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1
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Client PCs are unable to receive addressing information from a newly configured interface on a router. Which of the following should be added to allow the clients to connect?

A. DHCP lease me
B. IP helper
C. TTL
D. DNS record type

A

B. IP helper

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When enabling jumbo frames on a network device, which of the following parameters is being adjusted?

A. Speed
B. Duplex
C. MTU
D. TTL

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C. MTU

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A technician logs onto a system using Telnet because SSH is unavailable. SSH is enabled on the target device, and access is allowed from all subnets. The technician discovers a critical step was missed. Which of the following would allow SSH to function properly?

A. Perform file hashing
B. Generate new keys
C. Update firmware
D. Change default credentials

A

B. Generate new keys

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A network administrator wants to ensure sensitive data is not exfiltrated from the system electronically. Which of the following should be implemented?

A. DLP
B. AUP
C. NDA
D. SLA

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A. DLP

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An office network consists of one two-port router connected to a 12-port switch. A four-port hub is also connected to the switch. On this particular network, which of the following is the number of collision domain that exist?

A. 3
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
E. 15
A

D. 14

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A network technician wants to remotely and securely access the desktop of a Linux workstation. The desktop is running remote control software without encryption. Which of the following should the technician use to secure the connection?

A. SSH in tunnel mode
B. RDP set to console connection
C. EAP-PEAP
D. SFTP

A

A. SSH in tunnel mode

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Which of the following should current network performance be compared against to determine network anomalies?

A. Baseline
B. Traffic analysis
C. Packet capture
D. Logs

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A. Baseline

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A network administrator configures an email server to use secure protocols. When the upgrade is completed, which of the following ports on the firewall should be configured to allow for connectivity? (Choose three.)

A. TCP 25
B. TCP 110
C. TCP 143
D. TCP 389
E. TCP 587
F. TCP 993
G. TCP 995
A

E. TCP 587
F. TCP 993
G. TCP 995

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After a server outage, a technician discovers that a physically damaged fiber cable appears to be the problem. After replacing the cable, the server will still not connect to the network. Upon inspecting the cable at the server end, the technician discovers light can be seen through one of the two fiber strands. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to reconnect the server to the network?

A. Reverse the fiber strands of the cable and reconnect them to the server
B. Use a TDR to test both strands of a new replacement cable prior to connecting it to the server
C. Replace the server’s single-mode fiber cable with multimode fiber
D. Move the fiber cable to different port on the switch where both strands function

A

A. Reverse the fiber strands of the cable and reconnect them to the server

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The backups server connects to a NAS device using block-level storage over Ethernet. The performance is very slow, however, and the network technician suspects the performance issues are network related. Which of the following should the technician do to improve performance?

A. Utilize UDP to eliminate packet overhead
B. Turn off MDIX settings on the NAS and server switchports
C. Enable jumbo frames on the NAS and server
D. Encapsulate the storage traffic in a GRE tunnel

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C. Enable jumbo frames on the NAS and server

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A technician is trying to determine the IP address of a customer’s router. The customer has an IP address of 192.168.1.55/24. Which of the following is the address of the customer’s router?

A. 192.168.0.55
B. 192.168.1.0
C. 192.168.1.1
D. 192.168.5.5
E. 255.255.255.0
A

C. 192.168.1.1

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A network technician is able to connect the switches between to offices, but the offices cannot communicate with each other, as each office uses a different IP addressing scheme. Which of the following devices needs to be installed between the switches to allow communication?

A. Bridge
B. Access point
C. Router
D. Range extender

A

C. Router

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A network technician is working on a proposal for email migration from an on-premises email system to a vendor-hosted email in the cloud. The technician needs to explain to management what type of cloud model will be utilized with the cloud-hosted email. Which of the following cloud models should the technician identify in the proposal?

A. IaaS
B. PaaS
C. SaaS
D. MaaS

A

C. SaaS

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Which of the following is the correct port number for NTP?

A. 25
B. 69
C. 123
D. 161

A

C. 123

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A network technician is connecting two switches together. Which of the following protocols should the technician use to increase speed and fault tolerance?

A. SIP
B. BGP
C. LACP
D. LLDP

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C. LACP

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A company has a web-based application that is used by many different departments. The company has experienced some overload of resources on the database server. The network administrator implements a network device in between the servers and the database. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of this device?

