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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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1. Load Balancing
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
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 process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
Dialup

2. ____ is the standard that describes how modems work to send digital data over the analog phone lines.
Infrastructure
Splitters
V.35
Computing Technology Industry Association

3. Certification
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.
Download
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.
Fiber optic

4. Internet Services
Router
Wireless
POTS (plain old telephone service)
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.

5. Client
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 network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
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
100

6. NOS
Telephone
Cell phone
A discrete unit of information sent from one node on a network to another.
Network Operating System

7. WAN
A computer or other device connected to a network - which has a unique address and is capable of sending or receiving data.
Wide Area Network
If original files are lost or deleted.
Dialup

8. Phone lines are sometimes referred to as ____.
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
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.
POTS (plain old telephone service)
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

9. 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 person who uses a computer.
Twisted pair
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.

10. Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.
Line of sight
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 network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.

11. File Services
100
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
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.

12. DSL divides the telephone line into multiple ____. One for analog voice - while the remainingones are used for digital data.
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the network.
Hub
100
Channels

13. MAN
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.
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.
Copper
Metropolitan Area Network

14. CompTIA
Infrastructure
Router
Computing Technology Industry Association
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.

15. (public switched telephone network) Dialup connections use the ____.
PSTN
The functions of a file server that allow users to share data files - applications - and storage areas.
Satellite
Switch

16. Data transfer rates include 28.8 Kbps - 33.3 Kbps - and ____ Kbps.
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 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
56

17. Connectivity Device
One of several types of specialized devices that allows two or more networks or multiple parts of one network to connect and exchange data.
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Peer-To-Peer Network.
A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

18. License Tracking
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
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.
10GBaseT

19. Hubs operate in ____ mode because the path between devices is shared - meaning that devices can only send when no other devices are sending data.
Switch
Half-duplex
Switching
Local Area Network

20. What's another name for Remote Access Server?
The process of retrieving files from a backup.
Access Server
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.
Wide Area Network

21. Routers maintain a list of known networks and the next ____ in the path to reach the destination network.
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.
Bridge
Modem (modulator/de-modulator)
Router

22. 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.
Infrastructure
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.
Twisted pair
IEEE

23. Client / Server Network
Unsolicited - unwanted e-mail.
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 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 physical layout of computers on a network.

24. 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.
Weather
The physical layout of computers on a network.
Telephone
A server that runs communications services that enable remote users to log on to a network.

25. Mobile phones with digital ____ plans use cellular calls to connect to the Internet.
Delay time
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
Data
Network adapter

26. In an ____ network - a central device called a wireless access point controls communication between devices.
Wide Area Network
Infrastructure
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 process of retrieving files from a backup.

27. In what circumstances would 'restoring' of files be needed?
If original files are lost or deleted.
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Voice 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.

28. You can install a ____ in a notebook computer to provide cellular access.
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.
Cellular adapter
Phone number
Bridge

29. In an ____ network - two computers communicate directly with each other through their wireless network adapters.
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.
Download
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.
Ad hoc

30. Software Distribution
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
A complex WAN that connects LANs and clients around the globe.
The process of automatically transferring a data file or installing a software application from the server to a client on the 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.

31. Network Operating System (NOS)
The process of distributing data transfer activity evenly so that no single device is overwhelmed.
The software that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data - users - groups - security - applications - and other networking functions.
A way of exchanging data between computers that are not connected on a network.
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.

32. Workstation
1000BaseSX
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 computer that runs a desktop operating system and connects to a network.
Telephone

33. Motherboard
Cell phone
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Subnet

34. Local Area Network (LAN)
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Medium
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 network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space - such as one building or even one office.

35. Satellite networking provides nearly ____% global coverage.
Fiber optic
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.
100

36. Satellite networking may have a long ____ (latency) between requests and downloads.
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
Delay time
Cellular adapter
Switch

37. ____ operates at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) over fiber optic cables.
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
Cisco Certified Network Associate
1000BaseSX
The property of a network that allows you to add nodes or increase its size easily.

38. A ____ provides a central connection for multiple media segments on the same subnet.
Switch
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.
Cable
Satellite dish

39. Client / Server Architecture
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.
Voice data
A network that spans a long distance and connects two or more LANs.
A network design in which client computers use a centrally administered server to share data - data storage space - and devices.

40. Management Services
A server that manages the storage and transfer of e-mail messages.
The process of evaluating security measures currently in place on a network and notifying the network administrator if a security breach occurs.
The network services that centrally administer and simplify complicated management tasks on the network.
Access Server

41. How did the term 'Sneakernet' come about?
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
NIC (network interface card)
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Telephone

42. Resources
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.
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.
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
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

43. Network
1. Physical (such as a wire or cable) 2. Wireless (such as radio waves)
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.
Moving
Telephone

44. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
1. UNIX 2. Linux 3. Microsoft Winders Server 2008 R2
A computer that enables resource sharing by other computers on the same network.
A professional certification established by Microsoft that demonstrates in-depth knowledge about Microsoft products.
Phone number

45. Satellite networking requires direct ____ (dish placement is crucial).
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.
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
Medium
Line of sight

46. The networking ____ provides the path for signals to pass between two devices.
Medium
Telephone
Switch
A number that uniquely identifies each workstation and device on a network. Without unique ' ? ' - computers on the network could not reliably communicate.

47. Segment
The main circuit board that controls a computer.
Dialup
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 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.

48. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

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49. Transmission Media
The means through which data are transmitted and received.
Network Operating System
Switching
1. License tracking 2. Security Auditing 3. Asset Management 4. Address Management 5. Software Distribution 6. Traffic Monitoring 7. Load Balancing 8. Hardware Diagnosis

50. When you configure a dialup connection - you identify the ____ of a computer on the other end.
Copper
Half-duplex
Phone number
The devices - data - and data storage space provided by a computer - whether stand-alone or shared.