220-1101 Networking Practice Test for
the CompTIA A+ Core Series Exam
Cheryl is in charge of maintaining her company's website accessibility. Upon inspection, she finds that
too much traffic is being directed to one web server while other web servers are sitting idle. What
internet appliance could Cheryl use to resolve this issue? - correct answer ✔✔load balancer
Explanation:
A load balancer is an internet appliance designed to spread requests over multiple servers to evenly
distribute the demand and balance a system.
Which sets of connectors are used for twisted pair cabling? - correct answer ✔✔RJ11 and RJ45 are used
in twisted pair cabling, commonly for phone lines and ethernet, respectively.
What type of IP address is 192.168.15.211? - correct answer ✔✔IPv4 addresses follow the format of four
decimal octets. IPv6 format is eight hexadecimal quartets. IP addresses that begin with 192.168 are in
the RFC1918 set of private addresses.
William is publishing his company's website to the internet and wants to ensure a secure connection.
Which of these protocols should William use? - correct answer ✔✔Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
(HTTPS) is the secure version of the HTTP protocol. HTTPS is run on port 443.
Hannah's new clothing business is experiencing rapid growth, and she has planned to open 300 new
retail locations within the next 5 years. All of these locations will need multiple public IP addresses per
store, but, currently, they only have four public addresses. She would like to implement a new scheme,
where she would not have to worry about being limited by IP addresses in the foreseeable future. What
addressing scheme would you recommend? - correct answer ✔✔The public IPv4 address space has been
exhausted for quite some time now, meaning that all of these addresses have been purchased or
allocated, usually by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Many technical savvy companies have already
begun the transition to using IPv6, which contains a possible 340 undecillion addresses, or 2 to the 128th
power (yes, a lot of addresses). Many, if not all, ISPs have IPv6 enabled equipment already in operation.
David is installing a new Web server at the office, but doesn't want DHCP giving it a new IP address every
time he has to reboot it during maintenance. What kind of address should David assign to the new Web
server? - correct answer ✔✔Static addresses are those that are manually assigned and entered on a
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