Core 1 Flashcards
What is the maximum throughput of a SATA II drive?
3 Gbps
MAC addresses can be represented by how many hexadecimal characters?
12
What is the IP address of the “localhost”?
127.0.0.1
What would cause a laser printer to generate a totally black sheet?
No power to the primary corona.
Intermittent lockups and reboots are most likely caused by?
Failing power supply
Which monitor display creates the best range of visible colors?
OLED
What part of a laser printer should you avoid touching while servicing and why?
Fuser- one of the two rollers is heated.
Which subnet mask is used with a Class B address?
255.255.0.0
Which interface is the fastest?
NVMe
What are the common battery types found in modern portable devices?
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) and Lithium-ion Polymer (LiPo)
What is the most common memory module form factor type used in laptops?
SO-DIMM (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module)
What are three characteristics of magnetic drives?
- High capacity
- Low device cost
- Low performance
What are three features of Solid-State Drives (SSDs)?
- Relatively high device cost
- Lower capacity in comparison to magnetic drives
- High performance
Which type of expansion card enables communication in 802.11 networks?
WLAN
What is a laptop’s Bluetooth module referred to as?
WPAN
Which expansion card enables communication over cellular networks?
WWAN
Which display technology is most commonly used in modern laptops?
LCD
What are three features of In-Plane Switching (IPS)?
- High color quality
- Wide viewing angles
- Slow response time
What are three characteristics that describe Twisted Nematic (TN) technology?
- Low viewing angles
- Fast response times
- Low color quality
Vertical Alignment (VA) display technology can be characterized by what?
- High contrast ratios
- Good viewing angles
- Good color quality
What type of cloud infrastructure is available solely for a single organization?
Private Cloud
What term is used to describe a cloud computing feature that allows for automatic allocation of computing resources in proportion with demand?
Rapid elasticity
Which cloud computing service model offers remote access to applications based on monthly or annual subscriptions?
Saas (Software as a Service)
What is a Hybrid Cloud?
A cloud delivery model that consists of two or more interlinked cloud infrastructures (private, community, or public).
Which cloud computing service models offers clients the ability to purchase computing resources as an outsourced service from suppliers who maintain all the necessary equipment and software?
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
What terms refers to a solution that allows multiple operating systems to work simultaneously on the same hardware?
Virtualization
A set of Intel CPU HAV enhancements is called what?
VT-x
What is the HAV enhancements developed by AMD for its CPUS called?
AMD-V
What term is used to describe a situation in which a large number of deployed virtual machines that lack proper administrative controls?
VM sprawl
What term refers to the process of breaking out of the boundaries of a guest operating system installation to access the primary hypervisor controlling all the virtual machines on the host machine?
VM escape
What was the secure replacement for Telnet?
SSH
What term refers to a system containing mappings of domain names to various types of data, such as numerical IP addresses?
DNS
What are three characteristics of Telnet?
- Provides usernames and password authentication
- Transmits data in an unencrypted form
- Enables remote log in and command execution
What network protocol provides an alternate solution to the manual allocation of IP addresses?
DHCP
What is in use when a WINS server tries to resolve a host name into an IP address on a Windows-based LAN?
NetBIOS
What refers to a Microsoft-proprietary remote-access protocol providing a user with graphical interface for connecting to another computer over a network?
RDP
What are two connectionless protocols?
DHCP and TFTP
What are two connection-oriented protocols?
SSH and HTTPS
What common applications make use of TCP?
- File transfer
- Email communication
3.Web browsing
What common applications make use of UDP?
- Video conferencing
- Live streaming
- Online gaming
- Voice over IP (VoIP)
A dim display on a laptop LCD screen might indicate a problem relating to what?
Backlight or Inverter
In laser printing, vertical lines on each output page indicate a problem related to what?
The imaging drum
Garbled characters on output pages would indicate a printing problem related to what?
The printer driver
In laser printing, toner falling off the printed copies indicates what?
There is a problem with the fuser assembly
POP3 protocol is used for what?
Email retrieval
Which refers to an API that enables communication between hosts on a LAN?
NetBIOS
A type of protocol used in network management systems for monitoring network-attached devices is called what?
