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