NEW QUESTION 1

A technician wants to prevent an unauthorized host from connecting to the network via Ethernet. Which of the following is a Layer 2 access control the technician should implement?

• A. Access control lists
• B. Captive portal
• C. WPA2
• D. Port security

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 2

Zach, a technician, is installing an 802.11n network. Which of the following should he disable to stop broadcasting the network name?

• A. Channel
• B. WEP
• C. SSID
• D. WPA

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 3

A computer lab on a campus network was recently reconfigured using recycled network cables. One of the 24 computers in the lab is unable to connect to the network after the upgrade. A network technician successfully uses the cable in question to connect directly to another computer. Which of the following is MOST likely issue with the cable?

• A. The cable is a crossover cable
• B. The cable is rollover cable
• C. The cable has bent pins
• D. The cable is a Cat 5 cable

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4

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

• A. Loopback IP
• B. Virtual IP
• C. Reserved IP
• D. Public

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 5

Which of the following protocols is used to transmit outgoing email?

• A. RDP
• B. NTP
• C. POP3
• D. SMTP

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 6

A company is having a new T1 line installed. Which of the following will the connection MOST likely terminate to?

• A. Core switch
• B. MDF
• C. Ethernet router
• D. IDF

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 7

A network technician is working on a proposal for email migration from an on-premises email system to a vendor-hosted email in the cloud. The technician needs to explain to management what type of cloud model will be utilized with the cloud-hosted email. Which of the following cloud models should the technician identify in the proposal?

• A. IaaS
• B. PaaS
• C. SaaS
• D. MaaS

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 8

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

• A. LAN
• B. PAN
• C. MAN
• D. WAN

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 9

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

• A. VLAN
• B. DMZ
• C. SNMP
• D. NTP

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 10

Which of the following should a technician investigate when using a network baseline to troubleshoot?

• A. Tracing a network wire connectivity issue from the datacenter to a host.
• B. Determining if the server performance is degraded.
• C. Changes that have been made to the network configuration.
• D. Location of networking equipment in a rack.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 11

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

• A. Asset tracking tags
• B. Motion detectors
• C. Security guards
• D. Computer locks

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 12

Which of the following is the prefix for a link-local IPv6 address?

• A. FE80::/10
• B. FF00::/8
• C. 2FFE::/16
• D. FEEF:/12

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 13

An administrator is troubleshooting analog telephony issues on the punch down block. Which of the following tools would be MOST useful in this scenario?

• A. T1 loopback
• B. Butt set
• C. Multimeter
• D. Protocol analyzer

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 14

A user snapped the retention tab off of a network cable. Which of the following tools would Jeff, a technician, use to replace the RJ-45 connector?

• A. Wire tester
• B. Punch down
• C. Crimper
• D. Multimeter

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 15

A network technician is configuring a wireless network. To avoid interference from other wireless networks in the area, the technician should change which setting?

• A. Channel
• B. SSID
• C. Firewall rule
• D. Encryption

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 16

Which of the following WAN technologies is MOST preferred when developing a VoIP system with 23 concurrent channels?

• A. DSL
• B. POTS
• C. T1
• D. DOCSIS

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 17

Which of the following functions would be used to securely monitor and actively manage external connections?

• A. VPN concentrator
• B. HIDS
• C. Load balancer
• D. Packet shaper

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 18

No link lights on a switch's SFP are functioning, so the network technician re-terminates the end. After testing the cable, the tester is showing a db loss of-9. Which of the following types of cable is MOST likely being tested?

• A. Fiber
• B. CAT3
• C. CAT5e
• D. CAT6a

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 19

A network technician configures a firewall to block only certain IP addresses from accessing the Internet. All users are reporting that they are unable to access the Internet.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?

• A. Incorrectly configured ACL
• B. Implicit allow statement
• C. SMTP requests are being denied
• D. All protocols are being allowed in

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 20

Which of the following devices is used to distribute network traffic equally over multiple links?

• A. Content filter
• B. DNS server
• C. Load balancer
• D. Proxy server

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 21

A contractor is setting up and configuring conference rooms for a convention. The contractor sets up each room in the conference center to allow wired Internet access going to individual tables. The contractor measured the distance between the hotel’s patch panel to the jack, and the distance is within Cat 5e specifications. The contractor is concerned that the room will be out of specification if cables are run in each room from the wall jacks. Which of the following actions should the contractor take to ensure the cable runs meet specifications and the network functions properly?

• A. Place a switch at the hotel’s patch panel for connecting each room’s cables
• B. Place a switch on each table to ensure strong connectivity
• C. Place repeaters between the patch panel and the rooms
• D. place a switch at the wall jack and run the cables in the room from there

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 22

A user reports a network failure on a computer. The technician determines that the computer and NIC are operating properly. Which of the following tools can the technician use to trace the network cabling back to the punch down block?

• A. Protocol analyzer
• B. Multimeter
• C. Punch down tool
• D. Toner probe

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 23

A company has two geographically separate locations that need to connect using a VPN. Which of the following devices must be specifically configured to allow VPN traffic into the network?

• A. Firewall
• B. Switch
• C. Router
• D. Modem

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 24

A firewall that operates at Layer 7 of the OSI model is known as a(n):

• A. Circuit gateway
• B. Packet filter
• C. Application level
• D. Redundant firewall

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 25

After a server outage, a technician discovers that a physically damaged fiber cable appears to be the problem. After replacing the cable, the server will still not connect to the network. Upon inspecting the cable at the server end, the technician discovers light can be seen through one of the two fiber strands. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to reconnect the server to the network?

• A. Reverse the fiber strands of the cable and reconnect them to the server
• B. Use a TDR to test both strands of a new replacement cable prior to connecting it to the server
• C. Replace the server’s single-mode fiber cable with multimode fiber
• D. Move the fiber cable to different port on the switch where both strands function

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 26

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

• A. Rack diagrams
• B. Network topology
• C. Standard operating procedures
• D. Wiring documentation

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 27

A network administrator has a monitoring system in place that is currently polling hundreds of network devices at regular intervals. The continuous polling is causing high CPU utilization on the server. Which of the following tasks should the administrator perform to resolve the CPU issue while maintaining full monitoring capabilities?

• A. Remove SNMP polling and configure SNMP traps on each network device
• B. Remove SNMP polling and implement snmpwalk on each network device
• C. Upgrade SNMP to the latest version to mitigate vulnerabilities
• D. Modify SNMP polling to poll only during business hours

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 28
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