A customer purchases a new UTM device and wants the development team to integrate some of the device’s data-reporting capabilities into the company’s custom internal support software. Which of the following features should the development team use to obtain the device’s data?
A company upgrades its network and PCs to gigabit speeds. After the upgrade, users are not getting the expected performance. Technicians discover that the speeds of the endpoint NICs are inconsistent. Which of the following should be checked first to troubleshoot the issue?
A network administrator is trying to troubleshoot an issue with a newly installed switch that is not connecting to the network. The administrator logs on to the switch and observes collisions on the interface. Which of the following is most likely the issue?
A network administrator changed an external DNS to point customers to a new server. Which of the following tools should the administrator use to test the new server ' s configuration?
Which of the following indicates a computer has reached end-of-support?
A network administrator is looking for a solution to extend Layer 2 capabilities and replicate backups between sites. Which of the following is the best solution?
A network technician replaced an access layer switch and needs to reconfigure it to allow the connected devices to connect to the correct networks.
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on the appropriate port(s) on Switch 1 and Switch 3 to verify or reconfigure the
correct settings:
· Ensure each device accesses only its
correctly associated network.
· Disable all unused switchports.
. Require fault-tolerant connections
between the switches.
. Only make necessary changes to
complete the above requirements.
A network administrator installs a node that requires a media converter to connect Ethernet to fiber but sees no link light on the node. The administrator notices the following:
Both terminating points are properly seated.
Both the fiber and Ethernet cables have been successfully tested.
The media converter is turned on.
The switchport is configured as half duplex.
Which of the following is the reason the link light is not on?
While deploying a new fleet of computers on a DHCP network, a network administrator notices that new computers cannot connect to the internet. Which of the following is most likely the problem?
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 should a company implement in order to share a single IP address among all the employees in the office?
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.
A user cannot access an external server for a client after connecting to a VPN. Which of the following commands would a support agent most likely use to examine the issue? (Select two).
Which of the following is used to stage copies of a website closer to geographically dispersed users?
Which of the following is used to describe the average duration of an outage for a specific service?
Which of the following is an XML-based security concept that works by passing sensitive information about users, such as login information and attributes, to providers?
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?
A network administrator manages multiple computers and notices that three computers are no longer communicating with the network. Which of the following commands best identifies whether other devices are restricting packet traffic?
A network administrator is planning to implement device monitoring to enhance network visibility. The security that the solution provides authentication and encryption. Which of the following meets these requirements?
A network administrator recently updated configurations on a Layer 3 switch. Following the updates, users report being unable to reach a specific file server. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
A network technician sets up a computer on the accounting department floor for a user from the marketing department. The user reports that they cannot access the marketing department’s shared drives but can access the internet. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?
A company has observed increased user traffic to gambling websites and wants to limit this behavior on work computers. Which of the following should the company most likely implement?
Which of the following allows a network administrator to analyze attacks coming from the internet without affecting latency?
A network rack has four servers and four switches with dual power supplies. Only one intelligent PDU is installed in the rack. Which of the following is the reason to add a second PDU?
Which of the following cloud service models most likely requires the greatest up-front expense by the customer when migrating a data center to the cloud?
After changes were made to a firewall, users are no longer able to access a web server. A network administrator wants to ensure that ports 80 and 443 on the web server are still accessible from the user IP space. Which of the following commands is best suited to perfom this testing?
A company is upgrading its wireless network. Currently, each AP broadcasts a wireless LAN name depending on the location in the building. Which of the following configurations allows a single wireless LAN name to be broadcast across the entire building?
A network engineer needs to correlate findings and receive alerts if there are brute force attacks, DDoS attacks, or port scanning happening within their network. Which of the following network monitoring technologies should the engineer implement?
Which of the following offers the ability to manage access at the cloud VM instance?
A new network is being created to support 126 users. Which of the following CIDR ranges provides the most efficient use of space?
