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Comptia Network +

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Application Server
A. 18 -000 feet (5 -486.4 meters)
LDAP - Active Directory (Windows) - e-Directory (Novell) - Open Directory (Apple)
User Datagram Protocol
Manages network applications

2. A user complains that they can no longer access resources on the network. The user is unable to ping other nodes and ipconfig returns an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is not in the correct subnet. What is the problem?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
1

3. A company wants to have an intranet. Where would the intranet web server be located in the network?
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
110
Basic Input/Output System
In the LAN (Local Area Network)

4. CPU means...
Central Processing unit
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
802.11i

5. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...
1
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol - A routing protocol for router to router activity.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

6. What functionality does Kerberos provide?
Authentication
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Telnet
8080

7. The Spanning-Tree Protocol allows for redundancy of what networking device?
Bridge
111
netstat
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

8. Mail Server
Network File System
The device ID (Identification)
Handles e-mail functions
Time domain reflectometer

9. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?
Intrusion Detection System
Secure Sockets Layer
Data Link
Bus - Star - Ring - Mesh - Point-to-point - Point-to-multipoint - Hybrid

10. 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?
Any network device with an IP address
A striped set array with parity
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
Initial installation cost may be higher - One central single point of failure (the hub or other device)

11. On what Port is the SMTP Server?
An exact duplicate of the infrastructure is mirrored offsite.
Firewall
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
25

12. What is PAP?
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
Intrusion Detection System
Password Authentication Protocol
IMAP (Mail Client)

13. 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?
These are the FTP ports. Port 20 handles data and Port 21 provides control.
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
MT-RJ (Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack)
bytes 1-3

14. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses
Basic Input/Output System
Media Access Control
1000BASE-LX and10 GBASE-LR
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.

15. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?
443
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Bus
110

16. LDAP means...
Basic Rate Interface
550 meters (1 -804.46 feet)
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
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

17. 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?
Hypertext transfer protocol
Time domain reflectometer
The capability of a computer or a network system to respond to a condition automatically - often resolving it - reducing the impact on the system.
802.2

18. An administrator has been called to consult on a network. After receiving network traffic statistics - the administrator notices that there is an abnormally high amount of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) traffic. What recommendation would
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.
Someone has enabled an additional DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time

19. What is ARP? What are some of its attributes?
Address Resolution Protocol. Has no error control.
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
Plain Old Telephone Service
110

20. What is on Port 8080?
Easy to install - Inexpensive - Less actual cable required
Proxy Server
389
Internet Protocol

21. An Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address consists of...
48 bits.
Configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to increase lease expiration time
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Transmission Control Protocol

22. IP means...
Internet Control Message Protocol
POP3
Network News Transfer Protocol
Internet Protocol

23. HTML means...
D. Switch and bridge
Implement VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network)
Hypertext Markup Language
User Datagram Protocol

24. DNS means...
encapsulating the data payload.
netstat and ping
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Domain Name Service OR Domain Name Server

25. Telephony Server
Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine
A striped set array with parity
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
NFS (Network File System)

26. Company A has two networks - one on the west side of town and one on the east side. The network administrator wants to connect the two networks with a leased line but is concerned about limiting broadcast traffic. What can the administrator do to all
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
Put a router between the two network segments
In the LAN (Local Area Network)
Global Positioning System

27. TCP means...
This IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot be pinged remotely.
Light Emitting Diode
There are too many collisions occurring in traffic. Disconnect each network card individually to find and replace the one that is broadcasting.
Transmission Control Protocol

28. A client workstation can authenticate user names and passwords to which type of server?
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
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.
Internet Control Message Protocol
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

29. The 802.11 frequency band is...
Sundays full backup as well as Mondays - Tuesdays - and Wednesdays tapes
443
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
Internet Control Message Protocol

30. On what Port is SQL Server?
1433
NFS (Network File System)
Internet Control Message Protocol
BootP (Boot Protocol)

31. What enables a UNIX computer to access exported file systems from other UNIX computers?
MAC (Media Access Control) address
Intrusion Detection System
NFS (Network File System)
User Datagram Protocol. This protocol is connectionless and routable.

32. Host
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
192.168.96.254
Internet Protocol Security
Any network device with an IP address

33. Which media access method is used for an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.5 network?
Token passing
Port Address Translator
802.11
encapsulating the data payload.

34. SSH Means...
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
Secure Shell
Internet Protocol
IMAP (Mail Client)

35. Which of the following are classified as Layer 2 devices?
Routing Internet Protocol
A 2.4 GHz (Gigahertz) cordless telephone is in use.
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)

36. NTFS Means...
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
New Technology File System
The Internet router is blocking port 25.
Put a router between the two network segments

37. How many concurrent connections can a Windows 2000 Professional computer support on a single share?
10
802.2
Any network device with an IP address
To decrease network congestion Answer: D

38. Which protocol does a diskless workstation use to obtain a network address?
ifconfig
BootP (Boot Protocol)
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
Password Authentication Protocol

39. What is on Port 110?
Windows Internet Name Service
Intrusion Detection System
POP3
Re-enter the username and password in the VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection and reconnect

40. UDP Means...
User Datagram Protocol
802.1x
Internet Protocol
raphical User Interface

41. MAU means...
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit
Plain Old Telephone Service
MultiProtocol Label Switching
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit

42. HTTP Means...
TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
Increase the TTL (Time to Live) on the DNS (Domain Name Service) servers
Hypertext transfer protocol
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

43. File Server
Stores and dispenses files
Extranet
Basic Input/Output System
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

44. On what Port is TFTP?
69
Switches - bridges - and NICs (Network Interface Card)
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
Disk Operating System or Denial of Service

45. What is Unicast?
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.)
The file has been opened by another user and is open for read only.
2.4 GHz (Gigahertz).
135-139

46. On what Port is FTP?
20 & 21
IMAP (Mail Client)
Basic Input/Output System
Media Access Unit - Media attachment Unit

47. Which of the following methods transfers files with the use of a UDP (User Datagram Protocol)?
Fully Qualified Domain Name
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
40 bit - 128 bit - 64 bit
Port 20 must also be unblocked.

48. ACL means...
80
Remote Desktop Protocol
Access Control List
Routing Internet Protocol

49. A workstation presents an error message to a user. The message states that 'Duplicate IP (Internet Protocol) has been detected on the network.' After establishing what has changed in the network - what should be the NEXT step using the standard troub
Select the most probable cause
Any device on the network that can ask for access to resources
514
23

50. NAT Means...
Check the connection from the WAP (Wireless Access Point) to the network
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Network Address Translation
69