EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A technician is required to install a new DOCSIS-based Internet connection. Which of the following medium types does this use?

Question2: A network technician is troubleshooting a connectivity issue with Joe, a user. Joe has reported that when he attempts to RDP to machine1 (192.168.21.21) by name, he is connected to machine3 (192.168.21.23). When the network technician runs the command nslookup machine1, it returns the IP address 192.168.21.23; but when the ping -a 192.168.21.23 command is run, the results return the hostname machine3. Which of the following DNS records should be updated to allow RDP connections to machine1 by hostname?

Question3: A technician arrives at a new building to find cabling has been run and terminated, but only the wall ports have been labeled. Which of the following tools should be utilized to BEST facilitate labeling the patch panel?

Question4: A network technician is assisting a user who has relocated to a newly constructed office space. The user has no network connectivity. A cable tester was used on the port and is reporting that the pairs are open. Which of the following should be used to remedy this problem?

Question5: A network engineer utilizes a box of Cat5e cable in a datacenter for use between 10Gbps switches in a single rack. After the engineer finishes the installation, switch administrators notice random speed drops and intermittent connection issues. Which of the following is this an example of?

Question6: 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?

Question7: A network administrator needs to extend an organization's network to a nearby building that has unused SMF already installed. The network administrator has decided to create a switch-to-switch uplink. Which of the following standards would be the BEST to use?

Question8: A network administrator wants to ensure devices on the network are not susceptible to published exploits. Which of the following will the administrator MOST likely conduct?

Question9: 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?

Question10: Which of the following allow for higher fault tolerance, availability, and performance across multiple systems? (Select TWO).

Question11: A network technician arrives at a remote office and is unable to connect a laptop to corporate resources using the wireless network. After checking the IP address, the network technician notices the assigned IP address does not belong to the corporate network IP scheme. Which of the following has the network technician discovered?

Question12: Which of the following technologies should be used in hjgh-throughput networks to reduce network overhead?

Question13: Which of the following would MOST likely provide continuous power during a short brownout?

Question14: 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.

Question15: A 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?

Question16: 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?

Question17: 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?

Question18: Which of the following relies on metrics such as total number of connections or CPU'RAM usage to help maintain performance and availability?

Question19: An employee, who Is using a laptop connected to the wireless network. Is able to connect to the Internet but not to internal company resources. A systems administrator reviews the following information from the laptop:

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

Question20: 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?

Question21: 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?

Question22: 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?

Question23: A server administrator is building an email server. To protect the corporate/internal network from external users, the email server should be placed:

Question24: 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?

Question25: A OLP system configured on a network's point of egress captured sensitive company documents going out to the Internet from an Internal workstation. The user o that workstation left to work for a competitor the next day. Which of the following attacks is lib MOST likely an example of?

Question26: A new employee is unable to access any network resources. All other users are able to access the network at 100Mbps No IP address, subnet mask or default gateway is displayed on the new employee's workstation The network administrator determinates all connectors using the correct standard Upon further investigation the network administrator also notices the following:
Wire map results from the user patch cable lo the patch cable connecting to the switch:
* Pins 5 and 7 are short
* The distance is 200ft (61m)
Additional observations on the switch
* The VLAN is set correctly
* The port is not disabled
* The duplex "speed settings are correct
* Port LEOs are off for that port.
* The port is set to untagged.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the new employee is having network issues?

Question27: A network technician is troubleshooting a PC that cannot access the Internet. However, the PC responds to ICMP echo requests from the same subnet. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the PC cannot communicate externally?

Question28: 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?

Question29: 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?

Question30: Which of the following BEST describes the characteristics of a differential backup solution?

Question31: 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?

Question32: 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?

Question33: 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?

Question34: A company has decided to move its datacenter to an laaS provider. The company stakeholders are concerned about their ISP being a single point of failure. Which of the following will the network administrator MOST likely recommend to mitigate this nsk?

Question35: A manufacturing company has signed an agreement with another company to collaborate on an upcoming project. Both companies require secure and persistent access to resources on each others' networks. Which of the following remote access technologies should the companies implement to satisfy their requirements?

Question36: An organization has migrated the internal network from a static IP addressing scheme to use DHCP. After fully deploying the DHCP solution, users within the web deployment team are unable to access the web server that is hosted in the DMZ. After reviewing the logs, the network technician sees multiple deny entries from the internal network to the DMZ. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question37: 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?

Question38: 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?

Question39: 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?

Question40: 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?

Question41: Which of the following should a network administrator deploy to control all preventive security measures?

Question42: A network technician is coordinating the upgrade of the company's WAP firmware with all the remote locations. The company has occasionally experienced errors when transferring large files to some of the remote offices. Which of the following should be used to ensure files arrive without modifications?

Question43: 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?

Question44: While troubleshooting a connectivity issue, a network technician successfully pinged the loopback address and external DNS server tut was unable to ping the website's URL Which of the following tools should the technician use to determine where the network issue is located?

Question45: 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?

Question46: 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?

Question47: 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?

Question48: Which of the following IEEE standards explains the characteristics of how PoE should operate in a switched network?

Question49: 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?

Question50: 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?

Question51: Which of the following is a purpose of a syslog server?

Question52: A Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants a third party to verify the security surrounding an enterprise SQL database server. Which of the following services should the CIO implement?

Question53: Which of the following is the MOST secure type of remote administration?

Question54: Which of the following allows for secure access to a directory for authentication services?

Question55: 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?

Question56: A site was hit with ransomware on two occasions in the past month. Which of the following would be the BEST solution for a technician who wants to reduce this frequency?

Question57: 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?

Question58: A department is reporting network Issues. Users can ping each other and the switch, but not the default gateway. When looking at a wiring diagram and a physical blueprint, a technician notices the 1000BaseLX SFP connects to a distribution switch via a cable that runs behind a large Industrial refrigerator. The technician also notices both switches have been worked on recently. Which of the following Is MOST likely the issue?

Question59: 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?

Question60: A network administrator has configured the network on each floor of a four-story building to have the following different subnets: 10.0.10.0/24, 127.0.0.0/24, 172.16.0.0/24, and 192.168.255.0/24. After implementing these networks, the administrator realizes there has been a mistake. Which of the following BEST describes the mistake?

Question61: 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?

Question62: The lack of which of the following components might make a virtual router less efficient than a physical router?

Question63: 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?

Question64: When speaking with a client, an employee realizes a proposed solution may contain a specific cryptographic technology that is prohibited for non-domestic use. Which of the following documents or regulations should be consulted for confirmation?

Question65: After deployment of a second network link to load balance the network traffic, the quality of voice calls degrades. The network administrator discovers the voice packets are arriving at uneven intervals that cannot be handled by the voice application buffer. Which of the following actions will improve the quality of the voice calls?

Question66: 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?

Question67: 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?

Question68: A web server administrator has changed the domain registrar's A record for the company's website. External users can reach the website, but internal users are unable to do so. The web server is accessible by typing the internal IP into a web browser. Which of the following is the reason why the web server cannot be accessed?

Question69: A network technician is reviewing an upcoming project's requirements to implement laaS. Which of the following should the technician consider?

Question70: A university has a lecture hall containing 100 students. Currently, the lecture hall has two 802.11ac wireless access points, which can accommodate up to 50 devices each. Several students report they are unable to connect devices to the wireless network. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

Question71: Which of the following services describes a distribution model in which applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to users?

Question72: 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?

Question73: A technician must install and configure a network device in a building with 20 classrooms. Each room must be on a separate subnet and should not be able to see traffic from other subnets. Which of the following is the MOST cost-effective solution?

Question74: A network technician is assisting a user cannot connect to a wireless connection. The user is connecting to the correct SSID and has the correct pre-shared key. The technician verifies the WAP is working, and other clients are connected to it from same location. Which of the following should the technician investigate?

Question75: Which of the following protocols would enable a company to upgrade its Internet connection by acquiring its own public IP prefixes and autonomous system number?

Question76: A network technician receives a report that the company's intranet web server is not responding. The technician verifies successful connectivity to the server via the ping and tracert commands. The technician also verifies the routers and switches are online and operational, and then runs Telnet to port 80 and receives a response. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the technician perform NEXT?

