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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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1. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
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Ad hoc
Wide Area Network
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

2. Satellite networking is subject to mild atmospheric and ____ conditions (fog or slight wind can disrupt service).
Weather
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
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
Copper fiber optic

3. ____ is the standard that describes how modems work to send digital data over the analog phone lines.
Router
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.
V.35
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.

4. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.
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.
Switching
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.
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5. Sneakernet
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
TCP/IP
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.

6. Hubs operate in ____ mode because the path between devices is shared - meaning that devices can only send when no other devices are sending data.
Network adapter
MAC
PSTN
Half-duplex

7. ____ cables use electrical signals.
Copper fiber optic
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
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.
Copper

8. Node
Hub
Channels
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
10GBaseT

9. Internet Services
Data
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 part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.

10. Spam
Twisted pair
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Access Server
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.

11. Addressing
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.
Cellular adapter
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.

12. User
A person who uses a computer.
Bridge
Fiber optic
TCP/IP

13. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
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
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Wide Area Network

14. Satellite networking can be a portable solution for cars or trucks with an attached ____.
Bridge
Metropolitan Area Network
Satellite dish
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

15. The ____ receives a signal on one port - and forwards that signal only to the port where the destination device is connected.
Switch
Voice data
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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

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.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
Switching
Bridge

17. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
Infrastructure
Peer-To-Peer Network.
1000BaseSX
Line of sight

18. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.
Dialup
1000BaseSX
Switches routers
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

19. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
Data
Download

20. Internet
Voice data
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
MAC
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.

21. File Services
Network Interface Card
Access Server
Router
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.

22. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
Hub
Networking TV
Cellular adapter
Ethernet

23. P2P Network
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Metropolitan Area Network
Computing Technology Industry Association

24. Remote Access Server / Access Server
Weather
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
100
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.

25. ____ networking uses a cable TV connection to create a wide area connection to the Internet.
Half-duplex
Cable
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Download

26. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
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.
Delay time
The process of retrieving files from a backup.

27. Address

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28. Software Distribution
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
Hub
Metropolitan Area Network

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

30. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Cell phone
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
POTS (plain old telephone service)

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

32. Management Services
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
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

33. What's another name for Network Interface Card (NIC)?
Network adapter
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Cellular

34. Wide Area Network (WAN)
Hub
Phone number
Cisco Certified Network Associate
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.

35. Dialup connections cannot be used for both ____ (phone calls) and ____ at the same time.
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.
Voice data
Satellite
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

36. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.
The physical layout of computers on a network.
Subnet
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.
Modem

37. File Server
Copper
Switch
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

38. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Telephone
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Phone number

39. Mail Server
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.
10
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
Copper fiber optic

40. Motherboard
Satellite dish
Fiber optic
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Copper

41. Remote Access Server
Ethernet
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.

42. Satellite networking uses a ____ with an antenna (dish) directed skywards to a satellite.
10
Fiber optic
Switches routers
Transmitter

43. A ____ creates the signals that are sent along the networking medium.
Network adapter
Hub
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Telephone

44. MAN
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.
Metropolitan Area Network
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
Peer-To-Peer Network.

45. ____ is the most common local area networking standard for wired networks.
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.
If original files are lost or deleted.
Ethernet
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

46. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
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.

47. Print Services
Twisted pair
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a 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.
NIC (network interface card)

48. Workstation
Weather
Switch
Cell phone
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.

49. Radio frequency wireless standards are defined by various ____ committees (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
IEEE
Network adapter
A person who uses a computer.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.

50. The ____ repeats a signal received on one port out all other ports.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Ethernet
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.
Hub

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