A. Content filtering and network analysis
B. Load balancing and providing high availability
C. Port sniffing and protocol analysis
D. Clustering and NIC teaming

A

B. Load balancing and providing high availability

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A technician is replacing a switch at a branch office and discovers the existing backbone cable does not fit in the new switch. The fiber patch panel has circular connections. The new switch has a transceiver that accepts a smaller square adapter of two strands. Which of the following patch cables would the technician need to complete the installation?

A. LC to SC
B. SC to ST
C. LC to ST
D. ST to ST
E. SC to SC
A

C. LC to ST

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A computer lab on a campus network was recently reconfigured using recycled network cables. One of the 24 computers in the lab is unable to connect to the network after the upgrade. A network technician successfully uses the cable in question to connect directly to another computer. Which of the following is MOST likely issue with the cable?

A. The cable is a crossover cable
B. The cable is rollover cable
C. The cable has bent pins
D. The cable is a Cat 5 cable

A

A. The cable is a crossover cable

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Which of the following is a reason why a business may be hesitant to move sensitive data to a SaaS cloud service?

A. Decreased performance of internal network
B. Loss of full control over data resources
C. Increased malware exposure
D. Incompatibility with the current network

A

B. Loss of full control over data resources

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Users have been experiencing slow network response times, and management has asked the network technician to provide evidence of network improvement. After optimizing the network, which of the following would be required?

A. IDF/MDF documentation
B. Change management
C. Performance baseline
D. Physical diagram

A

C. Performance baseline

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A network technician has created a network that consists of a router, a firewall, a switch, and several PCs. Which of the following physical network topologies was created?

A. Star
B. Mesh
C. Ring
D. Bus

A

D. Bus

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A technician is setting up a branch office on a point-to-point connection. Which of the following IP network blocks is the MOST efficient use of IP address space for the router connections between the two sites?

A. /24
B. /25
C. /30
D. /32

A

C. /30

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A technician is upgrading the firmware on an older KVM switch. The specifications call for a serial port to connect to the computer on one side, and an Ethernet jack to connect to the switch on the other side. Which of the following connectors does the technician need for this cable? (Choose two.)

A. RG-9
B. DB-9
C. RJ-11
D. DB-25
E. RJ-45
F. BNC
A

B. DB-9

E. RJ-45

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An end-user device requires a specific IP address every time it connects to the corporate network; however, corporate policy does not allow the use of static IP addresses. Which of the following will allow the request to be fulfilled without breaking the corporate policy?

A. DHCP relay
B. DHCP exclusion
C. DHCP option
D. DHCP reservation

A

D. DHCP reservation

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A technician is planning a remote-access strategy to manage routers and switches on a dedicated management network. The management network is segregated from the production network and uses site-to-site VPN connections. Some of the equipment does not support encryption. Which of the following should the technician choose that all the equipment would support?

A. Telnet
B. SSL
C. SSH
D. IPSec

A

A. Telnet

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Which of the following protocols do MOST MITM attacks utilize?

A. ARP
B. SIP
C. FTP
D. SCP

A

A. ARP

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An ISP technician gets a call from a business that just changed equipment but can no longer connect to the Internet. The technician checks the ARP table on the ISP switch, and there is no corresponding MAC address present. Instead, the entry is “Incomplete”. Which of the following could cause this condition?

A. VLAN mismatch
B. Duplex/Speed mismatch
C. Duplicate IP address
D. TX/RX reverse

A

B. Duplex/Speed mismatch

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A systems administrator has recently purchased and installed a large electronic signage screen for the company’s parking garage. The screen’s management software was installed on a server with public IP address to allow remote management. The systems administrator is now troubleshooting an issue with the screen displaying unknown, random, and inappropriate messages. Which of the following is MOST effective in resolving this issue?

A. Changing the management software’s default credentials
B. Disabling unnecessary services from the server and management software
C. Changing the management software’s default port
D. Replacing the management software’s self-signed certificate with a valid certificate

A

A. Changing the management software’s default credentials

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A technician is investigating a server performance issue. The technician has gathered the server utilization statistics. Which of the following should the technician use to determine which statistics are not in the normal range?

A. Baseline review
B. Vulnerability scan
C. System life-cycle report
D. Archiving logs

A

A. Baseline review

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Which of the following devices, if implemented, would result in decreased administration time of an 802.11 network running centralized authentication services? (Choose two.)

A. VPN concentrator
B. Proxy server
C. Wireless controller
D. RADIUS server
E. Multilayer switch
A

C. Wireless controller

D. RADIUS server

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A technician must determine if a web page user’s visits are connecting to a suspicious website’s IP address in the background. Which of the following tools would provide the information on TCP connections?

