A technician is configuring a static IP address on a new device in a newly created subnet. The work order speci es the following requirements:
· The IP address should use the highest address available in the subnet.
· The default gateway needs to be set to 172.28.85.94.
· The subnet mask needs to be 255.255.255.224.
Which of the following addresses should the engineer apply to the device?

A. 172.28.85.93

B. 172.28.85.95

C. 172.28.85.254

D. 172.28.85.255

A technician is assisting a user who cannot connect to a network resource. The technician first checks for a link light. According to troubleshooting methodology, this is an example of:

A. using a bottom-to-top approach.

B. establishing a plan of action.

C. documenting a nding.

D. questioning the obvious.

To comply with industry requirements, a security assessment on the cloud server should identify which protocols and weaknesses are being exposed to attackers on the Internet. Which of the following tools is the MOST appropriate to complete the assessment?

A. Use tcpdump and parse the output file in a protocol analyzer.

B. Use an IP scanner and target the cloud WAN network addressing.

C. Run netstat in each cloud server and retrieve the running processes.

D. Use nmap and set the servers’ public IPs as the targets.

Which of the following would MOST likely be used to review disaster recovery information for a system?

A. Business continuity plan

B. Change management

C. System life cycle

D. Standard operating procedures

A help desk supervisor reviews the following excerpt of a call transcript:

Which of the following was the agent trying to accomplish with this exchange?

A. The agent was questioning the obvious.

B. The agent was verifying full system functionality.

C. The agent was identifying potential effects.

D. The agent was trying to duplicate the problem.

Within the realm of network security, Zero Trust:

A. prevents attackers from moving laterally through a system.

B. allows a server to communicate with outsidefinetworks without a firewall.

C. block malicious software that is too new to be found in virus definitions.

D. stops infected files from being downloaded via websites.

Which of the following is the most cost-effective way for a network administrator to establish a persistent, secure connection between two facilities?

A. Site-to-site VPN

B. SSH tunnel

C. API gateway

D. Dedicated line

Which of the following would be used to indicate when unauthorized access to physical internal hardware has occurred?

A. Motion detectors

B. Radio frequency identification tags

C. Tamper evident seal

D. Locking racks

A network technician needs to select an AP that will support at least 1.3Gbps and 5GHz only. Which of the following wireless standards must the AP support to meet the requirements?

A. B

B. AC

C. AX

D. N

E. G

A technician is troubleshooting a report about network connectivity issues on a workstation. Upon investigation, the technician notes the workstation is showing an
APIPA address on the network interface. The technician verifies that the VLAN assignment is correct and that the network interface has connectivity. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue the workstation is experiencing?

A. DHCP exhaustion

B. A rogue DHCP server

C. A DNS server outage

D. An incorrect subnet mask

Which of the following must be functioning properly in order for a network administrator to create an accurate timeline during a troubleshooting process?

A. NTP

B. IP helper

C. Syslog

D. MySQL

Several users with older devices are reporting intermittent connectivity while in an outdoor patio area. After some research, the network administrator determines that an outdoor WAP might help with the issue. However, the company does not want the signal to bleed into the building and cause interference. Which of the following should the network administrator perform to BEST resolve the issue?

A. Disable the SSID broadcast on the WAP in the patio area.

B. Install a WAP and enable 5GHz only within the patio area.

C. Install a directional WAP in the direction of the patio.

D. Install a repeater on the back wall of the patio area.

Which of the following describes the BEST device to configure as a DHCP relay?

A. Bridge

B. Router

C. Layer 2 switch

D. Hub

Which of the following types of devices can provide content filtering and threat protection, and manage multiple IPSec site-to-site connections?

A. Layer 3 switch

B. VPN headend

C. Next-generation firewall

D. Proxy server

E. Intrusion prevention

Which of the following OSI model layers is where a technician would view UDP information?

A. Physical

B. Data link

C. Network

D. Transport

A network administrator is configuring a new switch and wants to ensure that only assigned devices can connect to the switch. Which of the following should the administrator do?

A. configure ACLs.

B. Implement a captive portal.

C. Enable port security.

D. Disable unnecessary services.

A small office has a wireless network with several access points that are used by mobile devices. Users occasionally report that the wireless connection drops or becomes very slow. Reports confirm that this only happens when the devices are connected to the office wireless network.
Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

A. The configuration of the encryption protocol

B. Interference from other devices

C. insuficient bandwidth capacity

D. Duplicate SSIDs

Which of the following security methods uses physical characteristics of a person to authorize access to a location?

