EMT Practice Test

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Question1: 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?

Question2: A zero-day vulnerability is discovered that affects a specific network device. This vulnerability only affects services on port 21. This network device is restricted to use only secure protocols and services. Which of the following explains why this device is secure?

Question3: A network technician is adding a 10/100 switch with RJ45 connectors to the company network to accommodate new computers being added to a network segment. There is no auto-MDIX port on the switch that needs to be connected to the existing switch on the segment. Which of the following should the technician use to make the connection?

Question4: A web application is unable to authenticate customers so they can access their bills. The server administrator has tested the LDAP query but is not receiving results. Which of the following is the NEXT step the server administrator should take to correct the problem?

Question5: A technician is downloading an ISO from a vendor's website. To ensure the integrity of the download, which of the following should be verified?

Question6: 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?

Question7: A development team has been testing a web server on a virtual server to create a web application. Once satisfied, the development team clones the entire virtual server into production. The development team needs to use HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH to connect to the new server. Which of the following should the network administrator do to help secure this new production VM? (Choose two.)

Question8: A network administrator is concerned about the management traffic between a machine and the corporate router. Which of the following protocols should the administrator use to prevent a security breach?

Question9: Allowing data to be centrally stored and accessed by multiple devices on an isolated subnet is BEST understood as:

Question10: An administrator is redesigning a company's network and wants to reduce the amount of hardware needed Currently, all VLAN routing goes out a single switch interface to a router. Which of the following would reduce the number of devices in this configuration?

Question11: A network technician is working to bring a new workstation onto the network. No lights come on when the technician plugs the Ethernet cable into the workstation. The technician checks the connection in the IDF and discovers the data jack is not labeled. Which of the following tools should the technician use to trace the network connection back to the IDF?

Question12: A network technician is attempting to troubleshoot a connectivity issue. The issue is only reported during the evening hours, and only a single workstation loses connectivity. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

Question13: A technician restored network connectivity on a user's laptop. After validating full system functionality, which of the following steps should the technician take NEXT?

Question14: A small business utilizes a SOHO router and wishes to secure its existing wireless infrastructure. The business has fewer than ten devices, which are a mixture of old and new machines. Due to the varying ages of the machines, the latest wireless encryption methods may not be supported on all devices. Which of the following would be the MOST cost-effective method to add a layer of security while allowing all machines to connect?

Question15: A shop owner wants to ensure that only a specified group of devices can access the wireless network. Which of the following methodologies will BEST ensure unauthorized devices cannot consume the shop owner's limited Internet bandwidth?

Question16: Which of the following allows for file-level network storage?

Question17: A technician needs to manage a Linux-based system from the GUI remotely. Which of the technician should the technician deploy?

Question18: You are tasked with creating a network that will accomplish the following requirements Requirements:
1) The remote sales team must be able to connect to the corporate network
2) Each department must have ONLY two PCs and a server
3) Each department must be segmented from each other
4) The following VLANs have been designated:
a) VLAN 2- Finance
b) VLAN 12- Sales
c) VLAN 22- Human Resources (HR)
Complete the network by dragging the required objects into the diagram
INSTRUCTIONS: Objects can be used multiple times and not all placeholders need to be filled

Question19: A switch vendor recently released a patch to fix a critical vulnerability found in its switch OS. Which of the following should a network administrator do NEXT according to best practices?

Question20: A technician has started a major network project to upgrade to a higher throughput standard. The technician will need to install new patch panels and breakout boxes to support this infrastructure. Which of the following layers of the OSI model is the technician addressing at this stage of the upgrade?

Question21: A technician recently ran a new cable over fluorescent lighting. Assuming the technician used the appropriate cables, which of the following connectors should be used to terminate it?

Question22: A network technician has salvaged several Ethernet cables from a datacenter. The technician attempts to use the cables to connect desktops to the network without success. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

Question23: A UTM is deployed on the external edge of the main corporate office. The office connects to the WAN port of the edge router. The edge router at the main office connects to the remote offices using GRE IPSec tunnels. A network administrator notices that a worm that was not detected by the UTM has spread from the remote sites into the corporate network. The UTM currently has traffic rules applied that should block the port used by the worm. Which of the following steps would MOST likely correct this issue?

Question24: A user is reporting poor network performance A network technician starts by looking at port statistics on that user's connected switchport. The technician notices there is a high level of collisions on the port. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question25: A company decides to deploy customer-facing, touch-screen kiosks. The kiosks appear to have several open source service ports that could potentially become compromised. Which of the following is the MOST effective way to protect the kiosks?

Question26: A network technician notices that switches of the same model have different commands and security features while administering them. Which of the following hardening techniques should the technician perform on a regular schedule to ensure all switches have the same features and security functionality?

Question27: A technician is preparing to dispose of old network devices. Which of the following policies and best practices would outline procedures for removing sensitive information and configurations from surplus equipment?

Question28: A network engineer utilizes a box of Cat5e cable in a datacenter for use between 10Gbps switches in a single rack. After the engineer finishes the installation, switch administrators notice random speed drops and intermittent connection issues. Which of the following is this an example of?

Question29: A user in the finance department can access the department printer and file server yet is unable to print to the marketing department's printer. A technician runs ipconfig and sees the following output:
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
The technician has verified the user's PC is in the proper VLAN and sees an UP/UP status on the switchport. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the issue?

Question30: Which of the following should be performed to verify that unnecessary services are disabled on all switches in an environment?

