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