EMT Practice Test

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Question1: 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?

Question2: Which of the following BEST explains why a firewall would be subject to international export controls?

Question3: Which of the following represents where the ISP's WAN connection is handed off to the local network?

Question4: 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?

Question5: A small, family-run business uses a single SOHO router to provide Internet and WiFi to its employees At the start of a new week, employees come in and find their usual WiFi network is no longer available, and there is a new wireless network to which they cannot connect. Given that information, which of the following should have been done to avoid this situation'

Question6: 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?

Question7: 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.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

Question8: Which of the following protocols provides the ability for the discovery of neighboring Layer 2 devices on a network?

Question9: 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?

Question10: A technician is performing a maintenance task on a weekly basis and wants to ensure the task is property documented and able to be performed by other technicians. Which of the following types of documentation should the technician complete?

Question11: Which of the following storage types allows for the connection of storage devices that are located several miles apart?

Question12: Accompany provides web content to several customers around the country. DNS records are being used to distribute the client's connections among the servers. The monitoring records of the servers show some servers are used more than others. Which of the following should be used to achieve a more efficient distribution for the connections?

Question13: A network administrator is setting up the network for two new floors and has single Class C net block to use. Each floor must be its own network. Each will have a router and an IP addressed switch, and each floor population will contain a maximum of 30 endpoints. Which of the following network segments is the MOST efficient use of the Class C to meet the stated requirements?

Question14: A Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to improve the availability of a company's SQL database Which of the following technologies should be utilized to achieve maximum availability?

Question15: 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?

Question16: A network team at a large company has received funding for a WiFi refresh. One of the requirements in the RFP is the new WLAN infrastructure must provide APs that support multiple streams of information at the same time. For which of the following WiFi features is the network team looking?

Question17: A network technician attempts to limit access to a wireless network by using WPA2 and a pre-shared key; however, employees have been sharing this key with others. Which of the following methods should the technician configure on the wireless access point to ensure only corporate systems can connect using the least amount of effort?

Question18: Which of the following OSI layers contains the LLC function?

Question19: 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?

Question20: A server rack was moved from one floor to another. The network engineer needs to determine what physical changes to make on the network to ensure the server rack has connectivity. Which of the following should the network engineer consult?

Question21: 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?

Question22: A network engineer is reviewing a construction proposal for improving the roadways on a campus. The engineer needs to determine if any of the fiber infrastructure between the buildings will need to be relocated. Which of the following will the engineer MOST likely use to make the determination?

Question23: Which of the following describes the function of Layer 3 of the OSI model?

Question24: 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?

Question25: A wireless administrator needs to implement an authentication method that provides individualized, scalable security for the users of a WLAN where roaming is a regular event. PKI is not available. Which of the following BEST addresses the requirements of this topology?

Question26: 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?

Question27: A network technician is installing a new PTZ camera for the security department. The camera is capable of being powered via the Ethernet cable, but it is not powering on. The network technician has tested the cable and received positive results. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

Question28: An on-site systems administrator is attempting to log in to several workstations remotely to apply patches. One of the systems on the network is refusing the connection. The administrator is able to log in locally and apply patches. Which of the following should the administrator perform to allow for remote administration?

Question29: A company hires another firm to test the integrity of its information security controls. This is an example of

Question30: 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?

Question31: A network technician is troubleshooting a DOCSIS network. Which of the following devices marks the termination of the ISP's network and the start of the customer's network?

Question32: A SaaS provider has decided to leave an unpatched VM available via a public DMZ port. With which of the following concepts is this technique MOST closely associated?

Question33: 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?

Question34: 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?

Question35: 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?

Question36: A company wants to inspect secure web traffic from users within the network. All the company's internal devices have trusted certificates installed. Which of the following should the company implement?

Question37: Which of the following relies on metrics such as total number of connections or CPU'RAM usage to help maintain performance and availability?

Question38: A company is starting a new process of allowing its employees to have the option of working from anywhere in the world. After some research and approval from the board of directors, it is time to implement the new process. Which of the following policies should be used for this new process?

Question39: 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?

Question40: 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).

Question41: A customer wants to install a network that can utilize 802.1X authentication protocols. The customer uses a Windows laptop and does not want to install any additional software; therefore, a technician needs to configure the network to work with what is available natively. Which of the following should the technician configure for the 802.1X network?

Question42: A network engineer is designing a new secure wireless network. The engineer has been given the following requirements:
1 Must not use plaintext passwords
2 Must be certificate based
3. Must be vendor neutral
Which of the following methods should the engineer select?

Question43: A wireless engineer installs a new 802.11g access point in a new part of a building. Users begin reporting slow connections, even with a strong signal. The engineer uses a packet analyzer and sees retransmitted and malformed packets, as well as some malformed WiMax packets. Which of the following issues is described?

Question44: Which of the following BEST describes a VLAN hopping attack?

Question45: 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?

Question46: A network technician discovers there is no connectivity on a T1 line even though the cable connection appears to be in place. The router shows there is no active connection on the port. The issue is occurring between the demarcation point and the router port. The router cable tests fine and is terminated at the demarcation panel. Which of the following tools should be used to fix the issue?

Question47: Which of the following allows for connectionless communications?

Question48: 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?

Question49: 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?

Question50: 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?

Question51: A network technician is investigating an IP phone that does not register in the VoIP system Although it received an IP address, it did not receive the necessary DHCP options The information that is needed for the registration is distributes by the OHCP scope All other IP phones are working properly. Which of the following does the technician need to verify?

Question52: 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?

Question53: A network technician is reviewing an upcoming project's requirements to implement laaS. Which of the following should the technician consider?

Question54: 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?

Question55: Which of the following protocols is used during web browsing to resolve website names?

Question56: A company's information security team has requested that wireless devices connect using wireless security that utilizes block-cipher encryption for data in transit. Which of the following wireless security mechanisms should be configured?

Question57: A server administrator needs to perform a backup of all files on the server but does not have enough time overnight. The administrator can perform a backup of all files on weekends and wants to choose another backup for during the week that will provide the fastest restore if there is a need. Which of the following will provide the FASTEST restoration of files?

Question58: 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?

Question59: Ann, a network technician, set up a new server and enabled the host-based firewall, She attempts to connect to the server from several different workstations using RDP but is not successful. Which of the following ports on the firewall should she verify is open?

Question60: 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?

Question61: 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?

Question62: 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?

Question63: 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?

Question64: A consulting company was hired to project and deploy a new datacenter in a different city. This new facility must have the same components installed as the current datacenter to be ready to take over all the network services as soon as the primary site becomes unavailable. Which of the following describes what will be deployed in the new location?

Question65: Which of the following technologies is used when multiple Ethernet adapters work to increase speed and fault tolerance?

Question66: A customer wants to set up a guest wireless network for visitors. The customer prefers to not have a password on the network. Which of the following should a technician set up to force guests to provide information before using the network?

Question67: A network technician Is segmenting network traffic Into various broadcast domains. Which of the following should the network technician utilize?

Question68: Which of the following may state: "Employees may hot browse social media websites from company-owned computers?

Question69: A technician is connecting multiple switches to create a large network for a new office. The switches are unmanaged Layer 2 switches with multiple connections between each pair. The network is experiencing an extreme amount of latency. Which of the following is MOST likely occurring?

Question70: A network technician is configuring a new firewall for a company with the necessary access requirements to be allowed through the firewall. Which of the following should be applied as the LAST rule in the firewall?

Question71: 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?

Question72: Which of the following is the MOST appropriate use case for the deployment of a clientless VPN?

Question73: A network technician is installing a new network switch in the MDF. The technician is using fiber to connect the switch back to the core. Which of the following transceiver types should the technician use?

Question74: 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?

Question75: Ann. a user, reports that her desktop phone is not working on one cable. However, that cable provides connectivity to her laptop. A technician determines PoE is not provided to the end device. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

Question76: A technician Is reviewing network device logs in an attempt to trace an attack that occurred on the network. Which of the following protocols would affect whether or not the technician can properly trace the attack through the network using the logs?

Question77: Which of the following devices will intelligently attempt to relieve the network of an assumed threat after sampling a packet stream?

Question78: Which of the following technologies can be implemented on network devices to increase throughput in network storage systems?

Question79: The main purpose of jumbo frames is to increase the:

Question80: 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?

Question81: Which of the following technologies is used to translate one public IP address to multiple private IP addresses?

