Network+ Practice Questions Day 10

A network device is configured to send critical events to a syslog server; however, the following alerts are not being received: Severity 5 LINK-UPDOWN: Interface 1/1, changed state to down Severity 5 LINK-UPDOWN: Interface 1/3, changed state to down Which of the following describes the reason why the events are not being received?

• The network device is not configured to log that level to the syslog server

• The network device was down and could not send the event

• The syslog server is not compatible with the network device

• The syslog server did not have the correct MIB loaded to receive the message

A client recently added 100 users who are using VMs. All users have since reported slow or unresponsive desktops. Reports show minimal network congestion, zero packet loss, and acceptable packet delay. Which of the following metrics will MOST accurately show the underlying performance issues?

• CPU usage

• Memory

• Temperature

• Bandwidth

• Latency

Which of the following transceiver types can support up to 40Gbps?

• SFP+

• QSFP+

• QSFP

• SFP

Which of the following BEST describes a network appliance that warns of unapproved devices that are accessing the network?

• Firewall

• AP

• Proxy server

• IDS

A technician is deploying a new switch model and would like to add it to the existing network monitoring software. The technician wants to know what metrics can be gathered from a given switch. Which of the following should the technician utilize for the switch?

• MIB

• Trap

• Syslog

• Audit log

A network engineer configured new firewalls with the correct configuration to be deployed to each remote branch. Unneeded services were disabled, and all firewall rules were applied successfully. Which of the following should the network engineer perform NEXT to ensure all the firewalls are hardened successfully?

• Ensure an implicit permit rule is enabled

• Configure the log settings on the firewalls to the central syslog server

• Update the firewalls with current firmware and software

• Use the same complex passwords on all firewalls

An attacker is attempting to find the password to a network by inputting common words and phrases in plaintext to the password prompt. Which of the following attack types BEST describes this action?

• Pass-the-hash attack

• Rainbow table attack

• Brute-force attack

• Dictionary attack

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?

• Load balancing

• Multipathing

• NIC teaming

• Clustering

Which of the following would be BEST to use to detect a MAC spoofing attack?

• Internet Control Message Protocol

• Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

• Internet Message Access Protocol

Which of the following devices would be used to manage a corporate WLAN?

• A wireless NAS

• A wireless bridge

• A wireless router

• A wireless controller