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Comptia Network Fundamentals

Subjects : certifications, comptia-network-+, it-skills

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1. A ____ creates the signals that are sent along the networking medium.
Switching
Local Area Network
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Network adapter

2. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.
Cable
Medium
Ad hoc
PSTN

3. Network Operating System (NOS)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - An elite certification that recognizes expert-level installation - configuration - management - and troubleshooting skills on networks that use a range of Cisco Systems' devices.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
A group of computers and other devices (such as printers) that are connected by and can exchange data via some type of transmission media - such as a cable - a wire - or the atmosphere.
It was coined before the widespread use of networks - when data was copied from a computer to a removable storage device such as a floppy disk - carried (presumably by someone wearing sneakers) to another computer - then copied from the storage devic

4. Motherboard
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
The skills such as customer relations - oral and written communications - dependability - teamwork - and leadership abilities - which are not easily measured - but are nevertheless important in a networking career.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.

5. Internet
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Channels
The physical layout of computers on a network.
A network in which every computer can communicate directly with every other computer. By default - no computer on a ______ has more authority than another. However - each computer can be configured to share only some of its resources and keep other r

6. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.
V.35
Moving
Cellular
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

7. Remote User

8. Switches can operate in ____ mode where a device uses a different channel for sending and receiving - and where the transmission paths are dedicated to only the communicating devices.
IEEE
Peer-To-Peer Network.
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
Full duplex

9. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?
Router
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
The process of mastering material pertaining to a particular hardware system - operating system - programming language - or other software program - then proving your mastery by passing a series of exams.
IP address

10. Segment
The process of determining how much data transfer activity is taking place on a network or network segment and notifying administrators when a segment becomes overloaded.
Subnet
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.

11. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).
Line of sight
Router
TCP/IP
PSTN

12. The ____ receives a signal on one port - and forwards that signal only to the port where the destination device is connected.
Switch
Download
Moving
10 10

13. A ____ connects two segments within the same subnet that use different media types. For example - use a bridge to connect wireless clients to wired clients on the same network.
Medium
Bridge
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - An elite certification that recognizes expert-level installation - configuration - management - and troubleshooting skills on networks that use a range of Cisco Systems' devices.
Data

14. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
Network adapter
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
The scheme for assigning a unique identifying number to every workstation and device on the network. The type of addressing used on a network depends on its protocols and network operating system.

15. ____ cables use electrical signals.
Metropolitan Area Network
Switch
Transmitter
Copper

16. LAN
Local Area Network
10
Dialup
MAC

17. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.
Delay time
Network Interface Card
Cell phone
Wireless

18. Hubs operate in ____ mode because the path between devices is shared - meaning that devices can only send when no other devices are sending data.
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Half-duplex
Subnet
POTS (plain old telephone service)

19. Give 8 Examples of Management Services
Voice data
Router
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.

20. Transmission Media
Satellite dish
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Router
If original files are lost or deleted.

21. Security Auditing
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
A group of computers and other devices (such as printers) that are connected by and can exchange data via some type of transmission media - such as a cable - a wire - or the atmosphere.

22. Mail Server
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
Bridge

23. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
The physical layout of computers on a network.
Full duplex
Radio waves

24. Client / Server Network
10GBaseT
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Phone number
A network that uses centrally administered computers - known as servers - to enable resources sharing for and to facilitate communication between the other computers on the network.

25. CCNA
The process of determining the number of copies of a single application that are currently in use on the network and whether the number in use exceeds the authorized number of licenses.
The scheme for assigning a unique identifying number to every workstation and device on the network. The type of addressing used on a network depends on its protocols and network operating system.
Cisco Certified Network Associate
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.

26. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.
It was coined before the widespread use of networks - when data was copied from a computer to a removable storage device such as a floppy disk - carried (presumably by someone wearing sneakers) to another computer - then copied from the storage devic
10 10
An association of computer resellers - manufacturers - and training companies that sets industry-wide standards for computer professionals. ______ established and sponsors the A+ and Network+ (Net+) certifications.
Data

27. Management Services
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
Ethernet
Hub
Moving

28. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
1000BaseSX
The process of collecting and storing data on the number and types of software and hardware assets in an organization's network. The data collection is automated by electronically examining each network client from a server
Channels
Delay time

29. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
The process of centrally administering a finite number of network addresses for an entire LAN. Usually this task can be accomplished without touching the client workstations.
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Router
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - An elite certification that recognizes expert-level installation - configuration - management - and troubleshooting skills on networks that use a range of Cisco Systems' devices.

30. Client / Server Architecture
Switching
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Transmitter
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.

31. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
IP address
Moving
A person who uses a computer.

32. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
Moving
Switch
100
Phone number

33. Sneakernet
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Weather
If original files are lost or deleted.
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

34. User
A person who uses a computer.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
A computer on the network that manages shared resources. ______ usually have more processing power - memory - and hard disk space than clients. They run network operating software that can manage not only data - but also users - groups - security - a
1000BaseSX

35. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
V.35
Networking TV
Ethernet
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.

36. Packet
Switching
The process of determining how much data transfer activity is taking place on a network or network segment and notifying administrators when a segment becomes overloaded.
The process of mastering material pertaining to a particular hardware system - operating system - programming language - or other software program - then proving your mastery by passing a series of exams.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

37. Web Server
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Bridge

38. ____ cables use light pulses.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
Local Area Network
Fiber optic
A computer on the network that manages shared resources. ______ usually have more processing power - memory - and hard disk space than clients. They run network operating software that can manage not only data - but also users - groups - security - a

39. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

40. NIC
If original files are lost or deleted.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Network Interface Card
The process of retrieving files from a backup.

41. CompTIA
TCP/IP
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Computing Technology Industry Association
Phone number

42. Certification
The skills such as customer relations - oral and written communications - dependability - teamwork - and leadership abilities - which are not easily measured - but are nevertheless important in a networking career.
The process of mastering material pertaining to a particular hardware system - operating system - programming language - or other software program - then proving your mastery by passing a series of exams.
Subnet
Cellular

43. What's another name for Network Interface Card (NIC)?
Line of sight
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Network adapter
If original files are lost or deleted.

44. A DSL router (sometimes called a DSL modem) connects the computer to the ____ line that must be configured by the telephone company to work with DSL.
Cell phone
Telephone
Transmitter
Ad hoc

45. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
56
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.

46. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
Channels
Moving
IEEE
Cellular adapter

47. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
MAC
Copper fiber optic
xDSL
Switch

48. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
Bridge
Router
Infrastructure

49. Address

50. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.
Weather
The scheme for assigning a unique identifying number to every workstation and device on the network. The type of addressing used on a network depends on its protocols and network operating system.
10GBaseT
Wide Area Network