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WorksheetsCompTIA N+ N10 009 (Q 154 - Q 205)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
A network administrator installed a new VLAN to the network after a company added an additional
floor to the office. Users are unable to obtain an IP address on the new VLAN, but ports on existing
VLANs are working properly. Which of the following configurations should the administrator update?
Scope size
Address reservations
Lease time
IP helper
An organization wants to ensure that incoming emails were sent from a trusted source. Which of the
following DNS records is used to verify the source?
TXT
AAAA
CNAME
MX
A small business is deploying new phones, and some of the phones have full HD videoconferencing
features. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concerned that the network might not be able to
handle the traffic if it reaches a certain threshold. Which of the following can the network engineer
configure to help ease these concerns?
A VLAN with 100Mbps speed limits
An IP helper to direct VoIP traffic
A smaller subnet mask
Full duplex on all user ports
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?
The PoE power budget is exceeded.
Port security is violated
The signal is degraded
The Ethernet cable is not working
A technician is troubleshooting a computer issue for a user who works in a new annex of an office
building. The user is reporting slow speeds and intermittent connectivity. The computer is connected
via a Cat 6 cable to a distribution switch that is 492ft (150m) away. Which of the following should the
technician implement to correct the issue?
Increase the bandwidth allocation to the computer.
Install an access switch in the annex and run fiber to the distribution switch.
Run a Cat 7 cable from the computer to the distribution switch.
Enable the computer to support jumbo frames.
A network administrator is deploying a new switch and wants to make sure that the default priority
value was set for a spanning tree. Which of the following values would the network administrator
expect to see?
4096
8192
32768
36684
Which of the following most likely determines the size of a rack for installation? (Select two).
KVM size
Switch depth
Hard drive size
Cooling fan speed
Server height
Which of the following technologies is the best choice to listen for requests and distribute user traffic
across web servers?
Router
Switch
Firewall
Load balancer
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?
The users are on the wrong subnet
The DHCP server renewed the lease.
The IP address was not reserved
The hostname was changed
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?
IAM
BYOD
DLP
AUP
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?
Implementingenterprise authentication
Requiring theuse of PSKs
Configuring acaptive portal for users
Enforcing wired equivalent protection
Which of the following can be implemented to add an additional layer of security between a
corporate network and network management interfaces?
Jump box
Console server
API interface
In-band management
Which of the following is used to stage copies of a website closer to geographically dispersed users?
VPN
CDN
SAN
SDN
After installing a series of Cat 8 keystones, a data center architect notices higher than normal
interference during tests. Which of the following steps should the architect take to troubleshoot the
issue?
Check to see if the end connections were wrapped in copper tape before terminating
Use passthrough modular crimping plugs instead of traditional crimping plugs
Connect the RX/TX wires to different pins.
Run a speed test on a device that can only achieve 100Mbps speeds
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?
Enable a PTR record
Update the existing TXT record.
Add a new AAAA record.
Configure a secondary NS record.
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). Which of the following classful IPv4 address ranges will be bestsuited
for the network?
Class D
Class B
Class A
Class C
Which of the following requires network devices to be managed using a different set of IP addresses?
Console
Split tunnel
Jump box
Out of band
A VoIP phone is plugged in to a port but cannot receive calls. Which of the following needs to be
done on the port to address the issue?
Trunk all VLANs on the port.
Configure the native VLAN.
Tag the traffic to voice VLAN.
Disable VLANs
Which of the following is a characteristic of the application layer?
It relies upon other layers for packet delivery
It checks independently for packet loss.
It encrypts data in transit.
It performs address translation
A network engineer is now in charge of all SNMP management in the organization. The engineer
must use a SNMP version that does not utilize plaintext dat
a. Which of the following is the minimum version of SNMP that supports this requirement?
v1
v2c
v2u
v3
Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting methodology would be next after putting
preventive measures in place?
Implement the solution.
Verify system functionality
Establish a plan of action
Test the theory to determine cause
A network analyst is installing a wireless network in a corporate environment. Employees are
required to use their domain identities and credentials to authenticate and connect to the WLAN.
Which of the following actions should the analyst perform on the AP to fulfill the requirements?
Enable MAC security.
Generate a PSK for each user
Implement WPS.
Set up WPA3 protocol.
