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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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1. Hubs operate in ____ mode because the path between devices is shared - meaning that devices can only send when no other devices are sending data.






2. Client






3. Give 8 Examples of Management Services






4. Address

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5. Web Server






6. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)






7. Resources






8. Convergence






9. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.






10. A ____ creates the signals that are sent along the networking medium.






11. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.






12. A ____ connects two segments within the same subnet that use different media types. For example - use a bridge to connect wireless clients to wired clients on the same network.






13. P2P Network






14. Address Management






15. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.






16. NOS






17. Traffic Monitoring






18. Spam






19. Switches can operate in ____ mode where a device uses a different channel for sending and receiving - and where the transmission paths are dedicated to only the communicating devices.






20. Workstation






21. Dialup connections cannot be used for both ____ (phone calls) and ____ at the same time.






22. Regardless of the physical method used to create the network and to send signals between devices - all devices will also implement ____ to communicate on the Internet and is implemented on top of - or in addition to - the standards that define how th






23. Motherboard






24. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.






25. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.






26. A DSL router (sometimes called a DSL modem) connects the computer to the ____ line that must be configured by the telephone company to work with DSL.






27. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.






28. Internet Services






29. ____ is the standard that describes how modems work to send digital data over the analog phone lines.






30. There are many DSL standards (such as ADSL - SDSL - and HDSL) - collectively referred to as ____.






31. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.






32. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?






33. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.






34. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?






35. 100BaseFX operates at 100 Mbps over ____ cables.






36. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.






37. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.






38. Certification






39. What is a 'Backbone' sometimes referred to as?

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40. (public switched telephone network) Dialup connections use the ____.






41. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.






42. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.






43. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)






44. 10BaseT operates at ____ Mbps over twisted pair cables.






45. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.






46. Protocol






47. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.






48. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).






49. Network Operating System (NOS)






50. NIC