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Comptia Network + Network Management And Trouble Shooting
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1. A traffic-shaping technique in which the volume or rate of traffic traversing an interface is limited to a predefined maximum.
fox and hound
supported services list
first-level support
traffic policing
2. A database used in network management that contains a device's definitions of managed objects and their data.
voltage event recorder
MIB (Management Information Base)
event log
cable performance tester
3. A GUI application that allows users to easily view and sort events recorded in the event log on a computer running a Windows-based operating system.
Event Viewer
voltmeter
third-level support
multimeter
4. Another term for the combination of devices known as a tone generator and a tone locator.
voltage event
fox and hound
supported services list
network diagram
5. A graphical representation of a network's devices and connections. network management
upgrade
promiscuous mode
network monitor
network diagram
6. A high-end instrument for testing the qualities of a cable. It works by issuing a signal on a cable and measuring the way in which the signal bounces back (or reflects)
promiscuous mode
Web caching
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
wiring schematic
7. A small electronic device that emits a tone when it detects electrical activity on a wire pair.
tone generator
tone locator
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
MIB (Management Information Base)
8. A packet that is smaller than the medium's minimum packet size.
runt
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
network monitor
configuration management
9. A document that lists every service and software package supported within an organization - plus the names of first- and second-level support contacts for those services or software packages.
supported services list
baseline
asset management
local collision
10. A flaw in software or hardware that causes it to malfunction.
agent
bug
upgrade
Web caching
11. The ongoing assessment of how well network links - devices - and components keep up with demands on them.
ohmmeter
performance management
cable performance tester
polling
12. A tool for accessing and testing a telephone company's local loop.
cache engine
butt set
runt
call tracking system
13. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deep knowledge about specific networking topics to whom second-level support personnel escalate challenging problems.
fault management
call tracking system
third-level support
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
14. A device used to measure resistance in an electrical circuit.
third-level support
continuity tester
ohmmeter
protocol analyzer
15. A person who ensures that help desk analysts are divided into the correct teams - schedules shifts at the help desk - and maintains the infrastructure to enable analysts to better perform their jobs.
caching
traffic policing
third-level support
help desk coordinator
16. A collision that occurs when two or more stations are transmitting simultaneously.
baseline
local collision
tone generator
late collision
17. Manipulating certain characteristics of packets - data streams - or connections to manage the type and amount of traffic traversing a network or interface at any moment.
upgrade
traffic shaping
second-level support
service pack
18. A network device devoted to storage and delivery of frequently requested files.
cache engine
voltage event
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
help desk coordinator
19. A command-line utility that uses SNMP to poll devices - collects data in a log file - and then generates HTML-based views of the data.
baseline
change management system
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
local collision
20. A software package or hardware-based tool that can capture and analyze data on a network. It is more sophisticated than network monitoring tools - as they can typically interpret data up to Layer 7 of the OSI model.
network monitor
bug
protocol analyzer
baseline
21. The service on Windows-based operating systems that records events - or the ongoing record of such events.
service pack
help desk analyst
caching
event log
22. A device that handles electrical signals improperly - usually affecting the rest of the network. It usually results from a bad NIC.
voltage event
spectrum analyzer
jabber
baseline
23. A United States federal regulation that requires telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers to provide for surveillance capabilities.
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
fault management
first-level support
baseline
24. A device that - when plugged into the same outlet that will be used by a network node - gathers data about the power that outlet will provide the node.
ghost
voltage event recorder
tone locator
first-level support
25. A software program used to document technical problems and how they were resolved (also known as help desk software).
call tracking system
second-level support
traffic policing
local collision
26. A network management application's regular collection of data from managed devices.
traffic shaping
polling
butt set
upgrade
27. A technique in which Web pages are stored locally - either on a host or network - and then delivered to requesters more quickly than if they had been obtained from the original source.
Web caching
fox and hound
supported services list
call tracking system
28. The process of identifying and tracking an organization's assets - such as hardware and software.
asset management
ohmmeter
network diagram
negative frame sequence check
29. In network troubleshooting - to refer a problem to someone with deeper knowledge about the subject.
upgrade
escalate
caching
bug
30. A correction - improvement - or enhancement to part of a software application - often distributed at no charge by software vendors to fix a bug in their code or to add slightly more functionality.
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
caching
patch
late collision
31. The process of reverting to a previous version of a software application after attempting to upgrade it.
polling
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
backleveling
system log
32. A collision that takes place outside the normal window in which collisions are detected and redressed. IT usually caused by a defective station (such as a card - or transceiver) that is transmitting without first verifying line status or by failure t
service pack
late collision
help desk analyst
baseline
33. On a computer running a UNIX or Linux operating system - the record of monitored events - which can range in priority from 0 to 7 (where "0" indicates an emergency situation and "7" simply points to information that might help in debugging a problem)
escalate
supported services list
system log
cable performance tester
34. The local storage of frequently needed files that would otherwise be obtained from an external source.
voltmeter
third-level support
MIB (Management Information Base)
caching
35. A frame that is not actually a data frame - but rather an aberration caused by a device misinterpreting stray voltage on the wire.
MIB (Management Information Base)
supported services list
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
ghost
36. An Application layer protocol in the TCP/ IP suite used to convey data regarding the status of managed devices on a network.
caching
ghost
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
spectrum analyzer
37. Any condition in which voltage exceeds or drops below predefined levels.
traffic policing
voltage event
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
traffic shaping
38. A device used to measure voltage (or electrical pressure) on an electrical circuit.
Web caching
voltmeter
traffic shaping
ghost
39. A tool that assesses the characteristics (for example - frequency - amplitude - and the effects of interference) of wireless signals.
spectrum analyzer
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
supported services list
fox and hound
40. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deeper knowledge about a subject and to whom first-level support personnel escalate problems.
second-level support
voltmeter
negative frame sequence check
Web caching
41. A person who's proficient in basic (but not usually advanced) workstation and network troubleshooting. They are part of first-level support.
help desk analyst
network diagram
Event Viewer
performance management
42. A packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size. For example - any Ethernet packet that is larger than 1518 bytes.
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
event log
runt
giant
43. A process or program that provides support personnel with a centralized means of documenting changes made to the network.
cache engine
continuity tester
change management system
supported services list
44. A software routine that collects data about a managed device's operation and provides it to the network management application running on the console.
cable tester
agent
traffic shaping
performance management
45. A performance testing device for use with fiberoptic networks. It works by issuing a light-based signal on a fiber-optic cable and measuring the way in which the signal bounces back (or reflects)
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
polling
patch
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
46. A graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure.
voltage event recorder
wiring schematic
upgrade
call tracking system
47. The feature of a network adapter that allows it to pick up all frames that pass over the network
promiscuous mode
voltmeter
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
help desk analyst
48. A troubleshooting tool that tests cables for continuity - but can also measure cross talk - attenuation - and impedance; identify the location of faults; and store or print cable testing results.
escalate
call tracking system
cable performance tester
negative frame sequence check
49. The result of the CRC (cyclic redundancy check) generated by the originating node not matching the checksum calculated from the data received. It usually indicates noise or transmission problems on the LAN interface or cabling.
fox and hound
negative frame sequence check
call tracking system
service pack
50. The collection - storage - and assessment of information related to the versions of software installed on every network device and every device's hardware configuration.
cable tester
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
runt
configuration management