EMT Practice Test

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Question1: 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?

Question2: A company recently implemented a new VoIP solution to replace copper lines that cost too much to maintain. Users have been complaining of the voice quality when they are on phone calls, and management wants the network team to address the concerns. Which of the following should the network team do to improve the performance and security of the VoIP phones?

Question3: Which of the following would block access to an untagged port when connected to a Layer 2 device?

Question4: At which of the following layers of the OSI model does compression occur?

Question5: A technician is configuring a new email server and needs to modify DNS records. Which of the following records should the technician update to ensure email functions as expected?

Question6: 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?

Question7: While reviewing switch logs, a network analyst notices many failed logon attempts followed by a successful logon from an unknown IP address. Which of the following hardening techniques should be utilized to prevent unauthorized access?

Question8: 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?

Question9: Based on networks 10. 8. 16. 0/22 and 10. 8. 31. 0/21, which of the following is the BEST summarized CIDR notation?

Question10: A network administrator is assigned to run and connect a Cat 6e Ethernet cable between two nodes in a datacenter. Which of the following connector types should the network administrator use to terminate this cable?

Question11: 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?

Question12: A network technician is troubleshooting an issue routing TCP packets to an email server. At which of the following OSI layers is the issue occurring?

Question13: Which of the following provides information about how often some devices fail so the IT department can take proactive measures?

Question14: A network technician recently installed a new Layer 2 switch. After scanning the device, the network administrator mentions there is traffic on port 23. Which of the following should the network technician have done during the installation?

Question15: 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?

Question16: A help desk technician is assisting a user who is experiencing issues with video conferencing when a laptop is undocked During meetings, the audio becomes garbled, and the video sometimes pauses for brief periods. Which of the following is the MOST probable cause of these issues?

Question17: 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?

Question18: A technician wants to have the ability to transfer files from home to the company's network on a regular basis. Which of the following is a remote access protocol the technician can utilize to bypass interactive user authentication by using a list of known host public keys?

Question19: Which of the following relies on metrics such as total number of connections or CPU'RAM usage to help maintain performance and availability?

Question20: Employees want the ability to use personal devices on the guest network while working out at the company gym. In order to meet the request, which of the following policies requires employee adherence?

Question21: An administrator is troubleshooting a user's intermittent wireless connectivity issue. Other users across the hallway can connect and use the wireless network properly. Upon inspection of the connection details, the administrator finds the following:

Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the poor wireless connection?

Question22: A technician wants to set an IP address to a specific MAC address on a host machine. Which of the following commands should the technician use?

Question23: A network administrator needs to transmit traffic to geographically diverse sites to improve performance. Which of the following devices would BEST direct traffic to the remote sites?

Question24: Management at a company wants to increase the bandwidth available to users after receiving several complaints. A technician reports to management that 50% of the company bandwidth is being utilized by wireless devices outside the company's property. Given budget constraints, which of the following solutions should the technician propose to management?

Question25: Which of the following would MOST likely provide continuous power during a short brownout?

Question26: A network technician needs to install a new access switch. After installing the new switch, the technician begins to move connections from the old switch to the new switch. The old switch used a GBIC with SC connectors, and the new switch uses an SFP with LC connectors. After connecting the SC connector to the SC-to-LC adapter and plugging it into the switch, the link does not come up as expected. Which of the following should a network technician perform NEXT?

Question27: Users in a school lab are reporting slow connections to the servers and the Internet. Other users in the school have no issues. The lab has 25 computers and is connected with a single 1Gb Ethernet connection on Cat 5e wiring to an unmanaged switch. There are also three spare Cat 5e cable runs, which are not in use. The school wants to double the connection speed between the lab and the servers without running new cables. Which of the following would be the BEST solution?

Question28: A user checks an IP address using an external website. The address is different than the one the user sees when opening a command prompt and typing in ipconfig/all. The user does not understand why the two tools show different IP addresses. This is BEST explained by the interworking of:

Question29: A user reports intermittent performance issues on a segment of the network. According to the troubleshooting methodology, which of the following steps should the technician do NEXT after collecting initial information from the customer?

