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MTA Networking Fundamentals Exam Study Guide
Solutions
Local Area Network (LAN) - Ans:✔✔-two or more computers that exchange data, confined to a small
geographic area usually one building.
Reason organizations need networks - Ans:✔✔-Sharing, Communication, Organization, Money
Most popular Lan - Ans:✔✔-Wired-computers and other devices are wired together using copper-based
twisted-pair cables RJ45 plugs on each end.
wireless access point (WAP) - Ans:✔✔-acts as the central connecting device for the network, such as
laptops, PDAs, tablet computers, micro computers
VLAN- Virtual LAN - Ans:✔✔-is a group of host with a common set of requirements that communicate as
if they were connected together in a normal fashion on one switch, regardless of their physical location.
Perimeter network - Ans:✔✔-aka as demilitarized zone DMZ-Small network that is set up separately
from a company's private LAN and the internet.
Back-to-back configuration - Ans:✔✔-involves DMZ situated between two firewall devices, which could
be black box appliances or Microsoft Internet Security.
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3-leg perimeter configuration - Ans:✔✔-the DMZ is usually attached to a seperate connection of the
company firewall- 1 to company LAN -1 to the DMZ -1 to the Internet.
Network topology - Ans:✔✔-defines the physical connection of hosts in a computer network.
Star topology - Ans:✔✔-most common topology, each computer is individually wired to a central
connecting device with twisted-pair cabling.
Mesh topology - Ans:✔✔-every computer connects to every other computer; no central connecting
device is needed
Ring Topology - Ans:✔✔-each computer is connected to the network using a closed loop; done with
coaxial cable. This is a pretty outdated concept
Token Ring - Ans:✔✔-sends data logicaly in a ring fashion, Token Ring network are physically connected
in a star fashion, but logically a ring.
Ethernet - Ans:✔✔-a group of networking technologies that define how information is sent and received
between network adapters, hubs, switches, and other devices.
Frame - Ans:✔✔-is a group of bytes packaged by a network adapter for transimission across the
network, these frames are created on Layer 2 of the OSI model.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics engineers 802.3 - Ans:✔✔-defines carrier sense multiple
access with collision detection or CSMA/CD
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802.3 - Ans:✔✔-10 Mbps - 10Base5 - Thick coaxial
802.3u - Ans:✔✔-100 Mbps - 100Base-TX, 100Base-T4, 100Base-FX = TP using 2 pairs, TP using 4 pairs,
Fiber optic
802.3ab - Ans:✔✔-1000 Mbps or 1Gbps - 10GBASE-T - TWISTED PAIR
802.3Z - Ans:✔✔-1000 Mbps or 1Gbps - 1000BASE-X - FIBER OPTIC
802.3AE - Ans:✔✔-10Gbps - 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, AND SO ON - FIBER OPTIC
Client-server - Ans:✔✔-an architecture that distributes applications between servers such as Windows
Server 2008 and client computers such as Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
File server - Ans:✔✔-stores files for computers to share
Print server - Ans:✔✔-controls printers that can be connected directly to the server or are connected to
the network.
Messaging Server - Ans:✔✔-email servers, but also fax, instant messaging, collaborative, and other types
of messaging servers.
CTI-based server - Ans:✔✔-company's telephone system meets its computer system, PBXs, and VOIP
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) - Ans:✔✔-means each computer has an equal ability to serve data and to access data,
just like any other computer on the network.
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MTA Networking Fundamentals Exam Study Guide
Solutions
Local Area Network (LAN) - Ans:✔✔-two or more computers that exchange data, confined to a small
geographic area usually one building.
Reason organizations need networks - Ans:✔✔-Sharing, Communication, Organization, Money
Most popular Lan - Ans:✔✔-Wired-computers and other devices are wired together using copper-based
twisted-pair cables RJ45 plugs on each end.
wireless access point (WAP) - Ans:✔✔-acts as the central connecting device for the network, such as
laptops, PDAs, tablet computers, micro computers
VLAN- Virtual LAN - Ans:✔✔-is a group of host with a common set of requirements that communicate as
if they were connected together in a normal fashion on one switch, regardless of their physical location.
Perimeter network - Ans:✔✔-aka as demilitarized zone DMZ-Small network that is set up separately
from a company's private LAN and the internet.
Back-to-back configuration - Ans:✔✔-involves DMZ situated between two firewall devices, which could
be black box appliances or Microsoft Internet Security.
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3-leg perimeter configuration - Ans:✔✔-the DMZ is usually attached to a seperate connection of the
company firewall- 1 to company LAN -1 to the DMZ -1 to the Internet.
Network topology - Ans:✔✔-defines the physical connection of hosts in a computer network.
Star topology - Ans:✔✔-most common topology, each computer is individually wired to a central
connecting device with twisted-pair cabling.
Mesh topology - Ans:✔✔-every computer connects to every other computer; no central connecting
device is needed
Ring Topology - Ans:✔✔-each computer is connected to the network using a closed loop; done with
coaxial cable. This is a pretty outdated concept
Token Ring - Ans:✔✔-sends data logicaly in a ring fashion, Token Ring network are physically connected
in a star fashion, but logically a ring.
Ethernet - Ans:✔✔-a group of networking technologies that define how information is sent and received
between network adapters, hubs, switches, and other devices.
Frame - Ans:✔✔-is a group of bytes packaged by a network adapter for transimission across the
network, these frames are created on Layer 2 of the OSI model.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics engineers 802.3 - Ans:✔✔-defines carrier sense multiple
access with collision detection or CSMA/CD
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802.3 - Ans:✔✔-10 Mbps - 10Base5 - Thick coaxial
802.3u - Ans:✔✔-100 Mbps - 100Base-TX, 100Base-T4, 100Base-FX = TP using 2 pairs, TP using 4 pairs,
Fiber optic
802.3ab - Ans:✔✔-1000 Mbps or 1Gbps - 10GBASE-T - TWISTED PAIR
802.3Z - Ans:✔✔-1000 Mbps or 1Gbps - 1000BASE-X - FIBER OPTIC
802.3AE - Ans:✔✔-10Gbps - 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, AND SO ON - FIBER OPTIC
Client-server - Ans:✔✔-an architecture that distributes applications between servers such as Windows
Server 2008 and client computers such as Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
File server - Ans:✔✔-stores files for computers to share
Print server - Ans:✔✔-controls printers that can be connected directly to the server or are connected to
the network.
Messaging Server - Ans:✔✔-email servers, but also fax, instant messaging, collaborative, and other types
of messaging servers.
CTI-based server - Ans:✔✔-company's telephone system meets its computer system, PBXs, and VOIP
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) - Ans:✔✔-means each computer has an equal ability to serve data and to access data,
just like any other computer on the network.
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