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2.0 Networking- Sections 10, 11 Flashcards

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What is a NIC?

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Network Interface Card(NIC). Provides an ethernet connection to the network.

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What is a Hub?

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A hub is an older piece of networking technology that connects multiple ethernet devices together and making them act as a single network segment.

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What is a Switch?

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Networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device. Switches are smart hubs that remember the ports that are connected to them.

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Types of Switches?

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Unmanaged Switch and Managed Switch.

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What is a Unmanaged Switch?

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An unmanaged switch performs its function without requiring a configuration.

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What is a Managed Switch?

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A managed switch performs its functions with configuration.

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What is a Wireless Access Point?

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A device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network.

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What is a Router?

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Used to connect different networks together.

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What is a Firewall?

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Scans and blocks traffic that enters or leaves a network.

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What is a UTM?

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Unified Threat Management(UTM). Contains firewall features

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What is Patch Panel?

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A mounted hardware device that allows cable network jacks from a wall into a central area.

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What is PoE?

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Power Over Ethernet(PoE). Supplies electrical power from a switch port over an ordinary data cable to a power device.

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What are the three levels/types of PoE?

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802.3af, 802.3at(PoE+), 802.3bt(PoE++).

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What is 802.3at?

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Also known as PoE+. A level of PoE that allows power to devices to draw up 25W.

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What is 802.3bt?

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Also known as PoE++. A level of PoE used to supply power of up to 51W (type 3) or 73W(type 4 ).

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What are the three things to remember about PoE?

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Use a switch that supports PoE. Use proper cabling in place for support (Cat 6 or above). Power device to use the data and power coming from the ethernet cable.

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What is a Cable Modem?

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A device that translates coaxial cable signals into radio frequency waves. Hybrid fiber-coaxial(HFC), Data-Over-Cable Service Interface(DOCSIS) Think Cable Modem.

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What is a DSL modem?

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A Digital Subscriber Line(DSL) modem. A device that translates coacial cable signals into phone lines.

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What is a SDN?

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Software Define Networking(SDN). Way of virtualizing the network hardware.

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What is a PAN?

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Personal Area Network(PAN). Smallest type of wired or wireless network and covers the least amount of area, usually 3 to 10 feet. Examples: Bluetooth, USB.

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What is a LAN?

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Local Area Network(LAN). Connects componenets within a limited distance, usually up to a few hundred feet. Room or building.
Examples: Home WiFi, Office Network.

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What is a CAN?

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Campus Area Network(CAN). Connects LANs that are building centric across a university, industrial park or business park. Usually up to few miles and across multiple buildings.
Examples: A college Campus

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What is a WAN?

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Wide Area Network(WAN). Connects geographically disparate internal networks and consists of leased lines of VPNS the largest type of network. Usually a worldwide coverage. Country or Worldwide.
Examples: the internet itself. And is the largest WAN available.

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What is a WLAN?

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Wireless Local Area Network(WLAN). A wireless distribution method for two or more devices that creates a local area network using wireless frequencies.

