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Network+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram N10-003)

by: Harwood, Mike; Bird, Drew; Tittel, Ed

Network+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram N10-003)

by: Harwood, Mike; Bird, Drew; Tittel, Ed

ISBN 13:
9780789732545
ISBN 10:
0789732548
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback w/CD
Copyright: 01/01/2005
Publisher: Que
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Attention Network + Candidates: Stop spending valuable study time sorting through confusing study aids.Network + Exam Cram 2is the second edition of a best-selling Network + study guide that gives you unique insight into exam concepts. Packed with test-taking strategies, time-saving tips and Exam Notes, only the information that you need to know for the test is included in a logical, easy-to-follow format. You will also receive a CD that includes over 100 practice test questions and the Cram Sheet tear card for last-minute test review.Network + Exam Cram 2is the smarter, more efficient way to get certified.

Introduction

xxiv

Self-Assessment

xxix

Introduction to Networking

(32)

Introduction

(1)

LANs, WANs, and PANs

(2)

LANs

(1)

WANs

(1)

PANs

(1)

Network Models

(1)

Peer-to-peer Networking

(1)

Client/Server Networking Model

(1)

Centralized and Distributed Computing

(1)

Network Topologies

(6)

Bus Topology

(1)

Ring Topology

(1)

Star Topology

(1)

Mesh Topology

(1)

Wireless Topology

(2)

IEEE and Networking Standards

(3)

802.2 IEEE Standard

(1)

802.3 IEEE Standard

(1)

802.5 IEEE Standard

(1)

FDDI

(3)

802.11 IEEE Standards

(2)

Infrared Wireless Networking

(1)

Bluetooth

(1)

Spread Spectrum Technology

(1)

FHSS, DSSS, and 802.11 Standards

(2)

Establishing Communications Between Wireless Devices

(1)

Factors Affecting Wireless Signals

(3)

Interference Types

(1)

Wireless Antennas

(1)

Antenna Coverage

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

(6)

The Facts

(2)

Key terms

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

(1)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

(2)

Need to Know More?

(1)

Cabling and Connectors

(26)

Introduction

(1)

General Media Considerations

(2)

Broadband Versus Baseband

(1)

Simplex, Half Duplex, and Full Duplex

(1)

Media Interference

(1)

Attenuation

(1)

Data Transmission Rates

(1)

Network Media

(6)

Twisted-pair Cabling

(2)

Coaxial

(1)

Fiber-optic Cable

(2)

Media Connectors

(5)

BNC Connectors

(1)

RJ-11 Connectors

(1)

RJ-45 Connectors

(1)

F-Type

(1)

Fiber Connectors

(1)

IEEE 1394

(1)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

(1)

IEEE 802.3 Standards

(5)

10 Mbps Networking Standards

(2)

Fast Ethernet

(1)

Gigabit Ethernet

(2)

10 Gigabit Ethernet

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

(6)

The Facts

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

(1)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

(2)

Need to Know More?

(1)

Networking Devices

(28)

Introduction

(1)

Hubs

(1)

MSAU

(1)

Switches

(3)

Hub and Switch Cabling

(2)

Bridges

(2)

Bridge Placement and Bridging Loops

(1)

Types of Bridges

(1)

Routers

(3)

Static Routing

(1)

Dynamic Routing

(2)

Gateways

(1)

CSU/DSU

(1)

Network Cards

(1)

ISDN Adapters

(1)

Wireless Access Points

(1)

Modems

(2)

Transceivers (Media Converters)

(1)

Firewalls

(2)

MAC Addresses

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

(7)

The Facts

(2)

Key Terms

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

(2)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

(1)

Need to Know More?

(2)

OSI Model and Network Protocols

(24)

Introduction

(1)

OSI Seven Layer Model

(4)

Physical Layer (Layer 1)

(1)

Data-link Layer (Layer 2)

(1)

Network Layer (Layer 3)

(1)

Transport Layer (Layer 4)

(1)

Session Layer (Layer 5)

(1)

Presentation Layer (Layer 6)

(1)

Application Layer (Layer 7)

(1)

OSI Model Summary

(1)

Identifying the OSI Layers at Which Various Network Components Operate

(1)

Differentiating Among Protocols

(9)

Connectionless and Connection-oriented Protocols

(1)

Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

(2)

NetBEUI Protocol

(1)

AppleTalk

(3)

The TCP/IP Protocol Suite

100

(2)

Protocol Summary

102

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

103

(6)

The Facts

103

(1)

Key Terms

104

(2)

Exam Prep Questions

106

(1)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

107

(2)

Need to Know More?

