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Term
Port Mirroring
Cisco: SPAN
3Com: RAP
Definition
Physical port; Not on all ports;
Cisco: Switched Port Analyse
RAP: Roving Analysts Port
Term
What tool allows an administrator to determine the MAC address of another computer?
Definition
ArP
Term
RADIUS is the most likely authentication scheme used in _______
Definition
802.1x
Term
DHCP does not affect security on a _______
Definition
Wireless Access Point
Term
When debugging a routing problem, the time-to-live (TTL) value can be used to determine the number of router _______
Definition
Hops
Term
An administrator wants to limit access of a wireless network without requiring authorized users to enter a password or network key. Which method would most likely be implemented on a wireless network? Disable _______
Definition
SSID
Term
A VPN concentrator is the MOST _____ method to allow users to access a company's _______ network resources
Definition
Secure ; Internal
Term
A network at a small business utilizes a star topology and is experiencing frequent _______ among data packets. Which device is most likely being used? A _______
Definition
Collisions ; Hub
Term
A technician temporarily needs an additional network connection in their office to test a new workstation. What is the BEST solution to add a temporary network connection? Install a _______ switch
Definition
Small ; Network
Term
Session affinity is a feature of ______ balancer
Definition
Load
Term
A user in the accounting department reports that their office is able to connect to the network , but they are unable to connect to the internet. Which of the following documentation would be MOST useful to the administrator in diagnosing this issue? A physical network diagram and ______ schematic
Definition
Wiring
Term
Bridge clip to connect both sides of the block = ______ block
Definition
66
Term
________ is an interior routing protocol that is used to provide routing within autonomous systems
Definition
IGP
Term
On a network switch, the default native VLAN is ______
Definition
1
Term
LAN technology defined as Fast Ethernet?
Definition
100BaseT
Term
What ping parameter would set the size of the outgoing packet?
Definition
-s
Term
WAN technology that modulates 24 channels into a 1.5 Mbps signal?
Definition
T1
Term
What configuration management documentation types would an administrator use to know how and when to properly install new network devices on the LAN?
Definition
Network Policy
Term
Traffic shaping is a form of _______ limiting
Definition
Rate
Term
A 66 block is typically used for voice transmissions and has a _______Mbps maximum transfer speed
Definition
10
Term
An administrator needs to update a router configuration for a router that does not support ______. What can be used to securely update the router configuration ? KTTPS
Definition
SSH
Term
A new company has been given one public IP address. The company employs 200 users requiring internet access from the headquarter. What can be implemented to provide Internet access for all the employees?
Definition
NAT
Term
A user took a laptop on vacation and made changes to the configuration in order to use the device at the hotel. The user can reach the internet , but cannot access internal network resources. What is most likely the reason? _______ DNS
Definition
Incorrect
Term
What layers of the OSI model does the TCP model operate?
Definition
Transport
Term
A workstation is having connectivity issues when being added to the domain. What command would allow the administrator to see DNS and WINS servers that are currently configured for the workstation?
Definition
Ipconfig
Term
What equipment is provided by the telephone company that provides remote diagnostic and loopback services for subscriber lines?
Definition
Smart Jack
Term
RIP is a ______ Distance Routing Protocol
Definition
UDP
Term
An administrator wants to test the network maximum transmission unit (MTU), what command allows different size packets to be sent?
Definition
Ping
Term
A _______ allows a company's single public IP to be shared and translated into local IPs for network devices
Definition
Router
Term
Two VLANS are separated and now the VLANS cannot communicate with each other. What device does the technician need to enable both VLANS to communicate with each other?
Definition
A Router
Term
What class is the IP address if the IP's first bit is a zero?
Definition
Class A
Term
10GBaseSR is typically used in a _______ environment
Definition
LAN
Term
A ______ would allow a technician using a packet sniffer to view all data on a network
Definition
Hub
Term
FTP transmits passwords in _______ text
Definition
Clear
Term
A wireless access point supports up to 20 clients. What describes this wireless network?
