CompTIA exam questions
A technician enabled remote management on the small office WAP to manage this device from another location. Users are reporting that the WAP has changed its SSID without anyones knowledge. Which of the following would prevent this from occurring?
A. Change to user MAC filtering
B. Change default usernames and passwords
C. Disable the SSID from broadcasting
D. Enable static IP addresses
A technician has installed the hardware for a SOHO wired network. Which of the following is the FIRST step to securing the network?
A. Enable MAC filtering
B. Change default usernames and passwords
C. Disable unused ports
D. Assign static IP addresses
A critical server was replaced by the IT staff the previous night. The following morning, some users are reporting that they are unable to browse to the Internet upon booting their workstations. Users who did not shut down their workstations the previous day are able to connect to the Internet. A technician looks at the following report from a workstation with no Internet connectivity: IP Address: 192.168.1.101 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 DHCP Server: 192.168.1.1DNS Server: 192.168.1.2 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Given the above report, which of the following is the cause of why some workstations are unable to browse the Internet?
A. The workstation has an APIPA address.
B. The DHCP server is unavailable.
C. The default gateway router is misconfigured.
D. The DHCP server is misconfigured.
Which of the following switches should a technician use with the PING command to resolve an IP address to a hostname?
A. -a
B. -f
C. -n
D. -t
A customer reports that a networked printer is not printing documents. The technician successfully pings the printer’s IP address. Which of the following could be the problem? (Select TWO).
A. The network cable is unplugged.
B. The printer is low on toner.
C. The gateway address on the printer is incorrect.
D. The printer is out of paper.
E. The spooler is not functioning.
A technician recently setup a new wired network and wants to ensure only their computers can use it. Which of the following is the MOST secure way to accomplish this?
A. Make sure the computers are using strong passwords.
B. Enable an intrusion detection system.
C. Assign the computers static IP addresses.
D. Disable the extra ports on the router.
A SOHO location is being remodeled and the users are concerned about unauthorized traffic on their network during the remodel. The WLAN needs to be able to allow various types of devices to securely connect 24 hours a day while requiring the least amount of overhead to manage. Which of the following security implementations would MOST likely be implemented?
A. Setting encryption
B. Resetting all user-names and passwords
C. Assign static IP addresses
D. Enable MAC filtering
A technician needs to configure their neighbors iPad. The neighbor wants to access their work email. The technician requires some information from their neighbors work IT department. Which of the following information does the technician need?
A. IP address and domain
B. Server and domain
C. Server and gateway
D. IP address and DNS
A technician needs to use a command line tool to determine the network name and the IP address of a resource. Which of the following command line tools will provide an IP address when given a name?
A. verify
B. Tracert
C. Ipconfig
D. Nslookup
A user is having trouble connecting to the Internet. Which of the following commands should a technician use, from the users workstation, to ensure that the workstation has a valid IP address?
A. NETSTAT
B. PING
C. IPCONFIG
D. TRACERT