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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.
caching
fault management
baseline
help desk coordinator
2. A tool that assesses the characteristics (for example - frequency - amplitude - and the effects of interference) of wireless signals.
help desk coordinator
spectrum analyzer
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
service pack
3. 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.
second-level support
help desk coordinator
fault management
system log
4. A device used to measure resistance in an electrical circuit.
MIB (Management Information Base)
late collision
ohmmeter
backleveling
5. 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)
ohmmeter
voltage event
cache engine
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
6. A significant patch to one of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
performance management
caching
local collision
service pack
7. A network management application's regular collection of data from managed devices.
Web caching
configuration management
polling
voltage event
8. 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.
spectrum analyzer
promiscuous mode
traffic policing
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
9. The feature of a network adapter that allows it to pick up all frames that pass over the network
system log
promiscuous mode
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
negative frame sequence check
10. A simple instrument that can measure multiple characteristics of an electric circuit - including its resistance and voltage.
call tracking system
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
escalate
multimeter
11. 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
traffic shaping
ghost
cable tester
12. 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.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
help desk analyst
cache engine
voltage event recorder
13. An Application layer protocol in the TCP/ IP suite used to convey data regarding the status of managed devices on a network.
network diagram
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
multimeter
supported services list
14. A packet that is smaller than the medium's minimum packet size.
system log
runt
configuration management
first-level support
15. A software routine that collects data about a managed device's operation and provides it to the network management application running on the console.
service pack
wiring schematic
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
agent
16. A record of how a network operates under normal conditions (including its performance - collision rate - utilization rate - and so on).
baseline
negative frame sequence check
network diagram
late collision
17. A software-based tool that monitors traffic on the network from a server or workstation attached to the network.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
upgrade
wiring schematic
network monitor
18. The local storage of frequently needed files that would otherwise be obtained from an external source.
caching
spectrum analyzer
MIB (Management Information Base)
agent
19. 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.
butt set
upgrade
second-level support
ohmmeter
20. 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.
patch
voltmeter
traffic shaping
upgrade
21. A small electronic device that emits a tone when it detects electrical activity on a wire pair.
upgrade
Event Viewer
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
tone locator
22. A packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size. For example - any Ethernet packet that is larger than 1518 bytes.
negative frame sequence check
giant
spectrum analyzer
tone generator
23. 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.
ohmmeter
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
patch
promiscuous mode
24. 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
cable performance tester
late collision
continuity tester
help desk analyst
25. The ongoing assessment of how well network links - devices - and components keep up with demands on them.
third-level support
performance management
event log
traffic policing
26. 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.
first-level support
call tracking system
cable performance tester
voltage event recorder
27. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deep knowledge about specific networking topics to whom second-level support personnel escalate challenging problems.
third-level support
event log
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
network diagram
28. A device that handles electrical signals improperly - usually affecting the rest of the network. It usually results from a bad NIC.
service pack
first-level support
jabber
performance management
29. Any condition in which voltage exceeds or drops below predefined levels.
cable tester
voltage event
network monitor
continuity tester
30. 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.
ohmmeter
protocol analyzer
cable performance tester
fault management
31. A flaw in software or hardware that causes it to malfunction.
help desk analyst
fault management
bug
network monitor
32. In network troubleshooting - to refer a problem to someone with deeper knowledge about the subject.
event log
continuity tester
escalate
network diagram
33. A United States federal regulation that requires telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers to provide for surveillance capabilities.
ghost
backleveling
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
runt
34. A small electronic device that issues a signal on a wire pair.
escalate
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
tone generator
call tracking system
35. A device used to measure voltage (or electrical pressure) on an electrical circuit.
voltmeter
bug
supported services list
help desk analyst
36. A traffic-shaping technique in which the volume or rate of traffic traversing an interface is limited to a predefined maximum.
MIB (Management Information Base)
tone locator
traffic policing
late collision
37. A database used in network management that contains a device's definitions of managed objects and their data.
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
local collision
Event Viewer
MIB (Management Information Base)
38. 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.
cable performance tester
butt set
configuration management
Event Viewer
39. A software program used to document technical problems and how they were resolved (also known as help desk software).
MIB (Management Information Base)
traffic shaping
call tracking system
help desk analyst
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.
voltage event recorder
service pack
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
configuration management
41. The service on Windows-based operating systems that records events - or the ongoing record of such events.
event log
ohmmeter
tone locator
help desk coordinator
42. Another term for the combination of devices known as a tone generator and a tone locator.
fox and hound
system log
traffic shaping
MIB (Management Information Base)
43. In network troubleshooting - a person or group with deeper knowledge about a subject and to whom first-level support personnel escalate problems.
third-level support
call tracking system
event log
second-level support
44. 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.
voltmeter
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
tone generator
negative frame sequence check
45. The process of identifying and tracking an organization's assets - such as hardware and software.
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
asset management
traffic shaping
fox and hound
46. A process or program that provides support personnel with a centralized means of documenting changes made to the network.
change management system
escalate
voltage event
Web caching
47. A network device devoted to storage and delivery of frequently requested files.
MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
wiring schematic
OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer)
cache engine
48. 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.
TDR (time domain reflectometer)
runt
fault management
supported services list
49. 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.
promiscuous mode
cable tester
wiring schematic
baseline
50. 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
tone locator
Web caching
ghost