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
What is the name of a network protocol that secures web traffic via SSL/TLS encryption?
HTTPS
What are the characteristics of SMB/CIFS?
- Provides shared access to files, directories, and devices.
- Used mainly by computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Which port enables the FTP’s Data Connection for sending file data?
TCP port 20
The FTP’s Control Connection for administering a session is established through what port?
TCP port 21
SSH protocol runs on which port?
TCP port 22
Which TCP port is used by Telnet?
23
TCP port 25 is used by which protocol?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Which port is assigned to the Domain Name System (DNS)?
53
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) runs on which ports?
UDP port 67
UDP port 68
TCP port 80 is assigned to which protocol?
HTTP
Post Office Protocol v3 (POP3) uses which port?
TCP port 110
What ports are reserved for NetBIOS services?
137, 138, 139
What TCP port is used by the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)?
143
An SNMP management station receives SNMP notifications from Agents on which UDP port?
162
TCP port 389 is the default network port for which protocol?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
What port is used by HTTPS?
TCP port 443
What protocol runs on TCP port 445?
SMB/CIFS
What device is deigned to filter and transfer data packets between dissimilar types of computer networks?
Router
What device refers to a data-link layer device designed to forward frames between network segments?
Switch
A type 2 layer network switch with configuration features that can be modified through a user interface is known as what?
Managed switch
An infrastructure device designed for connecting wireless/wired client devices to a network is commonly referred to as what?
Access Point (AP)
A simple device consisting of multiple connector blocks and ports used for cable management is know as what?
Patch panel
What hardware or software monitors network traffic and depending on the configuration settings applied to each data packet either blocks it or allows it to pass through?
Firewall
What solutions allow electricity to be supplied over standard Ethernet cables?
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- IEEE 802.3af
What is the dedicated device that is designed for supplying power over Ethernet cabling?
Injector
Which IEEE standard implements PoE+?
IEEE 802.3at
What does IEEE 802.3bt standards implement?
- PoE++
- 4PPoE
Which device is most prone to network performance degradation due to large number of network collisions?
Hub
Name three characteristic features of cable modems?
- Cabling that carries TV signals
- Coaxial cabling
- Shared bandwidth
Name three characteristic features of DSL modems?
- Dedicated bandwidth
- Twisted-pair copper cabling
- Telephone lines
Which type of fiber-optic equipment can be found at Demarc?
ONT
Which computer’s hardware component is designed for enabling network access?
NIC
Which refers to a technology designed to simplify network infrastructure management?
SDN (Software Defined Networking)
What frequency bands are used by the 802.11 networks?
5.0 GHz and 2.4 GHz
What are some characteristics of Bluetooth?
Short-range wireless technology, used for connecting devices in a WPAN, and has a 2.4 GHz range.
What are some of the characteristic features of the IEEE 802.11a wireless standard?
Uses the 5.0 GHz frequency band and has a maximum data signal of 54 Mbps.
What are some of the characteristic features of the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard?
Uses the 2.4 GHz frequency band and has a maximum data signal rate of 11 Mbps.
what are some of the characteristic features of the IEEE 802.11g wireless standard?
Uses the 2.4 GHz frequency band and has a maximum data signal rate of 54 Mbps.
What are some of the characteristic features of the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard?
Uses both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz frequency band, has a maximum data signaling rate up to 600 Mbps, and uses Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO).
What are some of the characteristic features of the IEEE 802.11ac (WiFi5) wireless standard?
Uses the 5.0 GHz frequency band, has a maximum data signaling rate up to 6.933 Gbps, and uses Multi-User Multiple Input/ Multiple Output (MU-MIMO).
What are some of the characteristics of the IEEE 802.11ax (WiFi 6) wireless standard?
Uses both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz frequency bands, has a maximum data signaling rate up to 9.607 Gbps, and uses Multi-User Multiple Input/ Multiple Output (MU-MIMO).
What antenna type is not suitable for long-range point-to-point bridging links?
Omnidirectional
What types of antenna are suitable for long-range point-to-point bridging links?
Yagi, Dish, and Parabolic
What wireless technology enables identification and tracking of tags attached to objects?
