Post Assessment
Which of the following is a valid IP address assigned through APIPA?
169.254.1.221
A technician wants to block remote logins to a server. Which of the following ports should be blocked?
23
A junior network technician is setting up a new email server on the company network. Which of the following default ports should the technician ensure is open on the firewall so the new email server can relay email?
25
An end user reports a printer error that states "Replace filament". With which of the following types of printer is the end user most likely having problems?
3D
A customer wants to upgrade a PC's internal storage to have more room to store backups, photos, and videos. The new storage should be economical and large enough to avoid expanding again next year. Which of the following best meets these needs?
3TB HDD
Which of the following channels would commonly be used on an 802.11b/g wireless network?
6
John, a network administrator, is setting up a new server for the company's network. Which port and service should he open to allow the newly installed server to assign IP addresses for the devices connecting with the network?
67 DHCP
Which of the following wireless connection types utilize MIMO on non-overlapping channels?
802.11ac 802.11n
Smith, a technician, needs to configure a wireless network for a company. Which wireless standard can he choose to get 600 Mbps bandwidth over either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency spectrum?
802.11n
Which of the following is a technology through which one or more simulated computers run within a physical computer?
Virtualization
Which of the following is used primarily to manage sensors such as fitness trackers, medical devices, and watches?
ANT+
Which of the following protocols do most man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks utilize?
ARP
A user's smartphone is unable to send/receive calls or connect to WiFi. All applications on the device are working unless they require connectivity. Which of the following is most likely causing the problem?
Airplane mode
Which of the following connectors terminates a coaxial cable?
BNC
Multiple users report that the network printer, which is connected through the print server, is not printing. Which of the following should a technician do first to remedy this situation?
Clear the print queue.
Which of the following cables contains a center conductor made of copper surrounded by a plastic jacket with a braided shield over it?
Coaxial
A server needs a RAM upgrade, and a technician has been tasked to retrieve the RAM from storage and then installing it. Which of the following is the best RAM type for the technician to retrieve?
DDR4 SDRAM
James, 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 he need for this cable?
DB-9 RJ-45
A system administrator is configuring a server to host several virtual machines. The administrator configures the server and is ready to begin provisioning the virtual machines. Which of the following features should the administrator utilize to complete the task?
Hypervisor
A network administrator must install a device that will proactively stop outside attacks from reaching the LAN. Which of the following devices would best meet the organization's needs?
IPS
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?
DHCP reservation
A technician has been informed that multiple users are receiving duplicate IP address warnings on their workstations, and they are unable to browse the Internet. Which of the following server types should the technician log in to in order to resolve the problem?
DHCP server
Ann, a user, contacts a technician to request a list of all static IP addresses in the building. Which of the following server roles would the technician most likely review to find that information?
DHCP server
A technician wants to ensure sensitive data is not exfiltrated from the system electronically. Which of the following should be implemented?
DLP
Jennifer, a user, is watching a training education video and notices dark pin-sized dots in the same location on her laptop LCD screen. Which of the following is the cause of this issue?
Dead pixels
Maria, a user, is unable to access websites and has reported connectivity issues with pop-ups on the screen. John, a technician, removes malware, and then is able to ping the router and access the websites. Which of the following are the next steps that the technician should perform to troubleshoot the issue?
Documents findings, actions, and outcomes. Verify full system functionality.
You want to print a large file on both the front and back sides of the paper. Which of the following settings will you change in the printer configuration option?
Duplex
Maria wants to use the mobile pay service on her smartphone but the device is unable to perform the payment service. Which of the following features is missing from her smartphone?
NFC
Maria, a technician, wants to use some amalgamation of computer hardware and software to perform particular functions within a larger system. Which of the following will she use to achieve this?
Embedded system
In which of the following stages of the laser printing process does the laser project the image on the photosensitive drum?
Exposing
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?
Firewall
Which of the following devices should a network administrator configure on the outermost part of the network to block unsolicited traffic?
Firewall
Which of the following networking devices is used to implement network security policies for an environment?
Firewall
A technician has replaced a faulty 500 GB HDD with a 1 TB HDD in a laptop. However, after the replacement, the laptop is still detecting the new 1 TB HDD as the older 500 GB HDD. What will the technician do to resolve this problem?
Flash the BIOS
Which of the following would be the best to keep the data on a laptop safe if the laptop is lost or stolen?
Full disk encryption
Which of the following features are used by tablets and smartphones to determine the physical orientation of the devices and detect their pattern of movement?
Gyroscope Accelerometer
Which custom configuration needs to support media streaming, file sharing, and print sharing?
Home server PC
Which of the following cloud types is a combination of two or more clouds that remain distinct but are bound together?
Hybrid
A user reports that printing on heavy cardstock paper results in the image smearing if touched. When printing on plain paper, the problem does not occur. Which of the following would be the best troubleshooting step to perform?
Increase the fuser temperature.
Which of the following printer types uses piezoelectric technology?
Inkjet
You are determining the specifications for a desktop computer that will be used at trade shows all over the world. The computer will have the maximum amount of RAM. The CPU, GPU, and storage will be typical of a business workstation. Which of the following system parameters is the most important for you to consider when choosing a power supply?
Input voltage
A customer's laptop display has suddenly become very dim. The image of the display can only be seen with a bright, external light, as adjusting the brightness controls does not cause much change. Which of the following components most likely needs to be replaced?
Inverter
Which of the following provides a single sign-on solution for users and also provides protection for login credentials?
Kerberos
Under which of the following layers of the TCP/IP model do ATM cells operate?
Network Interface
Which of the following network types spans a small area, such as a single building, floor, or room?
