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Comptia Network Fundamentals

Subjects : certifications, comptia-network-+, it-skills

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1. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).
Line of sight
xDSL
Ad hoc
Half-duplex

2. The ____ repeats a signal received on one port out all other ports.
A computer on the network that manages shared resources. ______ usually have more processing power - memory - and hard disk space than clients. They run network operating software that can manage not only data - but also users - groups - security - a
Hub
Transmitter
IEEE

3. P2P Network
POTS (plain old telephone service)
Wireless
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Peer-To-Peer Network.

4. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
100
A group of computers and other devices (such as printers) that are connected by and can exchange data via some type of transmission media - such as a cable - a wire - or the atmosphere.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Copper fiber optic

5. In what circumstances would 'restoring' of files be needed?
Network Interface Card
If original files are lost or deleted.
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

6. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
A standard method or format for communication between network devices. For example - some ______ ensure that data are transferred in sequence and without error from one node on the network to another. Other ______ ensure that data belonging to a Web
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Router
A person who uses a computer.

7. Load Balancing
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
Network adapter
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

8. File Services
Modem
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.

9. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
xDSL
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NIC (network interface card)

10. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
Router
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - An elite certification that recognizes expert-level installation - configuration - management - and troubleshooting skills on networks that use a range of Cisco Systems' devices.
The process of determining how much data transfer activity is taking place on a network or network segment and notifying administrators when a segment becomes overloaded.
Wide Area Network

11. Network
A group of computers and other devices (such as printers) that are connected by and can exchange data via some type of transmission media - such as a cable - a wire - or the atmosphere.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Network Interface Card
Network Operating System

12. Mail Services
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
The network services that manage the storage and transfer of e-mail between users on a network. In addition to sending - receiving - and storing mail - ______ can include filtering - routing - notification - scheduling - and data exchange with other
Router
Network Operating System

13. License Tracking
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
The process of determining the number of copies of a single application that are currently in use on the network and whether the number in use exceeds the authorized number of licenses.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
A standard method or format for communication between network devices. For example - some ______ ensure that data are transferred in sequence and without error from one node on the network to another. Other ______ ensure that data belonging to a Web

14. Motherboard
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
100
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Ad hoc

15. Management Services
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
56
xDSL

16. How did the term 'Sneakernet' come about?
It was coined before the widespread use of networks - when data was copied from a computer to a removable storage device such as a floppy disk - carried (presumably by someone wearing sneakers) to another computer - then copied from the storage devic
A professional certification that attests to one's skills in installing configuring - maintaining - and troubleshooting medium-sized networks that use Cisco Systems' switches and routers.
Splitters
Medium

17. Remote Access Server
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Data
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
IEEE

18. Network+ (Net+)
Moving
Delay time
A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on a network. In some cases - a ______ could also act as a server. The term ______ may also refer to the user of a ______ workstation or a ______ software application
The professional certification established by CompTIA that verifies broad - vendor-independent networking technology skills - such as an understanding of protocols - topologies - networking hardware - and network troubleshooting.

19. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.
A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on a network. In some cases - a ______ could also act as a server. The term ______ may also refer to the user of a ______ workstation or a ______ software application
A network that uses centrally administered computers - known as servers - to enable resources sharing for and to facilitate communication between the other computers on the network.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
Cell phone

20. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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21. Local Area Network (LAN)
Subnet
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Hub
Voice data

22. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
Networking TV
Satellite
Data

23. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
Access Server
'Network of Networks'
The process of mastering material pertaining to a particular hardware system - operating system - programming language - or other software program - then proving your mastery by passing a series of exams.
Cellular adapter

24. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.
The process of mastering material pertaining to a particular hardware system - operating system - programming language - or other software program - then proving your mastery by passing a series of exams.
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Data

25. Workstation
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

26. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.
Hub
Full duplex
Bridge
10 10

27. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
Radio waves
10GBaseT
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.

28. DSL is not available to every location; the end location must be within a fixed distance of telephone ____ equipment.
Metropolitan Area Network
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Switching

29. Remote Access Server / Access Server
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
The process of mastering material pertaining to a particular hardware system - operating system - programming language - or other software program - then proving your mastery by passing a series of exams.
Splitters
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

30. Network Operating System (NOS)
The services that enable a network to communicate with the Internet - including Web servers and browsers - file transfer capabilities - Internet addressing schemes - security filters - and a means for directly logging on to other computers.
If original files are lost or deleted.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.

31. LAN
Local Area Network
Cisco Certified Network Associate
NIC (network interface card)
Satellite

32. Satellite networking uses a ____ with an antenna (dish) directed skywards to a satellite.
Satellite
1000BaseSX
Transmitter
Splitters

33. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?
Network Interface Card
Cisco Certified Network Associate
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
'Network of Networks'

34. Soft Skills
A group of computers and other devices (such as printers) that are connected by and can exchange data via some type of transmission media - such as a cable - a wire - or the atmosphere.
Weather
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
The skills such as customer relations - oral and written communications - dependability - teamwork - and leadership abilities - which are not easily measured - but are nevertheless important in a networking career.

35. Satellite networking is subject to mild atmospheric and ____ conditions (fog or slight wind can disrupt service).
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
Hub
Weather

36. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
PSTN
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
Phone number

37. User
Network adapter
A person who uses a computer.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.

38. Server
The physical layout of computers on a network.
xDSL
A computer on the network that manages shared resources. ______ usually have more processing power - memory - and hard disk space than clients. They run network operating software that can manage not only data - but also users - groups - security - a
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.

39. ____ is the standard that describes how modems work to send digital data over the analog phone lines.
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
1000BaseSX
V.35
The process of determining the number of copies of a single application that are currently in use on the network and whether the number in use exceeds the authorized number of licenses.

40. Address

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41. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
1000BaseSX
The part of a network to which segments and significant shared devices (such as routers - switches - and servers) connect. Sometimes referred to as 'a network of networks' because of its role in interconnecting smaller parts of a LAN or WAN.
Channels
Radio waves

42. 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
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Ethernet
A network that is larger than a LAN - typically connecting clients and servers from multiple buildings - but within a limited geographic area. For example - a ______ could connect multiple city government buildings around a city's center.
TCP/IP

43. CCIE

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44. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Network adapter
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - An elite certification that recognizes expert-level installation - configuration - management - and troubleshooting skills on networks that use a range of Cisco Systems' devices.
Delay time

45. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
Cisco Certified Network Associate
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
A computer on the network that manages shared resources. ______ usually have more processing power - memory - and hard disk space than clients. They run network operating software that can manage not only data - but also users - groups - security - a
Modem

46. 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.
Delay time
Telephone
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.

47. The term ___ typically describes an adapter that uses a cable medium (such as copper or fiber optic cables).
Phone number
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
NIC (network interface card)
Twisted pair

48. Client
A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on a network. In some cases - a ______ could also act as a server. The term ______ may also refer to the user of a ______ workstation or a ______ software application
Dialup
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Computing Technology Industry Association

49. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
Line of sight
Moving

50. Asset Management

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