CompTIA N10-005 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA N10-005 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 131:

  Assigning the same IP address to a network device is which of the following?

  A. SSID
  B. Scope
  C. Reservation
  D. Lease
  C. Reservation

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  You might want to assign network printers and certain servers DHCP reservations to ensure that they always have the same IP address, but continue to receive updated configuration information from the DHCP server. For example, create reservations for servers that must always have the same IP address.

• Question 132:

  Which of the following devices is utilized to ensure traffic does not become congested while traveling over redundant links?

  A. Access control list
  B. Load balancer
  C. Content filter
  D. Proxy server
  B. Load balancer

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  Load balancing is a computer networking method for distributing workloads across multiple computing resources, such as computers, a computer cluster, network links, central processing units or disk drives. Load balancing aims to optimize resource use, maximize throughput, minimize response time, and avoid overload of any one of the resources.

• Question 133:

  A vendor releases an emergency patch that fixes an exploit on their network devices. The network administrator needs to quickly identify the scope of the impact to the network. Which of the following should have been implemented?

  A. Change management
  B. Asset management
  C. Network sniffer
  D. System logs
  B. Asset management

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  Asset management is defined as the business practice of managing and optimizing the purchase, deployment, maintenance, utilization, and disposal of hardware and software applications within an organization.

• Question 134:

  An administrator determines there are an excessive number of packets being sent to a web server repeatedly by a small number of external IP addresses. This is an example of which of the following attacks?

  A. DDoS
  B. Viruses
  C. Worms
  D. Man-in-the-middle
  A. DDoS

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  DDoS attack, a type of attack on a network that is designed to bring the network to its knees by flooding it with useless traffic. Many DoS attacks, such as the Ping of Death and Teardrop attacks, exploit limitations in the TCP/IP protocols

• Question 135:

  Which of the following security appliances are used to only identify traffic on individual systems?

  A. Host based IPS
  B. Application based IPS
  C. Network based IDS
  D. Host based IDS
  D. Host based IDS

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  A host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) is an intrusion detection system that monitors and analyzes the internals of a computing system as well as the network packets on its network interfaces.

• Question 136:

  A technician is upgrading the wiring in an older office building. The building currently contains some CAT3, CAT5, and CAT6 cables. The technician cannot visually distinguish between the cables because they are all the same color. Which of the following tools would help the technician determine which wires are the CAT3 and CAT5 cables needing to be replaced with CAT6 ones?

  A. Cable certifier
  B. Toner probe
  C. Cable tester
  D. Crimper
  A. Cable certifier

• Question 137:

  Which of the following can MOST likely cause intermittent connection problems with a CAT5 network cable?

  A. Cable has been looped too many times.
  B. Cable has a twist tie attached too close to the connector.
  C. Cable is too warm.
  D. Cable is run too close to a fluorescent light.
  D. Cable is run too close to a fluorescent light.

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  Cat 5 is a twisted pair cable for carrying signals. This type of cable is used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet. The cable standard provides performance of up to 100 MHz and is suitable for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX (Fast Ethernet), and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet).

• Question 138:

  Which of the following is a specialized piece of hardware designed to encrypt and decrypt user traffic?

  A. Proxy server
  B. TDR
  C. Smart jack
  D. VPN concentrator
  D. VPN concentrator

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  The VPN Concentrator is used for Remote Access VPN's. In typical use, a Remote Access VPN allows users to use an encrypted tunnel to securely access a corporate or other network via the Internet.

• Question 139:

  Users are contacting the internal helpdesk, stating that they are having difficulty staying connected to the wireless network. When the technician investigates, it is discovered that the users are having a problem using the wireless network in the company break rooms.

  Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

  A. Install a new access point in each break room to provide adequate coverage.
  B. Remount the access points to a place on the ceiling closer to the break rooms.
  C. Unplug appliances (e.g. microwaves) to see if they are causing interference.
  D. Change the encryption on the access points from WPA2 to WEP.
  C. Unplug appliances (e.g. microwaves) to see if they are causing interference.

• Question 140:

  Which of the following connectors is usable in SFP modules?

  A. ST
  B. LC
  C. LX
  D. SX
  B. LC

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  LC connector is used in SFP modules.