LAN
Which of the following is a directory service protocol that defines how a client can access information and perform operations?
LDAP
According to the OSI model, at which of the following layers is data encapsulated into a packet?
Layer 3
Which of the following hardware components are needed to be addressed in CAD/CAM workstations?
Maximum RAM A high-end video/graphics card with integrated GPU A multicore processor
Which of the following peripheral types is most likely to be used to input actions into a PC?
Mouse
John, a user, complains that his DVD drive is not working. Maria, a technician, needs to ensure that the power coming to the DVD drive is correct, and therefore, she has to check its voltage. Which of the following tools will she use?
Multimeter
A company executive wants to view company training videos from a DVD. Which of the following components would accomplish this task?
Optical drive
Which of the following is a series of system checks performed during the initial bootup of a computer system?
POST
You want to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an application. Which of the following cloud services will you use?
PaaS
In which physical component is the data stored in a magnetic hard disk drive?
Platter
Which of the following cloud types is a cloud infrastructure operated solely for a single organization?
Private
You are tasked to connect a new cable to an open port on the patch panel. Which of the following tools will you most likely use?
Punch-down tool
Which of the following enables a server to provide standardized and centralized authentication for remote users?
RADIUS
To configure two drives for maximum performance, which of the following RAID types should be used?
RAID 0
You have a system with two physical drives in which you want to implement a RAID array with striping. Which of the following RAID levels will you use to accomplish the task?
RAID 0
A technician is talking to end users about the specifications for an upgraded application server. The users of the application report that there cannot be any unscheduled downtime or data loss. Additionally, they would like the performance of the application to improve over the previous server in any way possible. The previous running server was RAID 5. Which of the following RAID solutions should be implemented according to this scenario?
RAID 10
Which of the following requirements need to be considered when building a home server PC?
RAID array A gigabit NIC
Joe, a technician, wants to run a cable for a new PC and the requirement is the CAT6 cable. Which of the following connectors will he use when terminating the cable?
RJ-45
Which of the following cloud computing concepts allows scalable services to be provided to the client?
Rapid elasticity
In a virtual environment, which of the following allows all the VMs to have RAM allocated for use?
Resource pooling
Which of the following protocols is used for file sharing between MAC OS and Windows OS workstations on a LAN?
SMB
A customer asks a technician to help set up a specialized computing system for video editing. Which of the following should the technician install on the workstation to best meet the customer's specifications?
SSD Dual monitors
Jennifer, a network technician, is installing a new network switch is looking for an appropriate fiber optic patch cable. The fiber optic patch panel uses a twist-style connector. Which of the following connector types should the fiber patch cable have?
ST
An end user has signed up to use a web-based calendar application. Which of the following solutions has the user purchased?
SaaS
Ann, a user, has requested assistance with choosing the appropriate Internet connectivity for her home. Her home is in a rural area and has no connectivity to existing infrastructure. Which of the following Internet connection methods should most likely be used?
Satellite
An associate is seeking advice on which device to purchase for a friend who is a business owner. The friend needs the ability to chat while keeping in contact with the home office. Which of the following would be the best recommendation?
Smart watch
Which motherboard component is most likely having an issue if the slower onboard peripherals like USB and LAN ports are not functioning properly?
Southbridge
Ann, a technician, wants to enhance the security of an organization by providing hardware based cryptographic processing and secure key storage for full-disk encryption. Which of the following should she implement to achieve this?
TPM
In which of the following mobile technologies are the devices connected via a cable for sharing the Internet connection?
Tethering
Jennifer, a user, has installed a new monitor on an existing system. She calls a support technician and reports that everything on the new display is fuzzy. Which of the following describes what needs to be changed to correct this issue?
The display resolution needs to match the native resolution.
Which of the following acronyms represents the extensible technology that supersedes and improves upon the role that the BIOS plays in traditional systems?
UEFI
Which of the following USB connector standards is designed for USB peripherals, such as printer, upstream port on hub, or other larger peripheral devices?
USB Type-B
Which of the following charging and data ports has a non-directional connector?
USB Type-C
Which of the following combines firewall, IPS, and anti-malware protection into one central management point?
UTM
Andrew, a technician, is tasked to provide outside access to a server within the company network so that sensitive documents can be worked on from home. Which of the following will help him to accomplish the task?
VPN
You want to connect to resources from an offsite location while ensuring the traffic is secured. Which of the following will you use to gain access to the secure network?
VPN
Maria, a network administrator, gets a call regarding intermittent network outages across the country. Which of the following should be used to connect to the network so the administrator can troubleshoot this issue from home?
VPN SSH
John, a remote user, cannot connect to the central office with his VPN client. However, he can get to the Internet. What should be the first step to troubleshoot this problem?
Verify if the user has correct VPN log-in credentials.
Which of the following devices functions by converting light energy into digital data?
Webcam
Jennifer, a user, wants to use a laptop outside the house and still remain connected to the Internet. Which of the following would be the best choice for her to accomplish this task?
Wireless card
Which is a specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small and low-power digital radios?
Zigbee
Ann, a technician, can access a remote workstation using telnet only. Which of the following utilities will help her to identify if the workstation uses DHCP?
ipconfig
Andrew, a technician, wants to check the active connections, routing tables, and traffic statistics of a network connection. Which of the following tools will he use?
netstat
A feature that allows users to store files in cloud-based when necessary, but can be removed when space is freed up, is known as:
on-demand.
In a company, employees are reporting Internet connectivity issues. The network administrator wants to determine if the issues are internal to the company network or if there is an issue with the ISP. Which of the following tools should be used to best determine where the outage is occurring?
tracert
