Network+ Chapter 1

Question 1

What are 9 common dedicated servers? Ch 1 -pg 6

Answer 1

File server,Mail Server, Print server, Web server, Fax server, Application server, Telephony server, Remote access server, Proxy server

Question 2

What is the function of a File server? pg 6

Answer 2

Stores and dispenses files

Question 3

What is the function of a Mail server? pg 6

Answer 3

The network’s post office; handles email functions

Question 4

What is the function of a Web server? pg 6

Answer 4

Manages web-based activities by running Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

Question 5

What is the function of a Fax server? pg 6

Answer 5

The “memo maker” that sends and receives paperless faxes over the network

Question 6

What is the function of a Application server? pg 6

Answer 6

Manages network applications

Question 7

What is the function of a Telephony server? pg 6

Answer 7

Handles the call center and call routing and can be thought of as a sophisticated network answering machine

Question 8

What is the function of a Remote access server? pg 6

Answer 8

Provides remote users with access to the network through modems and an IP connection

Question 9

What is the function of a Proxy server? pg 6

Answer 9

Handles tasks in the place of other machines on the network

Question 10

What is the function of a Print server? pg 6

Answer 10

Manages printers on the network

Question 11

The term _______ is used to describe pretty much anything that takes an IP address. pg 7

Answer 11

for the Network+ exam, stick to the definition being networkdevices, including workstations and servers, with IP addresses.

Question 12

is a mechanism in high-performance telecommunications networks that directs data from one network node to the next based on short path labels rather than long network addresses, avoiding complex look ups in a routing table. Ch 1 Pg 9

Answer 12

MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS)

Question 13

The Internet is a prime example of what’s known as a? Ch 1 pg 9

Answer 13

Distributed WAN

Question 14

Computers connected together in___________ do not have any central, or special, authority. Ch 1 pg 10

Answer 14

peer-to-peer networks/workgroups

Question 15

This type pf network is pretty much the polar opposite of peer-to-peer networks because in them, a single server uses a network operating system for managing the whole
network. Ch 1 pg 11

Answer 15

Client-server networks

Question 16

What are four advantages of a Client Server Network over a Peer to Peer Network? pg 11

Answer 16

Better Organized
Better Security
Scalability
performance

Question 17

In A+ we discussed Bus,Star,Ring,Mesh and Hybrid Network Topologies. What are two more that we will discuss in Network+? Ch 1 pg 12

Answer 17

Point-to-point

Point-to-multipoint

Question 18

_________is the capability of a computer or a network

system to respond to a condition automatically, often resolving it, which reduces the impact on the system. CH 1 pg 13

Answer 18

fault tolerance

Question 19

What are some of the benefits for a star topology? ch 1 pg 14

Answer 19

New stations can be added easily and quickly.

A single cable failure won’t bring down the entire network. It is relatively easy to troubleshoot.

Question 20

The routers in this topology can either be linked by a serial cable, making it a physical network, or be far apart and connected only by a circuit within a Frame Relay or MPLS network, making it a logical network. ch 1 pg 16

Answer 20

point-to-point topology

Question 21

What are some of the things you should thing about when selecting the right topology? Pg 19

Answer 21

Ask/Thing of the right questions
how much cash do you have?
how much fault tolerance do you really need?
is this network likely to grow like a weed over time?
how scalable does your network need to be?

Question 22

What is the network backbone? pg 20

Answer 22

It’s what all the networks segments and servers connect to and what gives the network its structure.

Question 23

True or False-A full mesh physical topology has the best chance of having a collision. pg 16

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Out of the 7 Topologies which one is the most basic? pg 12

Answer 24

Bus

Question 25

Although a bus topology is easy to install and not very expensive what are some disadvantages of the bus topology? pg 12

Answer 25

it’s hard to troubleshoot, change, or move, and it really doesn’t offer much in the way of fault tolerance because
everything is connected to that single cable.

Question 26

Whats one of the best features of a Star Topology? pg 13

Answer 26

each computer or network segment is connected to the central device individually, if the cable fails, it brings down only that particular machine or network segment.
It is relatively easy to troubleshoot.

Question 27

What are the disadvantages of a star topology? pg 14

Answer 27

The total installation cost can be higher because of the larger number of cables but prices are constantly becoming more competitive.
It has a single point of failure (the hub or other central device).

Question 28

The internet is a prime example of this type of network? pg 9

Answer 28

distributed WAN

Question 29

What are 4 advantages of a MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS)? ch 1 pg 9

Answer 29

Physical layout flexibility
Prioritizing of data
Redundancy in case of link failure
One-to-many connection

Question 30

What is the big dog of all WANs? ch 1 pg7

Answer 30

the Internet—every day!