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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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1. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.






2. NIC






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






4. 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.






5. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.






6. Internet Services






7. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.






8. Client / Server Network






9. Software Distribution






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






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






12. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.






13. ____ is the standard that describes how modems work to send digital data over the analog phone lines.






14. Topology






15. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.






16. 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.






17. ____ networking uses a cable TV connection to create a wide area connection to the Internet.






18. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)






19. Dialup connections cannot be used for both ____ (phone calls) and ____ at the same time.






20. 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.






21. NOS






22. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.






23. Local Area Network (LAN)






24. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.






25. Security Auditing






26. 10BaseT operates at ____ Mbps over twisted pair cables.






27. Soft Skills






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






29. Stand-Alone Computer






30. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.






31. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.






32. Sneakernet






33. What is a 'Backbone' sometimes referred to as?

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






35. Satellite networking uses a ____ with an antenna (dish) directed skywards to a satellite.






36. Backbone

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37. P2P Network






38. Remote Access Server






39. 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.






40. Some satellite Internet access solutions are limited to ____ only. Another solution - such as dialup - is required to provide upload capabilities.






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






42. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.






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






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






45. What's another name for Network Interface Card (NIC)?






46. A ____ creates the signals that are sent along the networking medium.






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






48. Asset Management

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49. Packet






50. Unified Communications