A network administrator wants users to be able to authenticate to the corporate network using a port-based authentication framework when accessing both wired and wireless devices. Which of the following is the best security feature to accomplish this task?
Which of the following protocols is commonly associated with TCP port 443?
After running a Cat 8 cable using passthrough plugs, an electrician notices that connected cables are experiencing a lot of cross talk. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the electrician take first?
A network administrator is configuring a network for a new site that will have 150 users. Within the next year, the site is expected to grow by ten users. Each user will have two IP addresses, one for a computer and one for a phone connected to the network. Which of the following classful IPv4 address ranges will be best-suited for the network?
Which of the following appliances provides users with an extended footprint that allows connections from multiple devices within a designated WLAN?
A security engineer is trying to connect cameras to a 12-port PoE switch, but only eight cameras turn on. Which of the following should the engineer check first?
A customer migrates its phone system from analog to a new hosted VoIP/software application solution with integrated video. After installation, some users notice issues with dropped calls, broken video, and slow internet access. The issues start in the mid-morning and continue into the afternoon. However, remote users do not report the same issues. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issues?
A user tries to visit a website, but instead of the intended site, the page displays vmw.cba.com. Which of the following should be done to reach the correct website?
A network engineer is configuring network ports in a public office. To increase security, the engineer wants the ports to allow network connections only after authentication. Which of the following security features should the engineer use?
A data center interconnect using a VXLAN was recently implemented. A network engineer observes slow performance and fragmentation on the interconnect. Which of the following technologies will resolve the issue?
A network technician is troubleshooting network latency and has determined the issue to be occuring two network switches( Switch10 and Switch11). Symptoms reported included poor video performance and slow file copying. Given the following informtion:
Which of the following should the technician most likely do to resolve the issue?
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?
Which of the following network cables involves bounding light off of protective cladding?
Which of the following devices can operate in multiple layers of the OSI model?
A network administrator notices uncommon communication between VMs on ephemeral ports on the same subnet. The administrator is concerned about that traffic moving laterally within the network. Which of the following describes the type of traffic flow the administrator is analyzing?
After a company installed a new IPS, the network is experiencing speed degradation. A network administrator is troubleshooting the issue and runs a speed test. The results from the different network locations are as follows:
LocationSpeed DownSpeed Up
Wireless laptop4.8 Mbps47.1 Mbps
Wired desktop5.2 Mbps49.3 Mbps
Firewall48.8 Mbps49.5 Mbps
Which of the following is the most likely issue?
During a security audit, a consulting firm notices inconsistencies between the documentation and the actual environment. Which of the following can keep a record of who made the changes and what the changes are?
A network administrator needs to limit devices that can connect to a small wireless network. The network consists of less than ten unique laptops, and no network changes are anticipated. Which of the following is the simplest way to accomplish this task?
A network engineer receives a vendor alert regarding a vulnerability in a router CPU. Which of the following should the engineer do to resolve the issue?
After a recent merger, a large number of alerts are coming in regarding extremely high utilization. Which of the following should be generated to help inform new alerting requirements?
A systems administrator is looking for operating system information, running services, and network ports that are available on a server. Which of the following software tools should the administrator use to accomplish this task?
Which of the following is the most cost-effective way to safely expand outlet capacity in an IDF?
A company wants to implement data loss prevention by restricting user access to social media platforms and personal cloud storage on workstations. Which of the following types of filtering should the company deploy to achieve these goals?
Which of the following typically uses compromised systems that become part of a bot network?
A junior network technician at a large company needs to create networks from a Class C address with 14 hosts per subnet. Which of the following numbers of host bits is required?
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?
Which of the following network traffic type is sent to all nodes on the network?
Which of the following impacts the availability of a web-based customer portal?
Which of the following ports is used for secure email?
An administrator wants to find the top destination for traffic across the infrastructure on a specific day. Which of the following should the administrator use?
