Question 1

A help desk technician is assisting a user who is experiencing issues with video conferencing when a laptop is undocked. During meetings, the audio becomes garbled, and the video sometimes pauses for brief periods. Which of the following is the MOST probable cause of these issues?

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Question 2

A network technician is configuring a new firewall for a company with the necessary access requirements to be allowed through the firewall. Which of the following should be applied as the LAST rule in the firewall?

Accepted Answer

The "Implicit deny" rule should be applied last in a firewall configuration to block any traffic that hasn't been explicitly allowed by previous rules.

Question 3

A store owner would like to have secure wireless access available for both equipment and patron use. Which of the following features should be configured to allow different wireless access through the same equipment?

Accepted Answer

Configuring multiple SSIDs (Service Set Identifiers) allows the store owner to create separate wireless networks for equipment and patrons, providing different access levels and security settings on the same wireless equipment.

Question 4

A company recently upgraded a legacy firewall to an NGFW. Which of the following can be deployed without extra hardware to restrict access to offending websites?

Accepted Answer

Content filtering can be implemented on an NGFW to restrict access to offending websites without requiring additional hardware.

Question 5

A network administrator has discovered a low-end managed switch connected to the company's LAN. While reading about the device's specifications on the manufacturer's website, the administrator discovers the switch does not support a command-line interface for administration. Which of the following remote access methods should the administrator use to log in to the switch?

Accepted Answer

The administrator should use the HTTPS management interface, as the switch does not support a command-line interface, and HTTPS is a common method for web-based management of network devices.

Question 6

A network administrator is unable to identify the root cause of a network incident because insufficient evidence about the threat actor's actions was logged. The administrator notes that the server receiving and storing the events was not compromised by any attack and is properly communicating with all network devices. Which of the following can the administrator employ to improve network access accountability?

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Question 7

A network field technician is installing and configuring a secure wireless network. The technician performs a site survey. Which of the following documents would MOST likely be created as a result of the site survey?

Accepted Answer

A heat map is typically created as a result of a site survey to visualize the wireless signal strength and coverage in different areas of the site.

Question 8

A website administrator is concerned the company's static website could be defaced by hacktivists or used as a pivot point to attack internal systems. Which of the following should a network security administrator recommend to assist with detecting these activities?

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Question 9

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate use case for the deployment of a clientless VPN?

Accepted Answer

A clientless VPN allows users to securely access internal corporate resources through a web browser without needing to install a VPN client, making it ideal for secure web access.

Question 10

A company is implementing a new firewall. The firewall is configured to allow only TCP ports 80 and 443 to exit the network and allow the same traffic back into the network using inbound stateful packet filtering. Users are not able to access URLs of common websites they visit. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

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Question 11

A Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to control the category of sites that employees access when using the Internet web browser. This objective must be achieved to be compliant with corporate policy and avoid some security and legal risks. Which of the following devices would BEST accomplish this task? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A proxy server can control and monitor internet usage by filtering web content and restricting access to certain websites. A content filter specifically blocks or allows access to websites based on predefined categories, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and reducing security and legal risks.

Question 12

An administrator needs to connect to a server to install security patches. The administrator requests that port 3389 be allowed through the firewall. Which of the following access methods is the administrator looking to use?

Accepted Answer

Port 3389 is used by Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which allows administrators to connect to and manage servers remotely.

Question 13

A company has completed construction of a new datacenter, and the IT staff is now planning to relocate all server and network equipment from the old site to the new site. Which of the following should the IT staff reference to determine the location of the equipment being moved?

Accepted Answer

Rack diagrams provide a visual representation of the equipment layout within racks, helping the IT staff identify and locate specific equipment for relocation.

Question 14

A network technician receives a call from a user in the accounting department stating that Internet connectivity has been lost after receiving a new workstation. No other users in accounting are reporting similar issues. The network technician is able to ping the machine from the accounting department's router, but is not able to ping the machine from the IT network. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

Accepted Answer

Incorrect default gateway. The network technician is able to ping the machine from the accounting department's router, but is not able to ping the machine from the IT network. This indicates that the machine is not able to communicate with the rest of the network, which is most likely due to an incorrect default gateway.

Question 15

A network engineer is creating a method for customers to access the company's application in a web browser. Which of the following cloud models should the customers use to access the application?

Accepted Answer

SaaS (Software as a Service) is a cloud model where customers can access applications over the internet without having to install or manage the software themselves.

Question 16

A network technician is utilizing DHCP. The technician has set a six-day lease time for all hosts. After which of the following time intervals should the hosts attempt to FIRST renew their address?

Accepted Answer

In DHCP, the default behavior is for a client to attempt to renew its lease when 50% of the lease time has elapsed. With a six-day lease, this would be after three days.

Question 17

A technician is wiring a new digital subscriber line in the corporate MDF. Which of the following marks the termination point?

Accepted Answer

110 block is the termination point for digital subscriber lines in the corporate MDF.

Question 18

A firewall administrator is implementing a rule that directs HTTP traffic to an internal server listening on a non-standard socket. Which of the following types of rules is the administrator implementing?

Accepted Answer

The administrator is implementing a Port Address Translation (PAT) rule, which allows multiple devices on a local network to be mapped to a single public IP address but with a different port number for each session. This is useful for directing traffic to a server listening on a non-standard port.

Question 19

A network technician has implemented ACLs to limit access to cloud-based file storage. Which of the following security mechanisms has the technician enforced?

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Question 20

A network technician built a wireless network in a ten-story office building but has found it does not perform well. The technician performed the following steps during the installation: Researched and decided that 802.11ac would be the best technology Ensured the switch supports PoE+ Purchased an AP for each floor and spare APs in case of failure Put each AP into non-overlapping channels Which of the following is the MOST likely reason users are experiencing poor performance?

Accepted Answer

A comprehensive site survey of each floor was not conducted, which is crucial for understanding the building's layout, potential interference sources, and optimal AP placement for coverage and performance.

Exam 10: CompTIA Network+