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