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Comptia Network +

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1. A company wishes to establish a secure network connection with a sister company over the Internet. Both companies must have access to each others resources without allowing general public access. What describes the type of network that should be empl
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Extranet
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.

2. 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
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
135-139
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
Global Positioning System

3. 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?
3389
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

4. A packet filtering firewall operates at which layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model?
Network and Transport
10
Port 20 must also be unblocked.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)

5. A network administrator manages a medium-sized network with a mixture of different platform computers. The network contains multiple subnets located across a large geographical area. Over half of the subnets contain a WAP (Wireless Access Point) for
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D
A long length of antenna extension cable
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
Secure Sockets Layer

6. What is CHAP?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
10 GBASE-LR
Two or more connected computers that can share resources
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.

7. Host
6
Integrated Services digital Network
Any network device with an IP address
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

8. What is on Port 69?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
25
Presentation
NFS (Network File System)

9. LED Means...
Hypertext transfer protocol
Light Emitting Diode
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
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

10. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Change the LANs (Local Area Network) WAP (Wireless Access Point) channel to a different channel than the other two WAPs (Wireless Access Point)
Uniform Resource Locator
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

11. Which IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.x standard defines the operation of the LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) models Data Link layer?
Metropolitan Area Network
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Verification
802.2

12. The IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) protocol suite can secure network transmissions by...
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.
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
encapsulating the data payload.
Internet Protocol

13. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) secures PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) sessions by...
New Technology File System
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
passing a username and password in plaintext.

14. At which layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model does UDP (User Datagram Protocol) reside?
Verification
1
169.254.1.1
Transport

15. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
169.254.1.1
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Telnet
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

16. DSL means...
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Digital Subscriber Line
Consists of two distinct and terminated ends with each computer connected to one unbroken cable running its entire length. All of the computers can see all of the data flowing through but the only one computer the data is addressed to will actually g
Authentication

17. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
Internet Protocol Security. This is the defacto standard for VPN security.
It is an address assigned to a NIC (Network Interface Card).
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

18. Why did we develop networking?
Media Access Control
netstat and ping
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
As a way to share resources and information

19. All of the following Novell NetWare operating systems support NDS (NetWare Directory Services) natively EXCEPT...
netstat and ping
3.1
Network and Transport
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.

20. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
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.
Service Set Identifier
Authentication
Plain Old Telephone Service

21. TCP means...
Central Processing unit
Bridge
Transmission Control Protocol
Integrated Services digital Network

22. IPX Means...
cold site.
Network Address Translator
New Technology File System
Internetwork packet exchange

23. SSL Means...
private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses must be obtained dynamically from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Handles e-mail functions
Consists of two distinct and terminated ends with each computer connected to one unbroken cable running its entire length. All of the computers can see all of the data flowing through but the only one computer the data is addressed to will actually g
Secure Sockets Layer

24. MLI Means...
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
Data Link
Multiple Link Interface
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

25. What is Unicast?
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
File Transfer Protocol
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.)
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers

26. IPSEC means...
2
443
Metropolitan Area Network
Internet Protocol Security

27. What is on Port 23?
Proxy
Access Control List
NFS (Network File System)
Telnet

28. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
The users will not be affected by the change.
Bus
NetBios

29. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
69
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.
Token passing
BootP (Boot Protocol)

30. Which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer converts digital data into electronic signals to beput on a wire?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Physical
Networked Basic Input/Output System
48 bits.

31. Which of the following is used to translate NetBIOS (Network Basic Input / Output System) names
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Point to Point Protocol
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Eliminate any sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) around the WAP (Wireless Access Point) Answer: D

32. On what Port is SNMP?
Wireless Access Point
Light Emitting Diode
161 & 162
Proxy

33. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Network Time Protocol
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
A striped set array with parity

34. A user has set up filtering on an Internet router. The local SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server has stopped sending or receiving messages from the Internet. What is the cause of the problem?
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Primary Rate Interface
389
Wireless Protected Access

35. IPX/SPX means...
ifconfig
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
22
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

36. 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?
Bridge
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

37. Telephony Server
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
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Extranet
Proxy

38. Around noon - 802.11b wireless users near the break room have intermittent - random connections. What is the problem?
Firewall
ping
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.

39. IMAP Means...
1000BASE-CX
Internet mail access protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

40. 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.
HTTPS/ SSL
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.)
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

41. ATM Means...
Wireless LAN
Routing Internet Protocol
Password Authentication Protocol
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

42. 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)?
nslookup
Any network device with an IP address
100 Mbps (Megabits per second)
Router

43. PPTP Means...
128 bit addresses
Manages printers on the network
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Stores and dispenses files

44. MAC Means...
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Alternating Current
Media Access Control
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

45. POP Means...
Post Office Protocol
2
72.16.16.1
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

46. A user would like to implement a secure ordering system on a web server. Which of the following protocols is installed?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
72.16.16.1
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Wireless Access Point

47. BRI Means...
Network File System
netstat and ping
Basic Rate Interface
Industry Standards Organization

48. WLAN Means...
Quality of Service
1000BASE-CX
Handles e-mail functions
Wireless LAN

49. Client Machine
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
Fully Qualified Domain Name
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources

50. DC means...
Hypertext transfer protocol
Direct Current
traceroute
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol