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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. What is CHAP?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

2. What is OSPF?
802.11b
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.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol

3. How are physical and logical topologies different?

4. Which of the following choices describes an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector?
RDP/ Terminal Services
MultiProtocol Label Switching
ping
An eight-position connector which uses UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair).

5. POP3 Means...
Light Emitting Diode
Post Office Protocol 3
Wireless Protected Access
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)

6. PPTP Means...
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients
10 GBASE-LR
Point to Point Protocol
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

7. What is on Port 3389?
22
53
RDP/ Terminal Services
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.

8. 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?
the NIC (Network Interface Card) is bad.
Application
netstat
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)

9. Which one of the following is true concerning bridges and their forwarding decisions?
BootP (Boot Protocol)
Bridges operate at OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) Layer 2 and use MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to make decisions.
802.11b
Post Office Protocol

10. List the benefits of a star topology

11. 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?
Put a router between the two network segments
T1 (T-Carrier Level 1).
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
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.)

12. Servers

13. NetBEUI Means...
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
802.11a.
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
80

14. ACL means...
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
netstat
Bus
Access Control List

15. Which protocol could be used by a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Electromagnetic Interference
Hybrid hub

16. Client-Server Networks
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Client-server networks are the opposite of peer-to-peer networks. A single server uses a network operating system for managing the entire network.
CSU / DSU (Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit)
Data Link

17. SSH Means...
passing a username and password in plaintext.
Transport
Network Interface Card
Secure Shell

18. IDS means...
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
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).
Intrusion Detection System

19. Which one of the following standards has a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps (Megabits per second)?
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
802.11b
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Internet connection

20. What is on Port 80?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
HTTP
New stations can be added easily and quickly - Scalable - Easier to troubleshoot - A single cable failure doesn't disable entire network
389

21. A technician just installed a new NIC (Network Interface Card) in a computer and attached a cable to connect the computer to a hub. Assuming the NIC (Network Interface Card) is functioning correctly and the network is up - which of the following will
An old microwave oven is being used in the break room which causes interference with the access point.
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
The amber light is flashing occasionally and the green light is lit steadily.
Light Emitting Diode

22. Which fiber connector looks similar to an RJ-45 (Registered Jack) connector and connects two strands of fiber?
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
Metropolitan Area Network
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Wireless Fidelity

23. IEEE means...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Physical

24. A firewall can be used to prevent which of the following?
Packets from entering and leaving a network
Any network device with an IP address
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
RDP/ Terminal Services

25. File Server
Stores and dispenses files
Network and Transport
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

26. 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
netstat and ping
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Wireless Fidelity
111

27. BNC Means...
Bridge
802.1x
Network Address Translator
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector

28. A small office network with ten computers uses a cable modem and router to connect to the Internet and distribute services to clients. After several weeks of use - the routers collision LED (Light Emitting Diode) has begun to stay on permanently. Wha
25
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Proxy

29. Why did we develop networking?
As a way to share resources and information
Metropolitan Area Network
802.11a.
23

30. 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?
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
traceroute
Open Source Path First - this is a routing protocol
Enable infrastructure mode and obtain the IP (Internet Protocol) address automatically on all clients

31. Which one of the following choices is the MOST secure place to store tape backups?
SMB (Server Message Block)
Access Control List
Internet Information Services
In a locked room in an offsite location

32. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?
Have the administratorrecreate the shares to be named networkshares and privateshares in order to modify the share names to acceptable lengths
169.254.1.1
netstat
Bluetooth enabled cell phones

33. List the benefits of a bus topology
HTTP
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Authentication

34. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
Internet Protocol
Wireless Fidelity
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
1

35. What is on Port 22?
Network Interface Card
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).
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
SSH

36. TCP/IP Means;
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Hard to troubleshoot - Difficult to change or move - Doesn't offer much fault tolerance
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
Port Address Translator

37. What is on Port 69?
SUN RPC
23
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Global System for Mobile Communications

38. What is PAT?
Internet mail access protocol
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Proxy
Port Address Translator

39. What is the minimum number of hard drives required to implement RAID 0 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
Physical
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector
2
DNS (Domain Name Service) server settings

40. FTP Means
Internet Service Provider
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
Password Authentication Protocol
File Transfer Protocol

41. 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
10
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.
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.

42. All of the following are benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) EXCEPT...
Point to Point Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used in 3rd party authentication providers/ multi-factor authentication.
As a way to share resources and information
larger subnet masks.

43. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
1
Firewall
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

44. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
As a way to share resources and information
Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection
MAC (Media Access Control) address
48 bits.

45. What is QoS?
Quality of Service
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Transport
6

46. Logical Topology
Select the most probable cause
A network map showing exactly how data moves through the network.
Remote Desktop Protocol
Hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer.

47. 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?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Transmission Control Protocol
netstat
110

48. A star network that uses several cable types must use which hub type in order to accommodate all client machines?
A long length of antenna extension cable
Hybrid hub
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.
Connect Workstation 6 and Workstation 2 using a barrel connector

49. Web Server
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Multiple Link Interface
Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages
22

50. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid
3.1
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. This is a Cisco proprietary solution.