An employee has a new laptop and reports slow performance when using the wireless network. Switch firmware was updated the previous night. A network administrator logs in to the switch and sees the following statistics on the switch interface for that employee:
98469 packets input, 1681937 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 1548 broadcasts (25285 multicasts)
65335 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
11546 input errors, 5 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 input packets with dribble condition detected
22781 packets output, 858040 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 89920 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
Which of the following is most likely the cause of the issue?
Which of the following uses the longest prefix match to determine an exit interface?
A network engineer is setting up a new VoIP network for a customer. The current network is segmented only for computers and servers. No additional switch ports can be used in the new network. Which of the following does the engineer need to do to configure the network correctly? (Select TWO).
Which of the following offers the ability to manage access at the cloud VM instance?
Which of the following is the best way to reduce the likelihood of electrostatic discharge?
Which of the following ports should a network administrator enable for encrypted login to a network switch?
After a security incident, a technician reveals that company data was stolen. During the investigation, it is discovered that a host disguised itself as a switch. Which of the following best describes the attack that occurred?
A company experiences an incident involving a user who connects an unmanaged switch to the network. Which of the following technologies should the company implement to help avoid similar incidents without conducting an asset inventory?
Which of the following tools uses ICMP to help determine whether a network host is reachable?
A network engineer is designing an internal network that needs to support both IPv4 and IPv6 routing. Which of the following routing protocols is capable of supporting both IPv4 and IPv6?
A network administrator needs to connect two routers in a point-to-point configuration and conserve IP space. Which of the following subnets should the administrator use?
Which of the following is the most cost-effective way to safely expand outlet capacity in an IDF?
Developers want to create a mobile application that requires a runtime environment, developer tools, and databases. The developers will not be responsible for security patches and updates. Which of the following models meets these requirements?
Before using a guest network, an administrator requires users to accept the terms of use Which of the following is the best way to accomplish this goal?
Which of the following allows for the interception of traffic between the source and destination?
Network administrators are using the Telnet protocol to administer network devices that are on the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet. Which of the following tools should the administrator use to best identify the devices?
After installing a new wireless access point, an engineer tests the device and sees that it is not performing at the rated speeds. Which of the following should the engineer do to troubleshoot the issue? (Select two.)
A company reports that their facsimile machine no longer has a dial tone when trying to send a fax. The phone cable is damaged on one end. Which of the following types of connectors should a technician replace?
Which of the following disaster recovery concepts is calculated by dividing the total hours of operation by the total number of units?
A company discovers on video surveillance recordings that an unauthorized person installed a rogue access point in its secure facility. Which of the following allowed the unauthorized person to do this?
A network architect is implementing an off-premises computing facility and needs to ensure that operations will not be impacted by major outages. Which of the following should the architect consider?
A network engineer needs to order cabling to connect two buildings within the same city. Which of the following media types should the network engineer use?
SIMULATION
You have been tasked with setting up a wireless network in an office. The network will consist of 3 Access Points and a single switch. The network must meet the following parameters:
The SSIDs need to be configured as CorpNet with a key of S3cr3t!
The wireless signals should not interfere with each other
The subnet the Access Points and switch are on should only support 30 devices maximum
The Access Points should be configured to only support TKIP clients at a maximum speed
INSTRUCTONS
Click on the wireless devices and review their information and adjust the settings of the access points to meet the given requirements.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
Which of the following source control features allows an administrator to test a new configuration without changing the primary configuration?
A network administrator needs to change where the outside DNS records are hosted. Which of the following records should the administrator change the registrar to accomplish this task?
Due to concerns around single points of failure, a company decided to add an additional WAN to the network. The company added a second MPLS vendor to the current MPLS WAN and deployed an additional WAN router at each site. Both MPLS providers use OSPF on the WAN network, and EIGRP is run internally. The first site to go live with the new WAN is successful, but when the second site is activated, significant network issues occur. Which of the following is the most likely cause for the WAN instability?
Which of the following actions should be taken as part of the first step of the troubleshooting methodology?
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?
Which of the following are environmental factors that should be considered when installing equipment in a building? (Select two).
A newly opened retail shop uses a combination of new tablets, PCs, printers, and legacy card readers. Which of the following wireless encryption types is the most secure and compatible?
