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Comptia Network Fundamentals

Subjects : certifications, comptia-network-+, it-skills

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1. Give 8 Examples of Management Services
Line of sight
Access Server
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
Switching

2. MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
IP address
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange 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.

3. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
Channels
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.
xDSL
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.

4. Remote Access Server / Access Server
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
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
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

5. Management Services
Ad hoc
Wireless
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
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.

6. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Network adapter
Line of sight
Switching

7. ____ cables use electrical signals.
Cellular adapter
Dialup
10GBaseT
Copper

8. ____ operates at 10 Gbps over twisted pair cables.
Weather
Cellular
Moving
10GBaseT

9. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with hosts on different networks (such as the Internet).
Router
Peer-To-Peer Network.
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Telephone

10. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
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 software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Networking TV
Metropolitan Area Network

11. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Network Interface Card
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.
Router

12. Packet
Fiber optic
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
IP address
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

13. NIC
Network Interface Card
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
Weather
Cisco Certified Network Associate

14. 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.
Splitters
PSTN
Voice data
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.

15. 100BaseFX operates at 100 Mbps over ____ cables.
Wide Area Network
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Fiber optic
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.

16. Convergence
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
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Full duplex

17. Satellite networking is subject to mild atmospheric and ____ conditions (fog or slight wind can disrupt service).
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Weather
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

18. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
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.
If original files are lost or deleted.
Delay time
Switch

19. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.
Cellular adapter
Ad hoc
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Hub

20. The term ___ typically describes an adapter that uses a cable medium (such as copper or fiber optic cables).
MAC
NIC (network interface card)
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
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.

21. LAN
NIC (network interface card)
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
'Network of Networks'
Local Area Network

22. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.
Cable
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
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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.

23. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
Fiber optic
Network Operating System

24. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
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
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
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
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

25. Wide Area Network (WAN)
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A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

26. Load Balancing
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Network adapter
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
Metropolitan Area Network

27. Security Auditing
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
Access Server
Dialup
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

28. A ____ creates the signals that are sent along the networking medium.
Hub
Network adapter
Twisted pair
Splitters

29. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.
Bridge
Ad hoc
Switches routers
Cellular adapter

30. The ____ receives a signal on one port - and forwards that signal only to the port where the destination device is connected.
Switching
Wide Area Network
Bridge
Switch

31. Mail Services
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
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
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
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.

32. Restoring
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
Network adapter
Bridge
The process of retrieving files from a backup.

33. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.
Access Server
Telephone
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
xDSL

34. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
POTS (plain old telephone service)
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
Subnet

35. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
MAC
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

36. Scalable
Switches routers
Switch
V.35
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.

37. Protocol
Transmitter
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
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
Fiber optic

38. DSL is not available to every location; the end location must be within a fixed distance of telephone ____ equipment.
MAC
Satellite
Switching
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

39. Segment
Metropolitan Area Network
Cell phone
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 part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.

40. Stand-Alone Computer
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
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Bridge
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.

41. Topology
The physical layout of computers 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)
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.

42. Workstation
Network adapter
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Cellular adapter
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.

43. Routers use the ____ within a packet to move packets between networks.
Wireless
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Hub
IP address

44. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
Full duplex
Radio waves
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A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.

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

46. Some satellite Internet access solutions are limited to ____ only. Another solution - such as dialup - is required to provide upload capabilities.
Router
NIC (network interface card)
Modem
Download

47. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.
Cell phone
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
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.
V.35

48. Backing Up
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
Copper
'Network of Networks'
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.

49. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
'Network of Networks'
Telephone
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.
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.

50. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
Satellite dish
Cellular
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Modem