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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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

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1. What's another name for Network Interface Card (NIC)?
NIC (network interface card)
Network adapter
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Copper fiber optic

2. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Cell phone
Cellular
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.

3. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
Delay time
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
100
Access Server

4. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
Telephone
100
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Computing Technology Industry Association

5. Mail Services
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.
Infrastructure
IP address
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

6. A ____ network adapter sends radio waves.
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.
Wireless
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.
Transmitter

7. Backbone

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8. Security Auditing
IEEE
Router
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
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

9. Wide Area Network (WAN)
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
Half-duplex
Router

10. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.
Phone number
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
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
Copper fiber optic

11. Host
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
Switching
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.

12. What's another name for Remote Access Server?
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
Access Server
Router
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.

13. Traffic
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
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 data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
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.

14. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.
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.
Medium
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Radio waves

15. What are the 2 forms of 'Transmission Media'?
Phone number
100
POTS (plain old telephone service)
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)

16. Certification
Cable
Network adapter
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.
Computing Technology Industry Association

17. Address Management
Bridge
Cable
A part of a network. Usually - a ______ is composed of a group of nodes that share the same communications channel for all their traffic.
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.

18. Cellular networking is a truly mobile solution; you can often be ____ and still have Internet access without manually having to reconnect.
Medium
Moving
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.
Hub

19. NIC
Network Interface Card
Router
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
Wireless

20. Packet
Switch
Bridge
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
10GBaseT

21. Client
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
Cellular
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
Weather

22. Internet
MAC
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
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Cellular adapter

23. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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24. Satellite networking uses a ____ with an antenna (dish) directed skywards to a satellite.
Transmitter
The use of data networks to carry voice (or telephone) - video - and other communications services in addition to data.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.

25. The ____ receives a signal on one port - and forwards that signal only to the port where the destination device is connected.
Switch
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Switching
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.

26. Satellite networking can be a portable solution for cars or trucks with an attached ____.
NIC (network interface card)
Networking TV
Satellite dish
Dialup

27. License Tracking
Network Interface Card
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
Wireless

28. Network+ (Net+)
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
Network Operating System
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

29. Topology
Wide Area Network
The physical layout of computers on a network.
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
IEEE

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

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31. 100BaseFX operates at 100 Mbps over ____ cables.
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.
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.
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.
Fiber optic

32. The same cable line is used to carry ____ and cable ____ signals - although in some cases a separate line is installed for Internet access.
Networking TV
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Phone number
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.

33. ____ networking uses radio signals sent and received from a satellite. Satellite networking:
Satellite
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.
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
Bridge

34. The term ___ typically describes an adapter that uses a cable medium (such as copper or fiber optic cables).
NIC (network interface card)
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
Network adapter
If original files are lost or deleted.

35. A router has multiple network connections - with each connection being on a different ____.
Splitters
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Subnet
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.

36. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.
Phone number
Bridge
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
A person who uses a computer.

37. Satellite networking is subject to mild atmospheric and ____ conditions (fog or slight wind can disrupt service).
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Weather
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
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

38. Software Distribution
Network 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
Copper fiber optic
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

39. Network
Delay time
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.
Networking TV
Voice data

40. Client / Server Network
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.
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.
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

41. Stand-Alone Computer
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
Full duplex
Wide Area Network
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.

42. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.
NIC (network interface card)
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
Cellular adapter
Ad hoc

43. 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
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
TCP/IP
Hub
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.

44. File Server
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Router
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

45. Client / Server Architecture
If original files are lost or deleted.
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.
Ethernet

46. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.
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
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.
Data
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

47. The networking ____ provides the path for signals to pass between two 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
Ethernet
Medium
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.

48. Web Server
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
The centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
Switch

49. Transmission Media
V.35
If original files are lost or deleted.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

50. Unified Communications
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 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 centralized management of multiple types of network-based communications - such as voice - video - fax - and messaging services.
IEEE