Question31: A network technician does not have access to the GUI of a server and needs to adjust some network properties. Given the command:

Which of the following is the technician attempting to alter?

Question32: 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:

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?

Question33: A network technician is able to connect the switches between two 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?

Question34: Which of the following BEST explains why a firewall would be subject to international export controls?

Question35: Which of the following protocols do MOST MITM attacks utilize?

Question36: A technician needs to order cable that meets 10GBaseT and fire safety requirements for an installation between a drop ceiling and a standard ceiling. Which of the following should the technician order to ensure compliance with the requirements?

Question37: In which of the following layers of the OSI model is checksum added to the end of an Ethernet frame?

Question38: A network administrator is downloading a large patch that will be uploaded to several enterprise switches simultaneously during the day's upgrade cycle. Which of the following should the administrator do to help ensure the upgrade process will be less likely to cause problems with the switches?

Question39: Which of the following should current network performance be compared against to determine network anomalies?

Question40: Which of the following operate only within the UDP protocol?

Question41: A network administrator has implemented file integrity monitoring on all relevant devices. This will provide the ability to detect whenever the files are:

Question42: A network technician is installing a new wireless network for a client. The client has experienced issues with other building tenants connecting to the wireless network and utilizing the bandwidth. The client wants to prevent this from happening by using certificate-based authentication. Which of the following technologies should the network administrator implement?

Question43: A company's sales department is accustomed lo sharing information with other organizations via FTP; however. FTP recently stopped working for the sales employees. Upon further review, it is determined a junior network technician recently applied an ACL without going through the proper change management process. The network administrator found the following ACL:

Which of the following statement Identifies the main Issue?

Question44: A remote user is required to upload weekly reports to a server at the main office. Both the remote user and the server are using a Windows-based OS. Which of the following represents the BEST method for the remote user to connect to the server?

Question45: A second router was installed on a network to be used as a backup for the primary router that works as a gateway. The infrastructure team does not want to change the IP address of the gateway on the devices. Which of the following network components should be used in this scenario?

Question46: A network technician needs to subnet the network. The marketing department has 28 devices. Which of the following private IP address spaces should be used to ensure the MINIMUM number of unused IP addresses?

Question47: An employee, who Is using a laptop connected to the wireless network. Is able to connect to the Internet but not to internal company resources. A systems administrator reviews the following information from the laptop:

The administrator was expecting to see a network address within 10.100.0.0/23. which is consistent with the company's wireless network. The network administrator verifies the company's wireless network is configured and working properly. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

Question48: The network support team is responsible for managing connections in a large, multipurpose venue where maintaining physical security is difficult. Implementing which of the following standards would BEST help to prevent unauthorized connections to the wired network?

Question49: A brokerage firm requires high-speed network connectivity between several buildings in the financial district. Which of the following topologies would BEST meet this requirement?

Question50: Joe, a network engineer, is attempting to install wireless in a large work are a. He installs the access point in the middle of the work space. When testing, he notices a -60dB reading on one side of the room and a -92dB reading on the other side. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

Question51: A technician recently installed a new wireless access point for a SOHO with the latest wireless technologies After the installation users with older laptops report their laptops no longer show the wireless network SSID, whereas users with newer equipment do not have this issue. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

Question52: Users on a LAN segment are reporting a loss of connectivity to network services. The client PCs have been assigned with 169.254.X.X IP addresses. Which of the following IP address schemas is being utilized?

Question53: A network engineer is designing a new IDF in an old building. The engineer determines the equipment will fit in a two-post rack, and there is power available for this equipment. Which of the following would be the FIRST issue to remediate?

Question54: Which of the following is the MOST secure type of remote administration?

Question55: A small team is overloaded with requests for database resources. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concerned the company does not have the resources to deploy and manage these additional services efficiently. Which of the following types of cloud services would be the MOST effective?

Question56: A network technician has installed multiple new lightweight access points across the network. Which of the following devices should the technician use to manage the new access points?

Question57: In the past, users brought personal laptops to the office to bypass some of the security protocols on their desktops. Due to new security initiatives, management has asked that users not be allowed to attach personal devices to the network. Which of the following should a technician use to BEST meet this goal?

Question58: A network technician has deployed an application that can remotely control desktops with different operating systems. The technician needs to be able to use a single client application for this control. Which of the following has the technician utilized?

Question59: In which of the following ways does a DDoS attack differ from a spoofing attack?

Question60: A OLP system configured on a network's point of egress captured sensitive company documents going out to the Internet from an Internal workstation. The user o that workstation left to work for a competitor the next day. Which of the following attacks is lib MOST likely an example of?

Question61: Which of the following protocols is used to transport outgoing mail across networks?

Question62: A network administrator is configuring a new Internet connection. The ISP provided a fiber-optic handoff, but the company's firewall only supports copper Ethernet interfaces. The administrator wants to connect the devices as easily as possible. Which of the following would be the BEST way to provide the connectivity needed?

Question63: A technician is connecting a PC to a switchport. At the wiring closet, the technician is unable to identify which cable goes from patch panel A connected to the switch to patch panel B connected to the PC. Which of the following tools should the technician use to resolve the issue?

Question64: A switch is being configured for installation into a new building. The network design is such that the only DHCP server resides in the datacenter. A traditional three-layer network hierarchy is being used, and all buildings have a Layer 3 connection back to the core. Which of the following should the technician configure to get DHCP working properly in the new building?