Question77: A company plans to deploy a web server securely on the network to be accessible from the Internet. In which of the following locations should the web server be placed?

Question78: A network administrator notices a wireless network with the SSID HOME-33BC-5G that has a high signal strength and open authentication. When the administrator connects to the SSID, corporate servers can be accessed. Which of the following has the network administrator discovered?

Question79: A network administrator migrated the data tor the corporate email service from one provider to another. All DNS records were successfully changed and verified however, many hours later, users are still receiving new emails on the old provider's server. Which of the following should the administrator perform NEXT to troubleshoot the Issue?

Question80: An employee reports an error when visiting a website using SSL, and a message is displayed warning of an invalid certificate. Which of the following could be occurring?

Question81: 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?

Question82: A technician is wiring a new digital subscriber line in the corporate MDF. Which of the following marks the termination point?

Question83: A developer has asked a network engineer for a small network segment of five computers connected via a Layer 1 device, configured in a star topology, and segregated from the corporate network. Which of the following would BEST fulfill the developer's request?

Question84: A network technician is capturing packets on the network and notices a UDP packet stream from a phone to the PBX system. The payload of the packet shows the phone downloaded the file cm7910-sccp-load- 2995.xml. Which of the following protocols was MOST likely used to download this file?

Question85: 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?

Question86: 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?

Question87: 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?

Question88: A network technician is investigating a device that has been reported as responding slowly. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

Question89: Which of the following BEST describes the RADIUS authentication service protocol?

Question90: 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?

Question91: A wireless network is set up in a mesh configuration that has experienced recent growth. Some of the access points are four hops away In the mesh network. Users at these access points are reporting slow download speeds despite being the sole users on the access point. Which of the following would BEST resolve this issue?

Question92: 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?

Question93: A technician is troubleshooting a workstation's network connectivity and wants to confirm which switchport corresponds to the wall jack the PC is using Which of the following concepts would BEST help the technician?

Question94: 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?

Question95: Which of the following is used to purposely attack a system to exploit vulnerabilities?

Question96: A SAN serves out storage to a company's virtual environment and provides low-level disk access. The company wants to use its existing IP network and equipment to access the virtual disks. Which of the following network connection types would BEST accomplish this task?

Question97: 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?

Question98: A network engineer is trying to determine where to place a firewall based on the flow of traffic. Which of the following types of documentation would assist the engineer in doing this?

Question99: 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?

Question100: After several changes to the network, a technician needs to ensure a client is checking for new hostname and IP pairings. Which of the following commands should the technician use to force new lookups?

Question101: Which of the following devices would allow a network administrator to block an application at Layer7 on the network?

Question102: 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?

Question103: A technician is investigating an issue related to a single host that is unable to access the Internet. The technician records the following information: Host IP 169.254.1.10. The network IP address range on the DHCP server is 10.10.5.2-10.10.5.250 with a default gateway 10.10.5.1 and a DNS of 8.8.8.8. Which of the following should the technician perform to troubleshoot the issue?

Question104: 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?

Question105: Which of the following would a network technician MOST likely connect to power wireless access points in drop ceilings?

Question106: Which of the following can be used to enable and translate the communication between legacy non-IP phone systems with solutions for voice communications that can run over the Internet?

Question107: 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?

Question108: A technician is preparing to dispose of old network devices. Which of the following policies and best practices would outline procedures for removing sensitive information and configurations from surplus equipment?

Question109: A small company decided to use a single virtual appliance to filter spam as well as a reverse proxy to filter traffic to its internal web server. Which of the following did the company MOST likely deploy?

Question110: 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?

Question111: Given the following output:

Which of the following attacks is this MOST likely an example of?

Question112: Which of the following BEST explains why a network engineer would use a wireless mesh network when connecting sensors to a sensor gateway?

Question113: A network technician is connecting medical monitoring devices on a personal area network for patients' phones. Which of the following technologies should be used?

Question114: 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?

Question115: 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?

Question116: Users have been experiencing connection timeout issues when using a web-based program. The network technician determines the problem happened due to a TTL setting that was set too low on the firewall. Which of the following BEST enabled the network technician to reach this conclusion?

