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Comptia Net Plus Pre Test

Question 1 of 20

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Sandy, the network administrator, has funding to do a major upgrade of the company’s LAN. This
upgrade is currently in the planning stage, and Sandy still needs to determine the network
requirements, bottlenecks, and any future upgrades in mind. Which of the following is the FIRST
step in the planning process?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Conduct a vulnerability scan

  • Establish a network baseline

  • Conduct traffic analysis

  • Conduct a risk assessment

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Sandy, a network administrator, wants to be able to block all already known malicious activity.
Which of the following would allow her to perform this activity?

Select one of the following:

  • Behavioral Based IDS

  • Signature Based IDS

  • Behavioral Based IPS

  • Signature Based IPS

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Which of the following should Joe, a technician, do FIRST when setting up a SOHO network?

Select one of the following:

  • Set up an account with an Internet service provider

  • Create a list of requirements and constraints.

  • Arrange a domain name with a suitable registrar.

  • Choose the correct operating system version.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Which of the following is an example of two-factor authentication?

Select one of the following:

  • A username and PIN

  • A username and password

  • A username, password, finger print scan, and smart card

  • A username, password, and key fob number

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Which of the following connector types would Sandy, a network technician, use to connect a serial
cable?

Select one of the following:

  • RJ-11

  • BNC

  • LC

  • DB-9

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Which of the following would Joe, a technician, configure to modify the time a device will hold an
IP address provided through DHCP?

Select one of the following:

  • DNS suffixes

  • Leases

  • Static IP addressing

  • Reservations

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Sandy, a technician, installs a new WAP and users are able to connect; however, users cannot
access the Internet. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?

Select one of the following:

  • The signal strength has been degraded and latency is increasing hop count.

  • An incorrect subnet mask has been entered in the WAP configuration.

  • The signal strength has been degraded and packets are being lost.

  • Users have specified the wrong encryption type and routes are being rejected.

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Sandy, a technician, wants to limit access to a wireless network to company owned laptops, but
does not want to use an encryption method. Which of the following methods would be BEST to
accomplish this?

Select one of the following:

  • MAC filtering

  • SSL VPN

  • PPPoE

  • WPA Enterprise

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Which of the following network topologies, when a single machine's cable breaks, would only
affect one network device and not the rest of the network?

Select one of the following:

  • Bus

  • Peer-to-peer

  • Ring

  • Star

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Joe, a network technician, is tasked with installing a router and firewall to get an office working
with Internet access. Which of the following features MUST be configured to allow sharing of a
single public IP address?

Select one of the following:

  • QoS

  • POP3

  • PAT

  • SMTP

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Which of the following is a form of encrypting packets for safe, secure data transmission within a
network?

Select one of the following:

  • RAS

  • PPTP

  • IPSec

  • ICA

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

A company has only three laptops that connect to their wireless network. The company is currently
using WEP encryption on their wireless network. They have noticed unauthorized connections on
their WAP and want to secure their wireless connection to prevent this. Which of the following
security measures would BEST secure their wireless network? (Select TWO).

Select one or more of the following:

  • Change the encryption method to WPA

  • Limit the DHCP scope to only have three addresses total

  • Enable the SSID broadcast

  • Enable and configure MAC filtering

  • Change the broadcast channel to a less commonly used channel

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Two duplicate pieces of equipment can be used in conjunction for which of the following
purposes? (Select TWO)

Select one or more of the following:

  • High availability

  • Fault tolerance

  • Reduce latency

  • Wi-MAX

  • CARP

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

The location that the local network connection ends and the ISP responsibility begins is known as
the:

Select one of the following:

  • Access point.

  • Default gateway.

  • IDF connection.

  • Demarcation point.

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Joe, a user, is unable to reach websites, but is able to ping several Internet IPv4 addresses.
Which of the following is the MOST likely problem?

Select one of the following:

  • Incorrect subnet mask

  • Incorrect DNS

  • Missing default gateway

  • Incorrect IPv6 address

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Which of the following sizes is the fixed cell length in ATM?

Select one of the following:

  • 8 bytes

  • 53 bytes

  • 64 kilobytes

  • 128 kilobytes

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Which of the following network scanners detects and sends out alerts for malicious network
activity?

Select one of the following:

  • Packet sniffers

  • IDS

  • Port scanners

  • IPS

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Joe, a technician, is configuring ports on a switch. He turns off auto-negotiation and sets the port
speed to 1000 Mbps. A user’s PC is no longer able to access the network. Which of the following
is MOST likely the problem?

Select one of the following:

  • The user’s NIC does not support 1Gbps

  • The switch is not compatible with 1000Mbps.

  • The user's NIC does not support 100Mbps.

  • Joe needs to restart the DNS server.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Which of the following TCP/IP and OSI model layers retransmits a TCP packet if it is not received
successfully at its destination?

Select one of the following:

  • The transport OSI model layer and the transport TCP/IP model layer

  • The transport OSI model layer and the Internet TCP/IP model layer

  • The network OSI model layer and the transport TCP/IP model layer

  • The network OSI model layer and the Internet TCP/IP model layer

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

Which of the following network appliances would facilitate an even amount of traffic hitting each
web server?

Select one of the following:

  • Load balancer

  • VPN concentrator

  • Proxy server

  • Content filter

Explanation

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