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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. Remote Access Server
Satellite dish
Switches routers
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

2. Topology
Local Area Network
The physical layout of computers on a network.
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

3. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.
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.
Subnet
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POTS (plain old telephone service)

4. Address

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5. How did the term 'Sneakernet' come about?
Switching
Moving
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
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

6. Internet
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
V.35
Hub
Weather

7. What's another name for Network Interface Card (NIC)?
Switch
Dialup
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.
Network adapter

8. Local Area Network (LAN)
Wireless
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.
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Line of sight

9. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
Telephone
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Router
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.

10. Management Services
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 network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
Local Area Network
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11. LAN
Local Area Network
Modem
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2

12. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.
Delay time
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.
Data
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

13. Traffic Monitoring
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Wide Area Network
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
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.

14. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Cellular
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
IEEE

15. Client
Data
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
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
Download

16. Client / Server Network
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.
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.
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 process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

17. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.
Copper
Ad hoc
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
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18. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
Infrastructure
Switching
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.
Delay time

19. Scalable
Hub
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Subnet
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2

20. Soft Skills
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.
Hub
Copper fiber optic
Download

21. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
Radio waves
Copper fiber optic
Fiber optic
1000BaseSX

22. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
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
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Networking TV
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

23. Peer-To-Peer Network
Voice data
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Data
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

24. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
1000BaseSX

25. Remote User

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26. Asset Management

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27. 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.
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A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Splitters

28. A ____ creates the signals that are sent along the networking medium.
Network adapter
Router
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.
Satellite dish

29. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
PSTN
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.
Router
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

30. ____ cables use light pulses.
1000BaseSX
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
Fiber optic
Switching

31. What's another name for Remote Access Server?
Weather
Access Server
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Switch

32. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.
Switch
Cellular adapter
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.
Phone number

33. Certification
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.
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.
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.
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

34. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.
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 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.
Cell phone
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

35. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.
TCP/IP
Wide Area Network
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Bridge

36. P2P Network
If original files are lost or deleted.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
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.
Network adapter

37. 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.
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.
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
Full duplex
IEEE

38. Address Management
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
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 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.

39. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
Modem
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.
Radio waves
PSTN

40. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Network Operating System
Bridge

41. NIC
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.
MAC
Network Interface Card
Router

42. 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.
The physical layout of computers on a network.
Cellular
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Telephone

43. Workstation
Line of sight
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.
Splitters

44. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.
Networking TV
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
NIC (network interface card)
POTS (plain old telephone service)

45. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Satellite dish
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

46. Node
Fiber optic
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
TCP/IP
A person who uses a computer.

47. Sneakernet
Satellite dish
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.

48. 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.
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
Network adapter
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Twisted pair

49. The networking ____ provides the path for signals to pass between two devices.
Medium
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.
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.
Cable

50. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.
Router
Wireless
100
'Network of Networks'