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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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

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1. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
Access Server
Hub
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.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2

2. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
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.
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Network Operating System
MAC

3. Remote Access Server / Access Server
Bridge
If original files are lost or deleted.
Medium
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

4. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
100
IEEE
56
Radio waves

5. Certification
Infrastructure
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
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
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. Internet
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
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.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Weather

7. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
Wide Area Network
Voice data
Delay time
Subnet

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

9. CCNA
V.35
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Half-duplex
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.

10. LAN
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
Local Area Network
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Channels

11. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Copper
Channels
PSTN

12. Sneakernet
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Router
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Router

13. P2P Network
Peer-To-Peer Network.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Ethernet

14. ____ cables use electrical signals.
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.
Transmitter
Computing Technology Industry Association
Copper

15. Software Distribution
Router
Switches routers
Cellular
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

16. Give 8 Examples of Management Services
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Bridge
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

17. Data transfer rates are between ____ Mbps (older Ethernet networks) to up to ____ Gbps. 100 and 1000 Mbps are the most common.
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.
NIC (network interface card)
10 10
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.

18. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.
Router
Telephone
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Bridge

19. Client / Server Architecture
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
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

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

21. Management Services
Cisco Certified Network Associate
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
The physical layout of computers on a network.
MAC

22. Remote User

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23. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.
Network Interface Card
Switches routers
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.
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

24. Radio frequency wireless standards are defined by various ____ committees (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
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.
Switch
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
IEEE

25. The ____ receives a signal on one port - and forwards that signal only to the port where the destination device is connected.
Network Operating System
Router
Dialup
Switch

26. User
Satellite dish
'Network of Networks'
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.
A person who uses a computer.

27. Address Management
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.
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Ethernet
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.

28. 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.
Telephone
Download
Delay time
Network adapter

29. CompTIA
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Computing Technology Industry Association
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.
Splitters

30. In what circumstances would 'restoring' of files be needed?
Network Operating System
If original files are lost or deleted.
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.
A person who uses a computer.

31. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.
IP address
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
IEEE
Fiber optic

32. NIC
Ad hoc
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
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.

33. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
Cellular
Download

34. File Server
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Network adapter
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.

35. Address

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36. Dialup connections cannot be used for both ____ (phone calls) and ____ at the same time.
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Voice data
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

37. Addressing
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Copper fiber optic
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.
Switch

38. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients 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.
Full duplex
Bridge
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

39. Regardless of the physical method used to create the network and to send signals between devices - all devices will also implement ____ to communicate on the Internet and is implemented on top of - or in addition to - the standards that define how th
Network adapter
TCP/IP
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.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.

40. A cable ____ (router) connects the computer to the cable network for sending networking signals.
Radio waves
Modem
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
IEEE

41. Wide Area Network (WAN)
Switching
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
PSTN

42. Stand-Alone Computer
NIC (network interface card)
Weather
Router
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.

43. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
1000BaseSX
Computing Technology Industry Association
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
Networking TV

44. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
Hub
Satellite
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

45. 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.
Full duplex
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
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.

46. Restoring
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
Router
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

47. WAN
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Network adapter
Satellite
Wide Area Network

48. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
Copper fiber optic
Modem
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
'Network of Networks'

49. A ____ connection uses a modem connected to the phone line to communicate with another host through a wide area connection.
Cellular adapter
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
Dialup

50. NOS
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
Fiber optic
Network Operating System
Network adapter