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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A facility designed to receive computer equipment during a disaster recovery is known as a...
172.192.4.256
Plain Old Telephone Service
80
cold site.

2. An employee needs to access the internal secure company web site from a hotel. The employee will need which of the following connections?
Multiple Link Interface
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
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).
Internet connection

3. Servers

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4. Connecting a LAN (Local Area Network) to a mainframe can be accomplished using a...
Internet Service Provider
HTTPS/ SSL
netstat
gateway.

5. Remote Access Server
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
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.
Physical

6. Which one of the following will interfere with an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11b access point?
In a locked room in an offsite location
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

7. What is on Port 443?
Secure Sockets Layer
HTTPS/ SSL
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Point to Point Protocol

8. Examples of valid WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key lengths
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
Alternating Current
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

9. 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?
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
Networked Basic Input/Output System
Manages network applications

10. 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
6
ping
Remote Desktop Protocol
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)

11. What is on Port 8080?
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Uniform Resource Locator
As a way to share resources and information
Proxy Server

12. 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
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
Plain Old Telephone Service
MAC (Media Access Control) address

13. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has the shortest maximum distance?
22
Plain Old Telephone Service
1000BASE-CX
100BASE-FX Answer: D

14. 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
rlogin
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Handles e-mail functions
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network

15. 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
A long length of antenna extension cable
Internet mail access protocol
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect
A striped set array with parity

16. Which one of the following will affect the range of an 802.11b WAP (Wireless Access Point)?
Token passing
A long length of antenna extension cable
Wireless Protected Access
6

17. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?
Integrated Services digital Network
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
10 GBASE-LR
Direct Current

18. SMB Means...
6
raphical User Interface
In a locked room in an offsite location
Server Message Block OR Small-to-Midsize Business

19. What is on Port 514?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Sys Log (Unix) or Event Manager (Windows)

20. Given the MAC address 00:B0:D0:5A:E1:B5 - what does 5A:E1:B5 identify?
10 GBASE-LR
The device ID (Identification)
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.)
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

21. GPS means...
Global Positioning System
RJ-11 (Registered Jack)
Secure Sockets Layer
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

22. On what Port is SNMP?
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
161 & 162
Post Office Protocol
Password Authentication Protocol

23. On what Port is SUN RPC?
111
Hypertext transfer protocol
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
1433

24. FTP Means
10 GBASE-LR
bytes 1-3
File Transfer Protocol
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

25. Which networking device works at the upper three layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) and connects networks with different architectures?
Electromagnetic Interference
Gateway
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
53

26. Which digital interface device is used to connect to a local service providers digital T1 (T-Carrier Level 1) or E1 network?
Wireless LAN
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
File Transfer Protocol
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.

27. 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?
8080
A striped set array with parity
netstat and ping
53

28. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Secure Shell
NFS (Network File System)
Bus

29. WINS Means...
Windows Internet Name Service
Routing Information Protocol
Put a router between the two network segments
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

30. All of the following are true statements about private IP (Internet Protocol) addressing EXCEPT...
514
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Client - protocol - and adapter
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

31. RDP means...
Remote Desktop Protocol
Routing Information Protocol
Primary Rate Interface
Forward the packets to all ports except the one that originated the request

32. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
In a locked room in an offsite location
169.254.1.1
SMB (Server Message Block)
encapsulating the data payload.

33. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
100BASE-FX Answer: D
All hosts can communicate.
48 bits.

34. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Time domain reflectometer
Transport
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)

35. Telephony Server
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

36. NAC means...
Authentication
10 GBASE-LR
Network Access Control
80

37. A firewall differs from a proxy server in that a proxy server operates at which of the following levels of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
802.11i
Manages network applications
1
Application

38. There is a suspected SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) virus on the workstation. E-mail programs are not currently running. Which of the following utilities should be run to see if there are any open SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) sockets?
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
netstat
As a way to share resources and information
NetBios

39. NTFS Means...
Transmission Control Protocol
New Technology File System
Public Key Infrastructure
Internet connection

40. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
MAC (Media Access Control) address
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers

41. On what Port is HTTPS/ SSL?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Service Set Identifier
443
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.

42. 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
389
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Network File System
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

43. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
Intrusion Detection System
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)
Network Address Translator
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

44. What is on Ports 135-139?
bytes 1-3
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
NetBios
1

45. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards has a longer maximum distance than 100 meters (328 feet)?
Network and Transport
100BASE-FX Answer: D
Run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed. Something this powerful is typically referred to only as a server today. Don't confuse workstations with client mac
Network Access Control

46. DHCP means...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Wireless Protected Access

47. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
Proxy server
Network Address Translation
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
A striped set array with parity

48. WPA Means...
Proxy
Wireless Protected Access
Select the most probable cause
Hypertext Markup Language

49. IP means...
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
There will be no Internet access.
Internet Protocol
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.

50. ISO Means...
Industry Standards Organization
Firewall
Client - protocol - and adapter
bytes 1-3