A. netstat
B. tracert
C. arp
D. ipconfig
E. route
A

A. netstat

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An administrator is moving to a new office. There will be several network runs through the ceiling area of the office. Which of the following is the BEST to utilize in these areas?

A. Single-mode fiber-optic cabling
B. Cat 5e-rated cabling
C. Cat 6-rated cabling
D. Plenum-rated cabling

A

D. Plenum-rated cabling

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A network technician receives a spool of Cat 6a cable and is asked to build several cables for a new set of Ethernet runs between devices. Which of the following tools are MOST likely needed to complete the task? (Choose three.)

A. Wire stripper
B. Cable crimper
C. RJ-11 connectors
D. RJ-45 connectors
E. Multimeter
F. Punchdown tool
G. Tone generator
A

A. Wire stripper
B. Cable crimper
D. RJ-45 connectors

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As part of a transition from a static to a dynamic routing protocol on an organization’s internal network, the routing protocol must support IPv4 and VLSM. Based on those requirements, which of the following should the network administrator use? (Choose two.)

A. OSPF
B. IS-IS
C. RIPv1
D. BGP
E. VRRP
A

A. OSPF

B. IS-IS

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A telecommunications provider has just deployed a new OC-12 circuit at a customer site. While the circuit showed no errors from the provider end to the customer’s demarcation point, a network administrator is trying to determine the cause of dropped packets and errors on the circuit. Which of the following should the network administrator do to rule out any problems at Layer 1? (Choose two.)

A. Use a loopback at the demark and router, and check for a link light
B. Use an OTDR to validate the cable integrity
C. Use a pinout tester to validate the cable integrity
D. Use a multimeter to validate the cable integrity
E. Check for any devices that may be causing EMI on the cable
F. Clean the cables to be sure they are free of dust and debris

A

A. Use a loopback at the demark and router, and check for a link light
B. Use an OTDR to validate the cable integrity

36
Q

A single PRI can deliver multiple voice calls simultaneously using which of the following Layer 1 technologies?

A. Time division multiplexing
B. Analog circuit switching
C. CSMA/CD
D. Time division spread spectrum

A

A. Time division multiplexing

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A network technician is diagnosing a time-out issue generated from an end user’s web browser. The web browser issues standard HTTP get and post commands to interact with the website. Given this information, the technician would like to analyze the entire TCP handshake of the HTTP requests offline. Which of the following tools would allow the technician to view the handshake?

A. Packet analyzer
B. Port analyzer
C. SNMP traps
D. Spectrum analyzer

A

A. Packet analyzer

38
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Which of the following MUST be implemented to share metrics between routing protocols within the same router?

A. Routing loop
B. Routing table
C. Route redistribution
D. Dynamic routes

A

B. Routing table

39
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An engineer is reviewing the implementation requirements for an upcoming project. The basic requirements identified by the customer include the following:
– WLAN architecture supporting speeds in excess of 150 Mbps
– Clientless remote network access
– Port-based network access control
Which of the following solution sets properly addresses all of the identified requirements?

A. 802.11a, IPSec VPN, 802.1x
B. 802.11ac, MPLS, 802.3
C. 802.11b, PPTP, 802.1x
D. 802.11g, MS-CHAP, 802.16
E. 802.11n, SSL-VPN, 802.1x
A

E. 802.11n, SSL-VPN, 802.1x

40
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Which of the following is used to classify network data for the purpose of providing QoS?

A. STP
B. VLANs
C. SIP
D. DSCP

A

D. DSCP

41
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A network technician needs to separate a web server listening on port 80 from the internal LAN and secure the server from the public Internet. The web server should be accessible to the public Internet over port 80 but not the private LAN. Currently, the network is segmented with a network-based firewall using the following IP addressing scheme on each interface:
Zone Interface Ip addy
Public eth0 10.0.0.1/24
DMZ eth0 10.0.0.1/24
Private eth0 10.0.2.1/24

Which of the following ones should the technician use to place the web server and which of the following firewall rules should the technician configure?

A. Place the web server in the public zone with an inbound rule from eth0 interface to accept traffic over port 80 designated to the web server
B. Place the web server in the DMZ with an inbound rule from eth0 interface to eth1 to accept traffic over port 80 designated to the web server
C. Place the web server in the private zone with an inbound rule from eth2 interface to eth1 to accept traffic over port 80 designated to the web server
D. Place the web server in the DMZ with an inbound rule from eth1 interface to eth0 to accept traffic over port 80 designated to the web server

A

B. Place the web server in the DMZ with an inbound rule from eth0 interface to eth1 to accept traffic over port 80 designated to the web server

42
Q

A company recently upgraded all of its printers to networked multifunction devices. Users can print to the new devices, but they would also like the ability to scan and fax files from their computers. Which of the following should the technician update to allow this functionality?