A technician is planning an equipment installation into a rack in a data center that practices hot aisle/cold aisle ventilation. Which of the following directions should the equipment exhaust face when installed in the rack?
Which of the following fiber connector types is the most likely to be used on a network interface card?
Which of the following network topologies contains a direct connection between every node in the network?
Users cannot connect to an internal website with an IP address 10.249.3.76. A network administrator runs a command and receives the following output:
1 3ms 2ms 3ms 192.168.25.234
2 2ms 3ms 1ms 192.168.3.100
3 4ms 5ms 2ms 10.249.3.1
4 *
5 ’
6 *
7 •
Which of the following command-line tools is the network administrator using?
Which of the following disaster recovery metrics is used to describe the amount of data that is lost since the last backup?
Which of the following is used to stage copies of a website closer to geographically dispersed users?
Users are unable to access files on their department share located on flle_server 2. The network administrator has been tasked with validating routing between networks hosting workstation A and file server 2.
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on each router to review output, identity any Issues, and configure the appropriate solution
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of trie simulation, please click the reset All button;
A security administrator is creating a new firewall object for a device with IP address 192.168.100.1/25. However, the firewall software only uses dotted decimal notation in configuration fields. Which of the following is the correct subnet mask to use?
A technician is planning an equipement installation into a rack in a data center that practices hot aisle/cold aise ventilation. Which of the following directions should the equipement exhaust face when installed in the rack?
Which of the following connection methods allows a network engineer to automate the configuration deployment for network devices across the environment?
Which of the following allows an organization to map multiple internal devices to a single external-facing IP address?
A technician needs to set up a wireless connection that utilizes MIMO on non-overlapping channels. Which of the following would be the best choice?
Which of the following, in addition to a password, can be asked of a user for MFA?
A network administrator's device is experiencing severe Wi-Fi interference within the corporate headquarters causing the device to constantly drop off the network. Which of the following is most likely the cause of the issue?
Several users in an organization report connectivity issues and lag during a video meeting. The network administrator performs a tcpdump and observes increased retransmissions for other non-video applications on the network. Which of the following symptoms describes the users' reported issues?
Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting methodology comes after using a top-to-top buttom examination of the OSI model to determine cause?
A network engineer configures the network settings in a new server as follows:
IP address = 192.163.1.15
Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
Gateway = 192.163.1.255
The server can reach other hosts on the same subnet successfully, but it cannot reach hosts on different subnets. Which of the following is most likely configured incorrectly?
Which of the following is the most cost-effective way for a network administrator to establish a persistent, secure connection between two facilities?
A user's VoIP phone and workstation are connected through an inline cable. The user reports that the VoIP phone intermittently reboots, but the workstation is not having any network-related issues Which of the following is the most likely cause?
Which of the following is most closely associated with a dedicated link to a cloud environment and may not include encryption?
Which of the following best describes the amount of time between a disruptive event and the point that affected resources need to be back to fully functional status?
Which of the following is the best way to keep devices on during a loss of power?
A network engineer is testing a website to ensure it is compatible with IPv6. After attempting to ping the website by its IPv6 address, the engineer determines that the DNS has not been set up properly. Which of the following should the network engineer complete to resolve this issue?
An organization is struggling to get effective coverage using the wireless network. The organization wants to implement a solution that allows for continuous connectivity anywhere in the facility. Which of the following should the network administrator suggest to ensure the best coverage?
You have been tasked with implementing an ACL on the router that will:
1. Permit the most commonly used secure remote access technologies from the management network to all other local network segments
2. Ensure the user subnet cannot use the most commonly used remote access technologies in the Linux and Windows Server segments.
3. Prohibit any traffic that has not been specifically allowed.
INSTRUCTIONS
Use the drop-downs to complete the ACL
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
Which of the following is the most likely benefit of installing server equipment in a rack?
A network technician needs to install patch cords from the UTP patch panel to the access switch for a newly occupied set of offices. The patch panel is not labeled for easy jack identification. Which of the following tools provides the easiest way to identify the appropriate patch panel port?
You are tasked with verifying the following requirements are met in order to ensure network security.
