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