A. Device software
B. Printer drivers
C. Printer firmware
D. NIC drivers

A

C. Printer firmware

43
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A disgruntled employee executes a man-in-the-middle attack on the company network. Layer 2 traffic destined for the gateway is redirected to the employee’s computer. This type of attack is an example of:

A. ARP cache poisoning
B. IP spoofing
C. amplified DNS attack
D. evil twin

A

A. ARP cache poisoning

44
Q

The process of attempting to exploit a weakness in a network after being given permission by the company is known as:

A. penetration testing
B. vulnerability scanning
C. reconnaissance
D. social engineering

A

A. penetration testing

45
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A company has contracted with an outside vendor to perform a service that will provide hardware, software, and procedures in case of a catastrophic failure of the primary datacenter. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concerned because this contract does not include a long-term strategy for extended outages. Which of the following should the CIO complete?

A. Disaster recovery plan
B. Business continuity plan
C. Service level agreement
D. First responder training

A

B. Business continuity plan

46
Q

A typical cell tower will have microwave and cellular antennas. Which of the following network topologies do these represent?
(Choose two.)

A. Point-to-multipoint
B. Bus
C. Point-to-point
D. Mesh
E. Peer-peer
F. Ring
A

C. Point-to-point

D. Mesh

47
Q

A network administrator has a monitoring system in place that is currently polling hundreds of network devices at regular intervals. The continuous polling is causing high CPU utilization on the server. Which of the following tasks should the administrator perform to resolve the CPU issue while maintaining full monitoring capabilities?

A. Remove SNMP polling and configure SNMP traps on each network device
B. Remove SNMP polling and implement snmpwalk on each network device
C. Upgrade SNMP to the latest version to mitigate vulnerabilities
D. Modify SNMP polling to poll only during business hours

A

A. Remove SNMP polling and configure SNMP traps on each network device

48
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A contractor is setting up and configuring conference rooms for a convention. The contractor sets up each room in the conference center to allow wired Internet access going to individual tables. The contractor measured the distance between the hotel’s patch panel to the jack, and the distance is within Cat 5e specifications. The contractor is concerned that the room will be out of specification if cables are run in each room from the wall jacks. Which of the following actions should the contractor take to ensure the cable runs meet specifications and the network functions properly?

A. Place a switch at the hotel’s patch panel for connecting each room’s cables
B. Place a switch on each table to ensure strong connectivity
C. Place repeaters between the patch panel and the rooms
D. place a switch at the wall jack and run the cables in the room from there

A

A. Place a switch at the hotel’s patch panel for connecting each room’s cables

49
Q

Users are reporting their network is extremely slow. The technician discovers pings to external host have excessive response times. However, internal pings to printers and other PCs have acceptable response times. Which of the following steps should the technician take NEXT?

A. Determine if any network equipment was replaced recently
B. Verify malware has not disabled the users’ PC firewalls
C. Replace users’ network cables with known-good network cables
D. Power cycle the web server

A

A. Determine if any network equipment was replaced recently

50
Q

A network technician is working on a new switch implementation to expand the network. Which of the following is the BEST option to ensure the implementation goes according to business requirements?

A. AUP
B. NDA
C. SOP
D. SLA

A

C. SOP

51
Q

A technician is utilizing SNMPv3 to monitor network statistics. Which of the following actions would occur immediately of a server’s utilization spikes above the prescribed value?

A. A trap message is sent via UDP to the monitoring workstation.
B. The SET function pushes an alert to the MIB database.
C. The object identifier is modified and reported during the next monitoring cycle.
D. A response message is sent from the agent to the manager

A

A. A trap message is sent via UDP to the monitoring workstation.

52
Q

In which of the following scenarios should a technician use a cross-over cable to provide connectivity?

A. PC to switch
B. Switch to AP
C. Router to switch
D. Router to modem
E. PC to PC
A

E. PC to PC

53
Q

802.11n clients currently have no way to connect to the network. Which of the following devices should be implemented to let the clients connect?

A. Router
B. Range extender
C. VoIP endpoint
D. Access point

A

D. Access point

54
Q

A network technician is setting up a new router. Since it is exposed to the public, which of the following are the BEST steps the technician should take when setting up this device? (Choose two.)