Requirements:
Datacenter
Ensure network is subnetted to allow all devices to communicate properly while minimizing address space usage
Provide a dedicated server to resolve IP addresses and hostnames correctly and handle port 53 traffic
Building A
Ensure network is subnetted to allow all devices to communicate properly while minimizing address space usage
Provide devices to support 5 additional different office users
Add an additional mobile user
Replace the Telnet server with a more secure solution
Screened subnet
Ensure network is subnetted to allow all devices to communicate properly while minimizing address space usage
Provide a server to handle external 80/443 traffic
Provide a server to handle port 20/21 traffic
INSTRUCTIONS
Drag and drop objects onto the appropriate locations. Objects can be used multiple times and not all placeholders need to be filled.
Available objects are located in both the Servers and Devices tabs of the Drag & Drop menu.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
Which of the following is the part of a disaster recovery (DR) plan that identifies the critical systems that should be recovered first after an incident?
Which of the following protocols is used to route traffic on the public internet?
After a networking intern plugged in a switch, a significant number of users in a building lost connectivity. Which of the following is the most likely root cause?
Which of the following internal routing protocols is best characterized as having fast convergence and being loop-free?
Which of the following technologies are X.509 certificates most commonly associated with?
Which of the following is the step that a troubleshooter should take immediately after implementing a solution?
A network engineer configures an application server so that it automatically adjusts resource allocation as demand changes. This server will host a new application and demand is not predictable. Which of the following concepts does this scenario demonstrate?
Which of the following attacks forces a switch to send all traffic out of all ports?
A network technician is designing a LAN for a new facility. The company is expecting more than 300 devices to connect to the network. Which of the following masks will provide the most efficient subnet?
Which of the following routing protocols needs to have an autonomous system set in order to establish communication with neighbor devices?
A network engineer runs ipconfig and notices that the default gateway is 0.0.0.0. Which of the following address types is in use?
A network administrator for a small office is adding a passive IDS to its network switch for the purpose of inspecting network traffic. Which of the following should the administrator use?
A network administrator is planning to host a company application in the cloud, making the application available for all internal and third-party users. Which of the following concepts describes this arrangement?
A research facility is expecting to see an exponential increase in global network traffic in the near future. The offices are equipped with 2.5Gbps fiber connections from the ISP, but the facility is currently only utilizing 1Gbps connections. Which of the following would need to be configured in order to use the ISP's connection speed?
A network administrator is creating a subnet that will include 45 separate hosts on a small private network within a large network architecture. Which of the following options is the most efficient use of network addresses when assigning this network?
A network administrator performed upgrades on a server and installed a new NIC to improve performance. Following the upgrades, usera are unable to reach the server. Which of the following is the most likely reason.
Users at a satellite office are experiencing issues when using videoconferencing. Which of the following should a technician focus on first to rectify these issues?
A network technician was recently onboarded to a company. A manager has
tasked the technician with documenting the network and has provided the technician With partial information from previous documentation.
Instructions:
Click on each switch to perform a network discovery by entering commands into the terminal. Fill in the missing information using drop-down menus provided.
An organization wants better network visibility. The organization's requirements include:
Multivendor/OS-monitoring capabilities
Real-time collection
Data correlation
Which of the following meets these requirements?
Which of the following steps of the troubleshooting methodology comes after testing the theory to determine cause?
Which of the following would an adversary do while conducting an evil twin attack?
A customer wants to cache commonly used content to reduce the number of full page downloads from the internet. Which of the following should the network administrator recommend?
Which of the following network traffic types is sent to all nodes on the network?
A network technician needs to connect a new user to the company’s Wi-Fi network called SSID: business. When attempting to connect, two networks are listed as possible choices: SSID: business and SSID: myaccess. Which of the following attacks is occurring?
A network administrator needs to connect a department to a new network segment. They need to use a DHCP server located on another network. Which of the following can the administrator use to complete this task?
A network administrator deploys new network hardware. While configuring the network monitoring server, the server could authenticate but could not determine the specific status of the hardware. Which of the following would the administrator most likely do to resolve the issue?
A virtual machine has the following configuration:
•IPv4 address: 169.254.10.10
•Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
The virtual machine can reach colocated systems but cannot reach external addresses on the Internet. Which of the following Is most likely the root cause?
