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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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1. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.
Metropolitan Area Network
10 10
Transmitter
The services that enable a network to communicate with the Internet - including Web servers and browsers - file transfer capabilities - Internet addressing schemes - security filters - and a means for directly logging on to other computers.

2. Remote Access Server / Access Server
1000BaseSX
Copper
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Line of sight

3. ____ networking uses a cable TV connection to create a wide area connection to the Internet.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
Cable
Medium
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.

4. What's another name for Remote Access Server?
Weather
If original files are lost or deleted.
Access Server
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

5. CompTIA
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
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.
Computing Technology Industry Association
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

6. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
Bridge
Voice data
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

7. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.
Dialup
Wireless
Switches routers
Fiber optic

8. Address

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9. Restoring
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Switches routers
Delay time
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.

10. Client
Wide Area Network
A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on a network. In some cases - a ______ could also act as a server. The term ______ may also refer to the user of a ______ workstation or a ______ software application
100
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

11. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
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.
Infrastructure
Network adapter
A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on a network. In some cases - a ______ could also act as a server. The term ______ may also refer to the user of a ______ workstation or a ______ software application

12. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Switch
Voice data

13. Topology
Telephone
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
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
The physical layout of computers on a network.

14. Routers use the ____ within a packet to move packets between networks.
Switches routers
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
IP address
Switch

15. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.
Moving
Hub
The network services that manage the storage and transfer of e-mail between users on a network. In addition to sending - receiving - and storing mail - ______ can include filtering - routing - notification - scheduling - and data exchange with other
Cellular

16. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
100
Data
A professional certification that attests to one's skills in installing configuring - maintaining - and troubleshooting medium-sized networks that use Cisco Systems' switches and routers.

17. Internet
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.
Network Operating System
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.

18. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.
Cellular adapter
Bridge
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Dialup

19. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Network Interface Card
Hub
Networking TV

20. Mail Services
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
The network services that manage the storage and transfer of e-mail between users on a network. In addition to sending - receiving - and storing mail - ______ can include filtering - routing - notification - scheduling - and data exchange with other

21. ____ cables use light pulses.
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.
Switches routers
'Network of Networks'
Fiber optic

22. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
Telephone
Voice data
Router
Half-duplex

23. Management Services
Hub
Switch
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

24. ____ cables use electrical signals.
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
xDSL
Copper
A network that is larger than a LAN - typically connecting clients and servers from multiple buildings - but within a limited geographic area. For example - a ______ could connect multiple city government buildings around a city's center.

25. 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
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Satellite dish
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
TCP/IP

26. ____ is the most common local area networking standard for wired networks.
Cable
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Ethernet

27. MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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.
'Network of Networks'
Hub

28. Give 8 Examples of Management Services
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
Modem
1000BaseSX
Wide Area Network

29. Wide Area Network (WAN)
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
'Network of Networks'

30. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
Channels
The physical layout of computers on a network.
Modem
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.

31. Remote Access Server
Router
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
10 10
Cisco Certified Network Associate

32. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
56
Radio waves
A professional certification that attests to one's skills in installing configuring - maintaining - and troubleshooting medium-sized networks that use Cisco Systems' switches and routers.
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

33. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
Satellite dish
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.
Modem
Cellular adapter

34. Convergence
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Network adapter
Local Area Network
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

35. Some satellite Internet access solutions are limited to ____ only. Another solution - such as dialup - is required to provide upload capabilities.
Switch
Download
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Bridge

36. NIC
Network Interface Card
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
A professional certification that attests to one's skills in installing configuring - maintaining - and troubleshooting medium-sized networks that use Cisco Systems' switches and routers.
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

37. There are many DSL standards (such as ADSL - SDSL - and HDSL) - collectively referred to as ____.
Bridge
xDSL
IEEE
Phone number

38. Print Services
Cell phone
'Network of Networks'
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.

39. Backbone

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40. Stand-Alone Computer
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.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
Cable

41. CCNA
POTS (plain old telephone service)
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Router
Copper fiber optic

42. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.
POTS (plain old telephone service)
Dialup
Delay time
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.

43. Backing Up
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
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
Wide Area Network
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.

44. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
56
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
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

45. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
Switch
Ethernet
Satellite
1000BaseSX

46. Depending on the type of DSL used - you can use the same line for simultaneous voice and data. Special ____ help prevent the voice data from interfering with the digital data.
Local Area Network
A standard method or format for communication between network devices. For example - some ______ ensure that data are transferred in sequence and without error from one node on the network to another. Other ______ ensure that data belonging to a Web
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
Splitters

47. ____ networking uses radio signals sent and received from a satellite. Satellite networking:
Wireless
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.
Satellite
Computing Technology Industry Association

48. Client / Server Network
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.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
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.
Metropolitan Area Network

49. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
If original files are lost or deleted.
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.
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
Network adapter

50. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
56
Network Interface Card
Bridge
Copper fiber optic

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