RFID
What type of server handles requests to connect to a website and displays its contents by translating the URL entered in the web browser address bar to an IP address.
DNS server
What type of server is used for automatic allocation of IP addresses on a network?
DHCP server
A dedicated file server is also referred to as what?
FTP server
What is the function of a SMTP server?
Email handling
IPP, LPD/LPR, and SMB/CIFS are examples of protocols that enable what kind of network service?
Printing
Which type of server is used for collecting diagnostic and monitoring data from networked devices?
Syslog server
What is the function of an HTTP server?
Serving web pages
What protocol and port number is used by spam filter?
SMTP 25
What physical network device or software solution is designed for managing the optimal distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources?
Load balancer
What is a computer system or application that acts as an intermediary between another computer and the Internet?
Proxy
What is the industrial and manufacturing control system known as?
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
Wearable tech or home automation is known as what?
Internet of Things (IoT) devices
What allows to determine which network segment an IP address belongs to?
Subnet mask
What term refers to a networked device providing an entry point into another network or the Internet?
Default gateway
What data is required for manual configuration of network adapter settings?
IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server.
How many bits does an IPv4 address consist of?
32
IPv4 addresses are expressed using what type of numbers?
Decimal
What is an IPv4 loopback address?
127.0.0.1
How many bits does an IPv6 address consist of?
128
IPv6 addresses are expressed using what type of numbers?
Hexadecimal
What are two IPv6 loopback addresses?
0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 and ::1
What is a permanent assignment of an IP address?
Static IP address
What type of server handles the assignment of dynamic IP addresses?
DHCP server
What is a limited-range computer network used for data transmission among various types of personal devices know as?
PAN
What is a computer network connecting multiple smaller networks over very large geographical area known as?
WAN
What is a type of network connecting computers within a small geographical area such as a building or group of buildings known as?
LAN
What is an ISP offering Internet access to subscribers at a designated wireless hotspot known as?
WISP
Which WAN technology takes advantage of cell towers that provide wireless signal coverage for mobile devices?
WWAN
What is the most common type of DSL Internet access?
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
What is the use of cable modems for Internet access within a standard cable television infrastructure commonly referred to as?
Cable broadband
Which type of Internet connection is the fastest?
Fiber
What are the characteristic features of satellite Internet connections? (3 answers)
1.High signal latency
2. InterferenceR
3. Relatively high cost in comparison to terrestrial links.
What is a system that uses public network as a means for creating private encrypted connections between remote locations called?
VPN
Which term is used to refer to a logical grouping of computers that allow computer hosts to act as if they were attached to the same broadcast domain regardless of their physical location?
VLAN
What is the range of IP addresses that a DHCP server can lease out to DHCP clients known as?
Scope
What term is used to refer to permanent IP address assignment from a DHCP server?
Reservation
What term is used to describe the time a DHCP client can use an IP address dynamically assigned by the DHCP server?
Lease
What term allows the receiver of an email message to verify that the message claimed to have come from a specific domain was indeed authorized by the owner of that domain?
DKIM
What refers to an authentication method that enables signing an outbound email message with a digital signature?
DKIM
A computer network connecting multiple LANs over an area of a city is called what?
MAN
A dedicated, independent high-speed network that interconnects and delivers shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers is known as what?
SAN (Storage Area Network)
What is a type of network consisting of computers and peripherals devices that use high-frequency radio waves to communicate with each other?
WLAN
Which tool would be used to attach an RJ45 connector to a twisted-pair Ethernet cable?
Cable crimper
What is the name of the dedicated tool used for removing electrical insulation cover from electric wires?
Cable stripper
What is a type of diagnostic tool used for measuring the strength of a wireless signal called?
WiFi analyzer
What device would be helpful in determining the optimal placement of a WAP?
WiFi analyzer
What tool would be used for locating a cable in a cabling bundle or tracing individual wires in a cable?
Toner and probe kit
What tool is used for attaching wires to a patch panel?
Punchdown tool
Which tool is used for troubleshooting incorrect pinouts on a cable?
Cable tester
What tool is used for verifying correct electrical connections of wires in a cable?
Cable tester