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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. MPLS
raphical User Interface
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Internet Information Services
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.

2. WLAN Means...
Port Address Translator
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
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
Wireless LAN

3. DC means...
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Direct Current
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
Basic Rate Interface

4. Describe a star topology
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
POP3
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

5. POP Means...
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Post Office Protocol

6. What is on Port 443?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
HTTPS/ SSL
Alternating Current

7. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer provides interfaces to the user that enable programs to use network services?
Application
80
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Alternating Current

8. What is IP?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Routing Internet Protocol
The users will not be affected by the change.
Internet Protocol

9. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
Public Key Infrastructure
SUN RPC
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

10. PPP Means...
Point-to-Point Protocol
Wireless LAN
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
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.)

11. 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?
Post Office Protocol 3
Put a router between the two network segments
The device ID (Identification)
Proxy server

12. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Bus
Application

13. What is NAT?
Network Address Translator
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Put a router between the two network segments
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)

14. What is a MAC (Media Access Control) address?
passing a username and password in plaintext.
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Basic Rate Interface
traceroute

15. 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?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Quality of Service
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Network Access Control

16. The 802.11 frequency band is...
Select the most probable cause
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Network Address Translation

17. LDAP means...
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

18. What is Broadcast Transmission?
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
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
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.
A striped set array with parity

19. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Network and Transport
All workstations except Workstation 3 can communicate to each other.

20. File Server
Token passing
8080
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Stores and dispenses files

21. FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) operates at what speed?
25
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
bytes 1-3

22. Which one of the following options is required for a client workstation to connect to a network resource?
rp
Post Office Protocol
Client - protocol - and adapter
Point to Point Protocol

23. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

24. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
143
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

25. GPS means...
File Transfer Protocol
Wireless LAN
Global Positioning System
192.168.96.254

26. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
128 bit addresses
10

27. WEP Means...
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).
48 bits.

28. NAT Means...
Primary Rate Interface
161 & 162
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Network Address Translation

29. LED Means...
Network Time Protocol
The device ID (Identification)
Proxy
Light Emitting Diode

30. 802.11 security is defined in...
Port 161 is SNMP and Port 162 is the SNMP Manager
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)
802.11a.
802.11i

31. GUI means
Integrated Services digital Network
Network Access Control
raphical User Interface
Transport

32. Given the following output - which utility was used? Default Server: bigserver.datacenter.com Address: 4.12.18.1
nslookup
6
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
DNS

33. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
gateway.
Manages printers on the network
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

34. ACL means...
raphical User Interface
Access Control List
Application
Internet connection

35. 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
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
514
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).
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

36. What is UDP? What are some of its attributes?
Transmission Control Protocol
Network File System
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

37. Client-Server Networks
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
bytes 1-3
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

38. SMB Means...
Wireless Fidelity
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
135-139

39. 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)?
HTTP
Periodically (randomly) blinking
53
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

40. On what Port is Sys Log/ Event Manager?
22
larger subnet masks.
514
Time domain reflectometer

41. On what Port is LDAP?
100BASE-FX Answer: D
389
20 & 21
Put a router between the two network segments

42. NIC means...
25
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Network Interface Card
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

43. What is OSPF?
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
A long length of antenna extension cable
3.1
Internet Protocol Security

44. 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?
Point-to-Point Protocol
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

45. ICMP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
Direct Current
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

46. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
The 'memo maker' that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
larger subnet masks.

47. How are physical and logical topologies different?

48. Which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model handles formatting and code conversion?
Presentation
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
53
Electromagnetic Interference

49. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Secure Sockets Layer
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
rp

50. On what Port is POP3?
8080
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
110
Application