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