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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Internet
Router
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Phone number
Copper

2. Resources
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Cell phone
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
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.

3. User
Access Server
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 person who uses a computer.
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.

4. Print Services
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.
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
IP address
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a network.

5. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
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
Cellular adapter
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

6. Traffic Monitoring
Splitters
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to 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.

7. What's another name for Remote Access Server?
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Access Server
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
10GBaseT

8. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
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
Channels
Switching
MAC

9. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
100
Telephone
Router
Splitters

10. Client
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
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
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

11. With cellular networking - Internet access is limited to areas with ____ coverage.
Cell phone
Network adapter
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Half-duplex

12. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
Cellular adapter
Computing Technology Industry Association
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
Networking TV

13. Transmission Media
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
Bridge
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Weather

14. 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.
Ad hoc
Network adapter
Line of sight
Telephone

15. Network
10
Satellite
Telephone
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.

16. 10BaseT operates at ____ Mbps over twisted pair cables.
Channels
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
10
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

17. Node
100
Dialup
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
Networking TV

18. Soft Skills
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 use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
Cellular
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.

19. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
Modem
Copper
Hub
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

20. Workstation
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 computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Infrastructure
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.

21. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
Copper fiber optic
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
Fiber optic
Voice data

22. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
POTS (plain old telephone service)
Half-duplex
Data

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

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24. Addressing
Phone number
Cellular adapter
Router
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.

25. NOS
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
V.35
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Network Operating System

26. Packet
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.
Radio waves
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 discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

27. Software Distribution
Dialup
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Local Area Network

28. WAN
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
xDSL
Wide Area Network

29. Satellite networking is subject to mild atmospheric and ____ conditions (fog or slight wind can disrupt service).
Infrastructure
Download
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
Weather

30. Motherboard
Full duplex
Transmitter
V.35
The main circuit board that controls a computer.

31. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Infrastructure
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Twisted pair

32. Satellite networking uses a ____ with an antenna (dish) directed skywards to a satellite.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
Transmitter
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.

33. 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
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
Access Server
Fiber optic

34. Stand-Alone Computer
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
V.35
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.

35. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Bridge
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
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.

36. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Subnet
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.
Transmitter

37. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
Radio waves
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
Router
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

38. Client / Server Network
Modem
Satellite
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.
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.

39. Address Management
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
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.
10GBaseT

40. Client / Server Architecture
NIC (network interface card)
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
1000BaseSX
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.

41. Security Auditing
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 uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Telephone
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.

42. File Server
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Access Server
Satellite
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

43. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
Access Server
Switch
Delay time
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.

44. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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45. CCIE

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46. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
Copper fiber optic
Peer-To-Peer 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
1000BaseSX

47. Sneakernet
Fiber optic
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Switch
V.35

48. Mail Services
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
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Switch

49. NIC
Hub
Network Interface Card
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
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.

50. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Networking TV
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.
Moving