Question65: Which of the following would MOST likely contain information about credential reuse?

Question66: A technician is observing brownout issues at a smaller office. At least once a week, the edge switch power cycles. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve the issue?

Question67: A coffee shop wants to provide WiFi to Its customers. The shop wishes to support as many devices as possible, so it wants to support all available frequencies. Which of the following 802.11 standards should the coffee shop utilize to meet this requirement?

Question68: A network technician is installing and configuring a new router for the sales department. Once the task is complete, which of the following needs to be done to record the change the technician is masking to the company network?

Question69: A network technician is installing a wireless solution. The solution needs to support new and legacy wireless network clients at the maximum possible speed. Which of the following wireless standards should the technician install?

Question70: Joe, a technician, is attempting to resolve an issue with an off-site router remotely. Joe needs to reset the WAN connection settings and wants to ensure he will have access to the router at all times to monitor the changes.
Which of the following solutions would BEST meet this goal?

Question71: A network technician is troubleshooting a connectivity issue with Joe, a user. Joe has reported that when he attempts to RDP to machine1 (192.168.21.21) by name, he is connected to machine3 (192.168.21.23). When the network technician runs the command nslookup machine1, it returns the IP address 192.168.21.23; but when the ping -a 192.168.21.23 command is run, the results return the hostname machine3. Which of the following DNS records should be updated to allow RDP connections to machine1 by hostname?

Question72: A network technician needs to monitor the traffic going to a mission-critical server in the datacenter. Which of the following is the BEST method to perform this?

Question73: A technician needs to connect two routers using copper cables. Which of the following cables would utilize both the TIA/EIA 568a and TIA/EIA 568b standards?

Question74: A small company decided to use a single virtual appliance to filter spam as well as a reverse proxy to filter traffic to its internal web server. Which of the following did the company MOST likely deploy?

Question75: First thing on Monday morning, after a maintenance weekend, the help desk receives many calls that no one can access the Internet. Which of the following types of documentation should the on-call network administrator consult FIRST?

Question76: Which of the following should be configured on the network to achieve performance for the FCoE storage traffic?

Question77: You have been tasked with setting up a wireless network in an office. The network will consist of 3 Access Points and a single switch. The network must meet the following parameters:




INSTRUCTIONS
Click on the devices to review their information and adjust the settings of the APs to meet the given requirements.
If any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

Question78: 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?

Question79: Which of the following would allow a device to maintain the same IP address lease based on the physical address of the network card?

Question80: A network administrator reviews the following command output while troubleshooting a system that is unable to connect to the www.comptia.com website:

Which of the following is the reason the system cannot connect?

Question81: A technician has been asked to diagnose problems with DHCP addressing on a VLAN. The DHCP server responds to pings from the technician's machine. Which of the following should the technician use to help diagnose the problem?

Question82: A technician needs to connect several computers in close proximity to control manufacturing equipment in a factory. The medium to connect the computers most be cost effective and suitable for short distances Which of the following mediums should the technician use?

Question83: A network technician is coordinating the upgrade of the company's WAP firmware with all the remote locations. The company has occasionally experienced errors when transferring large files to some of the remote offices. Which of the following should be used to ensure files arrive without modifications?

Question84: A network technician is installing a new fiber-optic connection between two buildings on a campus network. When the network technician connects the fiber at the second location, the interface link light does not light up. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Question85: Which of the following WAN transmission mediums is the fastest and can travel the longest distance?

Question86: A user reports difficulties connecting a PC to a wired network. The PC connects to an IP phone, which is working correctly. A network technician can verify that other devices successfully connect to the phone. At which of the following layers of the OSI model is the problem MOST likely located?

Question87: Which of the following protocols is used during web browsing to resolve website names?

Question88: A company is allowing its employees to use their personal computers, tablets, and IoT devices while at work. However, there are rules and guidelines to which employees must adhere. Which of the following documents applies to these employees?

Question89: A company's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has decided to increase overall network security by implementing two-factor authentication. All users already have username/password combinations and require an additional factor of authentication. Which of the following would satisfy the requirements?

Question90: Joe, an employee at a large regional bank, wants to receive company email on his personal smartphone and tablet. To authenticate on the mail server, he must first install a custom security application on those mobile devices. Which of the following policies would BEST enforce this requirement?

Question91: A technician has installed a Linux server in the tax office. The server can access most of the resources on the network, but it cannot connect to another server that has a share for backup. The technician learns that the target server is on a different subnet. Which of the following tools should the technician use to ensure the Linux server can reach the backup location?

Question92: A web server administrator has changed the domain registrar's A record for the company's website. External users can reach the website, but internal users are unable to do so. The web server is accessible by typing the internal IP into a web browser. Which of the following is the reason why the web server cannot be accessed?

Question93: Which of the following IEEE standards explains the characteristics of how PoE should operate in a switched network?

Question94: A network technician is troubleshooting an end-user connectivity problem. The network technician goes to the appropriate IDF but is unable to identify the appropriate cable due to poor labeling. Which of the following should the network technician use to help identify the appropriate cable?

Question95: A network technician is connecting medical monitoring devices on a personal area network for patients' phones. Which of the following technologies should be used?

Question96: Which of the following technologies relies on circuit switching?

Question97: A network engineer is hardening the security of a remote office. The firewall at this location needs to remain accessible for remote management by technicians. The firewall vendor advises disabling port 443 from WAN-facing access. In addition to disabling port 443, which of the following can the engineer do to MOST effectively balance the remote connectivity and security needs for this site?

