1. A systems administrator is requesting a single 10Gb copper link from the datacenter switch to a new application server. The network administrator is unable to fulfill this request, as the datacenter switch is an older 10/100/1000 switch. Which of the following technologies should the network administrator implement?
A. LACP
B. VLANs
C. STP
D. ACL
B. VLANs
C. STP
D. ACL
Correct Answer: A
2. A network technician was in the process of configuring a network device. After restarting the device, it was unresponsive. Additionally, a hard reset did not restore the device to factory defaults, and it did not display any output. Which of the following was the technician MOST likely performing?
A. Driver update
B. Firmware update
C. OS update
D. Security update
B. Firmware update
C. OS update
D. Security update
Correct Answer: B
3. A company has contracted with an outside vendor to perform a service that will provide hardware, software, and procedures in case of a catastrophic failure of the primary datacenter. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concerned because this contract does not include a long-term strategy for extended outages. Which of the following should the CIO complete?
A. Disaster recovery plan
B. Business continuity plan
C. Service level agreement
D. First responder training
B. Business continuity plan
C. Service level agreement
D. First responder training
Correct Answer: B
4. Which of the following uses all available bandwidth of a communications link to transmit a single digitized signal?
A. baseband
B. broadband
C. multiplexing
D. demultiplexing
B. broadband
C. multiplexing
D. demultiplexing
Correct Answer: B
5. A technician has received several reports from users about slow Internet speeds. The technician can ping the router with 2ms response times and an outside website with 450ms response times. Which of the following is the NEXT step the technician should take?
A. Check the router WAN interface for input errors.
B. Check the DNS server.
C. Verify the local switch is operating properly.
D. Verify ICMP is permitted through the firewall.
B. Check the DNS server.
C. Verify the local switch is operating properly.
D. Verify ICMP is permitted through the firewall.
Correct Answer: B
6. As part of a transition from a static to a dynamic routing protocol on an organization’s internal network, the routing protocol must support Ipv4 and VLSM. Based on those requirements, which of the following should the network administrator use? (Select TWO).
A. OSPF
B. IS-IS
C. RIPv1
D. BGP
E. VRRP
B. IS-IS
C. RIPv1
D. BGP
E. VRRP
Correct Answers: A,B
7. A network administrator has installed a new SAN switch to replace an end-of-life switch in the environment. During the change, the administrator finds that one of the existing cables is too short to reach the new switch. Given that both switches have shortwave optics, which of the following will help the administrator complete this upgrade? (Select TWO).
A. Fiber coupler
B. Multimode fiber cable
C. Single-mode fiber cable
D. Shortwave SFP
E. Longwave SFP
F. Fiber loopback
B. Multimode fiber cable
C. Single-mode fiber cable
D. Shortwave SFP
E. Longwave SFP
F. Fiber loopback
Correct Answers: B,D
8. Employees are unable to connect their laptops to network printers or access the Internet. The wireless access point is 49ft (15m) away from the offices in a hallway with direct line-ofsight to the employees’ cubicles. The access point connects via a 394ft (120m) Cat 5 cable to the MDF. The IDF connects to the MDF via a 164ft (50m) multimode fiber cable. Which of the following should the technician do to enable wireless connectivity?
A. Use single-mode fiber to connect to the cubicles.
B. Reset the switches in the IDF.
C. Move the access point cluster to the cubicles.
D. Wire the access point to the DIF with a shorter cable.
B. Reset the switches in the IDF.
C. Move the access point cluster to the cubicles.
D. Wire the access point to the DIF with a shorter cable.
Correct Answer: D
9. A technician installed a surveillance system for a customer. The customer wants to be able to access the surveillance system from outside of the network. Which of the following should the technician configure on a SOHO router?
A. SPI
B. Routing tables
C. Switchport
D. Port forwarding
B. Routing tables
C. Switchport
D. Port forwarding
Correct Answer: D
10. A network administrator receives a ticket stating half of the second-floor end users cannot connect to the company’s accounting servers, while other end users have no connectivity issues. All second-floor users connect to the same switch and router. While troubleshooting, the administrator receives the following error: No route to host. Which of the following could be the cause of this type of behavior?
A. Misconfigured DHCP
B. Misconfigured firewall
C. Misconfigured VLAN assignment
D. Misconfigured DNS
B. Misconfigured firewall
C. Misconfigured VLAN assignment
D. Misconfigured DNS
Correct Answer: A
