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Comptia Network + Network Management And Trouble Shooting
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1. A significant patch to one of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
butt set
service pack
jabber
spectrum analyzer
2. 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
bug
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
local collision
3. A frame that is not actually a data frame - but rather an aberration caused by a device misinterpreting stray voltage on the wire.
ghost
event log
second-level support
continuity tester
4. A database used in network management that contains a device's definitions of managed objects and their data.
Event Viewer
voltmeter
wiring schematic
MIB (Management Information Base)
5. 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.
spectrum analyzer
giant
Event Viewer
supported services list
6. A software routine that collects data about a managed device's operation and provides it to the network management application running on the console.
help desk analyst
agent
backleveling
network monitor
7. The collection - storage - and assessment of information related to the versions of software installed on every network device and every device's hardware configuration.
configuration management
voltmeter
traffic shaping
second-level support
8. A device used to measure resistance in an electrical circuit.
voltmeter
change management system
wiring schematic
ohmmeter
9. 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)
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
ghost
supported services list
voltmeter
10. In network troubleshooting - the person or group who initially fields requests for help from users.
escalate
late collision
first-level support
agent
11. A network management application's regular collection of data from managed devices.
first-level support
help desk analyst
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
polling
12. 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)
voltage event recorder
system log
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
performance management
13. 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
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
multimeter
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
14. 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.
promiscuous mode
change management system
Event Viewer
help desk analyst
15. The detection and signaling of device - link - or component faults.
voltage event
fault management
help desk coordinator
event log
16. A device that handles electrical signals improperly - usually affecting the rest of the network. It usually results from a bad NIC.
patch
promiscuous mode
jabber
late collision
17. 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.
protocol analyzer
promiscuous mode
service pack
agent
18. The local storage of frequently needed files that would otherwise be obtained from an external source.
local collision
caching
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
cable performance tester
19. In network troubleshooting - to refer a problem to someone with deeper knowledge about the subject.
escalate
ohmmeter
traffic shaping
traffic policing
20. The ongoing assessment of how well network links - devices - and components keep up with demands on them.
performance management
backleveling
ohmmeter
MIB (Management Information Base)
21. The service on Windows-based operating systems that records events - or the ongoing record of such events.
help desk coordinator
protocol analyzer
voltage event
event log
22. 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.
late collision
cable tester
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
help desk coordinator
23. A tool that assesses the characteristics (for example - frequency - amplitude - and the effects of interference) of wireless signals.
butt set
spectrum analyzer
call tracking system
baseline
24. The feature of a network adapter that allows it to pick up all frames that pass over the network
voltmeter
late collision
traffic policing
promiscuous mode
25. 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)
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
cable performance tester
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
26. A graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure.
wiring schematic
service pack
ohmmeter
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
27. A process or program that provides support personnel with a centralized means of documenting changes made to the network.
asset management
change management system
configuration management
multimeter
28. A graphical representation of a network's devices and connections. network management
Web caching
cache engine
network diagram
spectrum analyzer
29. A packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size. For example - any Ethernet packet that is larger than 1518 bytes.
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
baseline
giant
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
30. A record of how a network operates under normal conditions (including its performance - collision rate - utilization rate - and so on).
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
spectrum analyzer
baseline
configuration management
31. 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.
cable performance tester
MIB (Management Information Base)
network monitor
runt
32. 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.
polling
first-level support
help desk analyst
negative frame sequence check
33. 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)
tone generator
backleveling
first-level support
34. A flaw in software or hardware that causes it to malfunction.
bug
system log
promiscuous mode
jabber
35. A collision that occurs when two or more stations are transmitting simultaneously.
local collision
multimeter
butt set
ghost
36. A software program used to document technical problems and how they were resolved (also known as help desk software).
second-level support
butt set
local collision
call tracking system
37. 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.
fault management
performance management
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
continuity tester
38. 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.
help desk coordinator
event log
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
voltmeter
39. A packet that is smaller than the medium's minimum packet size.
traffic policing
runt
promiscuous mode
bug
40. 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.
giant
negative frame sequence check
patch
system log
41. 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.
voltage event recorder
service pack
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
baseline
42. 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.
jabber
tone generator
system log
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
43. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deeper knowledge about a subject and to whom first-level support personnel escalate problems.
second-level support
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
traffic shaping
negative frame sequence check
44. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deep knowledge about specific networking topics to whom second-level support personnel escalate challenging problems.
caching
third-level support
performance management
late collision
45. A small electronic device that emits a tone when it detects electrical activity on a wire pair.
call tracking system
ohmmeter
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
tone locator
46. A simple instrument that can measure multiple characteristics of an electric circuit - including its resistance and voltage.
multimeter
Web caching
network diagram
cable tester
47. A traffic-shaping technique in which the volume or rate of traffic traversing an interface is limited to a predefined maximum.
caching
traffic policing
cache engine
cable performance tester
48. The process of reverting to a previous version of a software application after attempting to upgrade it.
backleveling
jabber
configuration management
spectrum analyzer
49. 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.
Event Viewer
wiring schematic
Web caching
butt set
50. A United States federal regulation that requires telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers to provide for surveillance capabilities.
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
butt set
ghost
call tracking system