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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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

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1. What's another name for Remote Access Server?
10GBaseT
Bridge
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.
Access Server

2. Transmission Media
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis
Cable
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.

3. Network Operating System (NOS)
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
1000BaseSX
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
Network Interface Card

4. ____ networking uses a cable TV connection to create a wide area connection to the Internet.
Delay time
Weather
Metropolitan Area Network
Cable

5. Client / Server Network
Switches routers
Access Server
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
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.

6. Management Services
Satellite
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
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.
100

7. Remote Access Server / Access Server
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
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 server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

8. The term ___ typically describes an adapter that uses a cable medium (such as copper or fiber optic cables).
Router
NIC (network interface card)
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.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.

9. Restoring
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
Access Server
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
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.

10. ____ is the standard that describes how modems work to send digital data over the analog phone lines.
Wide Area Network
V.35
Network Operating System
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.

11. Workstation
100
A computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Telephone
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

12. ____ cables use electrical signals.
Cisco Certified Network Associate
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.
Line of sight
Copper

13. Internet
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
Download
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.

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.
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
Infrastructure
Splitters

15. ____ provides broadband digital data transmission over existing telephone lines.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
Bridge
Dialup

16. Soft Skills
NIC (network interface card)
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.
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.
Radio waves

17. Remote User

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18. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

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19. Radio frequency wireless standards are defined by various ____ committees (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
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.
Peer-To-Peer Network.
Hub
IEEE

20. Sneakernet
IP address
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
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
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

21. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
Router
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 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
Network Interface Card

22. Addressing
Network adapter
'Network of Networks'
Full duplex
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.

23. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?
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.
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
The network service that allows printers to be shared by several users on a 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

24. A ____ connects two network segments that have a different subnet address.
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.
Dialup
IP address
Router

25. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Network adapter
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.

26. MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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.
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
Peer-To-Peer Network.

27. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
100
Copper
Modem
Cellular

28. 10BaseT operates at ____ Mbps over twisted pair cables.
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
Medium
A computer that manages Web site services - such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand.
10

29. Certification
Bridge
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.
Satellite dish
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.

30. File Services
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 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.
Router
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.

31. Protocol
Splitters
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
Phone number
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.

32. Asset Management

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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.
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
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.
Full duplex
Half-duplex

34. Stand-Alone Computer
Switch
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
MAC

35. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.
Switches routers
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
NIC (network interface card)
Splitters

36. Mail Server
Network adapter
Splitters
Switching
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.

37. Scalable
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
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.
Dialup
Networking TV

38. Local Area Network (LAN)
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.
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.
1000BaseSX
A computer that uses applications and data only from its local disks and that is not connected to a network.

39. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with hosts on different networks (such as the Internet).
Router
Voice data
Switch
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

40. User
1000BaseSX
A person who uses a computer.
A person working on a computer on a different network or in a different geographical location from the LAN's server.
Network adapter

41. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
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.
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
Delay time

42. CCNA
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
Cisco Certified Network Associate
10
Network Operating System

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

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44. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
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.
1000BaseSX
The data transmission and processing activity taking place on a computer network at any given time.

45. Satellite networking is subject to mild atmospheric and ____ conditions (fog or slight wind can disrupt service).
Weather
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
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
Subnet

46. The ____ repeats a signal received on one port out all other ports.
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.
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.
IEEE
Hub

47. Remote Access Server
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 server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.
The process of copying critical data files to a secure storage area. Often - _____ are performed according to a formulaic schedule.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.

48. Host
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
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.
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.
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.

49. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.
If original files are lost or deleted.
Telephone
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
Cellular

50. Hubs operate in ____ mode because the path between devices is shared - meaning that devices can only send when no other devices are sending data.
Half-duplex
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
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 of Networks'