Definition
Point to Mulitpoint
Term
Router routes traffic between different networks and a ______ does not
Definition
Switch
Term
An administrator is trying to isolate the location of a persistent conectivity problem caused by a faulty NIC. What diagram would assist the technician in finding the machine that is causing the problem? Physical and _______ network
Definition
Logical
Term
An administrator wants to prevent users from plugging in their personal laptops and accessing the Internet without a member of the IT staff configurating the machine first. Which of the following would MOST likely be installed? A _______ server
Definition
Proxy
Term
_______ is used on the backbone of a ISDN
Definition
ATM
Term
The purpose of ______ is to classify, mark, and prioritize traffic on WAN and LAN links
Definition
QoS
Term
When testing a CAT5 cable, the technician notices that pin A is open. However, the cable works fine. How is this possible? The cable was tested for ________
Definition
100BaseTx
Term
RIP and IGRP are unable to advertise ______ networks
Definition
CIDR
Term
______ (Network Admission Control) performs posture assessments for unknown devices that connect to the network
Definition
NAC
Term
Which of the following OSI model layers is HTTPS encryption performed?
Definition
Layer 6
Term
STP network cables require _______
Definition
Grounding
Term
Stateless inspection is ______ able to determine if a packet is related to an established connection
Definition
Not
Term
A natural disaster has occurred and the admininstrator must return the network to a healthy status. What should the administrator do in this case? Follow the _______ action plan.
Definition
Emergency
Term
Several users are sending emails to CompTIA.org but they are not being received. Which command could be used to verify that the company is able to connect to the mail service at CompTIA.org?
Definition
Telnet
Term
_______would be used to lock all of the primary communication equipment of a building, including its demarcation point
Definition
MDF
Term
The T568B wiring standard states that CAT5 should be coded as follows White/Orange, Orange, White/Green, _____, White/Blue, Green, White/Brown, Brown
Definition
Blue
Term
What WAN protocol is a circuit switching technology?
Definition
ISDN
Term
Link aggregation is also known as ______ distribution
Definition
Port
Term
A technician wants to use an existing DHCP server for three additional VLANs. Which of the following features needs to be configured to allow this addition? ______ relay
Definition
DHCP
Term
An intrusion detection software ______ a server to see which _______ might be in use
Definition
Monitors ; Protocols
Term
ADSL was designed to provide the FASTEST data rates over ______ phone lines
Definition
Analog
Term
A small office in which all workstations are using an ISP provided IP range has noticed a consistent decrease in network traffic speed. The decrease does not occur when the gateway to the ISP is disconnected. Which of the following should the administrator implement?
Definition
Address Translation
Term
A stateless firewall requires a technician to write ______ packet filters.
Definition
More
Term
Out of T1, ADSL, SDSL, OC-3 .. ______ offers the HIGHEST data rate
Definition
OC-3
Term
The only requirement for a computer to connect to another computer in a intranet is a unique IP address and an appropriate _______
Definition
subnet mask
Term
DS0 operates at _______ Kbps
Definition
64
Term
BRI ISDN uses ______ B channels and _______ D channel
Definition
2 ; 1
Term
Wireshark can sniff and ________ all network traffic
Definition
Analyze
Term
DSL requires ________ filters
Definition
POTS
Term
You should use a cable tester when you have a dead connection and you suspect a _________ cable
Definition
Broken
Term
Early 802.11 wireless networks rat at a maximum of _______ Mbps
Definition
2
Term
WPA > WEP offers end to end data packet encryption, user authentication via ________, and encryption key integrity checking
Definition
EAP
Term
A wireless access point or bridge enables you to connect _______ PCs to a _______ network segment
Definition
Wireless ; Wired
Term
A token is a special _______ that must be attached to a _______ in order for the message to enter the network and travel on it
Definition
Signal ; Message
Term
10G Networks =10 _______ bits per second
Definition
Billion
Term
A ________ is a device used to _______ packets from one network to another network
Definition
Router ; Forward
Term
On a NIC, which section of the MAC address must be unique to the OUI of the vendor that made the card?
Definition
The last 3 Bytes
Term
OSI layer primarily responsible for putting "bits" onto the wire or other network medium = _______
Definition
Physical
Term
Transparent & Translational = _______
Definition
Bridge
Term
________ is a connectionionless protocol that works at the Network layer of the OSI
Definition
Internet Protocol
Term
A smurf attack is generally directed at a "victim" user on a network. The attacker pings the network addresses and ________ the source address of the victim.
