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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. RDP means...
1000BASE-CX
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
72.16.16.1
Remote Desktop Protocol

2. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Gateway
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
1000BASE-CX

3. SSID Means...
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Remote Desktop Protocol
Service Set Identifier
Internet Protocol

4. Which UNIX service provides interoperability with Windows file and print sharing?
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
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
bytes 1-3
SMB (Server Message Block)

5. What is on Port 69?
encapsulating the data payload.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Internet Control Message Protocol
802.1x

6. 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
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
2

7. List the benefits of a bus topology
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.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
25

8. Why did we develop networking?
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
As a way to share resources and information
Presentation
ifconfig

9. LAN Means...
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
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.
Local Area Network
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

10. 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
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
SUN RPC
25
Internet Protocol

11. Which standard covers the methods for performing authentication services for remote access to a central LAN (Local Area Network)?
802.1x
Multiple Link Interface
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Secure Sockets Layer

12. Describe a ring topology

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13. IEEE means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
A striped set array with parity
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
POP3

14. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Industry Standards Organization
File Transfer Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

15. Servers

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16. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Select the most probable cause
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

17. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
netstat
192.168.96.254
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.

18. What is on Ports 161 and 162?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

19. BRI Means...
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Secure Shell
Basic Rate Interface
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

20. A network has grown to include seventy 24 port Ethernet switches and has decreased in performance steadily as new switches are added. What adjustments can be made to the infrastructure to improve the performance?
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
bytes 1-3
gateway.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

21. What is BGMP?
Uniform Resource Locator
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
69
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

22. SMB Means...
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

23. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
2
Verification
514

24. BIOS Means...
802.2
23
Basic Input/Output System
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

25. 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?
Service Set Identifier
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a network service that assigns IP addresses to clients. Should remember that it uses scopes to manage any excluded/ static IP addresses.
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
nslookup

26. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
128 bit addresses
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

27. Client Machine
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Internet Protocol
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

28. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Hybrid hub
1000BASE-CX
Media Access Control
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.)

29. POP3 Means...
Post Office Protocol 3
Exterior Gateway Protocol
802.11i
raphical User Interface

30. What is on Port 389?
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
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.
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

31. On what Port is the Proxy Server?
8080
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
1000BASE-CX
802.2

32. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
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
NetBios
Extranet
rlogin

33. Which dial-up protocol is capable of passing multiple LAN (Local Area Network) protocols across the wire?
Telnet
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
72.16.16.1
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

34. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Alternating Current
Manages network applications
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

35. A WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) network administrator has disabled DNS (Domain Name Service) for security reasons. Users have lost the ability to access remote network shares named ournetworkshares and ourprivateshares. How can this be resolve
Time domain reflectometer
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Network Address Translation

36. HTML means...
Post Office Protocol 3
Hypertext Markup Language
Metropolitan Area Network
There will be no Internet access.

37. 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
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Put a router between the two network segments
Exterior Gateway Protocol
D. Switch and bridge

38. What is PPTP?
The analyzer is functioning properly.
ifconfig
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

39. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
netstat
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Physical

40. Fault Tolerance
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Industry Standards Organization
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
netstat and ping

41. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
2
443

42. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
The device ID (Identification)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Data Link
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

43. GSM means...
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
HTTP
Global System for Mobile Communications
netstat

44. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
MultiProtocol Label Switching
128 bit addresses
Put a router between the two network segments
Data Link

45. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
DNS
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

46. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
cold site.
Network Address Translation

47. What is QoS?
Quality of Service
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Network News Transfer Protocol
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.

48. What are the two main network types?
Metropolitan Area Network
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
larger subnet masks.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

49. On what Port is TFTP?
69
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Intrusion Detection System
IMAP (Mail Client)

50. To increase the number of available IP (Internet Protocol) addresses - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) uses which one of the following options?
128 bit addresses
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
Post Office Protocol 3
Any network device with an IP address