109

(2)

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

111

(32)

Introduction

113

(4)

IP Addressing

113

(1)

IPv4

113

(1)

IP Address Classes

114

(1)

Subnet Mask Assignment

115

(1)

Default Gateways

115

(1)

IPv6 Addressing

116

(1)

Subnetting

117

(1)

Identifying the Differences Between Public and Private Networks

117

(2)

Private Address Ranges

118

(1)

Assigning IP Addresses

119

(11)

Static Addressing

119

(1)

Dynamic Addressing

119

(1)

APIPA

120

(1)

TCP/IP Protocols

121

(9)

TCP/UDP Port Functions

130

(1)

Network Services

131

(7)

Domain Name Service (DNS)

132

(1)

Network Address Translation (NAT) and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

133

(1)

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

134

(1)

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

134

(1)

Network File System (NFS)

135

(1)

Zero Configuration (Zeroconf)

135

(1)

Server Message Block (SMB)

136

(1)

Apple File Protocol (AFP)

136

(1)

Line Printer Daemon (LPD)

137

(1)

TCP/IP Service Summary

137

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

138

(4)

The Facts

138

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

139

(1)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

140

(2)

Need to Know More?

142

(1)

WAN Technologies Internet Access, and Security Protocols

143

(34)

Introduction

144

(1)

WAN Technologies

144

(8)

Switching Methods

144

(2)

Circuit Switching

146

(1)

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

146

(2)

Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

148

(1)

T-carrier Lines

149

(1)

SONET/OC-x Levels

150

(1)

X.25

151

(1)

Internet Access Technologies

152

(7)

xDSL Internet Access

153

(1)

Cable Internet Access

154

(2)

POTS/PSTN (Plain Old Telephone Service/Public Switched Telephone Network)

156

(1)

Satellite Internet Access

157

(1)

Wireless Internet Access

158

(1)

Remote Access Protocols and Services

159

(5)

Remote Access Service (RAS)

159

(1)

SLIP

160

(1)

PPP

161

(1)

PPTP

162

(1)

Virtual Private Networks

163

(1)

Remote Desktop Protocol

164

(1)

Security Protocols

164

(5)

IP Security (IPSec)

165

(1)

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)

166

(1)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

166

(1)

WEP

167

(1)

WPA

168

(1)

802.1x

168

(1)

Authentication Protocols

169

(2)

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

170

(1)

Kerberos

170

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

171

(5)

The Facts

171

(2)

Key Terms

173

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

174

(1)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

175

(1)

Need to Know More?

176

(1)

Network Operating Systems and Client Connectivity

177

(40)

Introduction

178

(1)

Network Operating Systems

178

(19)

Linux/UNIX

179

(3)

Mac OS X Server

182

(4)

Novell NetWare

186

(4)

Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003

190

(6)

AppleShare IP

196

(1)

Operating System Interoperability

197

(2)

Using Windows with NetWare

198

(1)

Using Windows and Linux Servers

199

(1)

Using NetWare and Linux Servers

199

(1)

Operating System Client Support

199

(2)

Windows Server Client Support

199

(1)

NetWare Server Client Support

200

(1)

Linux Server Client Support

200

(1)

Configuring a Client to Access and Use Network Resources

201

(4)

Choosing a NIC

201

(4)

Using Network Tools

205

(3)

Wire Crimpers

205

(1)

Punchdown Tools

206

(1)

Tone Generators (and Tone Locators)

206

(1)

Media Testers

207

(1)

Hardware Loopback Connectors

208

(1)

Configuring Remote Connectivity

208

(3)

Physical Connections

209

(1)

Protocols

210

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

211

(5)

The Facts

211

(1)

Key Terms

212

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

213

(2)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

215

(1)

Need to Know More?

