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