Which of the following is used to store and deliver content to clients in a geographically distributed manner using edge servers?
After extremely high temperatures cause a power outage, the servers automatically shut down, even though the UPSs for the servers still have hours of battery life. Which of the following should a technician recommend?
Which of the following is the most closely associated with segmenting compute resources within a single cloud account?
A network administrator installs new cabling to connect new computers and access points. After deploying the equipment, the administrator notices a few of the devices are not connecting properly. The administrator moves the devices to a different port, but it does not resolve the issue. Which of the following should the administrator verify next?
A company implements a video streaming solution that will play on all computers that have joined a particular group, but router ACLs are blocking the traffic. Which of the following is the most appropriate IP address that will be allowed in the ACL?
Which of the following should an installer orient a port-side exhaust to when installing equipment?
A network administrator is developing a method of device monitoring with the following requirements:
•Allows for explicit, by user, privilege management
•Includes centralized logging of changes
•Offers widely accessible remote management
•Provides support of service accounts
Which of the following will most closely meet these requirements?
Early in the morning, an administrator installs a new DHCP server. In the afternoon, some users report they are experiencing network outages. Which of the following is the most likely issue?
Which of the following can be implemented to add an additional layer of security between a corporate network and network management interfaces?
Which of the following protocols has a default administrative distance value of 90?
A network administrator upgraded the wireless access points and wants to implement a configuration that will give users higher speed and less channel overlap based on device compatibility. Which of the following will accomplish this goal?
A network administrator upgrades the wireless access points and wants to implement a configuration that gives users higher speed and less channel overlap based on device compatibility. Which of the following accomplishes this goal?
Users usually use RDP to connect to a terminal server with hostname TS19 that points to 10.0.100.19. However, users recently have been unable to connect to TS19. The technician pings 10.0.100.19 and gets an unreachable error. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
Which of the following attacks can cause users who are attempting to access a company website to be directed to an entirely different website?
A network administrator is unable to ping a remote server from a newly connected workstation that has been added to the network. Ping to 127.0.0.1 on the workstation is failing. Which of the following should the administrator perform to diagnose the problem?
In an environment with one router, which of the following will allow a network engineer to communicate between VLANs without purchasing additional hardware?
Which of the following is the best VPN to use for reducing data bandwidth requirements of the corporate network?
An attacker gained access to the hosts file on an endpoint and modified it. Now, a user is redirected from the company’s home page to a fraudulent website. Which of the following most likely happened?
An organizatin is struggling to get effective coverage using the wireless network. The organization wants to implement a solution that will allow for continous connectivity anywhere in the facility. Which of the following should the network administ rator suggest to ensure the best coverage?
Which of the following is a company most likely enacting if an accountant for the company can only see the financial department's shared folders?
A customer is adding fiber connectivity between adjacent buildings. A technician terminates the multimode cable to the fiber patch panel. After the technician connects the fiber patch cable, the indicator light does not turn on. Which of the following should a technician try first to troubleshoot this issue?
An investment bank is seeking a DR backup solution. Which of the following provides the most cost-effective backup site?
Which of the following is an XML-based security concept that works by passing sensitve information about users, such as log-in information and attributes, to providers.
Which of the following would most likely be used to implement encryption in transit when using HTTPS?
A group of users cannot connect to network resources. The technician runs ipconfig from one user's device and is able to ping the gateway shown from the command. Which of the following is most likely preventing the users from accessing network resources?
A network consultant needs to decide between running an ethernet uplink or using the built-in 5GHz-to-point functionality on a WAP. Which of the following documents provides the best information to assist the consultant with this decision?
Which of the following attacks utilizes a network packet that contains multiple network tags?
An organization has a security requirement that all network connections can be traced back to a user. A network administrator needs to identify a solution to implement on the wireless network. Which of the following is the best solution?
A new backup system takes too long to copy files to the new SAN each night. A network administrator makes a simple change to the network and the devices to decrease backup times. Which of the following does the network administrator change?
A network administrator wants to restrict inbound traffic to allow only HTTPS to the company website, denying all other inbound traffic from the internet. Which of the following would best accomplish this goal?
A network engineer adds a tunnel for a new branch network. Which of the following ensures that all data is encrypted inside the tunnel?
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