Question98: 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?

Question99: A network administrator installed a WAP to extend the network. However, the company wants to contain the signal so it does not extend beyond the company's parking structure. Which of the following solutions would work BEST?

Question100: Which of the following policies would be the MOST useful for defining the proper procedures when an employee is terminated abruptly?

Question101: 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?

Question102: A network technician has implemented ACLs to limit access to cloud-based file storage. Which of the following security mechanisms has the technician enforced?

Question103: A network technician receives a switch that is configured to support VLANs on its ports. At which of the following layers is this switch operating?

Question104: A network technician wants to gain a better understanding of network trends to determine if they are over capacity. Which of the following processes should the technician use?

Question105: Under which of the following layers of the OSI model do ATM cells operate?

Question106: A technician set up a new SOHO network recently. The installed router has four Ethernet ports, however, the customer has seven devices that need wired connections. Which of the following should the technician do to BEST meet the customer's requirements?

Question107: A network technician is investigating reports of blocked downloads from a firewall. Which of the following should be used to determine which protocols are being blocked?

Question108: A penetration tester has been tasked with reconnaissance to determine which ports are open on the network. Which of the following tasks should be done FIRST? (Choose two.)

Question109: 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?

Question110: A user is connected to the guest wireless network for a video conference with colleagues. The user's computer shows a strong wireless signal, and websites seem to load without issue but the voice and video have periods of choppiness. Which of the following would BEST identify the Issue?

Question111: A network technician is asked to perform an unfamiliar task. Which of the following would the technician MOST likely reference?

Question112: A new network Technician is responsible for bringing a building onto the corporate network. The technician is not aware of the proper settings for the new switches. Which of the following should the technician reference to find these settings?

Question113: A company needs to implement a fault-tolerant server configuration after the failure of its database server. The company decides to implement load-balancing redundant servers. Which of the following should be used for file storage for the servers?

Question114: A company has completed construction of a new datacenter, and the IT staff is now planning to relocate all server and network equipment from the old site to the new site. Which of the following should the IT staff reference to determine the location of the equipment being moved?

Question115: A manufacturing company has signed an agreement with another company to collaborate on an upcoming project. Both companies require secure and persistent access to resources on each others' networks. Which of the following remote access technologies should the companies implement to satisfy their requirements?

Question116: Which of the following BEST describes the differences between VLAN hopping and session hijacking?

Question117: 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?

Question118: A home user has purchased a new smart TV to stream online video services. The smart TV is unable to connect to the wireless network after several attempts. After returning from vacation, the home user tries again and can connect the TV to the wireless network. However, the user notices a laptop is no longer able to connect to the network. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question119: A technician is asked to provide centralized SSID management across the entire WAN. The BEST solution would be to:

Question120: A network administrator frequently needs to assist users with troubleshooting network hardware remotely, but the users are non-technical and unfamiliar with network devices. Which of the following would BEST help the administrator and users during hands-on troubleshooting?

Question121: A network administrator wants to ensure devices on the network are not susceptible to published exploits. Which of the following will the administrator MOST likely conduct?

Question122: 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?

Question123: The IT manager at a small firm is in the process of renegotiating an SLA with the organization's ISP. As part of the agreement, the organization will agree to a dynamic bandwidth plan to provide 150Mbps of bandwidth. However, if the ISP determines that a host on the organization's internal network produces malicious traffic, the ISP reserves the right to reduce available bandwidth to 1.5 Mbps. Which of the following policies is being agreed to in the SLA?

Question124: The process of attempting to exploit a weakness in a network after being given permission by the company is known as:

Question125: 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?

Question126: A network technician needs to install new network cables. The technician will be running the cables in the air return space above the drop ceiling. Which of the following cable types should be installed?

Question127: A network technician has established an internal HTTP connection from a browser to the web server to access an organization's intranet services in which of the following layers of the OSI model is the HTTP protocol found?

Question128: After rebooting a PC, a user is no longer able to connect to the corporate network. As a test, the technician plugs a different laptop into the same network jack and receives an IP address of 169.254.112.137. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the issue?

Question129: A technician has completed configuration on a new satellite location. The location has a new firewall and a small internal network. The technician has been asked to perform basic vulnerability testing. Which of the following tools would BEST assist the technician in verifying the security of the site?

Question130: A new building needs to be joined to an existing network, but management has decided that running fiber is too expensive. Since the buildings are about 1000ft (305m) apart, the IT department has been asked to propose alternatives. Which of the following is the BEST device to add to each building to facilitate the extension of the network while meeting budgetary demands?

Question131: A network engineer has connected the storefront with the maintenance shed on the other side of a golf course using 802.11 wireless bridges and omnidirectional antennas. However, the signal strength is too weak. Which of the following is the MOST efficient and cost-effective solution to solve the issue?

Question132: A network technician arrives at a remote office and is unable to connect a laptop to corporate resources using the wireless network. After checking the IP address, the network technician notices the assigned IP address does not belong to the corporate network IP scheme. Which of the following has the network technician discovered?

Question133: A network engineer created a guest wireless network named "Visitor" for clients to use when they are on site. After a couple of months, visiting clients state they cannot access the Internet after connecting to the "Visitor" wireless network, even though configuration changes have not been made. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

Question134: A junior network technician is working in the field and needs to connect to the company's remote server, however, doing so will require the junior technician to use the public Internet. Because security is a concern, which of the following is the BEST method to use?