Which of the following network topologies contains a direct connection between every node in the
network?
Mesh
Hub-and-spoke
Star
Point-to-point
A network administrator needs to create a way to redirect a network resource that has been on the
local network but is now hosted as a SaaS solution. Which of the following records should be used to
accomplish the task?
TXT
AAA
PTR
CNAME
A wireless technician wants to implement a technology that will allow user devices to automatically
navigate to the best available frequency standard. Which of the following technologies should the
technician use?
Band steering
Wireless LAN controller
Directional antenna
Autonomous access point
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?
802.1Q tagging
Network address translation
Port duplex
Link aggregation
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?
Implementing additional ad hoc access points
Providing more Ethernet drops for user connections
Deploying a mesh network in the building
nl Changing the current frequency of the WI-FI
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?
Packet loss
Bottlenecking
Channel overlap
Network congestion
A company is implementing a wireless solution in a high-density environment. Which of the
following 802.11 standards is used when a company is concerned about device saturation and
converage?
802.11ac
802.11ax
802.11g
802.11n
Which of the following is used to describe the average duration of an outage for a specific service?
RPO
MTTR
RTO
MTBF
A critical infrastructure switch is identified as end-of-support. Which of the following is the best next
step to ensure security?
Apply the latest patches and bug fixes.
Decommission and replace the switch.
Ensure the current firmware has no issues.
Isolate the switch from the network.
Which of the following must be implemented to securely connect a company's headquarters with a
branch location?
Split-tunnel VPN
Clientless VPN
Full-tunnel VPN
Site-to-site VPN
Which of the following steps of the troubleshooting methodology would most likely include checking
through each level of the OSI model after the problem has been identified?
Establish a theory.
Implement the solution.
Create a plan of action.
Verify functionality
Which of the following is created to illustrate the effectiveness of wireless networking coverage in a
building?
Logical diagram
Layer 3 network diagram
Service-level agreement
Heat map
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?
Dig
Ifconfig
Ping
nmap
A network administrator needs to assign IP addresses to a newly installed network. They choose
192.168.1.0/24 as their network address and need to create three subnets with 30 hosts on each
subnet. Which of the following is a valid subnet mask that will meet the requirements?
255.255.255.128
255.255.255.192
255.255.255.224
255.255.255.240
Which of the following is the most cost-effective way for a network administrator to establish a
persistent, secure connection between two facilities?
Site-to-site VPN
GRE tunnel
VXLAN
Dedicated line
Which of the following can support a jumbo frame?
Access point
Bridge
Hub
Switch
After providing a username and password, a user must input a passcode from a phone application.
Which of the following authentication technologies is used in this example?
SSO
LDAP
MFA
SAML
Which of the following best explains the role of confidentiality with regard to data at rest?
Datacanbe accessedby anyone on the administrative network.
Datacanbe accessedremotely with proper training.
Datacanbe accessedafter privileged access Is granted.
Datacanbe accessedafter verifying the hash.
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?
IP Helper
Reservation
Exclusion
Scope
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?
LLDP
IKE
VLAN
netstat
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?
VLAN hopping
Rogue DHCP
Distributed DoS
Evil twin
A network administrator is implementing security zones for each department. Which of the following
should the administrator use to accomplish this task?
ACLs
Port security
Content filtering
NAC
Which of the following is a cost-effective advantage of a split-tunnel VPN?
Web traffic is filtered through a web filter
More bandwidth is required on the company’s internet connection.
Monitoring detects insecure machines on the company’s network.
Cloud-based traffic flows outside of the company’s network.
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?
Port
DNS
MAC
Content
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?
Ports are error-disabled
Ports have an incorrect native VLAN.
Ports are having an MDIX issue.
Ports are trunk ports.
As part of an attack, a threat actor purposefully overflows the content-addressable memory (CAM)
table on a switch. Which of the following types of attacks is this scenario an example of?
ARP spoofing
Evil twin
MAC flooding
DNS poisoning
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?
Enabling band steering
Disabling the 5GHz SSID
Adding a captive portal
Configuring MAC filtering
Which of the following does a full-tunnel VPN provide?
Lower bandwidth requirements
The ability to reset local computer passwords
Corporate Inspection of all networktraffic
Access to blocked sites
