Exam 8: Network Infrastructure and Troubleshooting

A technician has verified that a bad Cat6 cable run in the wall is responsible for a workstation's lack of communication on the network. Which of the following tools can be used to pinpoint the location of the cable inside the wall?

Your company is experiencing an increase in malware incidents. Your manager is asking for advice on how best to verify that company-owned workstations are up-to-date with security patches, anti-malware requirements, and software application updates. The manager is also concerned that employee-owned devices connecting to the corporate LAN have the same level of security as the company devices. Which of the following protections and services should you recommend?

A technician wants to consolidate and log specific alerts from network devices into a database so maintenance tasks and potential device problems can be addressed in a timely manner. Which of the following should the technician implement?

You are tasked with securing a small network for a client in which the following requirements must be met: • If a user on the private network attempts to send confidential company information to an unauthorized entity, an alert should be triggered. • The private trusted network should not be accessible from the public untrusted network. • If attacks are coming from the external network, the system should detect and prevent malicious activity. • All incoming and outgoing email should be scanned for malware.     Which of the following would best meet the requirements of the client?

Which of the following are valid IPv4 private IP addresses? (Select TWO.)

A Windows user has been successfully saving documents to the file server all morning. However, the latest attempt resulted in the following message, "Could not find this item. Verify the location of '\\FileServer\Docs' and try again." Which of the following is the most likely cause for this message?

The accounting department moved its network-attached printer from one side of the office to a more centralized location, making the printer much more accessible to all accounting users. Since the move, the users have not been able to print to the printer. The printer powers on and shows it is ready to accept print jobs. The printer configuration page shows the following output. You disconnect the patch cable from the keystone jack at the new location and move the printer and cable to reconnect it at the original location. The printer begins printing the jobs that failed to print earlier. Which of the following are the most likely reasons for the printer failing to print at the new location? (Select TWO.)

A server provides the necessary IP configuration to your network host so the host can communicate on the network. If this service malfunctions, your device will not be able to utilize the network. What server provides this service?

Your company received a call from a historical society inquiring about the possibility of networking a two-century-old building with no existing network. In 1924, someone added electrical outlets to the building, but the layout and design of the building prohibits adding any additional copper or fiber cable. You completed a wireless site survey and concluded that wireless networking is out of the question and will not properly function due to environmental interference. Which of the following could be used to network this building?

You replaced the LCD panel in a laptop computer and verified full system functionality, including wireless connectivity. The customer picked up the laptop and now reports he can no longer access his wireless network regardless of how close the computer is positioned to the WAP. Other users can connect to the WAP without any problem. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this problem?

A technician is troubleshooting a small network with cable Internet service in which a user is receiving a message in her web browser stating a site cannot be found. While interviewing users, it is determined that every host on the network is experiencing the same issue with all websites. Which of the following is the first step in troubleshooting this issue?

​ Examine the exhibit above. Host B is sending an email intended for the user on Host A to the email server. What protocol is being used to send the message through the router?

You received a call from a user who brought her own device to the office but cannot find or connect to the company WLAN. The laptop shows other available wireless networks in the building. This user and the other users in her department are connected to the company WLAN and can browse to multiple websites with no problems from their company-assigned laptops. Which of the following is the most likely reason the user cannot find the company WLAN from her own device?

What methods are used to assign TCP/IP parameters to network hosts? (Select TWO.)

A technician is working at a client's office after hours and needs two cables to finish the work but does not have immediate access to prebuilt cables. One cable needed is for a dial-up connection from the dial-up modem to the existing analog POTS jack on the wall. The other cable is for an Ethernet connection from the computer to the existing keystone jack on the wall. The technician has the necessary wire and connectors to make the cables. Which of the following tools will the technician use to make the cables and then verify that they both work properly? (Select THREE.)

Which of the following indicates the most concise abbreviation of the IPv6 address FEFE:0000:0000:0000:0002:0000:0000:0001?

Which of the following are secure protocols, ports, services, or applications? (Select TWO.)

Which of the following describes an IPv6 link -local address assigned to a node on a network?

A new Cat6 cable run and keystone jack were installed for a workstation that was moved from the sales department to the shipping department. Since the move, the user has been complaining of slow transfer speeds on both Internet and local network communications. The technician ran a test and is viewing the following output on the tester. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the sluggish network speeds?