A network device needs to discover a server that can provide it with an IPv4 address. Which of the following
does the device need to send the request to?


A. Default gateway
B. Broadcast address
C. Unicast address
D. Link local address

Which of the following is a valid and cost-effective solution to connect a fiber cable into a network switch without
available SFP ports?


A. Use a media converter and a UTP cable
B. Install an additional transceiver module and use GBICs
C. Change the type of connector from SC to F-type
D. Use a loopback adapter to make the connection

Which of the following would be BEST suited for a long cable run with a 40Gbps bandwidth?


A. Cat 5e
B. Cat 6a
C. Cat 7
D. Cat 8

Which of the following would enable a network technician to implement dynamic routing?


A. An IPS
B. A bridge
C. A Layer 3 switch
D. A hub

A WAN technician reviews activity and identifies newly installed hardware that is causing outages over an eight-
hour period. Which of the following should be considered FIRST?


A. Network performance baselines
B. VLAN assignments
C. Routing table
D. Device configuration review

A network technician recently installed 35 additional workstations. After installation, some users are unable to
access network resources. Many of the original workstations that are experiencing the network access issue
were offline when the new workstations were turned on. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this
issue?


A. Incorrect VLAN setting
B. Insufficient DHCP scope
C. Improper NIC setting
D. Duplicate IP address

A network administrator is investigating a network event that is causing all communication to stop. The network administrator is unable to use SSH to connect to the switch but is able to gain access using the serial console port. While monitoring port statistics, the administrator sees the following:

Which of the following is MOST likely causing the network outage?

A. Duplicate IP address
B. High collisions
C. Asynchronous route
D. Switch loop

A network administrator has received calls every day for the past few weeks from three users who cannot
access the network. The administrator asks all the users to reboot their PCs, but the same users still cannot
access the system. The following day, three different users report the same issue, and the administrator asks
them all to reboot their PCs; however, this does not fix the issue. Which of the following is MOST likely
occurring?


A. Incorrect firewall settings
B. Inappropriate VLAN assignment
C. Hardware failure
D. Overloaded CAM table in switch
E. DHCP scope exhaustion

An administrator wants to increase the availability of a server that is connected to the office network. Which of
the following allows for multiple NICs to share a single IP address and offers maximum performance while
providing fault tolerance in the event of a NIC failure?


A. Multipathing
B. Spanning Tree Protocol
C. First Hop Redundancy Protocol
D. Elasticity

Which of the following protocols can be used to change device configurations via encrypted and authenticated
sessions? (Choose two.)


A. SNMPv3
B. SSH
C. Telnet
D. IPSec
E. ESP
F. Syslog