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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with hosts on different networks (such as the Internet).
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
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
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
Router

2. Remote User

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3. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
Half-duplex
Local Area Network
Switch
The professional certification established by CompTIA that verifies broad - vendor-independent networking technology skills - such as an understanding of protocols - topologies - networking hardware - and network troubleshooting.

4. File Server
Peer-To-Peer Network.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Download
PSTN

5. Motherboard
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
A person who uses a computer.
56
Subnet

6. Remote Access Server
Network Operating System
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2

7. Network+ (Net+)
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Phone number
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
The professional certification established by CompTIA that verifies broad - vendor-independent networking technology skills - such as an understanding of protocols - topologies - networking hardware - and network troubleshooting.

8. Security Auditing
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
100
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Computing Technology Industry Association

9. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.
Wireless
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Satellite dish
'Network of Networks'

10. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.
Data
Dialup
Fiber optic
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.

11. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.
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.
Line of sight
Switches routers
POTS (plain old telephone service)

12. Segment
Networking TV
Network adapter
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
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.

13. Convergence
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
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
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
The physical layout of computers on a network.

14. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.
Telephone
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
Router
Satellite dish

15. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
Weather
Router
Network adapter
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)

16. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.
POTS (plain old telephone service)
Wireless
Router
Switch

17. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.
Subnet
Delay time
Moving
Ethernet

18. Workstation
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 computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
The professional certification established by CompTIA that verifies broad - vendor-independent networking technology skills - such as an understanding of protocols - topologies - networking hardware - and network troubleshooting.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

19. Client / Server Network
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
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 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

20. 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.
Switch
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
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.
Bridge

21. Soft Skills
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
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.
Phone number

22. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Line of sight
Delay time
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.

23. Remote Access Server / Access Server
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
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

24. Server
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
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.
Network Interface Card
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.

25. The ____ repeats a signal received on one port out all other ports.
10 10
Switches routers
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
Hub

26. 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.
Splitters
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
Data
100

27. ____ cables use light pulses.
Fiber optic
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
If original files are lost or deleted.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.

28. CCIE

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29. Host
Download
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

30. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
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
10GBaseT
Voice data

31. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
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.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
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

32. ____ cables use electrical signals.
Line of sight
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
Cable
Copper

33. Node
Computing Technology Industry Association
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Satellite

34. Mail Services
Twisted pair
Delay time
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
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

35. Software Distribution
Copper fiber optic
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the 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
10 10

36. Client
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
10 10
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
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

37. Satellite networking can be a portable solution for cars or trucks with an attached ____.
The professional certification established by CompTIA that verifies broad - vendor-independent networking technology skills - such as an understanding of protocols - topologies - networking hardware - and network troubleshooting.
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Satellite dish
Data

38. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
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.
100
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Computing Technology Industry Association

39. (public switched telephone network) Dialup connections use the ____.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
PSTN
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.
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.

40. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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41. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
Radio waves
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.
10 10
Subnet

42. NOS
The professional certification established by CompTIA that verifies broad - vendor-independent networking technology skills - such as an understanding of protocols - topologies - networking hardware - and network troubleshooting.
Fiber optic
Cellular adapter
Network Operating System

43. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Hub
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
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.
Medium

44. Asset Management

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45. Wide Area Network (WAN)
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
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

46. 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.
Satellite dish
Satellite
Twisted pair
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

47. The networking ____ provides the path for signals to pass between two devices.
Cellular adapter
Full duplex
Medium
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

48. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
Router
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
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 process of retrieving files from a backup.

49. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.
Cable
Metropolitan Area Network
10 10
Line of sight

50. LAN
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Local Area Network
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
10GBaseT