Question135: A network technician has discovered a rogue access point under an empty cubicle desk. Which of the following should the technician perform to ensure another cannot be placed on the network?

Question136: A technician is working on a Linux VM in a lab environment to become more familiar with the operating system. The technician has configured a basic website and wants to allow access to it from a different machine on the local network. Which of the following should the technician do so other machines can connect?

Question137: A network engineer wants to a segment the network into multiple broadcast domains. Which of the following devices would allow for communication between the segments?

Question138: A security team needs to restrict access to a wireless network in a certain are a. Which of the following would be used to enforce this restriction?

Question139: A network technician is investigating a device that has been reported as responding slowly. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

Question140: A technician is trying to identify the cause of an issue several wireless users are experiencing at an office. The office is in a square-shaped building, with four 802.11b WAPs with omnidirectional antennas located in the four corners of the building. Users near the center of the building report sporadic issues connecting to resources. The technician checks the signal strength in the middle of the building and determines it is adequate. Which of the following is causing the reported issue?

Question141: Which of the following technologies allows network traffic to come into the network on a certain port and go to a destination server with a different port?

Question142: 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?

Question143: Which of the following protocols is associated with a three-way handshake?

Question144: A network administrator needs to be able to burst datacenter capacity during peak times, but does not want to pay for on-premises hardware that is not used during off-peak times. Which of the following would aid in this scenario?

Question145: A network technician is running copper cable from a core switch to a network closet that is approximately 574ft(175m) away. Which of the following should the technician use to accomplish this?

Question146: An employee wishes to use a personal cell phone for work-related purposes, including storage of sensitive company data, during long business trips. Which of the following is needed to protect BOTH the employee and the company?

Question147: While attempting to add a new computer to the company network the network technician is unable to connect automatically. The technician runs a command and is presented with the following output:

The technician assigns a static IP address and is able to connect to the network. Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the issue?

Question148: Ann, a network technician, has just installed a fiber switch in a datacenter. To run the fiber cabling, Ann plans the cable route over the top of the rack using the cable trays, down to the switch, coiling up any excess cable. As Ann configures the switch, she notices several messages in the logging buffer stating the receive signal of the SFP is too weak. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the errors in the logging buffer?

Question149: Two buildings are connected with 802.11a wireless bridges using omnidirectional antennas However, the connection between the two bridges often drops Which of the following would be the BEST solution?

Question150: A network technician is troubleshooting a problem with a user's client-to-site VPN connection. The user is unable to establish a connection to the server, but the error message that appears on screen does not contain useful information. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to troubleshoot the issue?

Question151: A network administrator plans to install network connectivity at a new remote office location. The administrator is concerned about how to troubleshoot network connectivity issues and reconfigure the remote router. The technician should use:

Question152: A network engineer is adding a second router to the company's topology to connect a new wing of the building. The second router will be in the same server room as the first router and does not support auto-MDX. Which of the following describes how the routers should be connected to each other?

Question153: Some similar devices are experiencing system crashes on the same day of every month. Which of the following is the MOST efficient approach to detect the probable cause of the recurring incidents?

Question154: A company is experiencing exponential growth and has hired many new employees. New users are reporting they cannot log into their systems, even though they are on the same network. The technician can see physical connectivity to the network switch along with their MAC addresses. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT?

Question155: A VoIP system will require 23 concurrent voice channels and one signaling channel. Which of the following types of WAN service would provide the BEST connectivity to the PSTN?

Question156: A network technician needs to replace a failed hard drive on a server at the company's large, remote datacenter Which of the following types of documentation should be reviewed to locate this server easily?

Question157: A technician is performing a maintenance task on a weekly basis and wants to ensure the task is properly documented and able to be performed by other technicians. Which of the following types of documentation should the technician complete?

Question158: A network technician has just configured NAC for connections using Cat 6 cables. However, none of the Windows clients can connect to the network.
Which of the following components should the technician check on the Windows workstations? (Choose two.)

Question159: Ann, a network technician, is told to disable unused ports on a switch. Another technician tells her the policy is to move those ports into a non-routed VLAN and leave them enabled. Which of the following documents should Ann use to ensure she is employing the correct method?

Question160: A network engineer arrives at work and discovers that many users are having problems when attempting to connect to the company network shared drives. The network operations center (NOC) technician just completed server upgrades the night before. To which of the following documents should the NOC technician refer to determine what potentially caused the connectivity problem?

Question161: Which of the following policies prohibits a network administrator from using spare servers in the datacenter to mine bitcoins?

Question162: Which of the following physical security devices is used to detect unauthorized server room access?

Question163: A network technician receives a call from a user in the accounting department stating that Internet connectivity has been lost after receiving a new workstation. No other users in accounting are reporting similar issues. The network technician is able to ping the machine from the accounting department's router, but is not able to ping the machine from the IT network. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

Question164: A network technician needs to upgrade a production Windows server to the latest service pack. In which of the following should the work plan and recovery procedure be documented?

Question165: A network administrator is configuring a link-state routing protocol for traffic. Which of the following routing protocols should be implemented?

Question166: A technician is required to install a new DOCSIS-based Internet connection. Which of the following medium types does this use?

Question167: The corporate head office has assigned the subnet of 10.1.100.0/24 to a network technician. The technician wants to create subnets for the finance department, human resources, and IT. Given the following device counts:
Finance: 70 devices
Human resources: 38 devices
IT: 16 devices
Which of the following outlines how the technician should allocate the address space given?

