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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. Transmission Media
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.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Subnet
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)

2. ____ 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.
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.
Fiber optic
Peer-To-Peer Network.

3. User
NIC (network interface card)
A person who uses a computer.
10 10
If original files are lost or deleted.

4. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.
Network adapter
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
'Network of Networks'
Phone number

5. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.
Download
Cellular
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.
10 10

6. Satellite networking can be a portable solution for cars or trucks with an attached ____.
Access Server
MAC
Satellite dish
Moving

7. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
Modem
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
xDSL
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.

8. Workstation
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
Network Interface Card
Voice data
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.

9. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.
Ad hoc
Switch
Metropolitan Area Network
Voice data

10. CCNA
Twisted pair
Switch
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
Cisco Certified Network Associate

11. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

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12. DSL is not available to every location; the end location must be within a fixed distance of telephone ____ equipment.
PSTN
Ethernet
Switching
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.

13. Internet Services
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.
Switch
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.
Network adapter

14. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
V.35
Switches routers
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Wireless

15. Address

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16. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
The part of a network to which segments and significant shared devices (such as routers - switches - and servers) connect. Sometimes referred to as 'a network of networks' because of its role in interconnecting smaller parts of a LAN or WAN.
Radio waves
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.

17. Unified Communications
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging 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
NIC (network interface card)
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.

18. Software Distribution
Ethernet
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Ad hoc
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

19. LAN
Local Area Network
Delay time
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
MAC

20. Remote User

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21. Soft Skills
The physical layout of computers on a network.
Switches routers
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.
If original files are lost or deleted.

22. Spam
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
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
Switches routers

23. Motherboard
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Wide Area Network
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Weather

24. Web Server
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Router
10
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.

25. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
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.

26. Sneakernet
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
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
Local Area Network

27. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
Network Interface Card
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.
Cellular adapter
Network adapter

28. Remote Access Server / Access Server
Metropolitan Area Network
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Phone number
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.

29. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.
Bridge
100
NIC (network interface card)
The physical layout of computers on a network.

30. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.
Cellular
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Dialup
The physical layout of computers on a network.

31. 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.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
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.
Telephone
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. Some satellite Internet access solutions are limited to ____ only. Another solution - such as dialup - is required to provide upload capabilities.
Switching
Cell phone
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.
Download

33. Segment
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
Cellular
Transmitter
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.

34. Print Services
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.
100
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
Moving

35. Addressing
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.
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Hub
Fiber optic

36. 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
Modem
Cable
100

37. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
Networking TV
Channels
Network Operating System
Cellular

38. Traffic
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
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2

39. Mail Server
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.
100
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.
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.

40. NIC
Network Interface Card
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Data
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.

41. 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.
Satellite
Dialup
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.

42. Restoring
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
'Network of Networks'

43. Radio frequency wireless standards are defined by various ____ committees (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
IEEE
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
Router
Access Server

44. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.
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.
Router
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
Cell phone

45. Satellite networking is subject to mild atmospheric and ____ conditions (fog or slight wind can disrupt service).
Weather
Metropolitan Area Network
100
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. License Tracking
Ad hoc
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
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.
V.35

47. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
Router
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same 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

48. (public switched telephone network) Dialup connections use the ____.
PSTN
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.
Splitters
Data

49. 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.
Delay time
Hub
Switch
Twisted pair

50. Local Area Network (LAN)
Radio waves
Computing Technology Industry Association
Ethernet
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.