Question117: A city has hired a new employee who needs to be able to work when traveling at home and at the municipal sourcing of a neighboring city that snares services. The employee is issued a laptop, and a technician needs to train the employee on the appropriate solutions for secure access to the network from all the possible locations On which of the following solutions would the technician MOST likely train the employee?

Question118: 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?

Question119: 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?

Question120: When configuring a new switch in a packet-switched network, which of the following helps protect against network loops?

Question121: A large company uses an AAA server to manage network device access. The engineers can use their domain credentials to access all other servers. Currently, the network engineers cannot access the AAA server using domain credentials, but they can access it using a local account. Which of the following should the engineers update?

Question122: A network technician is performing an initial configuration of a new network switch. Per company policy, the only authorized manner for remotely administering the switch is through a command line. Which of the following protocols should the technician disable to adhere to the company policy?

Question123: A network analyzer captures traffic from a host that is sending 802.1q traffic to a Layer 3 switch Which of the following attacks is occurring?

Question124: 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?

Question125: A network administrator is looking for an out-of-band method for accessing the console ports of a company's network devices when working remotely. Which of the following can be deployed as a solution?

Question126: A network administrator is reviewing the following output from a switch.

Which of the following attacks has occurred on the switch?

Question127: 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?

Question128: The main purpose of jumbo frames is to increase the:

Question129: A workstation is configured with the following network details:

Software on the workstation needs to send a query to the local subnet broadcast address. To which of the following addresses should the software be configured to send the query?

Question130: A technician needs to manage a Linux-based system from the GUI remotely. Which of the technician should the technician deploy?

Question131: 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?

Question132: A network technician is observing the behavior of an unmanaged switch when a new device is added to the network and transmits dat a. Which of the following BEST describes how the switch processes this information?

Question133: Management asks a network technician to install a new connection between two main locations. Management requests that the connection be the fastest possible for data replication. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate type?

Question134: Which of the following Is a network device that is responsible for separating collision domains?

Question135: At which of the following layers of the OSI model would TCP/UDP operate?

Question136: A network administrator has been directed to present the network alerts from the past week to the company's executive staff. Which of the following will provide the BEST collection and presentation of this data?

Question137: A network technician is investigating an issue with a desktop that is not connecting to the network. The desktop was connecting successfully the previous day, and no changes were made to the environment. The technician locates the switchport where the device is connected and observes the LED status light on the switchport is not lit even though the desktop is turned on Other devices that arc plugged into the switch are connecting to the network successfully Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the desktop not connecting?

Question138: Which of the following should be configured to allow for IP-to-name resolutions?

Question139: A company has just installed a new cloud VoIP solution, however, users occasionally report poor call quality or dead air being present. Which of the following describes the NEXT troubleshooting step the technician should take?

Question140: 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?

Question141: Joe, a network technician, wants to locally back up several router and switch configurations. He wants to store them on a server that can be accessed easily for recovery without authentication. Which of the following servers should Joe use?

Question142: 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?

Question143: Which of the following DNS record types assists with the routing of email?

Question144: A network technician has been asked to install an additional switch in an IDF, but all of the single-mode fiber is in use between the IDF and MDF. The technician has deployed new transceivers that allow for the use of a single fiber stand, providing the additional fiber needed for the new switch. Which of the following has the technician deployed?

Question145: 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?

Question146: 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?

Question147: There are two managed legacy switches running that cannot be replaced or upgraded. These switches do not support cryptographic functions, but they are password protected. Which of the following should a network administrator configure to BEST prevent unauthorized access?

Question148: 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?

Question149: 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?

Question150: 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?

Question151: A network technician is installing a new fiber-optic connection between two buildings on a campus network. When the network technician connects the fiber at the second location, the interface link light does not light up. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Question152: 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?

Question153: 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?

Question154: 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?

Question155: 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?

Question156: A network technician is performing a firmware upgrade on a switch. The firmware needs to be downloaded to the device. Which of the following methods should the technician use to retrieve the updated firmware?

Question157: Which of the following provides information about how often some devices fail so the IT department can take proactive measures?

Question158: 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.

Question159: A website administrator is concerned the company's static website could be defaced by hacktivists or used as a pivot point to attack internal systems. Which of the following should a network security administrator recommend to assist with detecting these activities?

