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Comptia Network + Network Management And Trouble Shooting
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1. 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)
ghost
negative frame sequence check
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
2. In network troubleshooting - the person or group who initially fields requests for help from users.
first-level support
runt
promiscuous mode
polling
3. The detection and signaling of device - link - or component faults.
network diagram
fault management
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
asset management
4. The result of the CRC (cyclic redundancy check) generated by the originating node not matching the checksum calculated from the data received. It usually indicates noise or transmission problems on the LAN interface or cabling.
ghost
second-level support
caching
negative frame sequence check
5. Another term for the combination of devices known as a tone generator and a tone locator.
cable performance tester
fox and hound
MIB (Management Information Base)
second-level support
6. A flaw in software or hardware that causes it to malfunction.
bug
agent
help desk analyst
tone locator
7. 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.
continuity tester
tone locator
Event Viewer
performance management
8. 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)
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
runt
first-level support
baseline
9. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deep knowledge about specific networking topics to whom second-level support personnel escalate challenging problems.
change management system
third-level support
continuity tester
polling
10. A packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size. For example - any Ethernet packet that is larger than 1518 bytes.
runt
ohmmeter
giant
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
11. A major change to the existing code in a software application - which may or may not be offered free from a vendor - and may or may not be comprehensive enough to substitute for the original application.
upgrade
configuration management
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
ghost
12. A record of how a network operates under normal conditions (including its performance - collision rate - utilization rate - and so on).
performance management
baseline
escalate
butt set
13. A network device devoted to storage and delivery of frequently requested files.
system log
cache engine
voltage event
multimeter
14. A graphical representation of a network's devices and connections. network management
escalate
help desk analyst
network diagram
patch
15. A software program used to document technical problems and how they were resolved (also known as help desk software).
call tracking system
backleveling
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
runt
16. An Application layer protocol in the TCP/ IP suite used to convey data regarding the status of managed devices on a network.
local collision
multimeter
cable performance tester
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
17. A device that handles electrical signals improperly - usually affecting the rest of the network. It usually results from a bad NIC.
cable performance tester
jabber
baseline
fault management
18. A traffic-shaping technique in which the volume or rate of traffic traversing an interface is limited to a predefined maximum.
voltage event recorder
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
traffic policing
call tracking system
19. In network troubleshooting - to refer a problem to someone with deeper knowledge about the subject.
cable tester
help desk analyst
escalate
late collision
20. A software routine that collects data about a managed device's operation and provides it to the network management application running on the console.
ohmmeter
agent
wiring schematic
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
21. The process of identifying and tracking an organization's assets - such as hardware and software.
asset management
protocol analyzer
wiring schematic
jabber
22. Any condition in which voltage exceeds or drops below predefined levels.
voltage event
backleveling
negative frame sequence check
change management system
23. A packet that is smaller than the medium's minimum packet size.
runt
negative frame sequence check
system log
wiring schematic
24. A collision that occurs when two or more stations are transmitting simultaneously.
traffic policing
baseline
caching
local collision
25. 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.
help desk coordinator
performance management
second-level support
upgrade
26. A network management application's regular collection of data from managed devices.
service pack
jabber
polling
patch
27. 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)
configuration management
MIB (Management Information Base)
system log
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
28. 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.
traffic shaping
baseline
multimeter
protocol analyzer
29. A small electronic device that issues a signal on a wire pair.
negative frame sequence check
tone generator
protocol analyzer
multimeter
30. A collision that takes place outside the normal window in which collisions are detected and redressed. IT usually caused by a defective station (such as a card - or transceiver) that is transmitting without first verifying line status or by failure t
service pack
late collision
cable performance tester
traffic policing
31. A frame that is not actually a data frame - but rather an aberration caused by a device misinterpreting stray voltage on the wire.
Web caching
voltmeter
ghost
cable tester
32. 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.
cable tester
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
voltmeter
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
33. A device used to measure voltage (or electrical pressure) on an electrical circuit.
voltmeter
network diagram
caching
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
34. A tool for accessing and testing a telephone company's local loop.
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
asset management
cable performance tester
butt set
35. A device used to measure resistance in an electrical circuit.
asset management
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
ohmmeter
36. A device that tests cables for one or more of the following conditions: continuity - segment length - distance to a fault - attenuation along a cable - near-end cross talk - and termination resistance and impedance.
cable tester
wiring schematic
voltage event recorder
backleveling
37. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deeper knowledge about a subject and to whom first-level support personnel escalate problems.
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
second-level support
tone generator
local collision
38. A software-based tool that monitors traffic on the network from a server or workstation attached to the network.
help desk coordinator
asset management
network monitor
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
39. The feature of a network adapter that allows it to pick up all frames that pass over the network
voltage event
runt
tone locator
promiscuous mode
40. 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.
voltmeter
continuity tester
network diagram
traffic policing
41. A person who's proficient in basic (but not usually advanced) workstation and network troubleshooting. They are part of first-level support.
help desk analyst
cable tester
voltage event
event log
42. The service on Windows-based operating systems that records events - or the ongoing record of such events.
spectrum analyzer
cable performance tester
event log
tone locator
43. 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.
giant
supported services list
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
44. The collection - storage - and assessment of information related to the versions of software installed on every network device and every device's hardware configuration.
backleveling
runt
voltmeter
configuration management
45. A tool that assesses the characteristics (for example - frequency - amplitude - and the effects of interference) of wireless signals.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
third-level support
spectrum analyzer
agent
46. A simple instrument that can measure multiple characteristics of an electric circuit - including its resistance and voltage.
service pack
fault management
asset management
multimeter
47. A graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure.
runt
wiring schematic
network monitor
traffic shaping
48. A significant patch to one of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
voltmeter
local collision
voltage event recorder
service pack
49. 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.
configuration management
voltage event recorder
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
performance management
50. A small electronic device that emits a tone when it detects electrical activity on a wire pair.
Event Viewer
runt
tone locator
traffic policing