A. Disable unnecessary services.
B. Use private IP addresses.
C. Allow remote management access.
D. Disable the console port.
E. Enable encryption.
F. Upgrade to the latest firmware.
A

A. Disable unnecessary services.

F. Upgrade to the latest firmware.

55
Q

A network technician is configuring user access to a VPN concentrator and has been advised to use a protocol that supports encryption over UDP. Which of the following protocols has the technician MOST likely configured for client use?

A. TFTP
B. DTLS
C. DNS
D. SNMP

A

B. DTLS

56
Q

A switch has detected duplicate broadcast messages sourced from a second port. The broadcasts continue to be transmitted and duplicated until the amount of traffic causes severe performance issues. Which of the following should be configured to prevent this behavior?

A. BPDU guard
B. DHCP snooping
C. ARP protection
D. Spanning tree

A

D. Spanning tree

57
Q

A Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concentrated about an attacker gaining administrative access to the company’s network devices. Which of the following is the MOST secure way to prevent this?

A. ACL allowing only HTTP
B. ACL allowing only Telnet
C. Out-of-band modem
D. Out-of-band console router

A

D. Out-of-band console router

58
Q

The Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO’s) tablet cannot connect to the wireless network from the corner office. A network technician verified the tablet can connect to the wireless network in other areas of the building. The distance between the office and the 802.11ac WAP is 150ft (46m), and there are a few cubicles in between. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the tablet not connecting?

A. Absorption
B. Reflection
C. Distance
D. Refraction
E. Attenuation
A

C. Distance

59
Q

A company has two geographically separate locations that need to connect using a VPN. Which of the following devices must be specifically configured to allow VPN traffic into the network?

A. Firewall
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Modem

A

A. Firewall

60
Q

A technician is working on a new machine that has been procured for testing and development. The machine will run a hypervisor and host several operating systems of various types so the development team can test the company’s applications in a variety of environments. The technician wants the virtual machines to be available to communicate with each other without leaving the hypervisor. Which of the following is the BEST solution to the problem?

A. The technician should connect the machine to its own separate switch.
B. The technician should add a route in each virtual machine to the default gateway.
C. The technician should configure a virtual switch.
D. The technician should set up individual routes between the machines.

A

C. The technician should configure a virtual switch.

61
Q

A network technician is repurposing a switch that has been in storage for some time. The device has been wiped to factory defaults. Which of the following should be done FIRST to ensure the device has been hardened before configuration?

A. Generate new keys.
B. Disable unused ports.
C. Check for updated firmware.
D. Configure the default VLAN.

A

C. Check for updated firmware.

62
Q

A technician is setting up a wireless access point in a coffee shop. The shop is not concerned with security but only wants to allow customers to have access. Which of the following configurations should the technician deploy?

A. Use a pre-shared key.
B. Set up EAP.
C. Configure RADIUS.
D. Configure MAC filtering.

A

A. Use a pre-shared key.

63
Q

Which of the following functions would be used to securely monitor and actively manage external connections?

A. VPN concentrator
B. HIDS
C. Load balancer
D. Packet shaper

A

A. VPN concentrator

64
Q

After receiving an IP lease from a DHCP server, when will a client first contact the DHCP server again to renew the lease?

A. After ¼ of the lease has expired
B. After ½ of the lease has expired.
C. After ¾ of the lease has expired
D. After the entire lease has expired

A

B. After ½ of the lease has expired.

Explination
https://www.sqa.org.uk/e-learning/NetInf101CD/page_61.htm

65
Q

Which of the following describes a process that can translate internal network IP addresses to external ones?

A. Change control
B. NAT
C. PAT
D. Remote terminal emulation

A

B. NAT

Explination
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation

66
Q

A client requests that the network technician install additional hardware into multiple racks. Device placement has been properly mapped out within the racks to allow for suitable air flow. Additionally, the power has been balanced between the racks to allow for the
additional equipment.
Which of the following should the technician employ to follow best practices after installation of the equipment?

A. Rack security
B. Rach monitoring
C. Generator testing
D. Device labeling

A

A. Rack security

67
Q

A security department notices that the ports on a FTP server are experiencing a high rate of traffic, preventing legitimate traffic from reaching the server.
Which of the following would the security department implement to identify and trap new attacks?

A. Honeynet
B. IDS
C. HIPS
D. ACL
E. Firewall
A

B. IDS

68
Q

A technician is configuring an ACL and needs to allow for traffic from a server to assign IP addresses to network devices.
Which of the following ports and protocols should the technician configure? (Select two.)

