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Unit 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Secures cable ends to connectors through application of
mechanical pressure.

A

Crimper

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2
Q

Tests continuity and pin-out for disconnected cables

A

Cable tester

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3
Q

Performs cable tester functions on cables connected to a
device.

A

Loopback adapter

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4
Q

Inserts and securely seats individual cable wires into
contact slots.

A

Punchdown tool

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5
Q

Checks for breaks in fiber optic cable.

A

Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)

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6
Q

Checks for proper light propagation in fiber optic cables.

A

Light meter

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7
Q

Helps isolate a single cable within a larger bundle of
cables.

A

Tone generator

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8
Q

Measures voltage, resistance, and tests continuity in
electrical circuits.

A

Digital Multimeter

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9
Q

Scans for amplitude across a domain of radio frequencies

A

Spectrum analyzer

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10
Q

Intercepts and logs network packets for
malware/intrusion analysis

A

Packet sniffer

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11
Q

searches for unintentionally opened logical ports

A

Port scanner

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12
Q

Shows information on all frames within your network (i.e.
Wireshark)

A

Protocol Analyzer

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13
Q

Tests WiFi signal for reliability, signal strength, and
download speed.

A

WiFi Analyzer

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14
Q

Tests upload and download speed of modem.

A

Bandwidth speed tester

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15
Q

Queries a given Internet Protocol (IP) address to verify
network connectivity

A

ping

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16
Q

Traces all the routers between two points, used to detect
unresponsive routers.

A

Tracert

17
Q

Displays activity for a given domain name, used to
diagnose DNS problems

A

Nslookup

18
Q

Displays IP settings for the computer on which this
command is input.

A

ipconfig

19
Q

Configures network interface.

A

Ifconfig

20
Q

Allows utility firewall settings

A

iptables (unix only)

21
Q

Shows all active TCP sessions for a computer.

A

Netstat

22
Q

Same as Wireshark, but with only available in
command line.

A

tcpdump (unix only)

23
Q

Measures network latency and loss.

A

Pathping

24
Q

Scans all devices on your network for vulnerabilities.

A

Nmap

25
Q

Display/edit the local systems routing table

A

route

26
Q

Display/edit the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
table on a computer.

A

Arp

27
Q

Same as nslookup

A

dig (unix only)

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