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Comptia Network + Network Management And Trouble Shooting

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1. A tool for accessing and testing a telephone company's local loop.






2. A collision that occurs when two or more stations are transmitting simultaneously.






3. A tool that assesses the characteristics (for example - frequency - amplitude - and the effects of interference) of wireless signals.






4. On a computer running a UNIX or Linux operating system - the record of monitored events - which can range in priority from 0 to 7 (where "0" indicates an emergency situation and "7" simply points to information that might help in debugging a problem)






5. Manipulating certain characteristics of packets - data streams - or connections to manage the type and amount of traffic traversing a network or interface at any moment.






6. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deep knowledge about specific networking topics to whom second-level support personnel escalate challenging problems.






7. A small electronic device that emits a tone when it detects electrical activity on a wire pair.






8. The process of reverting to a previous version of a software application after attempting to upgrade it.






9. The process of identifying and tracking an organization's assets - such as hardware and software.






10. A correction - improvement - or enhancement to part of a software application - often distributed at no charge by software vendors to fix a bug in their code or to add slightly more functionality.






11. A software package or hardware-based tool that can capture and analyze data on a network. It is more sophisticated than network monitoring tools - as they can typically interpret data up to Layer 7 of the OSI model.






12. A software routine that collects data about a managed device's operation and provides it to the network management application running on the console.






13. A flaw in software or hardware that causes it to malfunction.






14. A command-line utility that uses SNMP to poll devices - collects data in a log file - and then generates HTML-based views of the data.






15. A device used to measure voltage (or electrical pressure) on an electrical circuit.






16. A troubleshooting tool that tests cables for continuity - but can also measure cross talk - attenuation - and impedance; identify the location of faults; and store or print cable testing results.






17. A simple instrument that can measure multiple characteristics of an electric circuit - including its resistance and voltage.






18. A device that handles electrical signals improperly - usually affecting the rest of the network. It usually results from a bad NIC.






19. A software-based tool that monitors traffic on the network from a server or workstation attached to the network.






20. A database used in network management that contains a device's definitions of managed objects and their data.






21. A document that lists every service and software package supported within an organization - plus the names of first- and second-level support contacts for those services or software packages.






22. A software program used to document technical problems and how they were resolved (also known as help desk software).






23. In network troubleshooting - the person or group who initially fields requests for help from users.






24. A traffic-shaping technique in which the volume or rate of traffic traversing an interface is limited to a predefined maximum.






25. A network device devoted to storage and delivery of frequently requested files.






26. A small electronic device that issues a signal on a wire pair.






27. A technique in which Web pages are stored locally - either on a host or network - and then delivered to requesters more quickly than if they had been obtained from the original source.






28. A person who ensures that help desk analysts are divided into the correct teams - schedules shifts at the help desk - and maintains the infrastructure to enable analysts to better perform their jobs.






29. A device used to measure resistance in an electrical circuit.






30. A graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure.






31. An instrument that tests whether voltage (or light - in the case of fiberoptic cable) issued at one end of a cable can be detected at the opposite end of the cable.






32. A GUI application that allows users to easily view and sort events recorded in the event log on a computer running a Windows-based operating system.






33. An Application layer protocol in the TCP/ IP suite used to convey data regarding the status of managed devices on a network.






34. The feature of a network adapter that allows it to pick up all frames that pass over the network






35. In network troubleshooting - to refer a problem to someone with deeper knowledge about the subject.






36. A significant patch to one of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.






37. A high-end instrument for testing the qualities of a cable. It works by issuing a signal on a cable and measuring the way in which the signal bounces back (or reflects)






38. A device that - when plugged into the same outlet that will be used by a network node - gathers data about the power that outlet will provide the node.






39. A performance testing device for use with fiberoptic networks. It works by issuing a light-based signal on a fiber-optic cable and measuring the way in which the signal bounces back (or reflects)






40. A United States federal regulation that requires telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers to provide for surveillance capabilities.






41. A process or program that provides support personnel with a centralized means of documenting changes made to the network.






42. A frame that is not actually a data frame - but rather an aberration caused by a device misinterpreting stray voltage on the wire.






43. The collection - storage - and assessment of information related to the versions of software installed on every network device and every device's hardware configuration.






44. The local storage of frequently needed files that would otherwise be obtained from an external source.






45. A federal regulation in the United States - enacted in 1996. One aspect of this regulation addresses the security and privacy of medical records - including those stored or transmitted electronically.






46. A network management application's regular collection of data from managed devices.






47. The ongoing assessment of how well network links - devices - and components keep up with demands on them.






48. A packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size. For example - any Ethernet packet that is larger than 1518 bytes.






49. A packet that is smaller than the medium's minimum packet size.






50. The detection and signaling of device - link - or component faults.