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Comptia Network + Network Management And Trouble Shooting
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1. A frame that is not actually a data frame - but rather an aberration caused by a device misinterpreting stray voltage on the wire.
wiring schematic
ghost
network monitor
call tracking system
2. A packet that is smaller than the medium's minimum packet size.
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
runt
Event Viewer
negative frame sequence check
3. A network device devoted to storage and delivery of frequently requested files.
polling
wiring schematic
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
cache engine
4. A software-based tool that monitors traffic on the network from a server or workstation attached to the network.
network monitor
third-level support
Web caching
baseline
5. 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.
jabber
voltage event
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
continuity tester
6. 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.
help desk coordinator
cable tester
wiring schematic
spectrum analyzer
7. 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.
patch
local collision
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
negative frame sequence check
8. A tool for accessing and testing a telephone company's local loop.
second-level support
escalate
continuity tester
butt set
9. A simple instrument that can measure multiple characteristics of an electric circuit - including its resistance and voltage.
multimeter
fault management
spectrum analyzer
baseline
10. 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.
traffic shaping
voltage event recorder
butt set
protocol analyzer
11. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deeper knowledge about a subject and to whom first-level support personnel escalate problems.
tone locator
ghost
change management system
second-level support
12. 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)
runt
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
configuration management
voltmeter
13. In network troubleshooting - to refer a problem to someone with deeper knowledge about the subject.
change management system
Event Viewer
escalate
configuration management
14. 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.
MIB (Management Information Base)
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
help desk coordinator
escalate
15. A small electronic device that issues a signal on a wire pair.
traffic policing
tone generator
multimeter
ghost
16. A flaw in software or hardware that causes it to malfunction.
supported services list
multimeter
bug
MIB (Management Information Base)
17. 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.
performance management
traffic shaping
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
MIB (Management Information Base)
18. The ongoing assessment of how well network links - devices - and components keep up with demands on them.
local collision
change management system
performance management
call tracking system
19. 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.
performance management
MIB (Management Information Base)
voltmeter
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
20. A record of how a network operates under normal conditions (including its performance - collision rate - utilization rate - and so on).
baseline
protocol analyzer
negative frame sequence check
promiscuous mode
21. A device used to measure voltage (or electrical pressure) on an electrical circuit.
cable tester
voltmeter
wiring schematic
caching
22. A process or program that provides support personnel with a centralized means of documenting changes made to the network.
change management system
cache engine
continuity tester
traffic policing
23. A software routine that collects data about a managed device's operation and provides it to the network management application running on the console.
protocol analyzer
cable performance tester
agent
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
24. 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.
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
network monitor
supported services list
baseline
25. The detection and signaling of device - link - or component faults.
patch
fault management
voltmeter
tone locator
26. A graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure.
wiring schematic
butt set
third-level support
jabber
27. An Application layer protocol in the TCP/ IP suite used to convey data regarding the status of managed devices on a network.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
MIB (Management Information Base)
jabber
bug
28. 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.
first-level support
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
caching
upgrade
29. A significant patch to one of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
escalate
service pack
agent
help desk coordinator
30. 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.
multimeter
cable performance tester
giant
fault management
31. A United States federal regulation that requires telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers to provide for surveillance capabilities.
traffic policing
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
multimeter
32. A graphical representation of a network's devices and connections. network management
multimeter
agent
help desk analyst
network diagram
33. The local storage of frequently needed files that would otherwise be obtained from an external source.
help desk coordinator
tone locator
escalate
caching
34. A person who's proficient in basic (but not usually advanced) workstation and network troubleshooting. They are part of first-level support.
caching
help desk analyst
cache engine
Event Viewer
35. 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.
patch
help desk coordinator
giant
protocol analyzer
36. 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.
traffic shaping
multimeter
baseline
Web caching
37. 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)
multimeter
negative frame sequence check
configuration management
system log
38. A tool that assesses the characteristics (for example - frequency - amplitude - and the effects of interference) of wireless signals.
spectrum analyzer
escalate
late collision
traffic shaping
39. A traffic-shaping technique in which the volume or rate of traffic traversing an interface is limited to a predefined maximum.
cable tester
ohmmeter
polling
traffic policing
40. A network management application's regular collection of data from managed devices.
polling
runt
tone generator
fox and hound
41. The service on Windows-based operating systems that records events - or the ongoing record of such events.
protocol analyzer
multimeter
event log
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
42. 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.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
protocol analyzer
late collision
bug
43. 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
call tracking system
change management system
voltage event recorder
late collision
44. The process of reverting to a previous version of a software application after attempting to upgrade it.
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
tone generator
local collision
backleveling
45. Another term for the combination of devices known as a tone generator and a tone locator.
baseline
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
call tracking system
fox and hound
46. 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)
local collision
multimeter
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
help desk analyst
47. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deep knowledge about specific networking topics to whom second-level support personnel escalate challenging problems.
third-level support
network diagram
negative frame sequence check
system log
48. The process of identifying and tracking an organization's assets - such as hardware and software.
asset management
system log
network monitor
late collision
49. Any condition in which voltage exceeds or drops below predefined levels.
voltage event
cache engine
wiring schematic
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
50. The feature of a network adapter that allows it to pick up all frames that pass over the network
backleveling
network diagram
giant
promiscuous mode