A small company has the following IP addressing strategy:
A user is unable to connect to the company fileshare server located at 192.168.10.1. The user’s networking configuration is:
Which of the following will most likely correct the issue?
Which of the following is the most likely benefit of installing server equipment in a rack?
An IT manager needs to connect ten sites in a mesh network. Each needs to be secured with reduced provisioning time. Which of the following technologies will best meet this requirement?
A company ' s network is experiencing high latency and packet loss during peak hours. Network monitoring tools show increased traffic on a switch. Which of the following should a network technician implement to reduce the network congestion and improve performance?
Which of the following connector types is most commonly associated with Wi-Fi antennas?
A newtwork administrator needs to create an SVI on a Layer 3-capable device to separate voice and data traffic. Which of the following best explains this use case?
A client wants to increase overall security after a recent breach. Which of the following would be best to implement? (Select two.)
A technician is designing a cloud service solution that will accommodate the company ' s current size, compute capacity, and storage capacity. Which of the following cloud deployment models will fulfill these requirements?
A support engineer is troubleshooting a network outage that is affecting 3,000 users. The engineer has isolated the issue to the internet firewall. Packet captures confirm that the firewall is blocking the traffic. Which of the following is the next step in troubleshooting?
A network engineer added more APs to improve wireless coverage. However, users now report that the connectivity disconnects and reconnects repeatedly. Which of the following is causing the issue?
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?
During a VoIP call, a user notices inconsistent audio and logs an incident ticket. A network administrator notices inconsistent delays in arrival of the RTP packets. Which of the following troubleshooting tools should the network administrator use to determine the issue?
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?
Which of the following best describes a characteristic of a DNS poisoning attack?
A network administrator needs to divide a Class B network into four equal subnets, each with a host range of 1,000 hosts. Which of the following subnet masks should the administrator use?
Which of the following does a full-tunnel VPN provide?
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 services runs on port 636?
A network administrator is reviewing a production web server and observes the following output from the netstat command:
Which of the following actions should the network administrator take to harden the security of the web server?
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?
Which of the following allows a remote user to connect to the network?
A customer needs six usable IP addresses. Which of the following best meets this requirement?
A systems administrator is investigating why users cannot reach a Linux web server with a browser but can ping the server IP. The server is online, the web server process is running, and the link to the switch is up. Which of the following commands should the administrator run on the server first?
Which of the following is used to redistribute traffic between one source and multiple servers that run the same service?
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 provides simple authentication to access network devices while also providing logging capabilities?
Which of the following provides an opportunity for an on-path attack?
Voice traffic is experiencing excessive jitter. A network engineer wants to improve call performance and clarity. Which of the following features should the engineer configure?
A Linux server is running a log collector that needs to be hardened. A network administrator executes netstat to find open ports on the server. Which of the following ports should be disabled?
A network engineer needs to change, update, and control APs remotely, with real-time visibility over HTTPS. Which of the following will best allow these actions?
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 disaster recovery concepts is calculated by dividing the total hours of operation by the total number of units?
A network administrator is conducting an assessment and finds network devices that do not meet standards. Which of the following configurations is considered a set of rules that devices should adhere to?
A network administrator receives a ticket from a user. The user reports that they cannot access any websites and that they have already checked everything on their computer. Which of the following is the first action the administrator should take?
A company recently rearranged some users ' workspaces and moved several users to previously used workspaces. The network administrator receives a report that all of the users who were moved are having connectivity issues. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?
Which of the following enables an organization to leverage an identity provider to manage access across SaaS applications?
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 user called the help desk after business hours to complain that files on a device are inaccessible and the wallpaper was changed. The network administrator thinks that this issue is an isolated incident, but the security analyst thinks the issue might be a ransomware attack. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should be taken first?
A secure communication link needs to be configured between data centers via the internet. The data centers are located in different regions. Which of the following is the best protocol for the network administrator to use?
A network architect of a stock exchange broker is implementing a disaster recovery (DR), high-availability plan. Which of the following approaches would be the best fit?
A technician is troubleshooting performance and connectivity issues associated with a web server. The technician wants to examine the packets to and from the server but has the following requirements:
Capture 100% of packets
Capture all Layer 1 error packets
Minimize the impact on infrastructure
Which of the following best meets these requirements and allows for the packet capture?
An ISP provided a company with a pre-configured modem and five public static IP addresses. Which of the following does the company ' s firewall require to access the internet? (Select TWO).
Users report performance issues on the network. A network administrator notices broadcast storms occurring. Which of the following protocols should the administrator configure to mitigate this issue?
A systems administrator needs to connect two laptops to a printer via Wi-Fi. The office does not have access points and cannot purchase any. Which of the following wireless network types best fulfills this requirement?
A network administrator is managing network traffic so that classified services and applications are prioritized. Which of the following technologies should the network administrator use?
An organization recently connected a new computer to the LAN. The user is unable to ping the default gateway. The technician examines the configuration and sees a self-assigned IP address. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
A network administrator deploys several new desk phones and workstation cubicles. Each cubicle has one assigned switchport. The administrator runs the following commands:
nginx
CopyEdit
switchport mode access
switchport voice vlan 69
With which of the following VLANs will the workstation traffic be tagged?
A media company is implementing a global streaming service. Which of the following should the company apply to each regional point of presence in order to comply with local laws?
A network engineer is completing a wireless installation in a new building. A requirement is that all clients be able to automatically connect to the fastest supported network. Which of the following best supports this requirement?
A customer recently moved into a new office and notices that some wall plates are not working and are not properly labeled Which of the following tools would be best to identify the proper wiring in the IDF?
Users on the network are experiencing slow throughput. A technician wants to increase throughput without changing any switch hardware. Which of the following solutions should the technician implement?
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 cable types allows the use of QSFP ports without requiring transceivers?
An IT department asks a newly hired employee to use a personal laptop until the company can provide one. Which of the following policies is most applicable to this situation?
Which of the following can be implemented to add an additional layer of security between a corporate network and network management interfaces?
While troubleshooting a VoIP handset connection, a technician ' s laptop is able to successfully connect to network resources using the same port. The technician needs to identify the port on the switch. Which of the following should the technician use to determine the switch and port?
A network administrator is troubleshooting a connectivity issue between two devices on two different subnets. The administrator verifies that both devices can successfully ping other devices on the same subnet. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the connectivity issue?
A network engineer wants to implement an 802.1X architecture in which BYOD devices must access a trusted wireless network securely. Which of the following should the engineer implement?
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 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?
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 network administrator configures a new network discovery tool and is concerned that it might disrupt business operations. Which of the following scan types should the administrator configure?
A network engineer needs to deploy an access point at a remote office so that it will not communicate back to the wireless LAN controller. Which of the following deployment methods must the engineer use to accomplish this task?
Which of the following is an example of a split-tunnel VPN?
A data center administrator is evaluating the use of jumbo frames within a storage environment. Which of the following describes the best reason to use jumbo frames in the storage environment?
A major natural disaster strikes a company ' s headquarters, causing significant destruction and data loss. The company needs to quickly recover and resume operations. Which of the following will a network administrator need to do first?
A network administrator prepares a VLAN for a new office while planning for minimal IP address waste. The new office will have approximately 800 workstations. Which of the following network schemes meets the requirements?
Which of the following is the best example of a networking appliance that connects different network segments and directs allowed traffic between specific segments?
Which of the following is a difference between EOL and EOS?
A company recently experienced outages of one of its critical, customer-facing applications. The root cause was an overutilized network router, but the Chief Technology Officer is concerned that the support staff was unaware of the issue until notified by customers. Which of the following is the best way to address this issue in the future?
A network engineer needs to prioritize traffic over a link with the goal of more effectively utilizing the connection. Which of the following should the engineer implement?
Which of the following is the best way to keep devices on during a loss of power?
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.
