Network Fundamentals
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Network Fundamentals provides an introduction to the essential concepts and components that form the backbone of modern computer networks. This course covers the basic principles of data communication, network topologies, OSI and TCP/IP models, network devices such as routers, switches, and hubs, as well as foundational networking protocols. Students will learn about IP addressing, subnetting, network troubleshooting techniques, and the role of security in networking. Emphasis is placed on understanding how devices communicate and exchange data in local and wide area networks, preparing students for further study or certification in networking fields.
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Network+ Guide to Networks 5th Edition by Tamara
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Networking
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Q1) ____ networks are the most popular type of network for medium- and large-scale organizations.
A) Client/server
B) Peer-to-peer
C) Stand-alone
D) Stationary
Answer: A
Q2) ____ are the distinct units of data that are exchanged between nodes on a network.
A) Segments
B) Data packets
C) Topologies
D) Protocols
Answer: B
Q3) Very large peer-to-peer networks have emerged to take advantage of the Internet.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The part of a network to which segments and significant shared devices connect.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Network Standards and the OSI Model
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Q1) Which Data Link sublayer manages access to the physical medium?
A) LLC
B) MAC
C) Management layer
D) Addressing layer
Answer: B
Q2) ____ oversees the IAB (Internet Architecture Board).
A) EIA
B) ISOC
C) ICANN
D) ISO
Answer: B
Q3) Standards define the ____ performance of a product or service.
A) ideal
B) most acceptable
C) minimum acceptable
D) maximum acceptable
Answer: C
Q4) Generates signals as changes in voltage at the NIC.
Answer: I
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Chapter 3: Transmission Basics and Networking Media
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Q1) Every pulse in a digital signal.
Answer: A
Q2) The byte 00001110 means ____ on a digital network.
A) 3
B) 6
C) 14
D) 30
Answer: C
Q3) Describe a drawback of analog signals.
Answer: One drawback to analog signals is that their voltage is varied and imprecise.Thus,analog transmission is more susceptible to transmission flaws such as noise,or any type of interference that may degrade a signal,than digital signals.
Q4) Part of the network that does not contain end nodes.
Answer: G
Q5) Transmission form in which (typically)digital signals are sent through direct current (DC)pulses applied to the wire.
Answer: C
Q6) A common source of noise.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Introduction to TCP/IP Protocols
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Q1) The database of Internet IP addresses and their associated names.
Q2) The subprotocol that enables TCP/IP to internetwork - that is,to traverse more than one LAN segment and more than one type of network through a router is ____.
A) TCP
B) ICMP
C) UDP
D) IP
Q3) If a device does not know its own IP address,it can still use ARP.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the context of TCP/IP,a packet is also known as a(n)____________________.
Q5) Describe multicasting.
Q6) Protocols that can span more than one LAN (or LAN segment)are ____________________,because they carry Network layer addressing information that can be interpreted by a router.
Q7) Describe the DHCP leasing process.
Q8) Ports ranging from 0 to 1023; assigned to processes that only the operating system or an administrator of the system can access.
Q9) The local host name plus its domain name.
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Chapter 5: Topologies and Ethernet Standards
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Q1) Most Ethernet networks are based on the star topology.
A)True
B)False
Q2) IEEE standard for fiber-optic Ethernet networks transmitting data at 1 Gbps.
Q3) Briefly describe the IEEE 802.3af standard.Use an analogy and explain why it is useful.
Q4) The smallest LANs do not have a backbone.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain how the star-wired bus topology works.Include a description of its drawbacks and benefits.
Q6) Also known as Gigabit Ethernet.
Q7) In packet switching,when packets reach their destination node,the node ____ them based on their control information.
A) disassembles
B) deletes
C) reassembles
D) separates
Q8) IEEE standard for fiber-optic Ethernet networks transmitting data at 100 Mbps.
Q9) Describe the advantage of the star topology.
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Chapter 6: Network Hardware
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Q1) CompactFlash NICs are most frequently used to connect devices too small to handle PCMCIA slots.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A ____ is a repeater with more than one output port.
A) bridge
B) switch
C) hub
D) router
Q3) ____ routing is a technique in which a network administrator programs a router to use specific paths between nodes.
A) Static
B) Dynamic
C) Best path
D) Link-state
Q4) Define wireless NICS.Include a description of disadvantages with their use.
Q5) A computer's ____________________ is the circuit,or signaling pathway,used by the motherboard to transmit data to the computer's components,including its memory,processor,hard disk,and NIC.
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Q6) A(n)____________________ NIC is integrated into the motherboard.
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Chapter 7: WANs and Remote Connectivity
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Q1) Define the term xDSL and name the better known DSL varieties.
Q2) Dial-up ISDN does not convert a computer's digital signals to analog before transmitting them over the PSTN.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Contain sites that are connected in star or ring formations are interconnected at different levels,with the interconnection points being organized into layers to form hierarchical groupings.
Q4) A(n)____________________ uses TDM (time division multiplexing)over two wire to divide a single channel into multiple channels.
Q5) ___________________________________ is an open source system designed to allow one workstation to remotely manipulate and receive screen updates from another workstation.
Q6) Define and describe RRAS.
Q7) WANs typically send data over ____ available communications networks.