Question168: A technician is establishing connectivity through a VPN for remote server access. Which of the following protocols should be utilized to configure this VPN connection securely?

Question169: To increase speed and availability, a high-traffic web application was split into three servers recently and moved behind a load balancer. Which of the following should be configured on the load balancer to allow for a single destination?

Question170: A network administrator has had difficulty keeping track of IP address assignments on networking devices and clients recently. Which of the following is the BEST technology to aid in this scenario?

Question171: A network technician is installing a new SOHO branch office that requires the use of a DOCSIS-compatible modem. The modem needs to be connected to the ISP's network at the demarc. Which of the following cable types should be used?

Question172: A network engineer for a manufacturing company is implementing a wireless network that provides reliable coverage throughout the facility. There are several large, electric, motorized machines installed on the shop floor for automating the manufacturing process. These machines are known to be significant sources of RF interference. Which of the following frequencies should the wireless network use to MINIMIZE this interference?

Question173: 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?

Question174: A user has called the help desk with a problem reaching certain servers within the organization. The organization is using RFC 1819 for internal networks. The servers having trouble are configured with the following IP addresses: 192. 130.135.5 and 192.130.135.6. The user cannot connect to the correct servers. Which of the following explain why this is happening to the user?

Question175: Which of the following is a policy that communicates the guidelines for connecting personal employee devices to the corporate network?

Question176: 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?

Question177: A wireless administrator has configured a secure wireless network that can only be associated to specific domain accounts. This was done to help mitigate any risks associated with the wireless signal propagating outside of the facility. Which of the following has the administrator implemented?

Question178: Which of the following properties should be configured to extend logical network separation on an uplink interface to a second switch?

Question179: Which of the following DNS record types allows IPv6 records to be resolved to DNS names?

Question180: Joe an ex-employee from accounting, changed the configurations on several network devices on his last day of work. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason a non-IT employee was able to gain access to network devices?

Question181: A network administrator is attempting to limit the installation of malware on company workstations. The administrator wants to remove root access from the user accounts. Which of the following is this an example of?

Question182: A technician is installing six PCs and six VoIP telephones on a small office LAN. The VoIP telephones require QoS to be configured for proper operation. The customer router does not have QoS capability. Which of the following network devices should the technician purchase and install at this office?

Question183: A user no longer has access to network resources after a recent office move, but all other users in the building are able to connect at 100MB connections. After further investigation, a network technician notices the following information:

Which of the following is causing the network connection issues?

Question184: A network engineer at a large company is restricting Internet browsing on the corporate WAN to only business-related external websites. Which of the following is the BEST solution to achieve this goal while avoiding the need to configure this restriction on each PC?

Question185: Management requires remote access to network devices when the ISP is down. Which of the following devices would provide the BEST solution?

Question186: A network extension needs to be run to a location 500ft (152m) from the nearest switch. Which of the following solutions would work BEST? (Select TWO).

Question187: You have been tasked with implementing an ACL on the router that will:
1. Permit appropriate, secure remote-access technologies from the management network to all other local network segments. Explicitly deny all other traffic from the management network
2. Ensure the user subnet cannot remotely menage devices in the Linux and Windows Server segments
3. Prohibit any traffic that has not been specifically allowed.

Question188: 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?

Question189: A consultant is designing a new network for a company that will be hosting its own email and web servers. The company wants to ensure there are separate devices to protect the internal network from the DMZ and the DMZ from the Internet. Which of the following would provide this protection?

Question190: Devices on a network will need to obtain DHCP leases from a server on a different network. Which of the following must the engineer Implement for DHCP to forward requests to the designated server?

Question191: A network technician wants to address PCs on a subnet with IPv6 in addition to IPv4. The subnet currently uses a DHCP server that only supports IPv4. Which of the following should the technician use to assign IPv6 addresses automatically without DHCP?

Question192: Which of the following devices will intelligently attempt to relieve the network of an assumed threat after sampling a packet stream?

Question193: A company hires some temporary workers. On day one, the temporary employees report they are unable to connect to the network. A network technician uses a packet analysis tool and finds that many clients are continuously sending out requests for an IP address, but many of them are not receiving a response. Which of the following could be the cause of this issue?

Question194: 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?

Question195: A technician has installed an older IP camera as a temporary replacement for a recently failed newer one. The technician notices that when the camera's video stream is off, the ping roundtrip time between the camera and the network DVR is consistently less than 1ms without dropped packets. When the camera video stream is turned on, the ping roundtrip time increases dramatically, and network communication is slow and inconsistent. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue in this scenario?

Question196: A technician notices clients are receiving a 169.254.x.x IP address following the upgrade of a server. Which of the following ports should the technician check on the local server firewall?

Question197: A company wishes to allow employees with company-owned mobile devices to connect automatically to the corporate wireless network upon entering the facility. Which of the following would BEST accomplish this objective?

Question198: Which of the following BEST explains why a network engineer would use a wireless mesh network when connecting sensors to a sensor gateway?

Question199: The help desk is receiving erase the hard drive to eliminate to a server. A help desk technician suspects the server Is unable to establish a three-way handshake due to a DoS attack. Which of the following commands should a network administrator use to confirm the help desk technician's claim?