A. 67
B. 53
C. 161
D. DNS
E. SNMP
F. DHCP
A

A. 67
F. DHCP

Explination
ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers

69
Q

When setting up a new network monitoring utility, a technician finds that some devices are not reporting correctly.
Which of the following would MOST likely be required to correct the issue with an SNMP enabled monitoring utility?

A. Updating MIBS
B. Enabling port mirroring
C. Enabling jumbo frames
D. Configuring half duplex

A

A. Updating MIBS

Explination
http://docs.uptimesoftware.com/display/UT/Network+Service+Monitors#NetworkServiceMonitors-AddingMIBstoup.time

70
Q

A new fiber optic cable run has been installed, but users connected through the new cable are immediately reporting latency problems.
Which of the following should the technician check?

A. EMI/RFI
B. Connector mismatch
C. Crosstalk
D. Bend radius

A

D. Bend radius

71
Q

A company has separate subnets for each floor. A technician has moved a device from one floor to another and manually configured only the static IP address. The device can reach other devices on the floor in the same subnet, but it cannot reach devices on
other floors.
Which of the following should be configured to allow this device to work?

A. Gateway
B. SNMP
C. Port speed
D. MTU
E. Subnet mask
A

E. Subnet mask

72
Q

An organization is upgrading the operating system on several servers and wants to keep legacy input devices.
Which of the following needs to be verified before the upgrade to ensure the input devices will be supported after the upgrade?

A. Driver updates
B. Virtual terminals
C. Firmware updates
D. IP address assignments

A

A. Driver updates

73
Q

A technician is installing new PCs on the network. After installing the latest patches and OS updates, a user is receiving an “unsupported version” error message when accessing a web-based application.
Which of the following should the technician perform to fix this issue?

A. Upgrade SNMP to SNMPv3
B. Switch from HTTP to HTTPS
C. Roll back the web browser to a previous version
D. Roll back the OS to a previous version

A

D. Roll back the OS to a previous version

74
Q

A user is unable to log into the network successfully.
Which of the following are steps of the troubleshooting methodology used to identify the problem?

A. Use troubleshooting tools
B. Document actions
C. Duplicate problem
D. Identify effects of resolution
E. Question users
A

B. Document actions
C. Duplicate problem
E. Question users

75
Q

When introducing new devices to the network, the organization’s security policy requires that devices be monitored to establish normal traffic patterns for the device.
Which of the following is generated from initial monitoring?

A. SLA
B. Baseline
C. Forensic log
D. Vulnerability assessment

A

B. Baseline

76
Q

An administrator has configured EAP-TLS to support NAC on the network. The company is trying to implement which of the following standards?

A. Kerberos
B. SNMPv3
C. 802.3af
D. 802.1x

A

D. 802.1x

77
Q

UDP is BEST used for:

A. remote desktop connections
B. file download
C. streaming media
D. secure tunneling

A

C. streaming media

78
Q

A network administrator believes that the traffic from a load balancer is only being sent to a single backend server. However, the administrator does not have administrative access to the load balancers or the backend servers.
Which of the following should the administrator do to verify this suspicion?

A. Selectively disable the switch ports connected to the load balancers to determine if traffic is still flowing.
B. Enable port mirroring on the switch connected to the backend servers and analyze the traffic captured.
C. Create a port channel on the switch that includes all of the backend servers and verify the interfaces all have equal traffic.
D. Configure the switch port connected to the load balancer’s ingress port to send traffic to a collector for analysis.

A

B. Enable port mirroring on the switch connected to the backend servers and analyze the traffic captured.

79
Q

A technician is configuring mobile devices for new employees.
Which of the following documents should be updated to show that the new employees are receiving these mobile devices?

A. Network diagram
B. Asset management
C. Organizational chart
D. Standard operating procedure
E. Change management
A

B. Asset management

80
Q

Given the following system requirements:
Automatically assigns IP addresses
Only authorized workstations can be connected
Notify the network administrator of potentially malicious activity
Which of the following must be implemented to satisfy these conditions? (Select three.)

A. DNS
B. Content filtering
C. MAC filtering
D. NIDS
E. VPN
F. RADIUS
G. DHCP server
H. URL cache
I. Load balancer
A

C. MAC filtering
D. NIDS
G. DHCP server

Explanation/Reference:

https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_filtering
https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system
http: //whatismyipaddress.com/dhcp

CompTIA Network + ET (7 decks)

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