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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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1. 100BaseFX operates at 100 Mbps over ____ cables.






2. ____ networking uses radio signals sent and received from a satellite. Satellite networking:






3. Server






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






5. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.






6. File Services






7. Internet Services






8. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.






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






10. Address Management






11. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.






12. In what circumstances would 'restoring' of files be needed?






13. Workstation






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






15. What's another name for Network Interface Card (NIC)?






16. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.






17. ____ networking uses a cable TV connection to create a wide area connection to the Internet.






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






19. 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






20. Load Balancing






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






22. Convergence






23. WAN






24. Traffic






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


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






27. Sneakernet






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






29. Network






30. Addressing






31. Print Services






32. Internet






33. ____ is the most common local area networking standard for wired networks.






34. Scalable






35. 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.






36. Remote Access Server






37. Resources






38. Backing Up






39. The term ___ typically describes an adapter that uses a cable medium (such as copper or fiber optic cables).






40. Web Server






41. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.






42. What's another name for Remote Access Server?






43. Transmission Media






44. Management Services






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






46. Network+ (Net+)






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






48. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.






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






50. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.