CompTIA exam questions
Turning off DHCP on a SOHO wireless router will require manual entry of which of the following workstation settings? (Select TWO).
A. HOSTS file IP addresses
B. HIPS server IP address
C. Proxy server IP address
D. DNS server IP address
E. Gateway IP address
An ISP has provided a DSL Internet connection with a static IP address. A technician is setting up a small office home office (SOHO) wireless router and needs to provide Internet access to five PCs on the network. Which of the following should be enabled?
A. NAT
B. WPS
C. MAC filtering
D. Port forwarding
Which of the following protocols would be BEST used to access the command line interface of a router securely?
A. TELNET
B. HTTP
C. SSH
D. SFTP
Users have started calling the helpdesk reporting they cannot access resources on the network or the Internet. A technician has verified all hardware connections are operational. Which of the following settings should the technician check NEXT on the router?
A. SNMP
B. NNTP
C. DHCP
D. WLAN
A technician needs to set up a VPN for a small office. To ensure the network traffic is routed to the correct machine, which of the following MUST the technician do on the router to accommodate this?
A. Port forwarding
B. Port redundancy
C. Port triggering
D. Port selection
Peter, a user, cannot browse on the intranet to a particular web server by using the servername given to him by the administrator. Peter asks a coworker for the IP address of the same server, and is then able to access the webpage using the IP address. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A. DNS is not configured correctly.
B. HTTP is not working on the server.
C. HTTP is not working on the client.
D. The network router is down.
Peter, a technician, is troubleshooting an issue with a PC suddenly losing network connectivity. He has confirmed that the cable is plugged in and has swapped it with a known working cable. Peter then pings the IP address of 127.0.0.1 and receives no response. Which of the following could be the cause of the issue? (Select TWO).
A. The computer has the wrong DNS server configured.
B. The TCP drivers are corrupted.
C. The cable has been unplugged from the patch panel.
D. The routing table on the router is corrupted.
E. There is RF interference on the cable.
F. The NIC is no longer functioning properly.
Peter, a home user, reports that on occasion he cannot print from his laptop to his wireless printer. The problem seems to occur only when Peter is at one end of his home. A technician checks the signal strength of the laptop in that location and finds it to be good. The technician notes that Peter’s router is using the default SSID with no encryption. Which of the following could be the issue?
A. The printer drivers need to be updated on the laptop.
B. The wireless printer does not have wake on LAN set properly.
C. The laptop is picking up another router with default settings.
D. The wireless network needs to have encryption turned on in order to print.
Which of the following appliances can function as a connection point between network devices as well as provide access to the Internet?
A. Hub
B. Router
C. Bridge
D. Switch
A technician has replaced a bad internal WLAN card in a Windows 7 Professional laptop. The WLAN card is listed in Device Manager as enabled and working. Which of the following should be done NEXT to use the card?
A. Change the security passphrase of the network.
B. Configure encryption on the router.
C. The SSID of the network must be added to the connection.
D. The firmware and drivers must be updated to the latest version.