Ch. 12-13 Test

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a network operating system in a classic client/server network?

Answer 1

Novell NetWare

Question 2

Which operating system was once a common example of an operating system designed for peer-to-peer networking?

Answer 2

Windows 98

Question 3

Which application uses the BitTorrent standard?

Answer 3

Transmission

Question 4

What TCP/IP protocol layer supports PPTP and L2TP?

Answer 4

Link

Question 5

Which tools are tunneling protocols?

Answer 5

PPTP and L2TP

Question 6

What is the result of running “Create a New Connection” on the Windows client side of a PPTP VPN connection?

Answer 6

A virtual NIC is created.

Question 7

On the Windows client side of a PPTP VPN connection, where does a client get an IP address from after it creates a virtual NIC?

Answer 7

DHCP server

Question 8

Which protocol was a Cisco proprietary protocol that was replaced by L2TP?

Answer 8

L2F

Question 9

Cisco has made a big push for companies to adopt VPN hardware that enables VPNs using __________.

Answer 9

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Question 10

What are the two most common types of SSL VPNs?

Answer 10

SSL portal VPNs and SSL tunnel VPNs

Question 11

A __________ VPN deals with a specific single connection between two machines using VPN software or hardware.

Answer 11

host-to-host

Question 12

In which type of VPN does the client browser run an active control, such as Java or Flash?

Answer 12

SSL tunnel

Question 13

To configure a switch, you will need a(n) __________.

Answer 13

IP address

Question 14

Which type of network is created when you segment a network using the switches you already own?

Answer 14

Virtual LAN

Question 15

VLANs require special __________ loaded with extra programming to create the virtual networks.

Answer 15

switches

Question 16

In order for a VLAN to get its name, what is typically appended to the word “VLAN”?

Answer 16

A number

Question 17

Which term describes a port on a switch that is configured to carry all traffic, regardless of VLAN number, between all switches in a LAN?

Answer 17

Trunk port

Question 18

Which trunk standard enables you to connect switches from different manufacturers?

Answer 18

IEEE 802.1Q

Question 19

Which three states can be applied to switches using VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)?

Answer 19

Transparent, server, and client

Question 20

Which term refers to making a bunch of servers look like a single server, thereby creating a server cluster?

Answer 20

Load balancing

Question 21

What OSI model layer supports content switches?

Answer 21

Layer 7

Question 22

What term does the Network+ exam use to describe a traffic shaping device that controls the flow based on packet rules?

Answer 22

Packet shaper

Question 23

Which term is used by the CompTIA Network+ exam for routers and switches that can implement traffic shaping?

Answer 23

Bandwidth shapers

Question 24

On many advanced routers and switches, you can implement QoS through bandwidth management, such as __________, where you control the flow of packets into or out of the network according to the type of packet or other rules.

Answer 24

traffic shaping

Question 25

A __________ consists of multiple sensors placed around the network, often on one or both sides of the gateway router.

Answer 25

network-based IDS (NIDS)

Question 26

Which term refers to the capability of a switch to copy data from any or all physical ports on a switch to a single physical port?

Answer 26

Port mirroring

Question 27

Which technology is incredibly useful for any type of situation where an administrator needs to inspect packets coming to or from certain computers?

Answer 27

Port mirroring

Question 28

Which proxy server is one of the oldest uses of a proxy server?

Answer 28

HTTP

Question 29

When configuring a Web client to use a proxy server, what setting should be provided so that the client requests are redirected to the server?

Answer 29

Proxy server IP address