Definition
Spoofs
Term
Telnet is not considered secure because it requires a _______ and the _______ is not transmitted in a secure fashion
Definition
Password ; Password
Term
nbtstat -c = NetBIOS name table for ______ computer
Definition
Local
Term
nbtstat -a (computer name) = NetBIOS name table for specific ________ computer
Definition
Remote
Term
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) is a remote authentication protocol that transfers a _______ of a password instead of the password itself
Definition
Hash
Term
PoE most common in _______
Definition
Access Points
Term
An administrator should _______ the configuration ______ after running a command from the console on a perimeter router
Definition
Update ; Log
Term
A ______ is an intelligent repeater that is aware of _______ of the nodes on either side of the data link
Definition
Bridge ; MAC Addresses
Term
NIPS = ______
Definition
Network Intrusion Prevention System
Term
______ = EGP routing protocol
Definition
BGP
Term
_______ is used by RADIUS to encrypt messages
Definition
Shared Secret
Term
Cisco invented which protocol?
Definition
L2TP
Term
The _______ standard is almost universal for VLAN _______.
Definition
802.1Q ; Trunking
Term
Trunking is the process of transferring _______ data between _______ or more switches.
Definition
VLAN ; Two
Term
Content switches = Layer 4-7 but usually Layer ______
Definition
7
Term
Load Balancing = make a bunch of servers look like ______ server
Definition
One
Term
One hexadecimal represents 4 bits, so 4 hexadecimal characters make a ______ -bit group
Definition
16
Term
In IPv6 no subnet is ever longer than /_____
Definition
64
Term
Network ID + Subnet aka = ________
Definition
Prefix
Term
A _______address is a true internet address, IPv6 needs it to access the internet
Definition
Global
Term
A 48-bit prefix from ________ router + 16-bit subnet from gateway router + 64-bit unique number = 128-bit IPv6 address
Definition
Upstream
Term
Most IPv6 installation should take advantage of IPv6's autoconfiguration and run ________ DHCPv6 servers.
Definition
Stateless
Term
IPv6 = ______v6
Definition
DHCP
Term
All IPv6 addresses use an _______ nomenclature
Definition
AAAA
Term
_______ replaces broadcast in IPv6
Definition
Multicast
Term
________ is the /16 prefix designated by IANA for all 6 to 4 addresses
Definition
2002
Term
Toredo is built into ________ and ________
Definition
Windows XP ; Windows Vista
Term
The /48 prefix consists of only the first ______ groups of the address
Definition
3
Term
________ is not needed in IPv6 because the address space is so large that there is no need to ration routable addresses
Definition
NAT
Term
The _______ is a snapshot of a properly functioning network
Definition
Baseline
Term
Formula for a mesh network is n(n-1). n is the number of ________ connected to the mesh
Definition
Computers
Term
RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP and _______ are all Distance Vector routing protocols
Definition
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
Term
OSPF and ________ are link-state routing protocols
Definition
IS-IS
Term
The ______ layer in the OSI is responsible for the logical addressing of packets on a network.
Definition
Network
Term
A _________ cable is completely opposite of each end in regards to wire color
Definition
Rollover
Term
Terminal Access Controller Access Control Systems+ (TACACS+) was developed by _______ for centralized control of remote access devices and servers.
Definition
Cisco
Term
Two advantages of VLANS include increased security and simplified _______
Definition
Administration
Term
You should use a ________ cable to connect two switches because they are _______ devices.
Definition
Crossover ; Similar
Term
In a three-pronged firewall design, the domain controller should be located in the ________ zone, which is configured to be the most secure
Definition
Internal
Term
The ping command is the most common tool to check for connectivity and _______ resolution on a network.
Definition
Name
Term
The nbtstat -R command ________ NetBIOS name cache and then reloads it from the Lmhosts file
Definition
Purges
Term
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is responsible for assigning IP addresses for systems on a ______ net
Definition
Public
Term
2 Hard Drives 2 Controllers = ______, ______,_____
Definition
RAID 0, RAID 1, Disk Duplexing
Term
RAID 5 needs _______ hard drives and stripe parity information across all disks in the array.
