CompTIA N10-006 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA N10-006 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 571:

  A network technician has been tasked to configure a new network monitoring tool that will examine interface settings throughout various network devices. Which of the following would need to be configured on each network device to provide that information in a secure manner?

  A. S/MIME
  B. SYSLOG
  C. PGP
  D. SNMPv3
  E. RSH
  D. SNMPv3

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  The network monitoring need to use a network management protocol. SNMP has become the de facto standard of network management protocols. The securityweaknesses of SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c are addressed in SNMPv3.

• Question 572:

  Which of the following default ports is associated with protocols that are connectionless?

  A. 80
  B. 443
  C. 2427
  D. 3389
  C. 2427

• Question 573:

  A client reports that half of the marketing department is unable to access network resources. The technician determines that the switch has failed and needs to replace it. Which of the following would be the MOST helpful in regaining connectivity?

  A. VLAN configuration
  B. Network diagram
  C. Configuration backup
  D. Router image
  C. Configuration backup

• Question 574:

  Which of the following components of wiring distribution is referred to as the core communications closet for an organization?

  A. MDF
  B. Smart jack
  C. IDF
  D. Demarc extension
  A. MDF

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  MDF stands for Main Distribution Frame and is the main computer room for servers, hubs, routers, DSL's, etc. to reside.

• Question 575:

  Which of the following cable types is required to run through an air duct?

  A. UTP
  B. Fiber
  C. PVC
  D. Plenum
  D. Plenum

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  Plenum rated cable has a special insulation that has low smoke and low flame characteristics. Plenum cable is mandated to be installed in any "air handling" space. For example, most large office buildings use the ceiling to return air to the AC unit. This qualifies this ceiling as a plenum ceiling, and all the cables that go through that ceiling must be plenum rated.

• Question 576:

  A company wants to make sure that users are required to authenticate prior to being allowed on the network. Which of the following is the BEST way to accomplish this?

  A. 802.1x
  B. 802.1p
  C. Single sign-on
  D. Kerberos
  A. 802.1x

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  For security purposes, some switchesrequire users to authenticate themselves (that is, provide credentials, such as a username and password, to prove who they are) before gaining access to the rest of the network. A standards-based method of enforcing user authentication is IEEE 802.1X.

• Question 577:

  Which of the following uses distance vector algorithms to determine the BEST network route to a destination address?

  A. IS-IS
  B. OSPF
  C. BGP
  D. RIP
  D. RIP

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  Here the term distance vector refers to the fact that the protocol manipulates vectors (arrays) of distances to other nodes in the network

• Question 578:

  Which of the following is a link state routing protocol?

  A. RIPv2
  B. BGP
  C. IS-IS
  D. RIP
  C. IS-IS

• Question 579:

  Which of the following would MOST likely be used by a network administrator to test DNS resolution?

  A. dig
  B. ipconfig
  C. netstat
  D. nbtstat
  A. dig

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:The command dig is a tool for querying DNS nameservers for information about host addresses, mail exchanges, nameservers, and related information. This tool can be used from any Linux (Unix) or Macintosh OS X operating system. The most typical use of dig is to simply query a single host.

• Question 580:

  Which of the following ports would have to be allowed through a firewall to allow SNMP traffic to pass on its default port? (Select TWO).

  A. 22
  B. 23
  C. 143
  D. 161
  E. 162
  F. 8080
  D. 161
  E. 162