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1. Which one of the following servers provides web caching services?
Proxy
Manages network applications
Post Office Protocol
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

2. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
Intrusion Detection System
Proxy server
Presentation
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

3. NetBEUI Means...
Router
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
802.11

4. 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?
Alternating Current
Point to Point Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

5. SSL Means...
Secure Sockets Layer
New Technology File System
Data Link
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

6. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?
The users will not be affected by the change.
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
6
The device ID (Identification)

7. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) provides which functionality for remote access?
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
bytes 1-3
Verification
In a locked room in an offsite location

8. Web Server
Plain Old Telephone Service
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
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).

9. An administrator is unsuccessful when attempting to ping a network device on a remote site with a firewall in between. In order for the administrator to be successful - what protocol needs to be allowed through the firewall?
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Central Processing unit
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

10. POTS means...
Plain Old Telephone Service
53
Access Control List
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

11. 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?
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.
The computer is set for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - but no DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is available for the network.
69
Data Link

12. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
encapsulating the data payload.
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.
As a way to share resources and information
Physical

13. On what Port is POP3?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
110
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.

14. List the drawbacks of a ring topology
Bluetooth enabled cell phones
Light Emitting Diode
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant

15. On what Port is LDAP?
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Fully Qualified Domain Name
389
Wired Equivalent Privacy

16. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Gateway
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Time domain reflectometer

17. PPTP Means...
A long length of antenna extension cable
6
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Network Time Protocol

18. MPLS
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
MultiProtocol Label Switching
SMTP Server
bytes 1-3

19. A network administrator needs to verify that the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is running on a particular server. On what port number should a Telnet session be established?
25
Wireless Protected Access
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.

20. A home user has been assigned one static IP (Internet Protocol) address. If the user wishes to use the 192.168.0.1 address range - what technology should the user implement?
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Verification
nslookup
Proxy server

21. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
143
File Transfer Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

22. PPP Means...
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Point-to-Point Protocol
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)
Uniform Resource Locator

23. ISDN means...
Token passing
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Internet Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network

24. What is EAP? What is it used for?
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Authentication
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Internet Service Provider

25. On what Port is SSH?
22
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.
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
Authentication

26. What is NAT?
Network Address Translator
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
802.11a.

27. PRI Means...
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Primary Rate Interface
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

28. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Network Address Translator
Remote Desktop Protocol
gateway.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

29. What is the maximum length of a gigabit Ethernet segment using MMF (MultiMode Fiber) optic cable?
SUN RPC
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
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.
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

30. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
Global System for Mobile Communications
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Internet Control Message Protocol
NFS (Network File System)

31. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Proxy
larger subnet masks.
Periodically (randomly) blinking

32. POP3 Means...
Post Office Protocol 3
192.168.96.254
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)
Data Link

33. SMB Means...
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
Intrusion Detection System
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
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.

34. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Application
HTTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
In a locked room in an offsite location

35. What is on Port 80?
Network Address Translation
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
HTTP
Wireless Protected Access

36. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
Not scalable - Expensive - Difficult to reconfigure - move - or change - Not fault tolerant
Internet Information Services
10
Point to Point Protocol

37. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
Password Authentication Protocol
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

38. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Routing Information Protocol
Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network
802.11i
Packets from entering and leaving a network

39. What is IP?
Internet Protocol
Proxy server
Basic Rate Interface
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.

40. MAU means...
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Port Address Translator

41. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Networked Basic Input/Output System
25
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).

42. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
Data Link
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
169.254.1.1
10 GBASE-LR

43. What is on Port 514?
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
6
Internet Protocol
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

44. What is Unicast?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Internet Protocol
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides 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.)

45. WAP Means...
1
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
135-139
Wireless Access Point

46. Describe a star topology
Password Authentication Protocol
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
There will be no Internet access.
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

47. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Wireless Access Point
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

48. POP Means...
172.192.4.256
Post Office Protocol
1
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes

49. 802.11 security is defined in...
802.11i
Bridge
netstat and ping
Problematic workstations have cached the old IP (Internet Protocol) address of the server.

50. FTP Means
Periodically (randomly) blinking
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.
NFS (Network File System)
File Transfer Protocol

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