Question30: A network administrator wants to ensure all traffic is inspected and abides by the AUP, and that malicious traffic is stopped. Which of the following features should be enabled on a firewall to meet this requirement?

Question31: A network engineer is working on a network connectivity problem between a site in California and a site in New York The connection went down overnight and the engineer is unsure where the connection failed The technician is logged into the primary switch in the customer's network, which is also the company's connection to the WAN. Which of the following toots should the technician use to determine the last available network hop?

Question32: A company needs to create a new website for the delivery of secure content to and from specific customers. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) states as a requirement the creation of a secure connection between the client's machine and the website every time the content is accessed. This should be accomplished without requiring the installation of any client software. Which of the following should be used in this scenario?

Question33: A firewall administrator is implementing a rule that directs HTTP traffic to an internal server listening on a non-standard socket. Which of the following types of rules is the administrator implementing?

Question34: 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?

Question35: A network administrator wants to narrow the scope of a subnet to two usable IP addresses within a class C network. Which of the following is the correct CIDR notation?

Question36: A network technician wants to remotely and securely access the desktop of a Linux workstation. The desktop is running remote control software without encryption. Which of the following should the technician use to secure the connection?

Question37: 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?

Question38: 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).

Question39: Which of the following policies prohibits a network administrator from using spare servers in the datacenter to mine bitcoins?

Question40: 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?

Question41: A technician is responsible for configuring a new firewall. The hardware team has already installed, powered, and connected the system. Which of the following types of documentation should the technician utilize to complete the task?

Question42: 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?

Question43: 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?

Question44: To increase security and usability of the wireless network, a back-end RADIUS server is used to authenticate users. Which of the following encryptions methods should be used to accomplish this?

Question45: 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?

Question46: A network manager is drafting a document mat outlines what employees can and cannot do when using personal tablets that are connected to the network. Which of the following is the manager drafting?

Question47: 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?

Question48: Which of the following BEST describes the differences between VLAN hopping and session hijacking?

Question49: Which of the following devices should a network administrator configure on the outermost part of the network?

Question50: 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?

Question51: An NGFW alerts that a web server in the DMZ is sending suspicious traffic. A network administrator finds that port 25 is open, and the traffic is originating from this port. The only purpose of this server is to deliver website traffic. Which of the following should the network administrator recommend to the systems administrator?

Question52: 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?

Question53: A small town is attempting to attract tourists who visit larger nearby cities. A network engineer is asked to implement a network encompassing the five-block town center and nearby businesses. The inclusion of smartphones and portable devices is crucial to the plan. Which of the following is the network engineer being asked to implement?

Question54: A network technician is configuring a new web server at the company office. The network manager has instructed the technician to implement it in such a way so it is isolated from the local network and still able to be reached from an external network. Which of the following BEST describes where the technician should set up the new server?

Question55: 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?

Question56: Which of the following DNS records needs to be configured for SMTP traffic?

Question57: Which of the following are reasons for enabling jumbo frames? (Select TWO)

Question58: After setting up In a temporary office, Joe tries to access the company's wireless network. Following several attempts, Joe is able to get an IP, but cannot access network resources. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this error when trying to connect to the compan/s wireless network?

Question59: 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?

Question60: 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?

Question61: A network technician needs to visit a datacenter. To be admitted, the security officer requests to see a driver's license, and then directs the technician to a fingerprint scanner. Which of the following authentication factors is the facility requiring for admittance? (Select TWO).

Question62: A network engineer at a multinational company is asked to purchase mobile phones for senior executives who often travel internationally. The executives want their phones to work with wireless carriers in multiple countries when they travel. Which of the following cellular standards should these new phones support?

Question63: A network administrator needs to keep track of the locations of installed network equipment. Which of the following would be the BEST method to accomplish this task?

Question64: Which of the following technologies is used when multiple Ethernet adapters work to increase speed and fault tolerance?

Question65: A Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concentrated about an attacker gaining administrative access to the company's network devices. Which of the following is the MOST secure way to prevent this?

Question66: Which of the following provides the ability to deploy consistent access point configurations from a central location?

Question67: 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?

Question68: A company must create a way for partners to access a web portal to update documents for a project. This should be done only via web browser in a transparent way for the users. Which of the following should be used?

Question69: 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?

Question70: 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?

Question71: 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?

Question72: A technician is replacing a failed SOHO router for a customer who has an existing switch, cable modem, and static IP address. The user has a web server that faces the Internet so users can visit and leave comments. Which of the following BEST describes the correct configuration for this customer's requirements?

Question73: 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?

Question74: A network administrator wants to increase the confidentiality of the system by hardening the authentication process. Currently, the users log in using usernames and passwords to access the system. Which of the following will increase the authentication factor to three?

Question75: You have been tasked with testing a CAT5e cable. A summary of the test results can be found on the screen.
Instructions
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' button.
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Question76: A network technician is asked to perform an unfamiliar task. Which of the following would the technician MOST likely reference?

Question77: A network technician is troubleshooting wireless network issues in a crowded office complex and suspects there is interference from nearby wireless networks. Which of the following should the technician perform to discover possible interference?

Question78: A network engineer wants to change how employees authenticate to the wireless network. Rather than providing a pre-shared key, the engineer wants employees to be able to authenticate with the same unique company user ID and password they use for accessing other services, such as email and document sharing. The engineer also wants to receive daily reports of login attempts on the wireless network. Which of the following should be installed to achieve this goal?

Question79: 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?

Question80: A customer warns to be able to separate traffic on a local network without using a router. Which of the following should a technician install?

Question81: A company has experienced a major security breach. Which of the following should the network administrator reference to determine the next steps?

Question82: A network technician is reviewing the network configuration of a large company. All of the branch routers are connected to each other to allow for redundancy. Which of the following BEST describes this network topology?

Question83: 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?

Question84: A company's web-based application has a database that is set up for high availability in case of a failure. Which of the following is necessary to achieve this type of setup?

Question85: A network technician is reviewing the following output from a router:

Which of the following is this an example of?

Question86: A technician needs to back up network devices to a central location to prepare for a natural disaster. Which of the following should the technician use?

Question87: Several open conference rooms have active wired network connections. To discourage unauthorized users a network technician wants to require users in the conference rooms to authenticate to the network before gaining access. Which of the following would be the BEST network technology to use?

Question88: When connecting to a network device through a remote connection for configuration purposes, which of the following protocols is MOST secure?

Question89: A document outlining the types of actions allowed on the corporate network would be BEST defined as an:

Question90: 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?

Question91: 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?

Question92: A technician is troubleshooting a host that is having intermittent issues connecting to internal network resources and the company servers. Using a packet sniffer, the technician notices there are several TCP communications that are missing packets in sequence and need to be retransmitted. The technician receives several SYN-ACK packets with incorrect addressing. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of these issues?

Question93: 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?

Question94: A network technician is deploying mobile phones for a company's sales staff. Salespeople frequently travel nationally and internationally to meet with clients, and often have to roam or switch cellular providers. Which of the following standards is the BEST option to fit the requirements?

Question95: 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?

Question96: A company has a web-based application that is used by many different departments. The company has experienced some overload of resources on the database server. The network administrator implements a network device in between the servers and the database. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of this device?

Question97: According to the OSI model, at which of the following layers is data encapsulated into a packet?

Question98: A network technician is reading a network diagram and looking for the edge router. Which of the following is MOST likely the symbol used for the router?

Question99: A network technician is configuring a wireless network at a branch office. Users at this office work with large files and must be able to access their files on the server quickly. Which of the following 802. 11 standards provides the MOST bandwidth?

Question100: Which of the following can a network administrator use to access a network switch using standard AAA configurations?

Question101: A network technician is upgrading the software on a switch, but the switch will no longer boot after the upgrade. Which of the following should the network technician have verified before the upgrade?

Question102: 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?

Question103: A wireless access point that was working in a large warehouse last week is now offline. The technician observes there is no power to the device. The technician verifies PoE is working on the switchport, and then confirms the wireless access point is still not powering up. Which of the following is the MOST likely issue?

Question104: Which of the following BEST describes the RADIUS authentication service protocol?

Question105: The network team at a university, which has on-campus residences, recently expanded the WiFi offerings to the dormitories. Each dormitory houses approximately 75 students, who each have multiple wireless devices. The WLAN utilizes an intelligent wireless controller for configuration and management. While the WiFi in academic buildings continues to receive few to no complaints, dormitory complaints are on the rise. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the complaints?

Question106: Which of the following are characteristics of jumbo frames? (Choose two. )

Question107: Which of the following components can be used to manage network traffic to all nodes in a hypervisor?

Question108: A router is set up to utilize RIPv2 to route traffic throughout the network. Which of the following routing metrics is used to determine the path?

Question109: A network team has reopened multiple outages caused by unauthorized access to the IDF. Which of the following would BEST prevent this issue from reoccurring?

Question110: 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?

Question111: 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?

Question112: Which of the following BEST describes the BGP routing protocol?

Question113: A network administrator has created a new VLAN for the server and clients within the accounting department and wants to outline how it integrates with the existing network. Which of the following should the administrator create?

Question114: 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?

Question115: Which of the following protocols is used by Active Directory for authentication?

Question116: Which of the following physical security devices is used to detect unauthorized server room access?

Question117: A company's server-naming convention is overly complicated. The systems administrator wants to change the naming convention to make it easier for users to remember which hosts they should log into. However, renaming servers is complicated and requires some downtime. Which of the following DNS record types would accomplish this goal without requiring servers to be renamed?

Question118: A network technician has purchased a 10GBase-T switch and wishes to connect it to 30 computers with 10GB network cards. The computers are 225ft (69m) away, and all need to establish a 10 Gbps connection to meet business requirements. To minimize costs while still meeting these requirements, which of the following cable types should the technician choose?

Question119: Joe, a user, reports intermittent connectivity issues, but a technician notices that the only time Joe has issues is when he is logged into the database. Losing connection after authenticating to a database, but still having access to network resources such as file/print services and email, would MOST likely be caused by:

Question120: 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?

Question121: A technician is connecting a router directly to a PC using the G1/0/1 interface. Without the use of auto-sensing ports, which of the following cables should be used?

Question122: Which of the following protocols do MOST MITM attacks utilize?

Question123: Which of the following routing conventions is known as a link-state protocol?

Question124: Which of the following would MOST likely contain information about credential reuse?

Question125: 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?

Question126: A VoIP device is not getting power at a new user's desk. The technician tests the components with a PoE injector at the switch and resolves the issue. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

Question127: 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?

Question128: Which of the following is used to classify network data for the purpose of providing QoS?

Question129: 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?

Question130: When choosing a type of storage that integrates with the existing network infrastructure, the storage must be easily configurable to share files and can communicate with all existing clients over TCP/IP. Which of the following is the BEST technology for the network administrator to implement?

Question131: 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?

Question132: A technician has been assigned to capture packets on a specific switchport. Which of the following switch feature MUST be used to accomplish this?

Question133: 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
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Question134: Which of the following network topologies typically has all devices on a network directly connected to every other network device?

Question135: 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?

Question136: Which of the following is created on a 48-port switch with five active VLANs?

Question137: A user's computer is having trouble reaching a certain website Other branch locations do not have any issues reaching this website, and the user can reach all other websites A technician suspects there is a failure at an upstream router under The ISPs control. Which of the following commands should the technician run to confirm this suspicion''

Question138: A technician is asked to provide centralized SSID management across the entire WAN. The BEST solution would be to:

Question139: A network technician receives an update in an RSS feed that a new exploit was released for specific hardware used on the network After verifying the vulnerability with the vendor the network. technician discovers the vulnerability was patched almost two years ago. Which of the following techniques should be implemented to discover out-of-date firmware in the future?

Question140: A new technician has been tasked with checking the status of a switchport. The technician needs to find the information quickly without the use of command-line utilities. Which of the following remote management methods would help the technician?

Question141: Which of the following WAN technologies utilizes the concept of virtual circuits and point-multipoint connections?

Question142: 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?

Question143: A network technician has created a network that consists of a router, a firewall, a switch, and several PCs. Which of the following physical network topologies was created?

Question144: A network administrator wants to connect to a remote device via SSH. Which of the following layers of the OSI model is the protocol using?

Question145: An entire enterprise cannot access a specific website. The network technician knows the website was accessible last week. The technician can also ping the website. Which of the following is the technician MOST likely to find upon investigation?

Question146: 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?

Question147: Which of the following BEST explains why a firewall would be subject to international export controls?

Question148: 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?

Question149: 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?

Question150: A technician is diagnosing an issue with a new T1 connection. The router is configured, the cable is connected, but the T1 is down. To verify the configuration of the router, which of the following tools should the technician use?

Question151: A network technician receives reports indicating some users are unable to gain access to any network resources. During troubleshooting, the technician discovers the workstations have an IP address of 169. 254. x. x. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question152: Which of the following is a reason why a business may be hesitant to move sensitive data to a SaaS cloud service?

Question153: A network technician needs to configure a device with an embedded OS so it can be connected to a wireless handheld scanner. Which of the following technologies should be configured on the OS to create the wireless connection?

Question154: A technician is installing a new wireless badging system on a hospital network. The requirements of the badging system are for it to have its own SSID and low power levels. The badging system has to cover 99. 9% of the hospital. Which of the following is the BEST action to take to meet the system requirements?

Question155: A network technician receives a trouble ticket and speaks to the user who is experiencing the issues with the application. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?

Question156: A company hires another firm to test the integrity of its information security controls. This is an example of

Question157: Which of the following should be performed on a regular basis to prevent unauthorized access to a company network? (Choose two. )

Question158: 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?

Question159: 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?

Question160: Joe, a user, is having issues when trying to access certain web pages. Upon navigating to a web page, it seems like it connects, but then presents the following message:

Joe has cleared his cache and cookies, rebooted his machine, and attempted to browse to the website from a coworker's desktop, but it still presented with this error.
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this error?

Question161: 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?

Question162: Given the table below:

Which of the following addresses can Host E send a packet to that will reach Hosts C and D, but not Hosts A and B?

Question163: 802. 11n clients currently have no way to connect to the network. Which of the following devices should be implemented to let the clients connect?

Question164: Which of the following would an organization MOST likely have users sign before granting administrative access?

Question165: What has been changed on the web server since the previous day?

Question166: 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?

Question167: 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?

Question168: 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?

Question169: A network technician recently installed a new server on a network. The technician must ensure the server does not have any unnecessary services running. The IP address of the server is 204. 211. 38. 50. Which of the following commands would allow the technician to make this determination?

Question170: A network technician is assisting a user who is experiencing connectivity problems with the VPN. The technician has confirmed the VPN is functioning and other users at the site cannot access the Internet. Which of the following commands would MOST likely be used to further troubleshoot?

Question171: 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?

Question172: At which of the following OSI model layers would a router operate?

Question173: A technician has received a report that details the need for a patch and a complete list of the affected systems. Which of the following activities MOST likely generated the report?

Question174: A network technician is installing a wireless network for a small medical office. The doctors need to download high resolution x-rays quickly with minimal latency. Which of the following technologies should be utilized?

Question175: A network technician configures a firewall's ACL to allow outgoing traffic for several popular services such as email and web browsing. However, after the firewall's deployment, users are still unable to retrieve their emails. Which of the following would BEST resolve this issue?

Question176: A company finds that many desktops are being reported as missing or lost. Which of the following would BEST assist in recovering these devices?

Question177: Which of the following can be used to prevent unauthorized employees from entering restricted areas?

Question178: A company requires a network storage solution that allows for the use of OS-specific credentials and permissions. The company purchases a SOHO solution, which includes support for SMB, iSCSI, FTP, Telnet, and NFS natively out of the box. Which of the following should be done FIRST?

Question179: Which of the following technologies is used to attach multiple guest operating systems to a single physical network port?

Question180: The process of grouping network interfaces together to increase throughput is called:

Question181: A technician is setting up a public guest network for visitors to access the Internet that must be separate from the corporate network. Which of the following are the BEST steps for the technician to take with minimum overhead configuration? (Choose two. )

Question182: 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?

Question183: A network administrator has signed up for service with a new ISP. The administrator was given the IP address of 172. 17. 10. 254/30 to use on the external interface of the Internet-facing router. However, the network administrator cannot reach the Internet using that address. Which of the following is the MOST likely?

Question184: 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?

Question185: A network technician needs to distribute an updated OS for all network switches at company locations throughout the world The technician wants to ensure file integrity since several locations do not have high-quality connectivity to the Internet. Which of the following methods should be used to distribute the images while ensuring integrity?

Question186: A small company decided to use a single virtual appliance lo 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?

Question187: A technician discovered a company computer had a virus but was unable to remove it. The technician decided to erase the hard drive to eliminate the threat . Which of the following policies did the technician violate'?

Question188: A system administrator reports that one of the two domain name servers does not seem to be responding to DNS requests from clients. The servers are both up and running, name service is running on them, and DNS requests appear in the logs. Both servers respond to queries made at the console. Which of the following tools should the systems administrator use to gather more information?

Question189: Which of the following is an IPv6 transition mechanism in which network devices utilize IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time?

Question190: Users 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?

Question191: A network technician has been deployed to a remote office where WiFi functionality was lost after some recent remodeling. Upon arrival the technician finds the sole access point In the office is powered on via a Cat6 port, which is PoE+ enabled. All necessary SSIDs are broadcasting property However after connecting, authentication falls. Rebooting the WAP does not remediate the situation, nor does replacing the paten cable between the switch and the patch panel. Which of the following is MOST likely the root cause of this issue?

Question192: Which of the following DNS record types allows IPv6 records to be resolved to DNS names?

Question193: 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?

Question194: A user does not have access to network services but has Internet access. The technician notices the computer has an IP address of 192. 168. 1. 144 when the network is 10. 10. 10. 0. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

Question195: A network engineer is surveying the existing wireless infrastructure to propose additional changes to increase throughput The SSID is already on an uncongested 5GHz frequency Which of the following should the engineer configure?

Question196: 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?

Question197: A network technician is installing a new SOHO wireless router for a client. After configuring and securing the wireless network, the technician begins hardening the wireless router. Which of the following should the network technician do FIRST?

Question198: A network administrator has been experiencing slow performance and file errors when attempting to utilize server utilities. The administrator needs to ensure the system tiles on the server have not been modified. Which of the following should be used to ensure the server files have not been compromised?

Question199: A network administrator has deployed a secure wireless network that authenticates using Active Directory network credentials so individual users are uniquely identified when connected to the WLAN. Which of the following wireless technologies has the administrator configured?

Question200: A business with a point-to-point fiber-optic connection is suddenly unable to communicate between locations. A fiber cut is suspected. Which of the following tools should the network technician use to determine the exact location of the cut?

Question201: A wireless client is having issues staying connected to the wireless network even though the client is less than 20ft (6m) from the access point. Which if the following is MOST likely the cause?

Question202: The security manager reports that individual systems involved in policy or security violations or incidents cannot be located quickly. The security manager notices the hostnames all appear to be randomly generated characters. Which of the following would BEST assist the security manager identifying systems involved in security incidents?

Question203: 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?

Question204: 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?

Question205: A junior network technician receives a help desk ticket from an end user who is having trouble accessing a web application that was working the previous day. After talking with the end user and gathering information about the issue, which of the following would be the most likely course of action for the technician to perform NEXT?

Question206: A company will be hosting a large workshop for local business leaders, and management wants to provide an easy-to-connect-to guest wireless network for them to access while on site. The network will be disabled after the workshop. The current wireless network has the option to enable a segmented guest network that has not been implemented. Which of the following authentication methods should be used to make the network EASIEST for guests to access?

Question207: 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?

Question208: 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?

Question209: Which of the following components acts as an intermediary device between the internal user's PC and external web servers to provide caching services that save on Internet bandwidth resources?

Question210: 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?

Question211: 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?

Question212: Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of signature management as a mitigation technique?

Question213: Users are reporting that the company website is responding. A technician performs the following steps:
1. Pings the loopback address
2. Pings the default gateway
3. Pings the DNS server
4. Pings the IP address of the web server
All tests are successful, but users still report the server is unreachable. The technician next performs an nslockup and receives the proper server IP address. Which of the following would cause the website to be unreachable?

Question214: 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?

Question215: Which of the following policies would Joe, a user, have to agree to when he brings in his personal tablet to connect to the company's guest wireless Internet?

Question216: Which of the following types of packets uses the 224. 0. 0. 0/3 address space by routers to exchange routing information?

Question217: 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?

Question218: 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?

Question219: A network technician has deployed a new 802. 11ac network and discovers some of the legacy POS equipment only supports WPA and 802. 11 a. Which of the following is the MOST secure method of connecting all devices while avoiding a performance impact to modern wireless devices?

Question220: Which of the following is used to purposely attack a system to exploit vulnerabilities?

Question221: A network administrator has been given a network of 172. 16. 85. 0/21 and wants to know the usable range of IP addresses on that subnet. Which of the following indicates the correct IP address range?

Question222: Your company recently purchased a new building down the street from the existing office. For each of the tasks below, select the appropriate antenna type and encryption object for all wireless access point (AP).
1. Create an encrypted wireless connection between the two buildings that BEST controls signal propagation, while maximizing security.
2. Restrict the wireless signal generated by the access points (APs) inside Building 1, so that it minimizes broadcast beyond the building.
3. Maximize wireless coverage inside Building 1.
4. Building 1's internal wireless network is for visitors only and must not require any special configuration on the visitor's device to connect.

Instructions: When you have completed the simulation, select the Done button to submit.

Question223: A network technician is configuring network addresses and port numbers for a router ACL to block a peer-to-peer application. Which of the following is the HIGHEST layer of the OSI model at which this router ACL operates?

Question224: A wireless technician needs to deploy a single 802. 11 standard that supports both 2. 4GHz and 5GHz frequencies with up to 40MHz channel widths. Which of the following wireless standards should the technician configure?

Question225: In a service provider network, a company has an existing IP address scheme. Company A's network currently uses the following scheme:

Company b uses the following scheme:
Subnet 1: 192. 168. 1. 50/28
The network administrator cannot force the customer to update its IP scheme. Considering this, which of the following is the BEST way for the company to connect these networks?

Question226: 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?

Question227: 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?

Question228: 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?

Question229: 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?

Question230: A network technician performs a wireless site survey at a company building and identifies that the cafeteria is not covered by a wireless signal. The cafeteria is located in a medium-size, square-shaped room. Which of the following types of WAP antenna should the technician install in the center of the cafeteria to provide the BEST coverage?

Question231: 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?

Question232: Which of the following concepts would MOST likely be used to identify individual pieces of hardware throughout their life cycle?

Question233: A technician is utilizing SNMPv3 to monitor network statistics. Which of the following actions would occur immediately of a server's utilization spikes above the prescribed value?

Question234: An analyst is developing a proof of concept of a wireless-based attack as part of a penetration test against an organization's network. As part of the attack, the analyst launches a fake access point matching the SSID of the organization's guest access network. When a user connects to the fake access point, the analyst allows the traffic to flow through the access point to the legitimate site while the data traversing the network is logged for latest analysis and exploitation. Which of the following attacks has the analyst successfully performed in this scenario?

Question235: A technician is sent to troubleshoot a faulty network connection. The technician tests the cable, and data passes through successfully. No changes were made in the environment, however, when a network device is connected to the switch using the cable, the switchport will not light up. Which of the following should the technician attempt NEXT?

Question236: A network technician needs to dedicate a range of addresses in DHCP for statically assigned servers and network devices. Which of the following should be configured to BEST accomplish this?

Question237: Which of the following storage network technologies inherently leverages block-level storage?

Question238: 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?

Question239: A network technician is working on a way to set up a new branch office securely. The network manager confirms the company does not have any plans to expand to any other new sites and wants to implement the most cost-effective solution. Which of the following would be the BEST type of VPN to implement?

Question240: A network technician is supporting a library system that w ants to streamline the checkout of books and medi a. Which of the following technologies will the technician MOST likely use to facilitate this initiative?

Question241: A technician is moving a company to a cloud email service. Several external recipients are reporting that email sent from the company is going to their junk folders because the sender's identity cannot be verified. Which of the following DNS record types should the technician modify to minimize this problem?

Question242: After recent changes to the pictured network, several users are unable to access the servers. Only PC1, PC2, PC3, and PC4 are clickable and will give you access to the command prompt and the adapter configuration tabs.
INSTRUCTIONS
Verify the settings by using the command prompt, after making any system changes.
Next, restore connectivity by making the appropriate changes to the infrastructure.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

Question243: A network manager is concerned about visitors taking advantage of open cubicles at a company's facilities. Which of the following would mitigate this issue?

Question244: A technician wants to deploy a network that will require wireless client devices to prompt for a username and password before granting access to the wireless network. Which of the following must be configured to implement this solution?

Question245: A network technician is troubleshooting a connectivity issue and determines the cause is related to the VLAN assignment on one of the access switches in the network. After resolving the issue, the network technician decides to update the documentation to refer to the correct VLAN. Which of the following should the technician update?

Question246: 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?

Question247: An IT training company hosts an annual series of daily seminars Each day. a different group of 252 students participate, and all require use of the company's /24 guest wireless network Starling on Tuesday, and continuing through Friday, some students report they are unable to connect to the wireless network. Which of the following is the BEST solution for preventing this Issue from occurring again next year?

Question248: Which of the following DNS record types can help limit spam?

Question249: 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?

Question250: A technician is working on a new machine that has been procured for testing and development. The machine will run a hypervisor and host several operating systems of various types so the development team can test the company's applications in a variety of environments. The technician wants the virtual machines to be available to communicate with each other without leaving the hypervisor. Which of the following is the BEST solution to the problem?

Question251: A technician is allocating the IP address space needed for a new remote office. This office will contain the engineering staff with six employees and the digital marketing staff with 55 employees. The technician has decided to allocate the 192. 168. 1. 0/24 block to the remote office. The engineering staff has been allocated the 192. 168. 1. 64/29 subnet. Using the LEAST amount of space possible, which of the following would be the last usable IP address in the engineering subnet?

Question252: A network administrator is adding a new WAN circuit from the ISP to a new building. In which of the following locations would the network administrator find the utility entry point?

Question253: Due to regulatory requirements, a college bookstore prohibits customers from accessing the wireless network in the building. Which of the following would be the BEST method to prevent customers from accessing the wireless network while in the bookstore?

Question254: A technician attempts to replace a switch with a new one of similar model from the same vendor. When the technician moves the fiber and SFP plug, the switch does not completely boot up. Considering that the config files are the same, which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the failure?

Question255: A network technician is planning to update the firmware on a router on the network. The technician has downloaded the file from the vendor's website. Before installing the firmware update, which of the following steps should the technician perform to ensure file integrity?

Question256: 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?

Question257: 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?

Question258: 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?

Question259: 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?

Question260: 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?

Question261: 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?

Question262: Users are reporting their network is extremely slow. The technician discovers pings to external host have excessive response times. However, internal pings to printers and other PCs have acceptable response times. Which of the following steps should the technician take NEXT?

Question263: In which of the following layers of the OSI model is checksum added to the end of an Ethernet frame?

Question264: A human resources manager notifies the IT manager the night before an employee will be terminated so the employee's access rights can be removed. Which of the following policies is being exercised?