CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) Practice Exam #3

What is the network ID associated with the host located at 192.168.0.4/26?

An organization requires the use of a central computer to collect and distribute emails to networked devices inside the organization. The central computer will deliver emails through SMTP using port 465. Which of the following network types is MOST suitable in this case?

A network technician is connecting two separate networks by configuring the interface of the routers. The new network has an IP of 30.40.50.4/30. Which of the following IPs does the technician need to assign to the routers?

Which of the following cloud deployment models is MOST suitable for government entities that share similar requirements related to security levels, audit, and privacy?

You are planning to design a network where each node should be directly connected to every other node. Which of the following network topologies is MOST suitable for this design?

Which of the following ports is used by HTTPS by default?

Which of the following layers in a Software-Defined Network (SDN) architecture manages policies and traffic flow?

Nick has been hired to configure the firewall of the ACME Corporation. He needs to allow customers to visit their web pages over a secure connection. Which of the following ports must be allowed through the firewall?

Drag and drop the various 802.11 wireless standards into their respective frequencies.

A network technician is tasked with configuring the firewall of your organization. You need to block employees to use Telnet to connect remotely to your servers. What port must be blocked through the firewall?

What is the broadcast address associated with the host located at 40.20.3.2/30?

A network engineer designs a Local Area Network (LAN) for a new office. He needs to determine the devices and the cabling to create a star topology. Which layer of the (OSI) model defines electrical specifications for cabling and devices?

Which of the following service models allows users to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the Internet?

Which of the following IPs are private networks? (Select TWO).

What is the CIDR notation for a new IT department’s subnet that requires allocating 9 addresses?

A network technician has been notified that the routing protocol which is used to distribute IP routing information throughout a single Autonomous System (AS) in an IP network needs troubleshooting. Which of the following routing protocols should the technician be familiar with?

Which of the following routing protocols creates network stability by guaranteeing routers can adapt to route failures?

A network technician has been notified that an available wireless device is using 2.4 GHz and has been asked to install a new 5 GHz wireless device on the existing network to prevent interference. Which of the following 802.11 standards should the technician install to provide a 5 GHz wireless network?

Which of the following type of wireless networks uses the 5 GHz frequency band and reaches speeds of up to 7 Gbps?

Which of the following 802.11 wireless standards are able to use Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) technology? (Select TWO)

Which of the following 802.11 standards uses the 5 GHz frequency band and reaches maximum link rates of up to 600 Mbps?

Which of the following features helps network engineers and administrators to analyze and debug data and/or diagnose errors on a network?

Which type of antenna improves transmission and reception of communications and reduces interference?

Which of the following networking standards supports virtual LANs (VLANs) on an IEEE 802.3 Ethernet network?

Which of the following encryption standards is considered the most secure method of protecting Wi-Fi networks?

Which of the following standards should be used to provide power to VoIP phones with LCD and video conference abilities without the need for power adapters?

A network technician is tasked with installing a new wireless network that utilizes the 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz radio frequency bands and reaches a maximum link rate of 9 Gbps. Which of the following 802.11 standards does the technician need to configure to meet the requirements?

Which of the following should be used to allow a computer to keep running for a short time when the primary power source is lost?

Drag and drop the disaster recovery terms into their respective fields.

Students of ExamsDigest report that they aren’t able to access the website. Upon investigation of the cause, it is discovered that the server was down. Which of the following concept would BEST ensure that the website remains up and running without interruptions?

An organization set up a new server last year. The server was operational for 1,000 hours and broke down 10 times that year. Which of the following would BEST represent the MTBF of the server?

Which of the following is NOT considered an SNMP component?

Which of the following types of agreements creates a confidential relationship between two or more parties to protect any type of confidential and proprietary information?

One purpose of a site survey is to:

Which of the following network performance metrics measures the time it takes for data to get to its destination across the network?

Users within an office building report network connectivity issues. A technician troubleshooting the issue notices there are faulty cables in the server room which connect the core and distribution layer. Which of the following is causing the issue?

A network technician is connecting to a Cisco switch to check the status of the interfaces. After typing, the show interface command he notices there are 259429 CRC errors on the interface FastEthernet0/13. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

A technician is called to block certain computers from connecting to the Wi-Fi network. The computers that need to be blocked have the following MAC addresses:

• Computer A: 00:00:5e:00:53:af
• Computer B: aa:55:5e:00:53:af
• Computer C: 44:20:5e:00:53:af

Which of the following tools does the technician need to complete the task?

Exploits are a weakness in software systems, while vulnerabilities are attacks made to take advantage of exploits.

Which one of the following attacks requires the attacker to be on the same network as the victim?

Which of the following statements are true regarding Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)? (Select TWO)

A graduate intern asked you to explain to him what is zero-day vulnerability all about. Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following options are considered authentication protocols? (Select TWO)

Your website uses Cloudflare to resolve DNS queries. Upon checking the records, you have discovered there are A and MX record entries that point to unknown and potentially harmful IP addresses. Which of the following attacks have you just discovered?

In which of the following wireless network attacks does the attacker set up a fraudulent Wi-Fi access point that appears to be legitimate but is used to eavesdrop on wireless communications?

An attacker impersonates a delivery driver and waits outside of a building. When an employee gains security’s approval and opens the door, the attacker asks the employee to hold the door to gain access to the building. What type of social engineering attack the attacker has performed?

You have been tasked with implementing a solution to send product offers to consumers’ smartphones when they trigger a search in a particular geographic location, enter a mall, neighborhood, or store. What solution will you implement in order to achieve that?

The attacker uses a tool named Driftnet to fool both router and workstation to connect to the attacker’s machine, instead of to each other. Then, the attacker is secretly in the middle of all communications. What type of attack is this an example of?

End-users within an office building report web server connectivity issues. A network administrator troubleshooting the issue notices there is a high CPU load on the server when typing the grep processor /proc/cpuinfo command. Which of the following is causing the issue?

Which of the following is the MOST effective way to prevent network security breaches from happening in the workplace?

PC1 can ping the printer on the Marketing team network but can’t ping the printer on the Sales team network. Assuming you are working on a Windows environment, type the command to get details about the route that packets go through from PC1 to the printer on the Sales team network?

Drag and drop the hardware tools into their respective fields.

Which of the following tools can be used to perform manual DNS lookups on a Linux environment? (Select TWO)

Assuming you are working on a Windows environment. Type the command to discover your IP information, including DHCP and DNS server addresses.

Your co-workers complain about slow network speed whenever they are in the company’s kitchen. Your co-workers use the Wi-Fi in the lobby area without issues. Though the access point (AP) shares the same distance between the kitchen and lobby, the data speed in the former is slower. Which of the following actions should you perform to increase the data speed?

Users within an office building report network connectivity issues. A network technician troubleshooting the issue asks questions to better understand the situation. Which of the following steps of the CompTIA troubleshooting methodology BEST describes the action the technician takes?

A technician is called to troubleshoot a client PC that is not connecting to the network. Upon investigation of the TCP/IP settings, it is discovered that a client receives an IP address of 169.254.2.2. Which of the following is the MOST likely issue?

A network technician is connecting to a switch to modify the configuration. The switch interface Fast Ethernet 0/20 is not enabled, which causes connectivity issues. Which of the following commands does the technician need to use to connect to the switch remotely?

A network administrator is called to troubleshoot a remote Windows PC using telnet. The administrator first needs to examine the TCP/IP settings on this PC. Which of the following commands should he enter on the workstation to check the TCP/IP settings?

A network technician is connecting to a Cisco switch to configure the interfaces. The technician first needs to examine the current configuration settings before applying the new changes. Which of the following commands does the technician need to type to display the current configuration?

A technician is called to troubleshoot a wireless network. Users complain the signal strength level is unacceptable as they aren’t able to connect to the internet anymore. Which of the following -dBm levels the wireless network interface card MOST likely reports?

Drag and drop the command-line tools into their respective fields.

You have been tasked with configuring a static route on a Windows workstation. The destination network has an IP of 192.168.60.0 with a subnet mask 255.255.255.0, and the gateway IP is 192.168.0.1. Type the command to complete the task.

A wireless technician is called to ensure 360-degree wireless coverage within the organization. The technician first examines the antenna type and the place where the antenna is being installed. Which of the following types of antenna should be installed to provide connectivity in all directions?

What type of cloud services can allow you to increase or decrease IT resources as needed to meet changing demand?

Nick is a network engineer who is planning to design an organization’s network. The servers (Web, Email, File) should receive static public IP addresses 5.5.5.1, 5.5.5.2, and 5.5.5.3 respectively. The hosts inside the organization should receive IP addresses automatically using DHCP from the range 172.16.0.0 to 172.16.255.255 without being able to access the internet or any service outside of that network. Which of the following IP addressing schema SHOULD be configured for the hosts inside the organization?

What is the last available address that can be assigned to a host associated with the network located at 72.29.189.2/27?

What information can you extract having the IP address 172.16.99.45? (Select TWO.)

A network security engineer is tasked with implementing a solution to allow users from untrusted networks to access the Web Server and the Mail Server while keeping the private network secured and inaccessible. Which of the following does the engineer need to implement to complete the task?