CompTIA CompTIA Certifications N10-008 Questions & Answers

• Question 1131:

  A network administrator is installing a new IDS device that will collect logs and alert the administrator of breaches.

  The network infrastructure includes a modern, a firewall, and core and access switches.

  The modem is ISP provided and only forwards packets from the data circuit.

  The firewall handles stateful packet inspection, the ACL, and application layer filtering.

  Which of the following describes where the administrator should install the IDS device on the network to collect the MOST relevant information?

  A. In front of the modem and firewall

  B. Between the modem and firewall

  C. Behind the firewall on the core switch

  D. After the access switch

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1132:

  A large metropolitan city is looking to standardize the ability for police department laptops to connect to the city government's VPN. The city would like a wireless solution that provides the largest coverage across the city with a minimal number of transmission towers. Latency and overall bandwidth needs are not high priorities. Which of the following would BEST meet the city's needs?

  A. 5G

  B. LTE

  C. WiFi 4

  D. WiFi 5

  E. WiFi 6

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1133:

  A user has just received a call from someone claiming to be from the company help desk and asking for password information to assist the user with a password reset. Company policy, however, states the help desk will not ask for password information. Which of the following has the user just experienced?

  A. Logic bomb

  B. Social engineering

  C. Phishing

  D. Insider threat

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1134:

  A network administrator walks into a datacenter and notices an unknown person is following closely. The administrator stops and directs the person to the security desk. Which of the following attacks did the network administrator prevent?

  A. Evil twin

  B. Tailgating

  C. Piggybacking

  D. Shoulder surfing

  Correct Answer: B

  Tailgating represents the situation, when an individual without access authorization closely follows an authorized person in a reserved area. The malefactor takes advantage of the moment, when the authorized one opens the door with his badge - and sneaks inside before the door closes.

  Piggybacking represents the situation, when someone accesses a reserved area with the permission obtained by deception of an authorized person.

• Question 1135:

  A network technician needs to extend a Cat 6a connection. A device is being moved to another building that is too far away for the existing cable to reach. There is dark fiber between the buildings, and the devices must be directly connected to each other using RJ45 terminations. Which of the following is needed to ensure the connection?

  A. A media converter

  B. A crossover cable

  C. A patch panel

  D. A switch

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1136:

  A company has decided to move its datacenter to an IaaS provider. The company stakeholders are concerned about their ISP being a single point of failure. Which of the following will the network administrator MOST likely recommend to mitigate this risk?

  A. Adopt a multicloud strategy to ensure access in case of an outage.

  B. Contract a secondary ISP to provide another connection.

  C. Lease additional office space for use in the event of a disaster.

  D. Get an additional Internet connection from the current ISP.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1137:

  A network technician is configuring a new web server at the company office. The network manager has instructed the technician to implement it in such a way so it is isolated from the local network and still able to be reached from an external network. Which of the following BEST describes where the technician should set up the new server?

  A. Private VLAN

  B. IDF

  C. DMZ

  D. Native VLAN

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1138:

  Which of the following is the LARGEST MTU for a standard Ethernet frame?

  A. 1452

  B. 1492

  C. 1500

  D. 2304

  Correct Answer: C

  The largest MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) for a standard Ethernet frame is 1500 bytes.

• Question 1139:

  A workstation is configured with the following network details:

  

  Software on the workstation needs to send a query to the local subnet broadcast address. To which of the following addresses should the software be configured to send the query?

  A. 10.1.2.0

  B. 10.1.2.1

  C. 10.1.2.23

  D. 10.1.2.255

  E. 10.1.2.31

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 1140:

  A technician is helping to secure a wireless network at a home office and is looking to prevent unauthorized devices from connecting to the network. Which of the following would be BEST for the technician to do? (Choose two.)

  A. Configure MAC filtering.

  B. Configure guest network isolation.

  C. Enable plug and play.

  D. Disable the SSID broadcast.

  E. Configure a captive portal.

  F. Disable unneeded ports.

  Correct Answer: AD