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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Traffic






2. Backbone


3. DSL is not available to every location; the end location must be within a fixed distance of telephone ____ equipment.






4. 10BaseT operates at ____ Mbps over twisted pair cables.






5. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).






6. Mail Services






7. Address


8. Regardless of the physical method used to create the network and to send signals between devices - all devices will also implement ____ to communicate on the Internet and is implemented on top of - or in addition to - the standards that define how th






9. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.






10. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.






11. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.






12. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.






13. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.






14. Packet






15. Security Auditing






16. How did the term 'Sneakernet' come about?






17. Sneakernet






18. Remote Access Server / Access Server






19. User






20. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.






21. Server






22. LAN






23. (public switched telephone network) Dialup connections use the ____.






24. Soft Skills






25. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)






26. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.






27. NIC






28. Management Services






29. Network






30. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.






31. Switches use the ____ address to send frames to the destination device.






32. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.






33. Give 8 Examples of Management Services






34. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)


35. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.






36. Ethernet standards identify the transmission speed and the cable type. The letter T identifies ____ cables; the letters F - S - L - and E are used for fiber optic.






37. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.






38. ____ cables use light pulses.






39. File Services






40. The ____ repeats a signal received on one port out all other ports.






41. Spam






42. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.






43. Remote User


44. Connectivity Device






45. Print Services






46. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.






47. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)


48. Routers use the ____ within a packet to move packets between networks.






49. Internet Services






50. Certification