A. Access control vestibule

B. Palm scanner

C. PIN pad

D. Digital card reader

E. Photo ID

Wireless users are reporting intermittent internet connectivity. Connectivity is restored when the users disconnect and reconnect, utilizing the web authentication process each time. The network administrator can see the devices connected to the APs at all times. Which of the following steps will MOST likely determine the cause of the issue?

A. Verify the session time-out configuration on the captive portal settings

B. Check for encryption protocol mismatch on the client’s wireless settings

C. confirm that a valid passphrase is being used during the web authentication

D. Investigate for a client’s disassociation caused by an evil twin AP

A network technician is reviewing a document that speci es how to handle access to company resources, such as the Internet and printers, when devices are not part of the company's assets. Which of the following agreements would a user be required to accept before using the company's resources?

A. BYOD

B. DLP

C. AUP

D. MOU

A network administrator wants to install new VoIP switches in small network closet but is concerned about the current heat level of the room. Which of the following should the administrator take into consideration before installing the new equipment?

A. The power load of the switches

B. The humidity in the room

C. The re suppression system

D. The direction of air flow within the switches

Which of the following can be used to limit the ability of devices to perform only HTTPS connections to an internet update server without exposing the devices to the public internet?

A. Allow connections only to an internal proxy server.

B. Deploy an IDS system and place it in line with the traffic.

C. Create a screened network and move the devices to it.

D. Use a host-based network firewall on each device.

A technician is trying to install a VoIP phone, but the phone is not turning on. The technician checks the cable going from the phone to the switch, and the cable is good. Which of the following actions is needed for this phone to work?

A. Add a PoE injector.

B. Enable MDIX.

C. Use a crossover cable.

D. Reconfigure the port.

A network engineer receives the following when connecting to a switch to configure a port: telnet 10.1.200.1 Connecting to 10.1.200.1..Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Connect failed.
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for the failure?

A. The network engineer is using the wrong protocol.

B. The network engineer does not have permission to configure the device.

C. SNMP has been secured with an ACL.

D. The switchport the engineer is trying to configure is down.

A network is experiencing extreme latency when accessing a particular website. Which of the following commands will BEST help identify the issue?

A. ipconfig

B. netstat

C. tracert

D. ping

A false camera is installed outside a building to assist with physical security. Which of the following is the device assisting?

A. Detection

B. Recovery

C. identification

D. Prevention

A rogue AP was found plugged in and providing Internet access to employees in the break room. Which of the following would be BEST to use to stop this from happening without physically removing the WAP?

A. Password complexity

B. Port security

C. Wireless client isolation

D. Secure SNMP

An organization would like to implement a disaster recovery strategy that does not require a facility agreement or idle hardware. Which of the following strategies MOST likely meets the organization's requirements?

A. Cloud site

B. Cold site

C. Warm site

D. Hot site

A corporate client is experiencing global system outages. The IT team has identified multiple potential underlying causes throughout the enterprise. Each team member has been assigned an area to troubleshoot. Which of the following approaches is being used?

A. Divide-and-conquer

B. Top-to-bottom

C. Bottom-to-top

D. Determine if anything changed

A network administrator is preparing answers for an annual risk assessment that is required for compliance purposes. Which of the following would be an example of an internal threat?

A. An approved vendor with on-site offices

B. An infected client that pulls reports from the rm

C. A malicious attacker from within the same country

D. A malicious attacker attempting to socially engineer access into corporate offices

A small office is running WiFi 4 APs, and neighboring offices do not want to increase the throughput to associated devices. Which of the following is the MOST cost-efficient way for the office to increase network performance?

A. Add another AP.

B. Disable the 2.4GHz radios.

C. Enable channel bonding.

D. Upgrade to WiFi 5.

Which of the following would be the MOST likely attack used to bypass an access control vestibule?

A. Tailgating

B. Phishing

C. Evil twin

D. Brute-force

Which of the following provides redundancy on a file server to ensure the server is still connected to a LAN even in the event of a port failure on a switch?

A. NIC teaming

B. Load balancer

C. RAID array

D. PDUs

A technician is installing a cable modem in a SOHO. Which of the following cable types will the technician MOST likely use to connect a modem to the ISP?

A. Coaxial

B. Single-mode fiber

C. Cat 6e

D. multimodefiber

An IT administrator received an assignment with the following objectives:
Conduct a total scan within the company's network for all connected hosts.
Detect all the types of operating systems running on all devices.
Discover all services offered by hosts on the network.
Find open ports and detect security risks.
Which of the following command-line tools can be used to achieve these objectives?

