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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. NIC
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
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
Network Interface Card

2. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.
10GBaseT
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
'Network of Networks'
Switch

3. Client
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Twisted pair
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
IEEE

4. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?
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.
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
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Local Area Network

5. Client / Server Architecture
Delay time
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
Cable

6. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.
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Ad hoc
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
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.

7. Internet
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Hub
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.

8. Dialup connections cannot be used for both ____ (phone calls) and ____ at the same time.
Voice data
If original files are lost or deleted.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
A person who uses a computer.

9. Network+ (Net+)
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Router
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.
100

10. Local Area Network (LAN)
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.
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Local Area Network

11. Resources
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Network adapter
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.
IEEE

12. Spam
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
Splitters
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
POTS (plain old telephone service)

13. Satellite networking uses a ____ with an antenna (dish) directed skywards to a satellite.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Transmitter
Cisco Certified Network Associate
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.

14. Soft Skills
Switch
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
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.
Download

15. Client / Server Network
A person who uses a computer.
Fiber optic
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
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.

16. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
Cellular adapter
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Cell phone

17. Transmission Media
Phone number
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Infrastructure
Cable

18. 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
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Telephone
Switches routers

19. There are many DSL standards (such as ADSL - SDSL - and HDSL) - collectively referred to as ____.
Ethernet
Switch
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.
xDSL

20. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.
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Telephone
Dialup
Local Area Network

21. File Server
Network adapter
Delay time
Voice data
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

22. Restoring
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.
Router
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
The process of retrieving files from a backup.

23. 100BaseFX operates at 100 Mbps over ____ cables.
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
Fiber optic
Channels
Switch

24. Remote Access Server
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Radio waves
Cell phone
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

25. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.
Phone number
Telephone
Data
Voice data

26. Traffic Monitoring
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
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.
Access Server
Network adapter

27. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.
Modem
Subnet
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.
10 10

28. Satellite networking can be a portable solution for cars or trucks with an attached ____.
Medium
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
Switch
Satellite dish

29. The term ___ typically describes an adapter that uses a cable medium (such as copper or fiber optic cables).
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
NIC (network interface card)
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1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2

30. Motherboard
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
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 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 main circuit board that controls a computer.

31. Radio frequency wireless standards are defined by various ____ committees (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
Transmitter
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
IEEE
Computing Technology Industry Association

32. Address

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33. 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
Hub
TCP/IP
Moving
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.

34. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
Infrastructure
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.
Modem
Access Server

35. A ____ creates the signals that are sent along the networking medium.
Network Interface Card
Network adapter
A person who uses a computer.
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

36. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.
Hub
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.
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)

37. 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.
Telephone
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
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The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

38. Certification
Cellular adapter
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.
POTS (plain old telephone service)
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)

39. Workstation
Satellite dish
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
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.
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

40. Backing Up
10 10
Cellular
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.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.

41. Address Management
Switching
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 computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
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

42. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
Infrastructure
Cellular
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
Satellite

43. Connectivity Device
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
If original files are lost or deleted.
A person who uses a computer.
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.

44. Protocol
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
Metropolitan Area Network
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Hub

45. WAN
NIC (network interface card)
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Wide Area Network
Wireless

46. Internet Services
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
Dialup
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 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.

47. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Router
Router
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.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

48. Wide Area Network (WAN)
Delay time
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
MAC
PSTN

49. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
PSTN
Hub
If original files are lost or deleted.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)

50. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
Router
Dialup
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Channels