Question200: Joe, a technician, was able to copy data at a site with no network equipment between two new laptops, featuring gigabit Ethernet ports, by using a regular straight-through patch cable. Joe then unsuccessfully tried to accomplish the same thing at a different site from his laptop with a gigabit Ethernet port to an older customer unit, which had a 10/100 network port. Which of the following is the cause of this?

Question201: A network engineer wants to implement a technology that allows for an all-in-one approach to incoming and outgoing traffic from the Internet. This device should be able to filter content and scan for malicious information in each packet. Which of the following types of devices would be necessary?

Question202: A network technician installs a web server on the firewall. Which of the following methods should the technician implement to allow access to outside users without giving access to the inside network?

Question203: Some users are reporting a high response time to access network resources after a new network router was installed. Which of the following documents should be updated every time a change is implemented on the network to have information about the metrics that represents how the network behaves during the normal scenarios?

Question204: An attacker has inserted a hub into a trunk link on the local network in an attempt to access the management subnet to attack the networking devices. Which of the following attacks can be used on a trunk link to provide access to the management subnet?

Question205: 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?

Question206: Multiple users are experiencing slow performance when downloading large files from a specific site. Which of the following should the technician do to check the connection to the external site?

Question207: Which of the following network topologies typically has all devices on a network directly connected to every other network device?

Question208: A technician wants to configure a SOHO network to use a specific public DNS server. Which of the following network components should the technician configure to point all clients on a network to a new DNS server?

Question209: A network administrator is installing the company first external-facing web server and examining where to place it on the network. In which of the following zones should the server be configured?

Question210: 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?

Question211: An assistant systems analyst reports the following findings of an investigation of slow Internet connections in a remote office to the senior systems analyst:

Which of the following devices is causing the issue?

Question212: Users have been experiencing connection timeout issues when using a web-based program. The network technician determines the problem happened due to a TTL setting that was set too low on the firewall. Which of the following BEST enabled the network technician to reach this conclusion?

Question213: 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?

Question214: An AP is configured to authenticate clients by using their Active Directory username and password. The AP uses UDP to connect to the authentication service, which then queries Active Directory. Which of the following authentication services is being used by the AP in this scenario?

Question215: Which of the following allow for higher fault tolerance, availability, and performance across multiple systems? (Select TWO).

Question216: Before upgrading the firmware on several routers, a technician must verify the firmware file received is the same one the vendor provided. Which of the following should the technician use?

Question217: You have been tasked with testing a CAT5e cable. A summary of the test results can be found on the screen.
Step 1: Select the tool that was used to create the cable test results.
Step 2: Interpret the test results and select the option that explains the results. After you are done with your analysis, click the 'Submit Cable Test Analysis' button.

Question218: Which of the following factors should be considered when evaluating a firewall to protect a datacenter's east-west traffic?

Question219: A security administrator wants to implement the ability to prevent an authorized user from tailgating into the office building. Which of the following should be implemented?

Question220: A network technician needs to implement a network security control on a switch. The solution needs to be non-invasive and prevent guests and unauthorized users from accessing the company's network Which of the following would BEST meet these requirements?

Question221: A network administrator migrated the data tor the corporate email service from one provider to another. All DNS records were successfully changed and verified however, many hours later, users are still receiving new emails on the old provider's server. Which of the following should the administrator perform NEXT to troubleshoot the Issue?

Question222: Which of the following would be the MOST efficient subnet mask for a point-to-point link?

Question223: A senior technician is reconfiguring the company's firewall because a number of additional devices have been added to the network. The company has acquired a new VoIP phone system, and a group of junior technicians has set up an experimental lab with access to the Internet. Management has given the team latitude for research and development, but would like the company network to be secure and the performance to remain consistent with existing baselines. Which of the following would be the BEST method to reconfigure the network?

Question224: Two computers are connected to a multilayer switch, and both can access the corporate file server. The computers cannot talk to one another. Which of the following is MOST likley the cause?

Question225: A network administrator is redesigning network security after an attack. During the attack, an attacker used open cubicle locations to attach devices to the network. The administrator wants to be able to monitor future attacks in a safe environment and determine the method of attack. Which of the following should the administrator do to BEST meet this requirement?

Question226: A network technician has provisioned a new Linux instance in public cloud provider's IaaS environment. The technician did not install a graphical user interface. The technician wants to connect to the server's public IP address securely to start a console session. Which of the following remote access methods should the technician use?

Question227: A company recently completed construction of a new remote office. The network administrator needs to set up new network devices, such as printers and a local file server, at the remote location. The new devices need to be configured on the same Layer 2 network as the main office. Which of the following should the network administrator configure?

Question228: A company hires another firm to test the integrity of its information security controls. This is an example of

Question229: A company has just installed a new cloud VoIP solution, however, users occasionally report poor call quality or dead air being present. Which of the following describes the NEXT troubleshooting step the technician should take?

Question230: A technician is investigating the cause of a network outage. Which of the following documents should be checked to rule out configuration issues?

Question231: A network administrator is configuring a database server and would like to ensure the database engine is listening on a certain port. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to accomplish this goal?

Question232: A technician is troubleshooting a server In the finance office that hosts an internal accounting program. The ticketing desk has received several calls from users reporting that access to the accounting program is degraded, and they are experiencing severe delays, sometimes timing out entirely. The problem has been isolated to the server. Which of the following tools should the technician use on the server to narrow down the issue?