Question160: A senior technician is reconfiguring the company's firewall because a number of additional devices have been added to the network. The company has acquired a new VoIP phone system, and a group of junior technicians has set up an experimental lab with access to the Internet. Management has given the team latitude for research and development, but would like the company network to be secure and the performance to remain consistent with existing baselines. Which of the following would be the BEST method to reconfigure the network?

Question161: A company needs to be able to restore 100% of its data from any single day's backup. Which of the following backup types should the company use?

Question162: 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?

Question163: Which of the following protocols is used during web browsing to resolve website names?

Question164: 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?

Question165: Which of the following would an organization MOST likely have employees sign before granting access to confidential data?

Question166: 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?

Question167: A security manager asks a technician to install a network device that will provide information about attacks against the network but will not stop them. Which of the following devices is MOST suited for this task?

Question168: 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?

Question169: An organization wants to implement a method of centrally managing logins to network services. Which of the following protocols should the organization use to allow for authentication, authorization and auditing?

Question170: A network technician is assisting a SOHO environment with wireless connection issues. The business uses 802.11n and WPA2 encryption. The on-premises equipment is located toward the back of the building and includes a router, firewall, and WAP. The users at the front of the building are experiencing very slow response times due to distance limitations. Which of the following should be done to remediate the slow speeds of the users?

Question171: A technician is planning a network wiring installation and must ensure all cabling meets the installation requirements for air-handling spaces in the celling in case of a fire. Which of the following characteristics does plenum cabling have to meet this requirement?

Question172: A user in the marketing department reports the email server is down. The user has not received email for more than 24 hours. Which of the following should the network technician do to investigate this issue?

Question173: Which of the following technologies is used to translate one public IP address to multiple private IP addresses?

Question174: A network technician is creating a diagram of network termination points in the building. The technician diagrammed the core network room and now needs to diagram the auxiliary network closets. Which of the following is the technician MOST likely going to add to the diagram?

Question175: A network analyst is providing access to an FTP server that stores files that are needed by external contractors who are working on a project. In which of the following network locations should the FTP server be placed to achieve the MOST secure environment?

Question176: Which of the following concepts would MOST likely be used to identify individual pieces of hardware throughout their life cycle?

Question177: 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?

Question178: A security team needs to restrict access to a wireless network in a certain are a. Which of the following would be used to enforce this restriction?

Question179: A corporation has a critical system that would cause unrecoverable damage to the brand if it was taken offline. Which of the following disaster recovery solutions should the corporation implement?

Question180: Which of the following should be performed on a regular basis to prevent unauthorized access to a company network? (Choose two.)

Question181: During the security audit of a financial firm the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) questions why there are three employees who perform very distinct functions on the server. There is an administrator for creating users another for assigning the users lo groups and a third who is the only administrator to perform file rights assignment Which of the following mitigation techniques is being applied'

Question182: 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?

Question183: A technician is installing a cable modem In a SOHO. Which of the following cable types will the technician MOST likely use to connect a modem to the ISP?

Question184: 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?

Question185: A company hires some temporary workers. On day one, the temporary employees report they are unable to connect to the network. A network technician uses a packet analysis tool and finds that many clients are continuously sending out requests for an IP address, but many of them are not receiving a response. Which of the following could be the cause of this issue?

Question186: The process of grouping network interfaces together to increase throughput is called:

Question187: A zero-day vulnerability is discovered that affects a specific network device. This vulnerability only affects services on port 21. This network device is restricted to use only secure protocols and services. Which of the following explains why this device is secure?

Question188: A NGFW is continuously sending alerts regarding traffic from an internal database server An old DHCP service, which was used before a dedicated server was installed, is still running on the server. Which of the following practices could have prevented this incident?

Question189: A WAP has been dropping off the network sporadically and reconnecting shortly thereafter. The Cat5 wire connecting the access point is a long run of 265ft (81m) and goes through the business area and the mechanical room. Which of the following should the technician do to fix the AP connectivity issue?

Question190: 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?

Question191: 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?

Question192: Which of the following protocols operates at Layer 4 of the OSI model?

Question193: 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?