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C393 CompTIA A+ Part 1 > Lesson 4 > Flashcards

Lesson 4 Flashcards

1
Q

MAN

A

Metropolitan Area Network

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2
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SOHO

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Small Office/Home Office

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3
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A business-oriented network possibly using a centralized server

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Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)

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4
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AP

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Access Point

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5
Q

What type of computer is dedicated to running network applications and hosting shared resources?

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Server Computer

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6
Q

What type of computer allows end users to access the applications and resources to do work?

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Client Computer

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7
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A whole site that is dedicated to provisioning server resources

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Datacenter

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8
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SAN

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Storage Area Network

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9
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iSCSI

A

Internet Small Computer System Interface

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10
Q

What makes it possible to set up a shared-storage network where multiple servers and clients can access central storage resources as if the storage was a locally connected device?

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Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)

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11
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PAN

A

Personal Area Network

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12
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_________ refers to using wireless connectivity to connect devices at a range of a few meters

A

Personal Area Network (PAN)

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13
Q

IOT

A

Internet Of Things

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14
Q

A smart fridge is an example of ________

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Internet Of Things

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15
Q

NIC

A

Network Interface Card

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16
Q

Each Ethernet NIC port has a unique hardware/physical address, called the _________

A

Media Access Control (MAC) address

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17
Q

IDC

A

Insulation Displacement Connector

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18
Q

Punch-down blocks at the back of the Patch Panel

A

Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC)

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19
Q

A legacy network hardware device that was used to implement the 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T Ethernet cabling designs.

A

Hub

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20
Q

Which network design is referred to as a Star Topology?

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Hub

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21
Q

Each computer attached to a hub receiving all the traffic sent by other connected devices is referred to as a ______

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Collision Domain

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22
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When a group of computers can send or receive, but not at the same time.

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Half-Duplex

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23
Q

A device that connects two different local area networks together

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Ethernet Bridge

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24
Q

A type of switch that performs its functions without requiring any sort of configuration

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Unmanaged Switch

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25
Q

Ports that are used to connect a switch to another switch

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Uplink Ports

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26
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Provides a power supply and fast communications backplane to interconnected multiple switch units

A

Modular Switch

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27
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PoE

A

Power over Ethernet

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28
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A means of supplying electrical power from a switch port over ordinary data cabling to a powered device

A

Power over Ethernet

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29
Q

Allows powered devices to draw up to 13W

A

802.3af

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30
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Allows powered devices to draw up to about 25W

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802.3at (PoE+)

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31
Q

(IEEE Standards)

Power over Ethernet + (PoE+)

A

802.3at

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32
Q

(IEEE Standards)

Power over Ethernet ++ (PoE++ or 4PPoE)

A

802.3bt

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33
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Supplies up to 51W

A

802.3bt (PoE++)

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34
Q

A type of switch that goes through a detection phase to determine whether the device is PoE enabled. If so, it determines the device’s power consumption and sets an appropriate supply voltage level.

A

PoE Switch

35
Q
  1. UTP
  2. STP
  3. ScTP
    4, F/UTP
  4. FTP
  5. S/FTP
  6. F/FTP
A
  1. Unshielded Twisted Pair
  2. Shielded Twisted Pair
  3. Screened Twisted Pair
  4. Foiled/Unshielded Twisted Pair
  5. Foiled Twisted Pair
  6. Shielded Twisted Pair
  7. Foiled/Foiled Twisted Pair
36
Q

What is the most popular type of network cable?

A

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

37
Q

The reduction of the force, effect, or value of something

A

Attenuation

38
Q

Unshielded Twisted Pairs have a maximum distance of _________

A

100 m (328 f)

39
Q

Provides extra protection against interference

A

Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)

40
Q

A particular twisted pair cable construction method rated for use with given Ethernet standards

41
Q

RJ45 connectors are also referred to as

42
Q

8P8C

A

8-Position/8-Contant

43
Q

T568A pin order

A
  1. Green/White
  2. Green
  3. Orange/White
  4. Blue
  5. Blue/White
  6. Orange
  7. Brown/White
  8. Brown
44
Q

T568B pin order

A
  1. Orange/White
  2. Orange
  3. Green/White
  4. Blue
  5. Blue/White
  6. Green
  7. Brown/White
  8. Brown
45
Q

IDC

A

Institution Displacement Connector

46
Q

Designed to score the outer jacket enough to allow it to be removed

A

Cable Stripper

47
Q

Used to fix each conductor into an Institution Displacement Connector (IDC)

A

Punchdown Tool

48
Q

A pair of devices designed to attach to each end of a cable. It can be used to test a patch cord.

A

Cable Tester

49
Q

Used to intercept the signals passing over a cable and send them to a packet or protocol analyzer

A

Network Taps

50
Q

A box with ports for incoming and outgoing network cabling and an inductor or optical splitter that physically copies the signal from the cabling to a monitor port.

A

Passive Test Access Point (TAP)

51
Q

TAP

A

Passive Test Access Point

52
Q

A powered device that performs signal regeneration, which may be necessary in some circumstances.

A

Active Passive Test Access Point (TAP)

53
Q

HVAC

A

Heat, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

54
Q

A void in a building designed to carry Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems

A

Plenum space

55
Q

Plenum-rated cabled are marked as

56
Q

General purpose cables are marked as

57
Q

OSP

A

Outside Plant

58
Q

Cable run on the external walls of a building or between two buildings

A

Outside Plant (OSP)

59
Q

A cable that is laid and then covered in earth or cement/concrete

A

Direct Burial cable

60
Q

Consists of an ultra-fine core of glass to convey the light pulses

A

Optical Fiber

61
Q

SMF

A

Single Mode Fiber

62
Q

MMF

A

Multi-Mode Fiber

63
Q

IEEE

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

64
Q

the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 802.11 standards are better known as

65
Q

Means the each client device (station) is configured to connect to the network via an Access Point (AP)

A

Infrastructure Mode

66
Q

The wired network is referred to as the

A

Distribution System (DS)

67
Q

Frequency bands are split into a series of smaller rangers referred to as

68
Q

The ________________ standard uses the 5 GHz frequency band

A

IEEE 802.11a

69
Q

The ________________ standard uses the 2.4 GHz frequency band

A

IEEE 802.11b

70
Q

802.11ac aka

71
Q

802.11ax aka

72
Q

SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

73
Q

Records statistics for the access point that the client is currently associated with and detects and other access points in the vicinity

A

Wi-Fi Analyzer

74
Q

Wireless signal strength is measured in _____ units

A

decibel (dB)

75
Q

dB

76
Q

mw

77
Q

SNR

A

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

78
Q

_______ spectrum means that the network operator purchased the exclusive right to use a frequency band within a given geographical area from the regulator

79
Q

FCC

A

Federal Communication Commision

80
Q

________ means the operator uses a public frequency band

A

Unlicensed

81
Q

EIRP

A

Effective Isotropic Radiated Power

82
Q

BLE

A

Bluetooth Lower Energy

83
Q

RFID

A

Radio Frequency Identification

84
Q

NFC

A

Near Field Communication

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