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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. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
100
10
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.

2. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.
Wireless
Local Area Network
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.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

3. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.
Cellular
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Phone number

4. The term ___ typically describes an adapter that uses a cable medium (such as copper or fiber optic cables).
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.
NIC (network interface card)
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

5. Wide Area Network (WAN)
A person who uses a computer.
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 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 that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.

6. Node
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
Radio waves
Moving

7. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
Network Interface Card
1000BaseSX
56
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.

8. CCNA
10 10
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Voice data
V.35

9. Remote Access Server / Access Server
Cable
Copper fiber optic
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.

10. Asset Management

11. Unified Communications
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Channels
V.35
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

12. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Delay time
Hub
Wide Area Network

13. The ____ repeats a signal received on one port out all other ports.
Hub
IP address
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.
Wide Area Network

14. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
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 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.
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.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

15. Dialup connections cannot be used for both ____ (phone calls) and ____ at the same time.
Data
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Voice data

16. User
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
A person who uses a computer.
PSTN

17. Satellite networking can be a portable solution for cars or trucks with an attached ____.
Satellite dish
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Dialup
Infrastructure

18. Address

19. ____ networking uses a cable TV connection to create a wide area connection to the Internet.
Cable
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.
1000BaseSX
The means through which data are transmitted and received.

20. MAN
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Channels
Metropolitan Area Network

21. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.
Wide Area Network
Cell phone
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Subnet

22. DSL is not available to every location; the end location must be within a fixed distance of telephone ____ equipment.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Switching
Twisted pair
'Network of Networks'

23. 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
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
PSTN
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

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

25. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

26. Traffic
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
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.
MAC
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.

27. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
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.
Switch
Network Operating System
Channels

28. Mail Services
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.
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
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 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.

29. The networking ____ provides the path for signals to pass between two devices.
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.
Medium
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
Access Server

30. Internet
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 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.
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.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.

31. 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.
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.
Telephone
Switch

32. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
1000BaseSX
PSTN
If original files are lost or deleted.
Modem

33. Addressing
Peer-To-Peer Network.
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 network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
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.

34. Mail Server
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Phone number
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

35. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?
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.
Satellite
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.

36. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
Router
Network adapter
POTS (plain old telephone service)
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.

37. CompTIA
Voice data
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
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
Computing Technology Industry Association

38. Radio frequency wireless standards are defined by various ____ committees (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
Router
Radio waves
IEEE
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

39. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
Copper
100
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.

40. Network Operating System (NOS)
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.

41. P2P Network
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Router
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

42. WAN
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Wide Area Network
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
PSTN

43. Remote Access Server
Bridge
Splitters
IP address
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

44. How did the term 'Sneakernet' come about?
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.
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
The process of retrieving files from a backup.

45. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
Copper fiber optic
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Router
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

46. Transmission Media
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Voice data

47. Soft Skills
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Access Server
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.
Router

48. Address Management
1000BaseSX
Twisted pair
Splitters
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.

49. Management Services
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Cell phone
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

50. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Fiber optic
10GBaseT