Definition
Three
Term
FTP, DHCP, HTTP, DNS are all apart of the _______ suite
Definition
TCP/IP
Term
The MAC address is 6-byte address expressed in six pairs of hexadecimal values. Because its hexadecimal, only the letters ______and ______ can be used.
Definition
A-F ; Numbers
Term
dig command = Unix _____
Definition
DNS lookup
Term
The service for which a data packet is destined is determined by the _______.
Definition
Port Number
Term
The ________ layer of the OSI is responsible for placing the ______ on the network medium
Definition
Physical ; Signal
Term
NetBIOS uses a ___________ space
Definition
Flat name
Term
Two reasons to use WINS server are to reduce overhead from ________ and to enable NetBIOS _________resolution across routers
Definition
Broadcasts ; Name
Term
nbtstat _______ command to check current NetBIOS name resolution across routers.
Definition
-c
Term
The ______ file is checked first when trying to resolve an ______ to IP Address.
Definition
HOSTS; FQDN
Term
BRI ISDN uses two 64 Kbps data channels. Combined, BRI ISDN offers a ________ - kbps transfer
Definition
128
Term
Route and netstat command can be used to view _________ on Vista
Definition
Routing Tables
Term
Fiber Optic media is resistant to ________.
Definition
Crosstalk
Term
IEEE 802.11 g/b wireless systems communicate with each other using radio frequency. Neighboring channels are ________ Mhz apart.
Definition
5
Term
PRI ISDN uses 23 _____ channels to carry data and one D channel to carry signaling.
Definition
B
Term
1000BaseSX = _________- mode fiber
Definition
Multi
Term
The bridging method used on Ethernet networks is called _______ because the other network devices are unaware of the existence of the bridge
Definition
Transparent
Term
The 100BaseT standard defines an Ethernet network using twisted-pair cable, which would be configured in a physical star config. However, even in a star config, an Ethernet network still uses a _________ bus topology.
Definition
Logical
Term
RARP ( reverse ArP ) protocol maps ________ to Layer 3 addresses on a TCP/IP network
Definition
Layer 2
Term
Server clustering is a strategy using a grouping of servers to provide _______ tolerance and failover service solutions for a network.
Definition
Fault
Term
100BaseT = 100 Mbps
Full Duplex = ______ Mbps
Definition
200
Term
Most modern phone systems are ________ so regular analog modems that require analog lines will not work
Definition
Digital
Term
A hardware loopback plug connects the 2 and 6 wires and the _____ and _____ wires to simulate a live connection
Definition
1 ; 3
Term
IPv6 loopback = ::1 or ________
Definition
0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1
Term
RC$ is a ________ cipher.
Definition
Stream
Term
Nonrepudiation = ________ confident the sender is who the receiver thinks he is.
Definition
Highly
Term
A ______ function is by definition a one-way function.
Definition
Hash
Term
_______ infrastructure must have a root authority
Definition
PKI
Term
Mandatory Access Control must use a label to define _______.
Definition
Sensitivity
Term
RADIUS uses UDP port _______ and 1813.
Definition
1812
Term
Kerberos authentication standard is highly ________ and all tickets are _________.
Definition
Time Sensitive ; Time-stamped
Term
DS0 signal rate = ______ bits
Definition
64
Term
Which of the following DNS records is an IPv4 address record?
Definition
A
Term
Which of the following DNS records is an IPv6 address record?
Definition
AAAA
Term
Which access control model assigns permissions based on job function?
Definition
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Term
WEP uses the _____ to provide encryption
Definition
RC4
Term
Which kind of security scanner will block security attacks on a host device?
Definition
Host-based Intrusion Prevention
Term
Asychronous Transfer Mode (ATM) encodes _____ into _______.
Definition
Data ; Cells
Term
E1 = ______ Mbps
Definition
2.048
Term
E3 = _______ Mbps
Definition
34.368
Term
802.1X = _______
Definition
Port-based
Term
Which IEEE standard specifies security mechanisms for wireless networks?
Definition
802.11i
Term
802.3 = _______
Definition
Ethernet
Term
Routing Table command = _________
Definition
Print Route
Term
Ping -t = _______ = continuos ping
Definition
Loop
Term
Ping -l = setting size of ______ packet
Definition
ICMP
Term
Rogue Wireless Access Point = ______
Definition
Evil Twin
Term
Coaxial, twinaxial, twisted pair, fiberoptic cabling can be used in ________ networks
Definition
Ethernet
Term
Rack mounted unit height = ________
Definition
U
Term
IP address and _______ must be different or else the system cannot access remote networks.
Definition
Default Gateway
Term
After you have fixed a problem, you should ______ it to fully ensure that the network is operating completely
Definition
Test
Term
Both ______ and _______ backup methods clear the archive bit.
Definition
Full and Incremental
Term
To ping local loopback address typing 127.0.0.1 or ______ works the same
Definition
ping localhost
Term
_______ IPv6 is equivalent to IPv4 APIPA 169.254.0.0
Definition
Link local (Fe80::.)
Term
_______ address type sends data to _____ systems on a subnet or network instead of a single host.
Definition
Broadcast ; all
Term
_______ is a distance-vector routing protocol.
Definition
RIP
Term
Overloaded Network Address Translation = _______
Definition
NAT
Term
OSPF bases routes on speed and sends only route changes to _______ traffic.
Definition
Minimize
Term
Area 0 = _______
Definition
Backbone
Term
Tracert is useful for _________ information about the routers between you and the destination address.
Definition
Discovering
Term
Yost cable = _______ > RJ-45
Definition
Serial
Term
RDP is used in ________ networking, where only screen, keyboard and mouse input is sent across the line
Definition
Thin-client
Term
PPP is a protocol that can be used for ______ connections over ________ links.
Definition
Dial-up , Serial
Term
IPSec is not an ________ protocol.
Definition
Authentication
Term
By installing a ________ server, you can move the workload associated with authentication to a dedicated server
Definition
RADIUS
Term
Kerberos = Security Tokens = ______
Definition
Tickets
Term
Kerberos allows secure authentication over an _______ network such as the internet
Definition
Insecure
Term
What feature can be enable in a switch to facilitate protocol analysis?
Definition
Port Mirroring
Term
Which protocol is used to manage bridged topologies?
Definition
Spanning Tree Protocol
Term
You can use a ________ tool when working with an IDC.
Definition
Punchdown
Term
Cables that go through _______ and _______ should be STP.
Definition
Walls ; Ceilings
Term
Whats the name of a device that connects multiple customer DSLs to a high-speed internet backbone line?
Definition
DSLAM
Term
Smurf attack is an example of a DDoS attack aka _________
Definition
Distributed Denial of Service
Term
Fake login screen aka _______
Definition
Trojan
Term
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used for establishing multicast group memberships and is used in _______ networks.
Definition
IPv4
Term
MAC Address = 48 bits = aka ________
Definition
Physical Address
Term
Modes that force a switch to act like a hub?
Definition
Learning and fault tolerant
Term
APIPA = _____. 254/16
Definition
169
Term
UDP port 67 = ______& ______
Definition
DHCP & BootP
Term
Static VLAN = ______ based on ______
Definition
VLAN ; ports
Term
Dynamic VLAN = _______ based on ________
Definition
VLAN ; MAC addresses
Term
Modems = Analog > ________
Definition
Digital
Term
Any device that filters and forwards traffic based on MAC addresses is by definition a _______.
Definition
Bridge
Term
An AP has a limited distance that it can send data transmissions. When a client system moves out of range, it can't access the ________.
Definition
AP
Term
802.11x is an IEEE standard specifying ________ network access control
Definition
Port-based
Term
MIMO is used by the 802.11n standard and takes advantage of Multiplexing to increase range and speed of wireless networking. Multiplexing is a technique that combines the transmition of multiple data streams over a _______ or medium.
Definition
Single Line
Term
The system or node requesting access and ________ to network resource best describes the role of the supplicant in a 802.1x security framework
Definition
Authentication
Term
10BaseT and 100BaseT use ______ wire pairs
Definition
2
Term
IEEE 802.3ab = 1000BaseT = _______
Definition
Gigabit
Term
1000BaseSX uses the ______ connector exclusively
Definition
SC
Term
1000BaseLX = 5km = _______ meters
Definition
5000
Term
1000BaseT use _____ pairs of wire
Definition
4
Term
There is no standard connector for 10-GBE _____
Definition
Fiber
Term
10GBaseT on CAT6 = ________
Definition
55m
Term
10GBaseT on CAT6a = _________
Definition
100m
Term
The archive bit is _______ after a full backup and incremental backup
Definition
Reset
Term
Incremental backups save all files and directories that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. To restore, you need the latest full backup and all incremental _______.
