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1. Which one of the following IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standards uses CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance)?






2. POP Means...






3. List the drawbacks of a star topology






4. Disk mirroring is also known as RAID ___...






5. RDP means...






6. LAN Means...






7. A new intranet web server has been installed for a company. The clients access the intranet server by its DNS (Domain Name Service) name. To automatically change the clients to connect to the new server - an administrator modifies the DNS (Domain Nam






8. When one connection to a host fails in a full mesh network - it means...






9. Fault Tolerance






10. ATM Means...






11. In which OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer does a bridge operate?






12. ISO Means...






13. Ten workstations numbered 1 through 10 are installed sequentially on a physical star network. The network uses a logical bus topology and is cabled using Category 3 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). The cable to Workstation 3 has been severed. Which of






14. DOS means...






15. What is on Port 53?






16. What is on Port 1433?






17. Why did we develop networking?






18. Which physical topology is used by a 10BASE2 network?






19. While reviewing network traffic statistics - technicians have noticed that there is an abnormally high amount of DNS (Domain Name Service) traffic. What recommendation would help reduce traffic?






20. Which of the following is a self-assigned address based on APIPA (Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing)?






21. Which of the following options allows for secure communication over the Internet?






22. On what Port is TFTP?






23. MLI Means...






24. PSTN Means...






25. NIC means...






26. What is IPSEC? Why is it significant?






27. BIOS Means...






28. What is LEAP?






29. IMAP Means...






30. Six workstations that are numbered 1-6 are installed sequentially in a physical ring topology. Workstation 1 fails. How can the network administrator remove Workstation 1 for service without moving the other workstations?






31. What part of an Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address designates the manufacturer of the NIC (Network Interface Card)?






32. BRI Means...






33. PKI means...






34. ACL means...






35. A technician just installed a new NIC (Network Interface Card) in a computer and attached a cable to connect the computer to a hub. Assuming the NIC (Network Interface Card) is functioning correctly and the network is up - which of the following will






36. HTTP Means...






37. Fax Server

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38. Which protocol is used for error reporting in concert with the IP protocol?






39. What is on Port 80?






40. WINS Means...






41. DHCP means...






42. What is the mechanism a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server uses to track which IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to a particular computer?






43. Which one of the following is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) fiber optic standard?






44. Which one of the following provides a fault-tolerant storage system containing five disks and a single controller that will function if a single disk fails?






45. What is PPP?






46. IPSEC means...






47. Remote Access Server






48. An administrator changes the lease time of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) scope from one week to one day. What affect will this have on the end users?






49. What is Broadcast Transmission?






50. PRI Means...