A) privately
B) publicly
C) individually
D) serially
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Chapter 8: Wireless Networking
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Q1) ____ is an 802.11n network feature allowing the combination of multiple frames into one larger frame.
A) Channel bonding
B) Channel aggregation
C) Frame aggregation
D) Frame bonding
Q2) If a station detects the presence of several access points,it will always choose the closest access point.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ____ is the least popular WLAN standard.
A) 802.11a
B) 802.11b
C) 802.11g
D) 802.11n
Q4) Dial return satellite Internet access is a(n)____ technology.
A) symmetrical
B) asymmetrical
C) proprietary
D) open source
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Chapter 9: Network Operating Systems
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Q1) A licensing mode that limits access to an application to specific users or workstations.
Q2) The term ____ memory refers to the RAM chips that are installed on the computer's system board and whose sole function is to provide memory to that machine.
A) virtual
B) logical
C) physical
D) hierarchical
Q3) A(n)____ is a list that organizes resources and associates them with their characteristics.
A) file inode
B) container
C) account
D) directory
Q4) A logical representation of multiple,hierarchical levels within a directory.
Q5) The most privileged user account on an NOS is the ____________________.
Q6) Describe symmetric multiprocessing and asymmetric multiprocessing.
Q7) Explain why multitasking does not mean performing more than one operation simultaneously.Be sure to define preemptive multitasking.
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Chapter 10: In-Depth TCP/IP Networking
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Q1) Allows an administrator to query the DNS database from any computer on the network and find the host name of a device by specifying its IP address,or vice versa.
Q2) The ____ gateway is the gateway that first interprets its outbound requests to other subnets,and then interprets its inbound requests from other subnets.
A) proxy
B) core
C) Internet
D) default
Q3) Explain how the traceroute utility uses ICMP ECHO requests to trace the path from one networked node to another,identifying all intermediate hops between the two nodes.
Q4) The gateways that make up the Internet backbone are called ____ gateways.
A) proxy
B) core
C) Internet
D) default
Q5) The combination of additional bits used for subnet information plus the existing network ID is known as the _________________________.
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Chapter 11: Voice and Video Over IP
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Q1) Describe five features unique to IP telephones.
Q2) A device providing translation between network devices running H.323 signaling protocols and devices running other types of signaling protocols.
Q3) The nerve center for networks that adhere to H.323.
Q4) Many network engineers consider ____ to be superior to MGCP.
A) SIP
B) RTCP
C) MEGACO
D) MGC
Q5) All VoIP calls are carried over the Internet.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe five capabilities to which SIP is limited.
Q7) It is more difficult to transmit VoIP and video over IP signals over a packet-switched network than it is to transmit data signals.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Any node that provides audio,visual,or data information to another node.
Q9) Describe six functions performed by signaling protocols.
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Chapter 12: Network Security
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Q1) By default,the 802.11 standard offers substantial security.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A(n)____________________ is a software application on a network host that acts as an intermediary between the external and internal networks,screening all incoming and outgoing traffic.
Q3) A ____ attack occurs when a hacker tries numerous possible character combinations to find the key that will decrypt encrypted data.
A) flashing
B) denial-of-service
C) dictionary
D) brute force
Q4) A(n)____ is a password-protected and encrypted file that holds an individual's identification information,including a public key.
A) digital certificate
B) authentication file
C) access control list
D) authentication certificate
Q5) A firewall that protects only the computer on which it is installed.
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Chapter 13: Troubleshooting Network Problems
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Q1) ____ are often considered first-level support.
A) Help desk coordinators
B) Help desk analysts
C) Administrators
D) Network specialists
Q2) Viewing the status of the wireless connection on your workstation tells you ____ about your wireless environment.
A) everything
B) nothing
C) a lot
D) a little
Q3) Occurs when two or more stations are transmitting simultaneously.
Q4) An administrator should take the time to troubleshoot all network problems correctly by asking specific questions designed to identify the problem ____.
A) intensity
B) background
C) scope
D) focus
Q5) An instrument used to measure impedance,resistance,and voltage on a wire.
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Chapter 14: Ensuring Integrity and Availability
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Q1) Explain why it is important to keep backups,boot disks,and emergency repair disks current and available.
Q2) Describe the key to fault tolerance in network design.Provide examples of fault tolerant topologies.
Q3) ____ is an automatic distribution of traffic over multiple links or processors to optimize response.
A) Redundancy
B) Failover
C) RAID
D) Load balancing
Q4) A ____ is a program that runs automatically,without requiring a person to start or stop it.
A) virus
B) worm
C) bot
D) Trojan horse
Q5) Many bots spread through the _________________________,a protocol that enables users running IRC client software to communicate instantly with other participants in a chat room on the Internet.
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Chapter 15: Network Management
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Q1) The most critical type of software upgrade you will perform is an upgrade to your ____.
A) database
B) application
C) NOS
D) backbone
Q2) Describe the purpose of baseline measurements.
Q3) The process of reverting to a previous version of software after attempting to upgrade it is known as ____.
A) backleveling
B) reverse engineering
C) downgrading
D) change back
Q4) The most comprehensive and complex upgrade involving network hardware is a(n)____ upgrade.
A) cabling
B) printer
C) NOS
D) backbone
Q5) An example of commercial network management software.
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