Question82: Employees at a company report that they are unable to access the Internet. A network technician notices the workstations are receiving IP addresses that do not follow the IP addressing scheme of the corporate network. Upon further inspection, the technician finds an employee has plugged a rogue wireless router Into the corporate network. Which of the following settings would have prevented this situation?

Question83: A network administrator is reviewing interface errors on a switch. Which of the following indicates that a switchport is receiving packets in excess of the configured MTU?

Question84: 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?

Question85: A systems administrator is running a VoIP network and is experiencing jitter and high latency. Which of the following would BEST help the administrator determine the cause of these issues?

Question86: Which of the following statements about the OSI model is true?

Question87: 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?

Question88: Which of the following is used to purposely attack a system to exploit vulnerabilities?

Question89: A company moved to a new building that was designed with WiFi only. During the first month, users reported good WiFi coverage. However, after the first month, users began reporting slow speeds and constant disconnects. Upon investigation, an engineer determines the SNR is currently 10dB compared to a baseline SNR of 42dB. Which of the following MOST likely causing the WAFI issues?

Question90: Which of the following Is a network device that is responsible for separating collision domains?

Question91: A network field technician is installing and configuring a secure wireless network. The technician performs a site survey. Which of the following documents would MOST likely be created as a result of the site survey?

Question92: A utility company has installed a wireless device at a residence that allows the company to view power consumption online. The resident reports the 802.11ac home wireless intermittently loses connectivity for about 15 minutes twice a day.
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question93: A network technician needs to determine the reason for an outage in a building. During troubleshooting, the technician views the rules on a firewall and determines it has been configured to block specific traffic and is affecting some users. According to the network troubleshooting methodology, which of the following should be the technician's NEXT step?

Question94: A network engineer is creating a method for customers to access the company's application in a web browser. Which of the following cloud models should the customers use to access the application?

Question95: 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?

Question96: Which of the following network topology types refers to wireless access points?

Question97: A network administrator is reviewing security logs and notes a strange IP address logging into the management console of a switch. The administrator verifies the switch is not using default credentials. Which of the following steps should the administrator take NEXT?

Question98: A technician purchasing equipment for a company has determined that several new employees will require new wired workstations. Which of the following is the network technician likely to recommend to add the employees to the existing infrastructure?

Question99: A network administrator is configuring a server to be placed on the network. The end users will be accessing an application via a web browser that requires them to log into the application. Which of the following protocols would allow a secure connection?

Question100: 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?

Question101: 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?

Question102: A network engineer needs to connect two network switches with a gigabit link. The proposed route to run the 164ft (50m) cable is directly underneath a large electrical generator. Which of the following cable types would BEST fit the needs of the network engineer?

Question103: 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?

Question104: A network technician has discovered malicious traffic exiting the network on a specific port. The technician is working with the security team to modify the ACL on the company's firewall. Which of the following should be updated immediately?

Question105: 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?

Question106: A network technician is reviewing the following output from a router:

Which of the following is this an example of?

Question107: When using a network monitoring system, a network technician notices that a switch returns many object identifiers that do not have descriptions. Which of the following should be imported into the monitoring system to describe these object identifiers?

Question108: 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?

Question109: 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?

Question110: Internal users have been unable to access the web server on a local network that they are to use. qi have been to the help desk, and a technician has decided to apply the following commands to the equipment:
access-list 103 permit tcp any any eq 80
access-list 103 permit tcp any any eq 443
access-list 103 deny ip any any
On which of the following devices would the technician apply these commands?

Question111: Which of the following would MOST likely contain information about credential reuse?

Question112: A network administrator is investigating an issue with VoIP calls that are not establishing properly. After troubleshooting, the administrator is able to determine the SIP responses are not being received by the gateway.
Which of the following did the administrator use to determine this information?

Question113: 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?

Question114: 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?

Question115: A network administrator would MOST likely use a SIEM for log:

Question116: 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?

Question117: A network technician is attempting to locate a server in a large datacenter that has no connectivity. Which of the following is the BEST reference for the technician to use?

Question118: A network engineer is troubleshooting an issue after installing a new switch in the datacenter. The cables are not labeled, and the engineer has forgotten into which port the switch plugged. Which of the following should the engineer review to find out this information?

Question119: Which of the following DNS records would a technician need to update after migrating an organization's email server to a cloud-hosting provider?

Question120: 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?

Question121: A new DSL circuit was installed to replace the cable service and is not functioning. A network administrator needs to create a cable to connect the circuit. Which of the following connector types should the network administrator use on the cable?

Question122: 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?

Question123: A user has reported an issue with wireless VoIP phones dropping calls during business hours. When working late or in the evenings, the user does not experience call drops. When the network technician investigates the issue, all WAPs have balanced the number of connections evenly and are not dropping off the network. The network technician connects to the wireless network in the user's office and starts a continuous ping to an external server. The results show a drastic and varied response time for each packet. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the dropped calls?

Question124: A company has moved to a building with a large number of WLANs. All clients are 802.11b/g/n capable. Which of the following can be performed to reduce the chance of interference with the nearby APs and maintain or improve the performance of the wireless clients?

Question125: A network technician is asked to design and properly size an IPv4 network. Management wants to use a class B private network address, and each subnet should be able to contain exactly 30 hosts.
Which of the following combinations of network addresses and subnet masks would BEST meet these requirements?

Question126: An attacker quickly gains administrative access to a network device. Which of the following MOST likely allowed the attacker to guess the password?

Question127: An IDS was installed behind the edge firewall after a network was breached. The network was then breached again even though the IDS logged the attack. Which of the following should be used in place of these devices to prevent future attacks?

Question128: 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?

Question129: A network administrator is installing a campus network of two routers, 24 switches, 76 APs, and 492 VoIP phone sets. Which of the following additional devices should the administrator install to help manage this network?

Question130: 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?

Question131: The network team is searching for one device that can perform the routing tote for the LAN and offer a higher number of interfaces for future expansion. Which of the following devices should be used in this scenario?

Question132: 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?

Question133: A flood disables the equipment in a company's server room. When implementing the disaster recovery plan, all operations are immediately transitioned to another location with momentary downtime. This is an example of a:

Question134: Which of the following concepts would MOST likely be used to identify individual pieces of hardware throughout their life cycle?

Question135: A client moving into a new office wants the IP network set up to accommodate 412 network-connected devices that are all on the same subnet. The subnet needs to be as small as possible. Which of the following subnet masks should be used to achieve the required result?

Question136: 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?

Question137: A network administrator has discovered a low-end managed switch connoted to the company LAN. While reading about the device's specifications on the manufacturer's website, the administrator discovers the switch does not support a command line interface for administration. Which of the following remote access methods should the administrator use to log in the switch?

Question138: 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?

Question139: A network technician is upgrading a router's firmware. After downloading the file, the technician is instructed to run one of the commands below, obtain the output, and compare it with a value found on the vendor's website. The commands are as follows:

Which of the following procedures was the technician instructed to perform/

Question140: 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?

Question141: Which of the following BEST describes the characteristics of a differential backup solution?

Question142: When configuring a new switch in a packet-switched network, which of the following helps protect against network loops?

Question143: 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?

Question144: 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?

Question145: 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?

Question146: Which of the following should be performed on a regular basis to prevent unauthorized access to a company network? (Choose two.)

Question147: At which of the following layers of the OSI model does compression occur?

Question148: 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?

Question149: Management is concerned there is excessive traffic on the network. A network technician wants to run a quick port scan to see any systems that have open ports. Which of the following tools should be used to do this?

Question150: 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?

Question151: A network technician receives the following command output from a Linux-based machine:

Which of the following commands did the network technician run?

Question152: A network administrator is securing the wireless network in a multitenant building. The network uses a passphrase for authentication so it is easy to allow guests onto the wireless network, but management would like to prevent users from outside the office space from accessing the network. Which of the following security mechanisms would BEST meet this requirement?

Question153: 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?

Question154: A network administrator is unable to identify the root cause of a network incident because insufficient evidence about the threat actor's actions was logged. The administrator notes that the server receiving and storing the events was not compromised by any attack and is properly communicating with all network devices.
Which of the following can the administrator employ to improve network access accountability?

Question155: Which of the following is an IPv6 transition mechanism in which network devices utilize IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time?

Question156: 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?

Question157: 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?

Question158: A network administrator received a ticket about intermittent poor performance of a manufacturing device. The engineer who submitted the ticket states the issue occurs when the device is sending or receiving larger volumes of network traffic. The physical copper path between the device and the switch tests successfully. Which of the following should the network administrator do NEXT?

Question159: When connecting to a network device through a remote connection for configuration purposes, which of the following protocols is MOST secure?

Question160: 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?

Question161: Which of the following DNS records would a network technician create to connect to a server by its hostname?

Question162: Which of the following is created on a 48-port switch with five active VLANs?

Question163: A technician needs to add ten additional Ethernet ports to a small office network. A new basic function switch Is added. Hosts connected to the new switch are unable to see any computers on the network other than those connected to the new switch. Which of the following should the technician perform to ensure the hosts on the new switch can communicate with the existing network?

Question164: 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?

Question165: A user calls the help desk for assistance with setting up a new SOHO router. The user has three employees who all have laptops that need to connect to the wireless network. The users need to have firewall rules allowing access to an internal server, but cannot be configured with static IP addresses. Which of the following BEST describes what the technician should implement?

Question166: 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'?

Question167: 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?

Question168: A technician is installing a SOHO router. Which of the following should be performed on every installation and periodically maintained to prevent unauthorized access? (Choose two.)

Question169: A network technician is investigating why a user cannot print to the network printer. The technician wants to determine if anything has changed. Which of the following actions would be the BEST example of this troubleshooting step?

Question170: A company's receptionist hands out slips of paper with access codes to visitors each day. A recent internal audit revealed the current method of guest access needs to be improved. Which of the following would improve the security of the guest network?

Question171: Which of the following is BEST for providing real-time equipment theft alerts to the security staff?

Question172: A network technician is responding to a user's trouble ticket. After replacing the network patch cable with a longer cable, the user is no longer connecting to the network. The network administrator tests the patch cable with a tester and confirms the cable is not faulty. Which of the following is the issue with the newly installed cable?

Question173: Which of the following technologies allows traffic to be sent through two different ISPs to increase performance?

Question174: 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?

Question175: An ARP request is broadcasted and sends the following request.
''Who is 192.168.1.200? Tell 192.168.1.55''
At which of the following layers of the OSI model does this request operate?

Question176: A network technician is helping an end user who is working on a spreadsheet for a very important client. The client can see the file on the remote share but is not able to open the document to print it. This issue is associated with which of the following OSI layers?

Question177: Workstations are unable to access the Internet after a recent power outage. Configure the appropriate devices to ensure ALL workstations have Internet connectivity.
Instructions: All ports can be enabled (green) or disabled (red). When you have completed the simulation please select the Done button.

Question178: 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?

Question179: A company has experienced a major security breach. Which of the following should the network administrator reference to determine the next steps?

Question180: Which of the following devices would allow a network administrator to block an application at Layer7 on the network?

Question181: A network technician needs to manage a sensor at an unmanned location without incurring the cost of a dedicated Internet connection. Which of the following will the technician MOST likely implement?

Question182: A company's users have been reporting excessive latency when connecting to the Internet. The network administration team submitted a change request to upgrade all the obsolete network equipment from 100Mbps to 1Gbps and It was approved. Which of the following documentation types will be needed to measure the success or failure of the upgrade project?

Question183: 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?

Question184: Which of the following is used to define the duration during which a client can use an IP address?

Question185: Which of the following do ports allow for in TCP/IP communication?

Question186: Which of the following should be configured to allow for IP-to-name resolutions?

Question187: Joe, a network technician, has received a report that one of his clients is experiencing an issue connecting to the network. Joe observes two clients are connected to a hub, which is connected to separate wall jacks. Which of the following has MOST likely occurred?

Question188: An end user at an Internet cafe tries to visit an online retailer's website; however, the website for a competitor loads. The user checks the URL in the address bar and verifies it is correct, but the competitor's page still loads. Which of the following BEST describes what is occurring?

Question189: A small company is requesting a quote to refresh its wireless network. The company currently runs 60 autonomous APs and has plans to increase wireless density by 50% in the near future. The requirements state that the chosen solution should significantly decrease the management overhead of the current wireless network.
Which of the following should the vendors recommend in response to the quote request?

Question190: 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?

Question191: A network technician built a wireless network in a ten-story office building but has found it does not perform well. The technician performed the following steps during the installation:
* Researched and decided that 802.11ac would be the best technology
* Ensured the switch supports PoE+
* Purchased an AP for each floor and spare APs in case of failure
* Put each AP into non-overlapping channels
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason users are experiencing poor performance?

Question192: 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?

Question193: A network technician is troubleshooting a laptop that does not have wireless connectivity. The technician Determines the wireless network is functioning as expected. The laptop does not show any SSIDs or allow the technician to modify network settings. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

Question194: 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?

Question195: 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.)

Question196: A technician needs to manage a Linux-based system from the GUI remotely. Which of the technician should the technician deploy?

Question197: A customer wants to segregate the traffic between guests on a hypervisor. Which of the following does a technician need to configure to meet the requirement?

Question198: Which of the following physical security devices is used to prevent unauthorized access into a datacenter?

Question199: 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?

Question200: 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.

Question201: A network technician is attempting to update firmware on a router but cannot physically locate the router. Which of the following would show where to locate router?

Question202: A company wants to provide its sales representatives with an easy-to-use method of securely connecting to the corporate network from any client network. Which of the following methods should the network technician implement?

Question203: 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?

Question204: A network engineer is deploying a new PBX for a customer. Although all new phones will be IP-based, the office will still use a few POTS-based phones and a fax line. Which of the following will be needed to connect the fax line?

Question205: A network engineer is provisioning a new Linux server in a public cloud. Which of the following types of cloud service should be utilized?

Question206: 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?

Question207: 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?

Question208: Which of the following storage network technologies has the HIGHEST throughput?

Question209: 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?

Question210: A home user is unable to get to the Internet from a workstation that is connected to a wireless network. When reviewing the results of the ipconfig command, the user wants to verity the default gateway is correct. Which of the following devices should be the gateway?

Question211: 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?

Question212: A network technician is asked to perform an unfamiliar task. Which of the following would the technician MOST likely reference?

Question213: A store owner would like to have secure wireless access available for both equipment and patron use. Which of the following features should be configured to allow different wireless access through the same equipment?

Question214: A user reports a laptop wireless connection is working at the user's desk but not in a recent building addition. A network administrator logs into the wireless controller, searches for the user's MAC address, and receives the following results:

Which of the following describes the reason for the issue?

Question215: Which of the following WAN transmission mediums is typically used in geographically remote locations?

Question216: New endpoint protection software was recently deployed to various clients on a campus network. The system manager notices the internal endpoint server is unable to get heartbeat data from any clients but is able to ping each client from that server. Upon further investigation, the systems manager notices the following:
* Certificates have been installed and published successfully.
* NTP is working properly on the network.
* The port used to communicate to and from the clients is 2126
* Software was installed correctly on each client
* No other network issues have been reported.
Which of the following is MOST likely preventing the server from getting its data from the clients?

Question217: A network manager is reviewing recent changes after learning the network health metrics are no longer being recorded. The manager discovers the ACL has been updated to the following:

Which of the following lines in the ACL points to the issue?

Question218: Which of the following protocols is used by Active Directory for authentication?

Question219: The security department is looking to install a new IP-based camer
a. Plugging the camera into the available Ethernet jack does not power on the camera. Upon further investigation, the cable tests fine, and it does provide power to a VoIP phone. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the issue?

Question220: 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?

Question221: Accompany has multiple access points installed inside a warehouse. Users are reporting intermittent coverage and a low signal when in certain parts of the building. When using a spectrum analyzer, a technician notices one specific access point is not functioning. The technician sees the sable that connects the PoE to the AP looks like it was recently replaced. Which of the following describes the MOST likely cause?

Question222: 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?

Question223: A user has been reporting issues with connection to all resources. The PC is not getting an IP address and does not report a connection to the LAN. A new Cat 5e cable has been installed between the PC and the jack, but the issue persists. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Question224: A new printer was assigned a static IP address within the DHCP scope of a QA subnet. There are 243 workstations on the LAN five servers, and four existing printers on the network. The network administrator configured the network with the following parameters:
192.168.51 -192 168.5 5 static IPs assigned to servers
192.168.5.6 -192 168.5 250 DHCP scope for workstations
192.168.5.251 -192.168.5 254 static IPs assigned to printers
Which of the following should the network administrator perform to minimize the disruption to the users and keep the LAN secure while setting up the new printer?

Question225: 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?