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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mail Server
Bridge
Dialup
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 server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.

2. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
100
Hub
The process of retrieving files from a backup.

3. Restoring
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Twisted pair
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Hub

4. Print Services
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Splitters
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
Networking TV

5. Switches use the ____ address to send frames to the destination device.
Telephone
Switches routers
Ad hoc
MAC

6. MAN
Moving
Network Interface Card
Twisted pair
Metropolitan Area Network

7. NOS
56
Network Operating System
Half-duplex
Satellite dish

8. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
Half-duplex
Splitters
Hub
Copper fiber optic

9. Depending on the type of DSL used - you can use the same line for simultaneous voice and data. Special ____ help prevent the voice data from interfering with the digital data.
Splitters
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
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.
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.

10. Client
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 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
Hub

11. Address

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12. CCIE

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13. 100BaseFX operates at 100 Mbps over ____ cables.
Local Area Network
Twisted pair
Fiber optic
10

14. CCNA
Weather
Switches routers
Cisco Certified Network Associate
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.

15. 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.
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
Telephone
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
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.

16. In what circumstances would 'restoring' of files be needed?
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Satellite
1000BaseSX
If original files are lost or deleted.

17. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
Switch
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Satellite dish
Networking TV

18. Wide Area Network (WAN)
Radio waves
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the 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.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.

19. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
Cellular adapter
Wide Area Network
A person who uses a computer.
Twisted pair

20. What's another name for Remote Access Server?
Access Server
Dialup
Bridge
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

21. Network Operating System (NOS)
Bridge
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
1000BaseSX

22. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
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.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Voice data

23. Unified Communications
Telephone
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Bridge

24. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.
10 10
Subnet
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
Router

25. Sneakernet
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.

26. Software Distribution
100
10
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

27. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
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.
Wireless
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

28. Server
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 process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Network Interface Card

29. Spam
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
Router
Download
Network adapter

30. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Dialup
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.

31. Mail Services
Router
Hub
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
Twisted pair

32. Packet
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
IEEE
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.

33. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.
Cell phone
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Switching
Bridge

34. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.
Bridge
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
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.

35. Remote Access Server / Access Server
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Dialup
Voice data

36. Connectivity Device
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
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
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Router

37. Load Balancing
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

38. Soft Skills
Peer-To-Peer Network.
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.
Metropolitan Area Network
xDSL

39. 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
MAC
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.
Switching
TCP/IP

40. Hubs operate in ____ mode because the path between devices is shared - meaning that devices can only send when no other devices are sending data.
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.
Half-duplex
Bridge
The physical layout of computers on a network.

41. (public switched telephone network) Dialup connections use the ____.
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.
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.
PSTN
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

42. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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43. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Data
MAC

44. Segment
MAC
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 computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same 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

45. There are many DSL standards (such as ADSL - SDSL - and HDSL) - collectively referred to as ____.
Modem
Switches routers
xDSL
'Network of Networks'

46. Local Area Network (LAN)
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 computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Telephone

47. 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.
Twisted pair
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
The means through which data are transmitted and received.

48. Dialup connections cannot be used for both ____ (phone calls) and ____ at the same time.
Twisted pair
Telephone
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
Voice data

49. Give 8 Examples of Management Services
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
V.35
Voice data

50. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
Transmitter
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
Delay time
Copper fiber optic