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Comptia Network Fundamentals

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Print Services






2. Traffic Monitoring






3. ____ networking uses a digital mobile phone for Internet access.






4. Connectivity Device






5. Load Balancing






6. NOS






7. Node






8. CCNA






9. How did the term 'Sneakernet' come about?






10. Network Operating System (NOS)






11. Network+ (Net+)






12. Ethernet standards identify the transmission speed and the cable type. The letter T identifies ____ cables; the letters F - S - L - and E are used for fiber optic.






13. Internet Services






14. 10BaseT operates at ____ Mbps over twisted pair cables.






15. Mail Services






16. An access point with an integrated ____ allows wireless clients to communicate with wired clients on the same network.






17. Ethernet uses network interface cards - hubs - ____ - and ____ to connect devices.






18. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.






19. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.






20. Unified Communications






21. Switches use the ____ address to send frames to the destination device.






22. Packet






23. Client / Server Network






24. Ethernet can use ____ and ____ cables.






25. The ____ receives a signal on one port - and forwards that signal only to the port where the destination device is connected.






26. Traffic






27. Addressing






28. 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






29. 100BaseFX operates at 100 Mbps over ____ cables.






30. NIC






31. What are the 3 most popular networking operating systems?






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






33. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.






34. Certification






35. ____ is the most common local area networking standard for wired networks.






36. Wireless networks use ____ with the air being the transmission medium.






37. Security Auditing






38. ____ cables use light pulses.






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






40. Local Area Network (LAN)






41. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).






42. Stand-Alone Computer






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






44. A ____ converts binary data to an analog signal.






45. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.






46. Convergence






47. Internet






48. 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.






49. The ____ repeats a signal received on one port out all other ports.






50. File Services