Question233: A network engineer has been assigned a support ticket for a PC that will not connect to the network in a new area of the building. The engineer knows the PC should be assigned to the PC VLAN (VLAN 1101) and should have an IP in the 172.16.250.0/22 range. While talking with the hardware team, the engineer is told this is the first PC to be installed in this are a. The engineer then logs into the edge switch the PC is connected to and looks at the configuration. Given the output below:

Which of the following BEST explains the reason why the PC cannot connect?

Question234: Which of the following is a vulnerable system designed to detect and log unauthorized access?

Question235: A forensic first responder arrives at the scene where an employee is suspected to have committed a computer-based crime. Which of the following should the first responder do FIRST?

Question236: Which of the following would a network technician MOST likely connect to power wireless access points in drop ceilings?

Question237: Which of the following allows for secure access to a directory for authentication services?

Question238: A company is redesigning its office to remove the divider walls between desks and create an open collaboration are a. All network cables are run through the divider walls, and a new wireless network will be installed. Which of the following sets of documents will need to be revised based on the new configuration?

Question239: A host has an IP address of 172.28.57.144 and is on the 172.28.57.128 subnet. Which of the following is a correct subnet mask of the host?

Question240: A network technician downloaded new firmware for the company firewall. Which of the following should the network technician verify to ensure the downloaded file is correct and complete?

Question241: A network technician has been asked to create secure private networks between a company's headquarters and several branch locations. The company has provided the on-premises equipment, but each branch has a different ISP. Which of the following technologies should the technician consider using to accomplish this?

Question242: A network administrator has noticed many systems on the network have traffic that is anomalous and may be part of a botnet. The administrator wants to implement an access control method that requires a computer to have antivirus software installed before being granted network access. Which of the following should the administrator deploy?

Question243: A technician has been assigned to capture packets on a specific switchport. Which of the following switch feature MUST be used to accomplish this?

Question244: A network administrator is purchasing a mobile phone for a manager who is traveling internationally. The phone needs to be able to make and receive calls in multiple countries outside of North Americ a. Which of the following cellular technologies should the administrator look for in the phone?

Question245: A network administrator is reviewing the following output from a switch.

Which of the following attacks has occurred on the switch?

Question246: 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. The switch uses a SFP module. Which of the following connector types should the fiber patch cable have?

Question247: 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?

Question248: A network technician is assisting a user who has relocated to a newly constructed office space. The user has no network connectivity. A cable tester was used on the port and is reporting that the pairs are open. Which of the following should be used to remedy this problem?

Question249: A network technician is segmenting network traffic into various broadcast domains. Which of the following should the network technician utilize?

Question250: A customer has submitted a request for a new wireless connection In the main office so visitors can reach the Internet to check their email. The customer is concerned about security and does not want visitors to be able to access the internal finance server. Which of the following BEST describes the correct configuration?

Question251: A technician is troubleshooting intermittent connectivity on a line-of-sight wireless bridge. Which of the following tools should the technician use to determine the cause of the packet loss?

Question252: A network technician is reviewing the following output from a router:

Which of the following is this an example of?

Question253: A network technician is assisting a user who is having problems accessing a particular website. Other users are reporting that the website is accessible outside of the office. The technician suspects the problem is with the company's firewall. Which of the following should the technician use to troubleshoot?

Question254: A company wants to implement a wireless infrastructure on its campus to meet the needs of its BYOD initiative. The company has users with legacy devices and wants to accommodate them while delivering speed to other users who have modern systems.
Which of the following standards BEST fits these requirements?

Question255: Which of the following Is a network device that is responsible for separating collision domains?

Question256: A network technician is setting up the wireless network for a company's new branch office. After doing a site survey, the technician discovers there is a lot of interference from 2.4GHz devices at the location on channel 11. Which of the following would be the BEST channel on which to set up the WAPs?

Question257: A recently constructed building makes use of glass and natural light. Users in the building are reporting poor cellular connectivity and speeds. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

Question258: A network administrator configures a router with the following IP address information:
Gigabit Ethernet 1 Interface: 10.10.0.1/24
Serial 0 Interface: 10.10.0.253/30
Clients are connected to a switch on the gigabit Ethernet interface; the ISP is connected to the Serial 0 interface. When the router configuration is complete and client devices are reconfigured, all clients report that they are unable to connect to the Internet. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?

Question259: A technician is troubleshooting a workstation's network connectivity and wants to confirm which switchport corresponds to the wall jack the PC is using. Which of the following concepts would BEST help the technician?

Question260: A network technician is performing a firmware upgrade on a switch. The firmware needs to be downloaded to the device. Which of the following methods should the technician use to retrieve the updated firmware?

Question261: A technician must install and configure a network device in a building with 20 classrooms. Each room must be on a separate subnet and should not be able to see traffic from other subnets. Which of the following is the MOST cost-effective solution?

Question262: A network technician is segmenting a network to allow for unauthenticated public connections to a server. Which of the following devices would BEST safeguard the internal network from the public-facing server?

Question263: Which of the following would a company place at the edge of its network if it wants to view and control which Internet applications are being used?

Question264: Ann, a network technician, has relocated a rack that contains the networking and server equipment from the third floor to the sixth floor. To connect the rack-mounted router to the media converter in the first-floor MDF, she extended the length of the original 197ft (60m) Cat5e cable to 395ft (120m) by attaching another 197ft (60m) cable with an RJ45 coupler. After the move, users report intermittent connectivity to external websites, although connectivity to internal hosts has not changed. Which of the following is a network performance issue that is MOST likely causing this issue?