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What is a SAN?
Storage Area Network(SAN). Provisions access to configurable pools of storage devices that can be used by applications servers. SAN will use technologies such as Internet SCSI(ISCSI), Fiber Channel(FC).
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what is SoHo and what does it use?
Small Office, Home Office(SoHo) LAN. Uses a centralized server or simply provides clients access to local devices like printers, file storage, or the internet.
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What is IoT?
Internet of Things(IoT). A global network of appliances and personal devices that have been equipped with sensors, software, and network connectivity to report state and configuration. Examples: Smart Lightbulbs, Smart Thermostats.
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What are the categories and components of IoT?
Hub and control systems, Sensors, Smart devices, Wearables.
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The two types of Twisted Pair Cabling
(UTP)Unshielded twisted pair, (STP)Shielded twisted pair.
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Unshielded Twisted Pair
UTP doesn't use any metal in the shielding and therefore UTP is cheaper.
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Shielded Twisted Pair
Same as UTP, except each twisted pair inside the cable sheath is wrapped inside metal foil, and will also have a braided metallic shielding wrapping around each pair. Expensive
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The two types of connectors used with twisted pair
RJ45(common), RJ11
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What is RJ in RJ45.
Registered Jack(RJ). Carries voice or data which specifies the standards a device needs to meet in order to connect to the phone or data network.
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What is Bandwidth?
The theoretical measure of how much data could be transferred from a source to its destination.
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What is throughput?
The actual measure of how much data is successfully transferred from a source to its destination.
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What are the Cabling CATegories?
Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, Cat7, Cat8
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What is the Ethernet Standard
A designation given to a particular category that provides the ability to understand the bandwidth and the cable type to be used.
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Three Types of physical construction cables
Direct Burial, Plenum, Non-Plenum
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Direct Burial Cable
Cable with a stronger sheathing and jack that can withstand extreme weather conditions. Goes directly into the ground under dirt, cement, and concrete.
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Plenum Cable/Non-Plenum
A special UTP, STP coating that provides a fire-retardant chemical layer to the other insulting jacket. Goes in ceilings, walls, air ducts, and raised floors. Non-Plenum is UTP and STP.
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Fiber Optic Cable
Uses light from an LED or laser to transmit information through a thin glass fiber.
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Types of Fiber Optic Cable
Single Mode(SMF), Multimode(MMF)
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Single Mode(SMF)
Used for longer distances and has smaller core size which allows only a single mode of travel for the light signal. SMF core size 8.3-10u(microns). Expensive with Yellow Shealth
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Multimode(MMF)
Used for shorter distances and has larger core size which allows for multiple modes of travel for the light signal. MMF core size 50-100u in diameter. cheap with blue or orange shealth.
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Fiber Optic Cable Connecter Types
Subscriber Connector(Stick and Click), Straight Tip Connector(Stick and Twist), Lucent Connector(Love Connector), MTRJ(Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack).
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Coaxial Cable
One the oldest categories of copper media or cabling, still used today.
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Coaxial Cable Parts
Center Core, Insulator, Metallic Shield, Braided metal shielding, Plastic jacket.
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Coaxial Cable Types
RG-6, RG-59
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Coaxial Cable Connectors
F-type, Bayonet Neill-Concelman(BNC/British Naval), Twinaxial Cable
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The three ways to perform wireless spectrum transmission
Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum(DSSS), Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum(FHSS), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing(OFDM).
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Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum(DSSS)
Wireless spectrum that modulates data over an entire range of frequencies using a series of signals known as chips. not used very often.
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Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum(FHSS)
Wireless spectrum that allows devices to hop between predetermined frequencies. Good for security but slows down bandwidth
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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing(OFDM)
Wirelesss spectrum that uses a slow modulation rate with simultaneous transmissions over 52 different data streams. Most commonly used.
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Wireless networking spectrums
2.4GHz, and 5GHz
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What is a channel in wireless networking
A virtual medium through which wireless networks can send and receive data.
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What is channel bonding in wireless networking.
Allows for creation of a wider channel by merging neighboring channels into one. But can increases interference.
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Wireless networking Standards
802.11a(5GHz,54 Mbps), 802.11b(2.4GHz,11 Mbps), 802.11g(2.4GHz,54 Mbps), 802.11n(2.4/5GHz,150 Mbps), 802.11ac(5GHz,3 Gbps), 802.11ax(2.4/5/6GHz,9.6 Gbps)
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802.11a has what spectrum/speeds
5GHZ, 54Mbps
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802.11b has what spectrum/speeds
2.4GHz, and 11Mbps
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802.11g has what spectrum/speeds
2.4GHz, 54Mbps
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802.11n has what spectrum/speeds
2.4 & 5GHz, 150Mbps
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802.11ac has what spectrum/speeds
5GHz, 3Gbps
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802.11ax has what spectrum/speeds
2.4, 5, & 6GHz, 9.6Gbps
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Multiple-input and Multiple-Output(MIMO)
Uses multiple antennas to send and receive data than it could with a single antenna.
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Multiple User Multiple Input Multiple Output(MUMIMO)
Allows multiple users to access the wireless network and access point at the same time. Newer version of MIMO.
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Radio Frequency Interference(RFI)
Occurs when there are similar frequencies to wireless networks in the area. As signal decreases in strength or interference increases, the signal-to-noise ratio worsens.
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The three types of wireless security protocols.
Wired Equivalent Privacy(WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access(WPA), Wi-Fi Protected Access 2(WPA2).
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What is WEP in wireless security
Wired Equivalent Privacy(WEP): Original 802.11 wireless security standard which is an increase in security protocol.
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What is WPA in wireless security
Wi-Fi Protected Access(WPA): Replaced WEP and follows the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol(TKIP). Still considered weak for today's standards
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What is WPA2 in wireless security
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2(WPA2): Created as part of IEEE 802.11i standard and requires stronger encryption and integrity checking through CCMP.
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MAC Address Filtering
Configures an access point with listing of permitted MAC address (like an ACL)
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Disabling SSID Broadcast
Configures an access point not to broadcast the name of the wireless LAN.
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Types of Fixed Wireless
Wi-Fi(802.11), Cellular, Microwave, Satellite
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Wi-Fi(802.11) Fixed Wireless is/does?
Creates a point to point connections from one building to another over a relatively short distance.
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Cellular Fixed Wireless uses what
Uses a larger antenna and a larger hotspot powered by a power outlet within an office or home.
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Microwave Fixed Wireless
Creates a point to point connection between two or more buildings that have larger distances. Up to 40 miles
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Satellite Fixed Wireless
A long range and fixed wireless solution that can go miles. Low earth orbit more satellites, Geosynchronous Orbit one satellite covers more
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What is NFC?
Near Field Communication(NFC). Uses radio frequency to send electromagnetic charge containing the transaction data over a short distance.
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What is RFID?
Radio Frequency Identification(RFID): A form of radio frequency transmission modified for use in authentication systems.
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What is IrDA?
Infrared Data(IrDA). Older tech, allows two devices to communicate using line of sight communication in the infrared spectrum.
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What is Bluetooth?
Bluetooth creates a personal area network over 2.4GHz to allow for wireless connectivity. Replaced infrared.

Comptia A+ Core 1 (12 decks)

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