CompTIA N10-005 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA N10-005 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 311:

  A network technician is troubleshooting a user's connectivity problem, and has determined a probable cause. The technician is at which step in the troubleshooting methodology?

  A. Verify full system functionality
  B. Identify the problem
  C. Establish a theory
  D. Implement the solution
  C. Establish a theory

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  Establish a theory means to correlate the finding and cause of a problem in order to fix the problem.

• Question 312:

  A user needs maximum distance in a wireless connection.

  Which of the following should be configured to meet this goal?

  A. 802.11a at 54Mbps
  B. 802.11b at 1Mbps
  C. 802.11g at 11Mbps
  D. 802.11n at 130Mbps
  B. 802.11b at 1Mbps

• Question 313:

  A user reports intermittent network connectivity from their desktop PC. A technician determines the cause to be a bad wall jack and fixes the jack. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

  A. Test the theory
  B. Question the user
  C. Document the outcome
  D. Verify functionality
  D. Verify functionality

• Question 314:

  Which of the following can be used to decrypt SSL packets which encapsulate internal network addresses in the payload?

  A. Proxy server
  B. Content filter
  C. Load balancer
  D. VPN concentrator
  D. VPN concentrator

• Question 315:

  Which of the following provides RSA encryption at the session layer?

  A. SSH
  B. ISAKMP
  C. SSL
  D. TLS
  C. SSL

• Question 316:

  A network technician is concerned that a user is utilizing a company PC for file sharing and using a large amount of the bandwidth. Which of the following tools can be used to identify the IP and MAC address of the user's PC?

  A. System log
  B. History log
  C. Network sniffer
  D. Nslookup
  C. Network sniffer

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  Network sniffer is a computer program or a piece of computer hardware that can intercept and log traffic passing over a digital network or part of a network. As data streams flow across the network, the sniffer captures each packet and, if needed, decodes the packet's raw data, showing the values of various fields in the packet, and analyzes its content according to the appropriate RFC or other specifications.

• Question 317:

  Joe, a vendor, walks into a customer's site with a laptop. While waiting for his contact to arrive, he wants to check his email. He discovers the SSID for the site's wireless network and receives a valid guest password from the receptionist. He is, however, unable to connect.

  Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?

  A. The customer's wireless router uses WPA encryption.
  B. The wireless router at the customer's site is configured with MAC filtering.
  C. The customer's WAP uses WEP encryption.
  D. The customer's IT department blocks all visitors from connecting to their network.
  B. The wireless router at the customer's site is configured with MAC filtering.

• Question 318:

  Spanning-Tree Protocol is used with which of the following network devices?

  A. Router
  B. NIC
  C. Switch
  D. DHCP server
  C. Switch

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  Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a Layer 2 protocol that runs on bridges and switches. The specification for STP is IEEE 802.1D. The main purpose of STP is to ensure that you do not create loops when you have redundant paths in your network. Loops are deadly to a network.

• Question 319:

  Which of the following WAN technology types has the GREATEST latency?

  A. ISDN
  B. Fiber
  C. Satellite
  D. Cable
  C. Satellite

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  Because satellites provide a microwave radio relay technology complementary to that of communication cables. They are also used for mobile applications such as communications to ships, vehicles, planes and hand-held terminals, and for TV and radiobroadcasting.

• Question 320:

  A technician wants to configure multiple switches to support all of the corporate VLANs.

  Which of the following will allow configuration of the switches and have the information propagate automatically to the other switches?

  A. FTP server
  B. VTP server
  C. Virtual PBX
  D. NTP server
  B. VTP server