CompTIA A+ Networking Practice Questions
CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) · Domain 2 of 5 · 23% of the exam
90 questions in 90 minutes, performance-based questions included, drawn in the official share for each 220-1201 domain, with a score for every domain and a note on every answer.
Free Networking drillA remote employee needs encrypted access to internal file shares over a hotel's internet connection. What should be used?
Networking on the A+ Core 1 exam
Networking is 23% of A+ Core 1 (220-1201), about 21 of 90 questions. Expect port numbers, IP settings and the tools a technician uses to build and test a small network.
- Share of the exam
- 23% of 220-1201, about 21 of 90 questions
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 48 Networking questions, untimed, a note on every option; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Networking questions test
- Ports: 20/21 FTP, 22 SSH, 23 Telnet, 25 SMTP, 53 DNS, 67/68 DHCP, 80 HTTP, 110 POP3, 137–139 NetBIOS, 143 IMAP, 389 LDAP, 443 HTTPS, 445 SMB, 3389 RDP; TCP vs UDP
- 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, channels and widths, 802.11 standards, Bluetooth, NFC and RFID
- Server roles and appliances: DNS, DHCP, syslog, NTP, AAA, UTM, load balancers, proxies, SCADA and IoT
- DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT with SPF, DKIM, DMARC), DHCP leases, reservations, scopes and exclusions, VLANs and VPNs
- Routers, managed and unmanaged switches, PoE standards, ONT, DSL and cable modems; private, public, APIPA and IPv6 addresses
- Internet connection and network types (PAN to WAN, SAN, WLAN) and tools: crimper, punchdown, toner, cable tester, loopback plug, Wi-Fi analyzer, tap
Sit the full exam under the real clock
90 questions in 90 minutes, performance-based questions included, drawn in the official share for each 220-1201 domain, with a score for every domain and a note on every answer.
Free Networking drillHow to study it
- Make flash cards for the 15 ports in the objectives until you can answer both ways (port to service and service to port)
- For IP questions, check that address, mask and gateway sit on the same subnet
- Remember 169.254.x.x means DHCP did not answer
Common questions
Which ports are on A+ Core 1?
The 220-1201 objectives list 20–21, 22, 23, 25, 53, 67/68, 80, 110, 137–139, 143, 389, 443, 445 and 3389. Network+ adds more, such as 69, 123, 161/162, 514, 636 and 1433.
Is subnetting on A+?
Only the basics: private and public ranges, APIPA, subnet masks and gateways for SOHO networks. Full subnetting is a Network+ topic.
90 questions in 90 minutes, performance-based questions included, drawn in the official share for each 220-1201 domain, with a score for every domain and a note on every answer.
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