Microsoft Networking Essentials Exam Microsoft Networking Essentials: Final Course 4

Question 1

Which command on a Windows system displays the current IP configuration including IPv4 address, subnet mask, and default gateway?

Accepted Answer

ipconfig /all

Answer

ipconfig /all displays full TCP/IP configuration details including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS servers, and MAC address.

Question 2

What is the maximum segment length for a standard 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet over copper) connection?

Accepted Answer

100 meters

Answer

1000BASE-T uses Cat 5e or higher UTP cabling with a maximum segment length of 100 meters.

Question 3

A technician runs tracert to a remote host and sees asterisks (*) at every hop. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

ICMP traffic is being blocked by firewalls along the path

Answer

Asterisks in tracert output indicate that routers along the path are not responding to ICMP TTL-exceeded messages, usually because of firewall rules.

Question 4

Which protocol uses TCP port 22 and provides encrypted remote command-line access to network devices?

Accepted Answer

SSH

Answer

SSH (Secure Shell) uses TCP port 22 to provide encrypted terminal sessions, replacing the insecure Telnet protocol.

Question 5

An IPv6 address of fe80::1 belongs to which address type?

Accepted Answer

Link-local

Answer

Addresses beginning with fe80::/10 are link-local addresses, automatically assigned and only valid on a single network segment.

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