A help desk technician receives a report that users cannot access internet URLs. The technician performs ping tests and finds that sites fail when a URL is used but succeed when an IP is used. Which of the following tools should the technician utilize next?
Which of the following is used to store and deliver content to clients in a geographically distributed manner using edge servers?
A government entity wants to implement technology that can block websites based on country code. Which of the following will best enable this requirement?
A company is implementing a new internal network in which all devices use IPv6 addresses. Which of the following routing protocols will be best for this setup?
Which of the following is an advantage of using an IDS over an IPS?
A network administrator notices interference with industrial equipment in the 2.4GHz range. Which of the following technologies would most likely mitigate this issue? (Select two).
A user ' s home mesh wireless network is experiencing latency issues. A technician has:
•Performed a speed test.
•Rebooted the devices.
•Performed a site survey.
•Performed a wireless packet capture.
The technician reviews the following information:
The technician notices in the packet capture that frames were retransmitted. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the user ' s network issue?
A network architect needs to create a wireless field network to provide reliable service to public safety vehicles. Which of the following types of networks is the best solution?
A network technician is adding a new switch to increase capacity on the network. The technician connects the two switches using a single cable. Several hosts are moved to the new switch, but none of the hosts can access the network or internet. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve the issue?
After a recent security awareness phishing campaign, the cybersecurity team discovers that additional security measures need to be set up when users access potentially malicious websites. Which of the following security measures will best address this concern?
Three access points have Ethernet that runs through the ceiling. One of the access points cannot reach the internet. Which of the following tools can help identify the issue?
A critical infrastructure switch is identified as end-of-support. Which of the following is the best next step to ensure security?
Which of the following most likely determines the size of a rack for installation? (Select two).
A company is concerned that the public can use network wall jacks in publicly available conference rooms to access company servers. Which of the following is the best way to mitigate the vulnerability?
A network administrator needs to add 255 useable IP addresses to the network. A /24 is currently in use. Which of the following prefixes would fulfill this need?
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 determines that some switch ports have more errors present than expected. The administrator traces the cabling associated with these ports. Which of the following would most likely be causing the errors?
Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting methodology includes checking logs for recent changes?
Which of the following connection methods allows a network engineer to automate configuration deployment for network devices across the environment?
A network administrator needs to configure the core switches where multiple connections between data centers are used. Given the following requirements:
• Fault tolerance and redundancy
• Vendor interoperability
• Increased bandwidth
• Cost effectiveness
• Simplified management
Which of the following should the administrator configure?
Which of the following is the most cost-efficient way to host email services?
Which of the following allows for interactive, secure remote management of a network infrastructure device?
A company is opening a new site that needs to be divided into subnets that accommodate 75 hosts each. Which of the following is the most efficient subnet?
A network administrator receives complaints of intermittent network connectivity issues. The administrator investigates and finds that the network design contains potential loop scenarios. Which of the following should the administrator do?
Which of the following allows a user to authenticate to multiple resources without requiring additional passwords?
Which of the following types of connectors allows the transmission of network data through a coaxial cable?
A technician is troubleshooting a user ' s laptop that is unable to connect to a corporate server. The technician thinks the issue pertains to routing. Which of the following commands should the technician use to identify the issue?
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 technician is troubleshooting the connection to the company website. The traceroute command produces the following output:
Traceroute towww.mysite.com(8.8.8.8) over a maximum of 30 hops
10.1.1.1 < 1 ms 2. * < 1 ms < 1 ms
k k
k kTraceroute completeWhich of the following should the technician do to identify the path to the server?
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 junior network administrator gets a text message from a number posing as the domain registrar of the firm. The administrator is tricked into providing global administrator credentials. Which of the following attacks is taking place?
An organization has four departments that each need access to different resources that do not overlap. Which of the following should a technician configure in order to implement and assign an ACL?
A technician needs to quickly set up a network with five wireless devices. Which of the following network types should the technician configure to accomplish this task?