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1. 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
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
Remote Desktop Protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Internet Control Message Protocol

2. Which one of the following communication protocols does a UNIX system primarily rely on?
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Point to Point Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)

3. What is on Port 443?
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
HTTPS/ SSL
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
10 GBASE-LR

4. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
Firewall
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

5. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
Metropolitan Area Network
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
larger subnet masks.
Put a router between the two network segments

6. EMI means...
Electromagnetic Interference
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
larger subnet masks.
Metropolitan Area Network

7. ISDN means...
Peer-To-Peer and Client-Server
Integrated Services digital Network
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network

8. DNS means...
Network Address Translation
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server
53

9. IDS means...
Application
Intrusion Detection System
802.11a.
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

10. A network administrator implements four VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) on a switch. Which device will be required to pass traffic among the VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)?
Hybrid hub
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Router

11. On what Port is TFTP?
Internet Control Message Protocol
69
Firewall
NetBios

12. 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?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
There will be no Internet access.
Authentication
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

13. AC means...
Stores and dispenses files
Basic Rate Interface
53
Alternating Current

14. NIC means...
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business
POP3
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
Network Interface Card

15. PPTP Means...
Light Emitting Diode
Presentation
Integrated Services digital Network
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

16. Given the output: 1.pgw (129.6.80.254) * 4ms 3ms 2.129.6.1.245 (129.6.1.245) 4ms 3ms * 3.129.6.2.252 (129.6.2.252) 5ms 5ms 4ms Which of the following commands causes the results above?
Router
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
User Datagram Protocol
traceroute

17. FTP Means
File Transfer Protocol
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
As a way to share resources and information
Secure Shell

18. File Server
Transmission Control Protocol
Windows Internet Name Service
Stores and dispenses files
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

19. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
SQL Server
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
10 GBASE-LR

20. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
Hypertext Markup Language
SMTP Server
Hybrid hub
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

21. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
389
Global System for Mobile Communications
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

22. Which one of the following is a purpose for subnetting?
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Routing Information Protocol
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

23. PKI means...
Secure Sockets Layer
802.1x
Service Set Identifier
Public Key Infrastructure

24. NetBIOS Means...
SMB (Server Message Block)
10 GBASE-LR
Networked Basic Input/Output System
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.

25. List the drawbacks of a bus topology

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26. MIME means...
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Wireless Fidelity

27. What is L2TP? What is significant about this protocol?
traceroute
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
10 GBASE-LR
larger subnet masks.

28. Fault Tolerance
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
10 GBASE-LR
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
DNS

29. 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?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Wireless Access Point
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

30. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
169.254.1.1
110
Data Link
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

31. List the benefits of a bus topology
passing a username and password in plaintext.
New Technology File System
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
802.11b

32. What is LEAP?
nslookup
Light Emitting Diode
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
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.

33. 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
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
netstat
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

34. 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
Password Authentication Protocol
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

35. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Hypertext transfer protocol
Network Time Protocol
They are connected to a switch when trying to capture packets.

36. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Internet Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

37. WEP Means...
Network File System
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface

38. What is NAT?
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
802.11b
Network Address Translator
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.

39. 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
Bridge
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
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.
Post Office Protocol

40. On what Port is DNS?
53
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Manages printers on the network

41. GSM means...
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.
To decrease network congestion Answer: D
Global System for Mobile Communications
111

42. Client-Server Networks
Physical
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)

43. What is on Port 110?
POP3
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
10 GBASE-LR

44. What is on Port 1433?
SQL Server
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
ifconfig

45. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Light Emitting Diode
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.

46. 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
bytes 1-3
The analyzer is functioning properly.
Electromagnetic Interference
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required

47. What is EAP? What is it used for?
Media Access Control
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
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.

48. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Extranet
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

49. 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?
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Global Positioning System
25
Manages network applications

50. What is CHAP?
Network Time Protocol
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol