Exam 10: CompTIA Network+

A technician is dispatched to replace an access point that has failed. The device is preconfigured with the correct SSID and passphrase. When the user tries to connect to the SSID, the connection fails. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

A company needs a secure way to provide building blueprints to an engineering partner frequently. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) states that a secure protocol must be used for transfer, and the partner needs to initiate a secure connection to the company's router. Which of the following would BEST meet the requirements? (Choose two.)

Joe, a technician, was able to copy data at a site with no network equipment between two new laptops, featuring gigabit Ethernet ports, by using a regular straight-through patch cable. Joe then unsuccessfully tried to accomplish the same thing at a different site from his laptop with a gigabit Ethernet port to an older customer unit, which had a 10/100 network port. Which of the following is the cause of this?

An assistant systems analyst reports the following findings of an investigation of slow Internet connections in a remote office to the senior systems analyst: Which of the following devices is causing the issue?

A network technician is designing a network cable upgrade in a newly acquired office space. The IT manager wants to install a standardized twisted pair cable solution that supports speeds up to 1 Gbps and terminates with a standard RJ45 connector. Which of the following cable types should the technician suggest?

A technician is setting up a public guest network for visitors to access the Internet that must be separate from the corporate network. Which of the following are the BEST steps for the technician to take with minimum overhead configuration? (Choose two.)

A new DSL circuit was installed to replace the cable service and is not functioning. A network administrator needs to create a cable to connect the circuit. Which of the following connector types should the network administrator use on the cable?

A technician is setting up a direct connection between two older PCs so they can communicate but not be on the corporate network. The technician does not have access to a spare switch but does have spare Cat 6 cables, RJ-45 plugs, and a crimping tool. The technician cuts off one end of the cable. Which of the following should the technician do to make a crossover cable before crimping the new plug?

Which of the following IEEE standards explains the characteristics of how PoE should operate in a switched network?

A company is allowing its employees to use their personal computers, tablets, and IoT devices while at work. However, there are rules and guidelines to which employees must adhere. Which of the following documents applies to these employees?

A new employee is learning how to use multiple company applications. Upon logging in to one application, the employee notices the other applications do not require authentication. Which of the following explains the reason why this is happening?

To which of the following does a BYOD policy pertain?

Given the table below: Which of the following addresses can Host E send a packet to that will reach Hosts C and D, but not Hosts A and B?

A user checks an IP address using an external website. The address is different than the one the user sees when opening a command prompt and typing in ipconfig/all . The user does not understand why the two tools show different IP addresses. This is BEST explained by the interworking of:

A network technician receives a spool of Cat 6a cable and is asked to build several cables for a new set of Ethernet runs between devices. Which of the following tools are MOST likely needed to complete the task? (Choose three.)

A network technician receives a request for a disaster recovery solution. Management has requested no downtime in the event of a disaster. Which of the following disaster recovery solutions is the appropriate choice?

Which of the following is used to purposely attack a system to exploit vulnerabilities?

In a service provider network, a company has an existing IP address scheme. Company A's network currently uses the following scheme: Company b uses the following scheme: Subnet 1: 192.168.1.50/28 The network administrator cannot force the customer to update its IP scheme. Considering this, which of the following is the BEST way for the company to connect these networks?

Based on networks 10.8.16.0/22 and 10.8.31.0/21, which of the following is the BEST summarized CIDR notation?

A technician has installed an older IP camera as a temporary replacement for a recently failed newer one. The technician notices that when the camera's video stream is off, the ping roundtrip time between the camera and the network DVR is consistently less than 1ms without dropped packets. When the camera video stream is turned on, the ping roundtrip time increases dramatically, and network communication is slow and inconsistent. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue in this scenario?