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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. IDS means...
Intrusion Detection System
128 bit addresses
IMAP (Mail Client)
File Transfer Protocol

2. NNTP Means...
443
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
nslookup
Network News Transfer Protocol

3. What is IP?
Global System for Mobile Communications
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
raphical User Interface
Internet Protocol

4. The system administrator performs full backups on Sundays. Incremental backups are performed every day EXCEPT Sunday. The backups start at 10 a.m. and end by 12 p.m. The system crashes on Wednesday night. Which tapes must be used to restore data?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
23
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

5. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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6. What is CHAP?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network

7. 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?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

8. Host
Router
Any network device with an IP address
802.1x
69

9. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Manages printers on the network
D. Switch and bridge
Digital Subscriber Line
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

10. What is on Port 514?
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Alternating Current

11. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
cold site.
48 bits.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

12. What is RIP?
10 GBASE-LR
25
Routing Internet Protocol
In a locked room in an offsite location

13. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
1000BASE-CX
Hypertext Markup Language
File Transfer Protocol
The device ID (Identification)

14. Physical Topology
DNS
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
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.

15. 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
Multiple Link Interface
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
53
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

16. On what Port is RDP?
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Authentication
Network Address Translator
3389

17. Which one of the following UNIX commands is similar to Telnet and used for terminal emulation?
Metropolitan Area Network
rlogin
Time domain reflectometer
Network File System

18. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
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.
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
10 GBASE-LR
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.

19. On what Port is SUN RPC?
Network Time Protocol
111
192.168.96.254
raphical User Interface

20. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
Networked Basic Input/Output System
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

21. 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
802.2
Windows Internet Name Service
802.11i

22. WPA Means...
Wireless Protected Access
A long length of antenna extension cable
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Any network device with an IP address

23. Fax Server

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24. A rogue residential gateway has been installed in a network. It is running DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the computers have static IP (Internet Protocol) addresses assigned - what problems might exist on the network?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Alternating Current
There will be no Internet access.
111

25. BRI Means...
Basic Rate Interface
Electromagnetic Interference
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
A long length of antenna extension cable

26. NIC means...
Network Interface Card
Proxy
HTTP
BootP (Boot Protocol)

27. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
The users will not be affected by the change.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Gateway

28. Which one of the following security protocols creates a secure connection over the Internet?
802.11i
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
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.

29. HTTP Means...
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
nslookup
Hypertext transfer protocol
Intrusion Detection System

30. What is Unicast?
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
443
1000BASE-CX
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.)

31. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
encapsulating the data payload.
Stores and dispenses files
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
bytes 1-3

32. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
SSH
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
48 bits.

33. ATM Means...
Transport
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

34. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
Networked Basic Input/Output System
rlogin
Application
nslookup

35. 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
Integrated Services digital Network
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
110
Wired Equivalent Privacy

36. What is PPTP?
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)
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
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

37. TCP means...
Transmission Control Protocol
New Technology File System
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Simple Network Management Protocol

38. ISDN means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
Integrated Services digital Network
169.254.1.1
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

39. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
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).

40. Workstations

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41. SSID Means...
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
Service Set Identifier
53

42. WLAN Means...
Wireless Access Point
3389
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Wireless LAN

43. A network administrator is troubleshooting a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) that is experiencing trouble with interference. A scan of the wireless network reports that there are two WAPs (Wireless Access Point) from different companies within rang
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

44. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
192.168.96.254
Verification
Transport
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

45. Which one of the following provides a fault-tolerant storage system containing five disks and a single controller that will function if a single disk fails?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
A striped set array with parity
6
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.

46. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
802.2
Application
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

47. NTP means...
Network Time Protocol
20 & 21
802.11
User Datagram Protocol

48. 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
D. Switch and bridge
netstat
Select the most probable cause
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

49. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
10
MAC (Media Access Control) address

50. NetBEUI Means...
Secure Shell
802.11b
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)