Means...
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
Application

32. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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33. Which one of the following options is a security standard for 802.11?
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
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
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

34. 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.
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Time domain reflectometer
1000BASE-CX

35. DNS means...
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Global Positioning System
Consists of two distinct and terminated ends with each computer connected to one unbroken cable running its entire length. All of the computers can see all of the data flowing through but the only one computer the data is addressed to will actually g
Hypertext Markup Language

36. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?
Hypertext Markup Language
Periodically (randomly) blinking
802.11
SQL Server

37. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
Windows Internet Name Service
Gateway

38. IDS means...
rlogin
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Data Link
Intrusion Detection System

39. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Network Address Translator
10
SMTP Server
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.

40. NFS Means...
Network File System
Wireless LAN
Bus
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

41. What is on Port 443?
HTTPS/ SSL
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
cold site.

42. LDAP means...
Hypertext Markup Language
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
SQL Server

43. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

44. Fault Tolerance
Exterior Gateway 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.
Point to Point Protocol
POP3

45. A network administrator is in charge of a large corporate network containing a DNS (Domain Name Service) server - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server - and an internal web server. One particular subnet is experiencing trouble with Inter
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Internet connection
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
802.11a.

46. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
gateway.
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
ping
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

47. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
25
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)

48. Which two devices both operate at the same layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
D. Switch and bridge
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
135-139
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

49. MLI Means...
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Multiple Link Interface
6
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

50. What is LEAP?
Bridge
20 & 21
netstat and ping
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.