A. nmap

B. arp

C. netstat

D. tcpdump

An office area contains two PoE-enabled WAPs. After the area was remodeled, new cable uplinks were installed in the ceiling above the uorescent lights. However, after the WAPs were reconnected, users reported slowness and application errors. An intern reviewed the network and discovered a lot of CRC errors. A network engineer reviewed the intern's work and realized UTP cabling was used. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the CRC errors?

A. insuficient power at the antennas

B. PoE and UTP incompatibility

C. Electromagnetic interference

D. Wrong cable pinout

A PC user who is on a local network reports very slow speeds when accessing files on the network server. The user's PC is connecting, but file downloads are very slow when compared to other users' download speeds. The PC's NIC should be capable of Gigabit Ethernet. Which of the following will MOST likely x the issue?

A. Releasing and renewing the PC’s IP address

B. Replacing the patch cable

C. Reseating the NIC inside the PC

D. Flushing the DNS cache

Which of the following documents would be used to define uptime commitments from a provider, along with details on measurement and enforcement?

A. NDA

B. SLA

C. MOU

D. AUP

A user is experimenting with audio transmissions and would like the transmissions to reach several specific devices simultaneously over the IP network. The user requests assistance from a network technician to configure the appropriate features within the SOHO. Which of the following should the technician configure to meet the requirements?

A. Unicast

B. Multicast

C. Anycast

D. Broadcast

A new student is given credentials to log on to the campus Wi-Fi. The student stores the password in a laptop and is able to connect: however, the student is not able to connect with a phone when only a short distance from the laptop. Given the following information:

Which of the following is MOST likely causing this connection failure?

A. Transmission speed

B. Incorrect passphrase

C. Channel overlap

D. Antenna cable attenuation/signal loss

A network engineer is monitoring a fiber uplink to a remote office and notes the uplink has been operating at 100% capacity for a long duration. Which of the following performance metrics is MOST likely to be impacted with sustained link saturation?

A. Latency

B. Jitter

C. Speed

D. Bandwidth

To access production applications and data, developers must first connect remotely to a different server. From there, the developers are able to access production data. Which of the following does this BEST represent?

A. A management plane

B. A proxy server

C. An out-of-band management device

D. A site-to-site VPN

E. A jump box

A technician monitors a switch interface and notices it is not forwarding frames on a trunked port. However, the cable and interfaces are in working order. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the issue?

A. STP policy

B. Flow control

C. 802.1Q configuration

D. Frame size

A computer engineer needs to ensure that only a specific workstation can connect to port 1 on a switch. Which of the following features should the engineer configure on the switch interface?

A. Port tagging

B. Port security

C. Port mirroring

D. Port aggregation

A company is being acquired by a large corporation. As part of the acquisition process, the company's address should now redirect clients to the corporate organization page. Which of the following DNS records needs to be created?

A. SOA

B. NS

C. CNAME

D. TXT
#:~:text=CNAME%20record%20is%20actually%20not,often%20mistakenly%20used%20as%20such.&text=In%20other%20words%2C%20CNAME %
#:~:text=CNAME%20record%20is%20actually%20not,often%20mistakenly%20used%20as%20such.&text=In%20other%20words%2C%20CNAME %
20record,address%20of%20the%20destination%20hostname

A customer calls the help desk to report that a Windows PC is unable to open any websites or access any server shares. The help desk technician suspects there is an issue with the configuration. Which of the following commands should the technician issue FIRST to troubleshoot the issue?

A. tracert

B. netstat

C. arp

D. ipconfig

E. nmap

A technician is troubleshooting network connectivity from a wall jack. Readings from a multimeter indicate extremely low ohmic values instead of the rated impedance from the switchport. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

A. Incorrect transceivers

B. Faulty LED

C. Short circuit

D. Upgraded OS version on switch

A network technician is reviewing the interface counters on a router interface. The technician is attempting to confirm a cable issue. Given the following information:

Which of the following metrics confirms there is a cabling issue?

A. Last cleared

B. Number of packets output

C. CRCs

D. Giants

E. Multicasts

A network engineer performs the following tasks to increase server bandwidth:
Connects two network cables from the server to a switch stack
configure LACP on the switchports
verifies the correct configurations on the switch interfaces

Which of the following needs to be configured on the server?

A. Load balancing

B. Multipathing

C. NIC teaming

D. Clustering

A user reports that a crucial fileshare is unreachable following a network upgrade that was completed the night before. A network technician confirms the problem exists. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the network technician perform NEXT?

A. Establish a theory of probable cause.

B. Implement a solution to fix the problem.

C. Create a plan of action to resolve the problem.

D. Document the problem and the solution.