Network+ Quiz 1

An attacker has modified the MAC address of their workstation to match the MAC address of an existing device. Which of the following attacks is this?

• Deauthentication

• Dictionary attack

• Ransomware

• VLAN hopping

• Spoofing

Answer explanation

Spoofing attacks will modify the configuration of one device to appear as if they were a different device.

A network administrator has discovered a low-end managed switch connoted to the company LAN. While reading about the device's specifications on the manufacturer's website, the administrator discovers the switch does not support a command line interface for administration. Which of the following remote access methods should the administrator use to log in the switch?

• install a VNC plugin on the web Browser

• Connecto the HTTPS management interface

• Replace the managed switch with an unmanaged switch

• Establish a SSH session

A company needs to be able to restore 100% of its data from any single day's backup. Which of the following backup types should the company use?

• Full

• Incremental

• snapshot

• Differential

A company's users have been reporting excessive latency when connecting to the Internet. The network administration team submitted a change request to upgrade all the obsolete network equipment from 100Mbps to 1Gbps and It was approved. Which of the following documentation types will be needed to measure the success or failure of the upgrade project?

• Network performance baseline

• Network configuration documents

• Equipment Implementation Instructions

• Inventory management documentation

A network team has reopened multiple outages caused by unauthorized access to the IDF. Which of the following would BEST prevent this issue from reoccurring?

• Video surveillance

• Badge readers

• Motion sensors

• Tamper switches

A new network Technician is responsible for bringing a building onto the corporate network. The technician is not aware of the proper settings for the new switches. Which of the following should the technician reference to find these settings?

• iDF/MDF documentation

• Change management plan

• Configuration baseline

• Standard operating procedures

A technician needs to back up network devices to a central location to prepare for a natural disaster. Which of the following should the technician use?

• VPN

• TFTP

• RDP

• VNC

A user has called the help desk with a problem reaching certain servers within the organization. The organization is using RFC 1819 for internal networks. The servers having trouble are configured with the following IP addresses: 192. 130. 135. 5 and 192. 130. 135. 6

The user cannot connect to the correct servers. Which of the following explain why this is happening to the user?

• The network has been configured with an inappropriate scheme

• The serves are periodical/ going offline and rejecting the connection

• The default route in the user's computer points to the wrong upstream device.

• The IPS system is flagging the traffic as suspicious and terminating the connection

A network administrator plans to install network connectivity at a new remote office location. The administrator is concerned about how to troubleshoot network connectivity issues and reconfigure the remote router. The technician should use:

• an SD card with a backup configuration

• a TFTP server on the main network for backup configurations

• a modem using POTS.

• a second Ethernet interface for remote access.

A technician recently installed a new wireless access point for a SOHO with the latest wireless technologies After the installation users with older laptops report their laptops no longer show the wireless network SSID, whereas users with newer equipment do not have this issue. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause

• The passphrase was changed

• The wireless cards do not support 802 11ac.

• The security type has been upgraded to WPA2

• The administrator is not broadcasting the SSID