CompTIA N10-007 Free Practice Questions

NEW QUESTION 1
Users have been experiencing slow network response times, and management has asked the network technician to provide evidence of network improvement. After optimizing the network, which of the following would be required?

• A. IDF/MDF documentation
• B. Change management
• C. Performance baseline
• D. Physical diagram

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 2
Which of the following provides the ability to deploy consistent access point configurations from a central location?

• A. Wireless controller
• B. AAA server
• C. WiFi-protected setup
• D. Proxy server
• E. VPN concentrator

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 3
A disgruntled employee executes a man-in-the-middle attack on the company network. Layer 2 traffic destined for the gateway is redirected to the employee’s computer. This type of attack is an example of:

• A. ARP cache poisoning
• B. IP spoofing
• C. amplified DNS attack
• D. evil twin

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4
A technician is setting up VoIP phones on a wireless network. Users report that calls are choppy and sometimes dropped. The technician has measured two characteristics using simple command-line tools that verify the problem. Which of the following characteristics did the technician measure? (Choose two.)

• A. Reflection
• B. Latency
• C. Interference
• D. Packet loss
• E. Signal-to-noise ratio
• F. Attenuation

Answer: BD

NEW QUESTION 5
A user is unable to print to a network printer. Which of following is the FIRST step that a technician should take to troubleshoot the issue?

• A. Identify the problem.
• B. Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem.
• C. Establish a theory of probable cause.
• D. Implement preventative measures.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 6
Which of the following uses types and codes rather than ports?

• A. EIGRP
• B. ICMP
• C. UDP
• D. IPv6

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 7
A network technician is planning to update the firmware on a router on the network. The technician has downloaded the file from the vendor’s website. Before installing the firmware update, which of the following
steps should the technician perform to ensure file integrity?

• A. Perform antivirus and anti-malware scans of the file.
• B. Perform a hash on the file for comparison with the vendor’s hash.
• C. Download the file a second time and compare the version numbers.
• D. Compare the hash of the file to the previous firmware update.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 8
Which of the following provides the MOST protection against zero day attacks via email attachments?

• A. Anti-spam
• B. Anti-virus
• C. Host-based firewalls
• D. Patch management

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 9
Which of the following is used to assign an IP address to a device?

• A. DHCP
• B. NTP
• C. DNS
• D. RADIUS

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 10
A network technician is troubleshooting an issue and has established a theory of probable cause. Which of the following steps should the network technician take NEXT?

• A. Test the possible solution
• B. Question the users
• C. Determine what has changed
• D. Document the theory

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 11
A technician has installed a Linux server in the tax office. The server can access most of the resources on the network, but it cannot connect to another server that has a share for backup. The technician learns that the target server is on a different subnet. Which of the following tools should the technician use to ensure the Linux server can reach the backup location?

• A. netstat
• B. traceroute
• C. route
• D. dig
• E. ifconfig

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 12
The IT manager at a small firm is in the process of renegotiating an SLA with the organization’s ISP. As part of the agreement, the organization will agree to a dynamic bandwidth plan to provide 150Mbps of bandwidth.
However, if the ISP determines that a host on the organization’s internal network produces malicious traffic, the ISP reserves the right to reduce available bandwidth to 1.5 Mbps. Which of the following policies is being agreed to in the SLA?

• A. Session hijacking
• B. Blocking
• C. Throttling
• D. Data usage limits
• E. Bandwidth quotasf

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 13
A network engineer is designing a new IDF in an old building. The engineer determines the equipment will fit in a two-post rack, and there is power available for this equipment. Which of the following would be the FIRST issue to remediate?

• A. Air flow and cooling
• B. UPS capability
• C. Circuit labeling
• D. Power redundancy

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 14
A technician is troubleshooting a problem with a network printer. The technician thinks the network printer is out of paper and ink. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

• A. Implement the solution
• B. Question users
• C. Test the theory
• D. Escalate the problem

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 15
A technician looks at an ARP table in an attempt to resolve a connectivity issue. After table of the switch is a cleared, a different MAC in the output, Which of the following does this indicate?

• A. ARP flooding
• B. VLAN mismatch
• C. Duplicate IP address
• D. Faulty NIC

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 16
A network technician downloaded new firmware for the company firewall. Which of the following should the network technician verify to ensure the downloaded file is correct and complete?

• A. File hash
• B. File date
• C. File type
• D. File size

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 17
A company has a large number of employees that need VPN access from home. Which of the following is the BEST solution for deploying and managing the remote access?

• A. Site-to-site VPN
• B. Network-based firewall
• C. SSL VPN
• D. Host-based firewall

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 18
A network administrator has had difficulty keeping track of IP address assignments on networking devices and clients recently. Which of the following is the BEST technology to aid in this scenario?

• A. DNS
• B. DHCP
• C. IPAM
• D. NTP

Answer: C