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Exam Question 124 (p.265):What does ISP stand for?

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internet service provider

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Exam Question 125 (p.265):What is a typical broadband download speed (2011, Worldwide)?

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9 Mbps, meaning 9 megabits per second.

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Exam Question 126 (p.265):What is a typical broadband upload speed (2011, Worldwide)?

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2.5 Mbps, meaning 2.5 megabits per second.

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Exam Question 127 (p.265):What is bandwidth?

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Bandwidth measures how many bits per second can be transmitted.Bandwidth is important to downloading les and viewing web pages.

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Exam Question 128 (p.265):What is throughput?

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Throughput measures how many bits per second can be transmitted.Bandwidth and throughput mean the same thing.

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Exam Question 129 (p.265):What are the two measures of network speed?

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bandwidth, latency

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Exam Question 130 (p.265):What are the three measures of network speed?

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download bandwidth, upload bandwidth, and latency

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Exam Question 131 (p.265):What is latency?

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Latency is the delay between a packet being sent and being received.Latency is also called ping or lag. Latency is important to gamers.In the home market, typically an ISP is a cable TV company or a telephonecompany. Satellite companies also provide Internet.

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Exam Question 132 (p.265):What does demarc stand for?

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demarcation

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Exam Question 133 (p.265):Why is the demarc important?

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The ISP is responsible for everything outside the demarc. You are re-sponsible for everything inside the demarc.

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Exam Question 134 (p.265):What does modem stand for?

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modulator demodulator

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Exam Question 135 (p.265):What does WAN stand for?

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wide area network

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Exam Question 136 (p.265):What does a modem do?

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It converts between voltages and frequencies.

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Exam Question 137 (p.265):What does UTP stand for?

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unshielded twisted pair

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Exam Question 138 (p.265):What does UTP do?

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It is a physical cable for carrying bits between devices within a local areanetwork.

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Exam Question 139 (p.265):What does Cat 5 stand for?

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category five

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Exam Question 140 (p.265):Which is better quality, cat5 or cat6?

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cat6

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Exam Question 141 (p.265):What is troubleshooting?

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When you have trouble, you try to gure out what the cause is and howto x it.

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Exam Question 142 (p.265):What two times should you connect your computer directly to a modem?

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(a) when it is the only computer on your home network. (b) when youare troubleshooting the network.

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Exam Question 143 (p.265):What ve services does a typical home router provide?

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rewall, gateway, DHCP, NAT, Wi-Fi

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Exam Question 144 (p.265):What does a rewall do?

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It stops uninvited packets from reaching your computer.

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Exam Question 145 (p.266):What does a gateway do?

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It provides a path from your computer to the Internet.

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Exam Question 146 (p.266):What does DHCP do?

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It provides network conguration information to your computer whenyou connect to the network.

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Exam Question 147 (p.266):What does NAT do?

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Normally it translates non-routable IP addresses into routable ones.Actually NAT can translate any kind of IP address into any kind, but it ismost useful converting between routable and non-routable.

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Exam Question 148 (p.266):What does Wi-Fi do?

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It provides wireless connections between laptops and the local area net-work.

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Exam Question 149 (p.266):What does WAP stand for?

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wireless access point

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Exam Question 150 (p.266):What does WLAN stand for?

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wireless local area network

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Exam Question 151 (p.266):How fast is Wi-Fi?

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54 Mbps, shared, is common.Wi-Fi speeds max out at 11 Mbps for 802.11b, 54 Mbps for 802.11g, and600 Mbps for 802.11n. That bandwidth is shared among all users.

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Exam Question 152 (p.266):How many connections can a Wi-Fi access point handle?

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hundreds

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Exam Question 153 (p.266):How fast is a wired connection?

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100 or 1000 Mbps in each direction per connection is common.

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Exam Question 154 (p.266):What is duplex?

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Duplex tells whether you have two paths, in and out, that can operateat the same time.

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Exam Question 155 (p.266):What is half duplex?

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You can send and receive, but not both at the same time. Wi-Fi is typically half duplex.

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Exam Question 156 (p.266):What is full duplex?

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You can send and receive, both at the same time. Wired connections aretypically full duplex.

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Exam Question 157 (p.266):What benet does a switch provide?

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It provides more wired ports for your LAN.

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Exam Question 158 (p.266):Name ve components of a typical home Internet system.

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ISP, modem, router, WAP, computers.

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Exam Question 159 (p.266):Name ve categories of ISP.

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cable, telephone (DSL), wireless, satellite, power line.

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Exam Question 160 (p.266):What does UPS stand for?

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uninterruptible power supply

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Exam Question 161 (p.266):What is a hotspot?

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Also called a Wi-Fi hotspot, it is another name for Wireless Access Point.

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Exam Question 162 (p.266):What does default mean?

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Default is the choice or action that will happen if you do not specifysomething else.

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Exam Question 163 (p.266):What defaults should I not keep?

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passwords

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Exam Question 164 (p.266):What passwords does a home router normally have?

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An administrative password and a Wi-Fi password.

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Exam Question 165 (p.267):What is a Global Broadcast Ping?

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It is a ping to every device that you can reach.

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Exam Question 166 (p.267):What is the command to do a Global Broadcast Ping?

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ping 255.255.255.255

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Exam Question 167 (p.267):With Global Broadcast Ping, who is the rst responder?

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Normally the device sending the ping is also the rst to respond.

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Exam Question 168 (p.267):With Global Broadcast Ping, who is the second responder?

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Normally the router (gateway) connecting you to the rest of the Internetis the second device to respond.