COMPTIA NETWORK+ CERT EXAM 1

Which of the following is NOT a range of IP addresses recommended for use in private networks?

127.0.0.0 through 127.255.255.255

In the classful addressing scheme, what range of network addresses is considered a Class B?

128.0.x.y to 191.255.x.y

When using the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), what is the maximum number of hops a message can take between its source and its destination before the destination is considered unreachable?

15

By default, what is the MTU size on a typical Ethernet network?

1500 bytes

If the VLAN tag is present in an Ethernet frame, what is the maximum frame size?

1522 bytes

What statement correctly identifies the purpose of a software patch?

A software patch is a correction, improvement, or enhancement to softwar

When creating network diagrams, what icon description typically represents a network firewall?

An icon that resembles a brick wall.

Which statement regarding the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is accurate?

BGP utilizes TCP for communicating updates.

What is by far the most popular DNS server software available?

BIND

Your supervisor has asked you to configure a new prototype network with a dual stack configuration. What does this mean?

Both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols will be used on the network.

You have been tasked with the replacement of OSPF with EIGRP throughout your organization, which consists of a mixture of Cisco routers and routers from other vendors. What statement is accurate?

Convergence time will be increased with EIGRP.

If a host's IPv6 address contains the network adapter's MAC address within the last 64 bits of the IPv6 address, what standard is being used?

EUI-64

What occurs when a collision happens on a network?

Each node on the network waits a random amount of time and then resends the transmission.

IPv4 and IPv6 use the same packet format

FALSE

In a rack setup, a device called a KVM allows multiple consoles to connect to a single device on the rack.

FALSE

The Data Link layer attaches a trailer to the end of a packet, and does not include a header.

FALSE

UDP provides error checking, but not sequencing.

FALSE

Servers that have a NOS installed require less memory, processing power, and storage capacity than clients because servers are called on to handle only light processing loads and requests from multiple clients.

FASLE

What does the MX record do in a forward DNS zone?

It identifies the e-mail server to be used for e-mail traffic for the domain.

What statement regarding the Server Message Block protocol is accurate?

It is used by Windows and UNIX-based operating systems to share files.

At what layer of the OSI model does a network switch normally operate?

LAYER 2

The frame header at the Data Link layer includes hardware addresses of the source and destination NICs. What is another name for this address?

MAC (Media Access Control) address

The proper handling procedures for substances such as chemical solvents is typically outlined in which of the following options?

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

At what layer of the OSI model do the IP, ICMP, and ARP protocols operate?

Network

In the TCP/IP model, what layer is considered so simple that it is ignored entirely?

Physical

What Application layer protocol can be used to monitor and gather information about network traffic and can alert network administrators about adverse conditions that need attention?

SNMP

What layer of the OSI model describes how data between applications is synced and recovered if messages don't arrive intact at the receiving application?

Session Layer

What standard describes uniform, enterprise-wide cabling systems, regardless of who manufactures or sells the various parts used in the system?

TIA/EIA-568

A hexadecimal number is a number written in the base 16 number system.

TRUE

At the root level of the DNS hierarchical structure, 13 clusters of root servers hold information used to locate TLD servers.

TRUE

Fiber-optic cable comes in two types: single-mode fiber (SMF) or multimode fiber (MMF).

TRUE

The cost of upgrading infrastructure has been a major factor in the slow adoption of IPv6.

TRUE

The fundamental difference between a switch and a router is that a switch belongs only to its local network and a router belongs to two or more local networks.

TRUE

In the United States, who is able to activate the Emergency Alert System at the national level?

The President

Which of the following is not one of the disadvantages of peer-to-peer networks?

They centralize user account logins.

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is considered to be a connectionless, or best-effort delivery protocol.

True

In order to ensure that a cable is not affected by electromagnetic interference, how far away should the cable be from fluorescent lighting?

at least 3 feet

When using DHCP for IPv6 (i.e. DHCPv6), what port do clients receive responses on?

port 547

A change coordinator functions as what type of manager?

project manager

Which of the following is a document that is sent as a request to vendors to submit a proposal for a product or service that your company wants to purchase?

request for proposal

If your network consists of all connected devices connecting to one central device, such as a switch, what type of topology is being used?

star topology

Which traceroute command will perform a trace using ICMP echo requests instead of UDP datagrams to the host srv1.mycompany.com?

traceroute -I srv1.mycompany.com

When dealing with static electricity, what kind of failure caused by static discharge shortens the life of a component, and can cause intermittent errors?

upset failure

What component of enterprise level structured cabling serves as the location where an incoming network interface enters a building and connects with the building's backbone cabling?

entrance facility

In IPv6, what field is used to indicate what sequence of packets from one source to one or multiple destinations a packet belongs to?

flow label

A Windows computer on your network is having issues resolving queries for a specific domain, but not other domains. Other computers on the same network resolve the name just fine. What command can you issue that might fix the problem?

ipconfig /flushdns

What routing metric affects a path's potential performance due to delay?

latency

Routing protocols that enable routers to communicate beyond neighboring routers, allowing each router to independently map the network, are known as which type of protocols?

link-state protocols

What utility is the equivalent to the pathping command on a Linux system?

mtr

Which command will produce statistics about each message transmitted by a host, separated according to protocol type?

netstat -s