Newly crimped 26ft (8m) STP Cat 6 patch cables were recently installed in one room to replace cables that were damaged by a vacuum cleaner. Now, users in that room are unable to connect to the network. A network technician tests the existing cables first. The 177ft (54m) cable that runs from the core switch to the access switch on the floor is working, as is the 115ft (35m) cable run from the access switch to the wall jack in the office. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the users cannot connect to the network?


A. Mixed UTP and STP cables are being used.
B. The patch cables are not plenum rated.
C. The cable distance is exceeded.
D. An incorrect pinout on the patch cable is being used.

A bank installed a new smart TV to stream online video services, but the smart TV was not able to connect to the branch Wi-Fi. The next day, a technician was able to connect the TV to the Wi-Fi, but a bank laptop lost network access at the same time. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?


A. DHCP scope exhaustion
B. AP configuration reset
C. Hidden SSID
D. Channel overlap

Which of the following would be used to filter web traffic based on content?


A. Proxy server
B. Load balancer
C. Media converter
D. Access point

A network technician is deploying multiple switches for a new office. The switches are separately managed and
need to be cabled in to support dual firewalls in a HA setup. Which of the following should the technician enable
to support proper stability of the network switches?


A. NTP
B. CDMA
C. STP
D. LACP
E. 802.1Q

A company has a geographically remote office. In order to connect to the internet, the company has decided to
use a satellite WAN link. Which of the following is the GREATEST concern for this type of connection?


A. Duplex
B. Collisions
C. Jitter
D. Encapsulation

A user is required to log in to a main web application, which then grants the user access to all other programs
needed to complete job-related tasks. Which of the following authentication methods does this setup describe?


A. SSO
B. RADIUS
C. TACACS+
D. Multifactor authentication
E. 802.1X

An infrastructure company is implementing a cabling solution to connect sites on multiple continents. Which of
the following cable types should the company use for this project?


A. Cat 7
B. Single-mode
C. Multimode
D. Cat 6

A wireless network technician is receiving reports from some users who are unable to see both of the corporate SSIDs on their mobile devices. A site survey was recently commissioned, and the results verified acceptable RSSI from both APs in all user areas. The APs support modern wireless standards and are all broadcasting their SSIDs. The following table shows some of the current AP settings:

Which of the following changes would result in all of the user devices being capable of seeing both corporate SSIDs?


A. Implementing the WPA2 Enterprise authentication standard
B. Implementing omnidirectional antennas for both APs
C. Configuring the highest power settings for both APs
D. Configuring both APs to use the 802.11ac wireless standard

A technician monitors a switch interface and notices it is not forwarding frames on a trunked port. However, the
cable and interfaces are in working order. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the issue?


A. STP policy
B. Flow control
C. 802.1Q configuration
D. Frame size

A Chief Information Officer wants to monitor network breaching in a passive, controlled manner. Which of the
following would be BEST to implement?


A. Honeypot
B. Perimeter network
C. Intrusion prevention system
D. Port security