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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is DHCP? What is its key attribute?
Wireless Protected Access
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.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
Stores and dispenses files

2. 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
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
netstat
Presentation
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

3. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
Network News Transfer Protocol
Internet Protocol Security
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SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

4. RDP means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
Network Address Translation
Network Interface Card
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

5. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
Password Authentication Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Authentication
A long length of antenna extension cable

6. Why did we develop networking?
Verification
As a way to share resources and information
Wireless Access Point
Transmission Control Protocol

7. BRI Means...
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Internetwork packet exchange
Basic Rate Interface
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

8. Print Server
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Manages printers on the network
Alternating Current
Intrusion Detection System

9. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...
ifconfig
All hosts can communicate.
Network News Transfer Protocol
Remote Desktop Protocol

10. 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
172.192.4.256
802.11
Proxy Server
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.

11. On what Port is SQL Server?
Bridge
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Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)

12. 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
22
Physical
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

13. Wi-Fi Means...
172.192.4.256
Wireless Fidelity
Access Control List
Public Switched Telephone Network

14. Which protocol is the fastest file transfer protocol?
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MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

15. 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?
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Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

16. What is EAP? What is it used for?
Routing Information Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
72.16.16.1
Transmission Control Protocol

17. 802.11 security is defined in...
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
802.11i
Periodically (randomly) blinking
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

18. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
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passing a username and password in plaintext.
Application

19. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
802.11a.
cold site.
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
25

20. NIC means...
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Network Interface Card
Point to Point 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.

21. DSL means...
Network and Transport
Digital Subscriber Line
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

22. 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)?
Wireless LAN
Periodically (randomly) blinking
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
1000BASE-CX

23. 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
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Electromagnetic Interference
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Gateway

24. An 802.11a/b/g access point is installed in a computer lab. An administrator has a client that is based on 802.11g technology. There are times when the client slows or stops working entirely. What is the cause of the problem?
Bus
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

25. All of the following options transmit data over a modem EXCEPT...
D. Switch and bridge
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).

26. ISDN means...
Integrated Services digital Network
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
Public Key Infrastructure
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

27. A technician connects a computer to the LAN (Local Area Network) switch to analyze the traffic occurring from another computer on the network. The only traffic observed coming from the other computer is broadcast frames. What can be concluded from th
The analyzer is functioning properly.
1000BASE-CX
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.
Hypertext Markup Language

28. 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?
Router
Media Access Control
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
DNS

29. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
netstat
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Internet connection
passing a username and password in plaintext.

30. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Proxy
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
raphical User Interface

31. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
802.1x
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.)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
1000BASE-CX

32. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
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DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
VPN (Virtual Private Network)

33. What are the two main network types?
Wireless Protected Access
6
bytes 1-3
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server

34. What is on Port 23?
23
Telnet
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

35. Each of the following wireless standards use a 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) ISM (Industrial - Scientific - and Medical) band EXCEPT...
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
802.11a.
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

36. FQDN means...
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
Windows Internet Name Service
Fully Qualified Domain Name

37. What is on Port 8080?
Handles e-mail functions
Wireless LAN
Proxy Server
Network Address Translator

38. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
802.11b
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Point to Point Protocol
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

39. MLI Means...
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Multiple Link Interface
Proxy server
Internet Information Services

40. Proxy Server
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
gateway.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Alternating Current

41. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Digital Subscriber Line
Global System for Mobile Communications
NFS (Network File System)
Bus

42. On what Port is SNMP?
161 & 162
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The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Transmission Control Protocol

43. 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?
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
netstat
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

44. ICMP means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
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Internet Control Message Protocol

45. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
8080
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
1000BASE-CX
nslookup

46. 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
Bridge
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).
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
gateway.

47. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
The device ID (Identification)
Password Authentication Protocol

48. CPU means...
Quality of Service
Hybrid hub
Central Processing unit
1

49. 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)?
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
bytes 1-3
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

50. LAN Means...
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.
User Datagram Protocol
Local Area Network
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers