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CompTIA A+ Exam 1 > Networking > Flashcards

Networking Flashcards

1
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What does EMI stand for?

A

Electromagnetic Interference

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2
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What does WLAN stand for?

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Wireless Local Area Network

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3
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What does NIC stand for?

A

Network Interface Card

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4
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What does IEEE stand for?

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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5
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What does CMOS stand for?

A

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

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6
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What does LAN stand for?

A

Local Area Network

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7
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What does IP stand for?

A

Internet Protocol

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8
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What does DSL stand for?

A

Digital Subscriber Line

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9
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What does ISP stand for?

A

Internet Service Provider

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10
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What does DHCP stand for?

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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11
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What does NETBios stand for?

A

Network Basic Input Output System

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12
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What does MAN stand for?

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Metropolitan Area Network

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13
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What does DNS stand for?

A

Domain Name Server/Service

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14
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What does IRQ stand for?

A

Interrupt Request

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15
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What does APIPA stand for?

A

Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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16
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What does NFS stand for?

A

Network File System

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17
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What does WAN stand for?

A

Wide Area Network

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18
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What does ICMP stand for?

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Internet Control Message Protocol

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19
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What does NAT stand for?

A

Network Address Translation

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20
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What does VLAN stand for?

A

Virtual Local Area Network

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21
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What does MAC (address) stand for?

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Media Access Control

22
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What does DAC stand for?

A

Discretionary Access Control

23
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What does VPN stand for?

A

Virtual Private Network

24
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Usable only on private networks and cannot be routed through the internet

A

Private IP Address

25
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What is the following IP range called?
192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255

A

IPv4 Class C Range

26
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What’s delivered to any interface or node in the same LAN using IPv4 only?

A

Broadcast

27
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What does IPv4 stand for and how many bits is it?

A

Internet Protocol Version 4
32 bits

28
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What is the following IP range called?
168.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255

A

APIPA Range

29
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What is the following IP range called?
192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255

A

Private Class C Range

30
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What is usable on both private and public networks and can be routed through the internet, as long as the IP address is unique

A

Public IP Address

31
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IPv6 version of public addresses which must be unique and usable on the internet

A

IPv6 Global

32
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What is the following IP range called?
128.0.0.0 to 191.255.0.0

A

IPv4 Class B Range

33
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Delivered to one interface or node

A

Unicast

34
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What is the following IP address called?
127.0.0.1

A

IPv4 Loop-back Address

35
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Delivered to the nearest interface

A

Anycast

36
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Delivered to a group of interfaces or nodes

A

Multicast

37
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What does NAT do?

A

Translates IP addresses between different networks typically between a public and private network.

38
Q

What is the following IP range called?
172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255

A

Private Class B Range

39
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What is the following IP range called?
1.0.0.0 to 126.0.0.0

A

IPv4 Class A Range

40
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What does IPv6 stand for and how many bits is it?

A

Internet Protocol Version 6
128 Bits

41
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What does IaaS stand for?

A

Infrastructure as a Service

42
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What does DaaS stand for?

A

Data as a Service OR Desktop as a Service

43
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What does DBaaS stand for?

A

Database as a Service

44
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What does SaaS stand for?

A

Software as a Service

45
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What does NaaS stand for?

A

Network as a Service

46
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What does PaaS stand for?

A

Platform as a Service

47
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Connecting two devices using a physical cable to share a network or data connection between them

A

Tethering

48
Q

For short-range direct wireless connections between smartphones, computers, laptops, and other devices

A

Bluetooth

49
Q

An open standard based on IEEE 802.15.4 PAN that creates a mesh of wireless devices for sharing information. Often used in home automation networks.

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ZigBee

50
Q

Proprietary wireless standard that creates a mesh of wireless devices for sharing information. Often used in home automation networks.

A

Z-Wave

51
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Often used for payments but can have other use cases. Requires proximity and line of site for devices to share data wirelessly

A

NFC

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