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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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1. Routers use the ____ within a packet to move packets between networks.
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
IP address
Cellular adapter

2. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
Modem
Wide Area Network
Switching
The main circuit board that controls a computer.

3. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
Radio waves
Telephone
Modem
Delay time

4. Traffic Monitoring
Bridge
10GBaseT
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
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.

5. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?
Fiber optic
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
The process of collecting and storing data on the number and types of software and hardware assets in an organization's network. The data collection is automated by electronically examining each network client from a server

6. 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
TCP/IP
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
Telephone
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.

7. Segment
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Bridge
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
MAC

8. Ethernet standards identify the transmission speed and the cable type. The letter T identifies ____ cables; the letters F - S - L - and E are used for fiber optic.
100
Bridge
Metropolitan Area Network
Twisted pair

9. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Switch
Router
An association of computer resellers - manufacturers - and training companies that sets industry-wide standards for computer professionals. ______ established and sponsors the A+ and Network+ (Net+) certifications.

10. Remote User

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11. Print Services
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Modem
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.

12. Asset Management

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13. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Subnet
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Peer-To-Peer Network.

14. Topology
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
The physical layout of computers on a network.
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Router

15. Give 8 Examples of Management Services
Telephone
Bridge
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
Channels

16. Connectivity Device
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Voice data
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

17. Satellite networking uses a ____ with an antenna (dish) directed skywards to a satellite.
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
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.
Transmitter
Router

18. Spam
Medium
Cable
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.

19. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
PSTN
Switch
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.

20. Backing Up
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Access Server
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)

21. ____ networking uses a cable TV connection to create a wide area connection to the Internet.
Cable
Wireless
Network Interface Card
NIC (network interface card)

22. Management Services
NIC (network interface card)
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
10GBaseT
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

23. CCIE

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24. Address Management
The process of centrally administering a finite number of network addresses for an entire LAN. Usually this task can be accomplished without touching the client workstations.
A person who uses a computer.
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 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.

25. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
Cable
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Line of sight
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

26. Remote Access Server
Router
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.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

27. Network Operating System (NOS)
Full duplex
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Bridge
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

28. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.
Telephone
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
If original files are lost or deleted.
xDSL

29. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
Infrastructure
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.
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Subnet

30. Load Balancing
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
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.
Phone number
Computing Technology Industry Association

31. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
IEEE
Switching
IP address
Channels

32. File Server
Radio waves
Medium
Modem
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

33. Sneakernet
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.
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Fiber optic

34. DSL is not available to every location; the end location must be within a fixed distance of telephone ____ equipment.
Networking TV
Switching
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.

35. Server
Peer-To-Peer Network.
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
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
A network in which every computer can communicate directly with every other computer. By default - no computer on a ______ has more authority than another. However - each computer can be configured to share only some of its resources and keep other r

36. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.
Phone number
Cellular
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 discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

37. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.
10 10
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
Telephone
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.

38. Software Distribution
Switch
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Satellite dish
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

39. Internet Services
IEEE
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.
Satellite dish
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.

40. Peer-To-Peer 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
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Medium
A network in which every computer can communicate directly with every other computer. By default - no computer on a ______ has more authority than another. However - each computer can be configured to share only some of its resources and keep other r

41. Some satellite Internet access solutions are limited to ____ only. Another solution - such as dialup - is required to provide upload capabilities.
Download
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Local Area Network
The process of collecting and storing data on the number and types of software and hardware assets in an organization's network. The data collection is automated by electronically examining each network client from a server

42. Workstation
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

43. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
Copper fiber optic
Telephone
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Cellular

44. LAN
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Local Area Network
Transmitter

45. Security Auditing
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Wide Area Network
Switching

46. Addressing
The scheme for assigning a unique identifying number to every workstation and device on the network. The type of addressing used on a network depends on its protocols and network operating system.
Network Operating System
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
Network adapter

47. The networking ____ provides the path for signals to pass between two devices.
Medium
Ethernet
Full duplex
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.

48. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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49. Node
Wide Area Network
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.
Switch
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.

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

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