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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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

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1. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Copper fiber optic
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
Network Interface Card

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

3. Asset Management

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4. 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.
Router
If original files are lost or deleted.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)

5. Backing Up
Moving
Phone number
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Computing Technology Industry Association

6. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
Copper fiber optic
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
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.

7. Network Operating System (NOS)
Fiber optic
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
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 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.

8. Dialup connections are available anywhere a dialup ____ line exists.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Telephone
Delay time
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9. Internet
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Hub
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
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.

10. 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
Satellite dish
Moving
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

11. Switches use the ____ address to send frames to the destination device.
Switches routers
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
MAC
Telephone

12. Remote Access Server / Access Server
V.35
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Cisco Certified Network Associate

13. Satellite networking can be a portable solution for cars or trucks with an attached ____.
Satellite dish
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
Telephone
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.

14. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
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.
Router
Voice data
MAC

15. 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
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
Line of sight
Full duplex
TCP/IP

16. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
100
Router
Wide 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.

17. 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 discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Bridge
Modem

18. 10BaseT operates at ____ Mbps over twisted pair cables.
IEEE
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Moving
10

19. Remote User

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20. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
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.
Network adapter
Metropolitan Area Network
Infrastructure

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

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22. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Cellular adapter
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.
Twisted pair

23. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
Voice data
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Radio waves

24. Soft Skills
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.
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Hub
Computing Technology Industry Association

25. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
A person who uses a computer.

26. ____ cables use electrical signals.
10
Copper
PSTN
Cell phone

27. Traffic Monitoring
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A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the 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
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.

28. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Phone number
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.
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

29. Server
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
1000BaseSX
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
Satellite

30. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.
Data
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
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.

31. File Server
Transmitter
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Metropolitan Area Network
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.

32. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
Medium
IEEE
Switch
Satellite

33. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.
Phone number
Bridge
Switch
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.

34. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.
Telephone
Metropolitan Area Network
Moving
1000BaseSX

35. File Services
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
NIC (network interface card)
Hub
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.

36. 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.
Full duplex
Moving
Medium

37. Backbone

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38. Motherboard
Ad hoc
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 main circuit board that controls a computer.
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.

39. Convergence
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
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.
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.

40. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.
Wireless
Splitters
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.

41. Some satellite Internet access solutions are limited to ____ only. Another solution - such as dialup - is required to provide upload capabilities.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
Networking TV
Download
MAC

42. ____ is the most common local area networking standard for wired networks.
Ethernet
Network Operating System
Moving
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

43. Addressing
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 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
Moving
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.

44. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
Channels
A person who uses a computer.
IEEE
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45. Unified Communications
Network adapter
xDSL
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.

46. Client
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 process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
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
V.35

47. License Tracking
Line of sight
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 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.
Fiber optic

48. Security Auditing
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
If original files are lost or deleted.
Twisted pair
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.

49. Management Services
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
Satellite dish
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 centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

50. ____ is the standard that describes how modems work to send digital data over the analog phone lines.
Cable
Data
Dialup
V.35