Certification Question of the Day [QOTD] for CompTIA Network+ [CompTIA Network+] [Q001 NETWORK+] [ANSWER]
QUESTION – You are the network administrator for your company. There is a problem with clients connecting to your news server and you believe it is an issue with the way the protocol has been configured. Which protocol would you need to check to verify the settings? A. NTP B. NNTP C. SNMP D. SMTP E. TCP/IP Answer and Explanation. B is the correct answer – NNTP is the Network News Transfer Protocol and it is the primary protocol that is used to connect news servers to networks and allows clients to access them. For additional information please see the Wikipedia article titled “Network News Transfer Protocol” Choice “A” is the Network Time Protocol which is used to keep time on computer systems synchronized. For additional information please see the Wikipedia article titled “ Network Time Protocol .” Choice “C” is the Simple Network Management Protocol which is used for managing devices on TCP/IP networks. For additional information please s