Definition
Tapes
Term
RAID 5 uses distributed parity. The parity info is spread across all disks and requires the equivalent space of a single hard disk. This example has 5 15Gb disks, giving a total of 75GB of storage. 15GB is required for the parity info, leaving 60 Gb for saving actual _______.
Definition
Data
Term
A cold site often requires the delivery of computer equipment and other _________.
Definition
Services
Term
Raid 0 = Highest level of performance but _____ fault tolerance
Definition
0
Term
Dig & Nslookup can perform manual lookups of DNS lookups on a _______ system
Definition
Linux
Term
arp -s IP Address Mac Address command would add a static entry to ArP ________
Definition
Table
Term
Bonding or link aggregation, is the process of using multiple NIC connection, thus increasing ________
Definition
Speed
Term
A tone generator and tone probe work together to enable you to pick a single cable out of a stack of _______
Definition
Cables
Term
Rack-mounted equipment uses a height measurement known simply as a ______.
Definition
U
Term
A subnet is all ones followed by ________.
Definition
Zeroes
Term
What is the max # of hosts in a /19 subnet?
Definition
8190 (2 14 -2 )
Term
Which MAC address begins a frame?
Definition
Receiving System
Term
A frame ends with a special bit called Cyclic Redundency Check (CRC) What does CRC do? It verifies that the ___________ are _________
Definition
MAC address are Correct
Term
OSI seventh - layer controls the assembly and disassembly of data
Definition
Transport Layer
Term
Which layer of the OSI keeps track of a system's connections to send the right response to the right computer?
Definition
Session Layer
Term
VLANS can be created by using protocol assignments, by defining the parts on a device as belonging to a ________or by using __________.
Definition
VLAN , Mac Addressess
Term
On a star network, new devices can be added to a network by attaching the new device to the hub with its own _______. This process does not _______ users who are currently on the network
Definition
Cable, Disrupt
Term
Three things are needed for VPN: A ________, A VPN _________, and a VPN _________.
Definition
Protocol, Client, Server
Term
A wired Mesh offers the greatest degree of redundancy but has highest implementation ________.
Definition
Costs
Term
To create the complete ring the ring-ing (RI) port on each MSAU is connected to the ring-out (R)) port on another MSAU. The last MSAU in the ring is then connected to the ________ ring.
Definition
First
Term
1000BaseCX = CAT5 UTP cable STP ______ m Max
Definition
25
Term
10GBaseER = ____________
Definition
40,000 meters
Term
10GBaseLR = _________
Definition
10 Km
Term
EMI is a type of interference that is often seen when cables run to close to ______________devices.
Definition
Electrical
Term
BNC = _________
Definition
Coaxial Cabling
Term
A wireless AP at the data link layer = Layer _____
Definition
2
Term
The transport layer is responsible for establishing a connection between ___________ devices.
Definition
Networked
Term
Class B addy fall into the ________ to ________ range.
Definition
128 to 191
Term
When a Windows XP Pro system that is configured to obtain an IP address via DHCP fails to obtain an address, it uses _________ to assign itself an address from 169.254.x.x range
Definition
APIPA
Term
Private address defined in RFC 1918:
10.x.x.x, 172.16.xx to 172.31.x.x, ____________
Definition
192.168.x.x
Term
When virtual-circuit switching is used, a logical connection is established between the source and the ___________ device
Definition
Destination
Term
The D channel on a ISDN carries the signaling info, whereas the ____ channel carries the data.
Definition
B
Term
All Ethernet frames begin with a ________.
Definition
Preamble
Term
10BaseT hub can connect no more then _______ nodes
Definition
1024
Term
The spanning tree protocol is unique to __________.
Definition
Switches
Term
RDP port = _______
Definition
3389
Term
IPSec port = ________
Definition
500
Term
RADIUS UDP port = _______
Definition
1812 & 1813
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