216

(1)

Network Security

217

(24)

Introduction

218

(1)

Firewalls

218

(3)

Packet-filtering Firewalls

219

(1)

Circuit-level Firewalls

220

(1)

Application Gateway Firewalls

220

(1)

Proxy Servers

221

(4)

Caching Proxy Servers

223

(1)

Using a Proxy Server

224

(1)

Understanding How Security Affects a Network

225

(6)

Blocking Port Numbers

225

(1)

Port Blocking and Network Users

226

(1)

Authentication

226

(3)

Encryption

229

(2)

Extranets and Intranet

231

(3)

Intranets

231

(2)

Extranets

233

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

234

(5)

The Facts

234

(1)

Key Terms

235

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

236

(2)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

238

(1)

Need to Know More?

239

(2)

VLANs, Antivirus, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery

241

(30)

Introduction

242

(1)

Virtual LANs

242

(3)

VLAN Membership

243

(2)

Viruses, Virus Solutions, and Malicious Software

245

(4)

Trojans, Worms, Spyware, and Hoaxes

246

(1)

Protecting Computers from Viruses

247

(2)

Fault Tolerance

249

(8)

Disk-level Fault Tolerance

249

(5)

Server and Services Fault Tolerance

254

(1)

Link Redundancy

255

(1)

Using Uninterruptible Power Supplies

256

(1)

Disaster Recovery

257

(7)

Full Backup

258

(1)

Differential Backup

258

(1)

Incremental Backup

259

(1)

Tape Rotations

260

(1)

Backup Best Practices

261

(1)

Hot and Cold Spares

261

(2)

Hot, Warm, and Cold Sites

263

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

264

(5)

The Facts

264

(1)

Key Terms

265

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

266

(2)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

268

(1)

Need to Know More?

269

(2)

Troubleshooting Connectivity

271

(46)

Introduction

272

(1)

Troubleshooting with Diagnostic Utilities

272

(21)

The Trace Route Utility (tracert/traceroute)

273

(3)

ping

276

(4)

ARP

280

(1)

The netstat Command

281

(5)

nbtstat

286

(1)

The ipconfig Command

287

(2)

ifconfig

289

(1)

The winipcfg Command

290

(1)

nslookup

291

(2)

Interpreting Visual Indicators

293

(3)

LEDs on Networking Devices

293

(2)

LEDs on NICs and Other Devices

295

(1)

Troubleshooting Remote Connectivity

296

(6)

Troubleshooting Physical Connectivity

296

(3)

Troubleshooting Authentication Failure

299

(1)

Troubleshooting Protocol Configuration Problems

300

(1)

Troubleshooting Small Office/Home Office Router

301

(1)

Identifying and Troubleshooting Client Connectivity Problems

302

(3)

Protocol Errors

302

(1)

Authentication

303

(1)

Permissions Errors

304

(1)

Physical Connectivity Errors

305

(1)

Troubleshooting Checklists

305

(3)

Troubleshooting Cabling Problems

305

(1)

Troubleshooting Operating System Connectivity

306

(1)

Troubleshooting Network Printing

306

(1)

Troubleshooting Data Access

307

(1)

Troubleshooting NICs

308

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

308

(7)

The Facts

308

(2)

Key Terms

310

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

311

(2)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

313

(2)

Need to Know More?

315

(2)

Troubleshooting and Supporting the Network

317

(28)

Introduction

318

(1)

Predicting the Impact of Modifying, Adding, or Removing Network Services

318

(2)

Adding, Modifying, or Removing DHCP

318

(1)

Adding, Modifying, or Removing WINS

319

(1)

Adding, Modifying, or Removing DNS

320

(1)

Identify and Troubleshoot Errors with a Particular Physical Topology

320

(5)

Star Topology

321

(1)

Ring Topology

321

(2)

Bus Network Errors

323

(1)

Mesh Network Errors

324

(1)

Infrastructure Troubleshooting

325

(8)

Troubleshooting Network Media

325

(2)

Troubleshooting Infrastructure Hardware

327

(1)

Troubleshooting a Wireless Infrastructure

328

(5)

Troubleshooting Steps and Procedures

333

(5)

Identify the Symptoms and Potential Causes

334

(1)

Identifying the Affected Area

334

(1)

Establishing What Has Changed

335

(1)

Selecting the Most Probable Cause of the Problem

335

(1)

Implement an Action Plan and Solution Including Potential Effects

335

(1)

Testing the Results

336

(1)

Identify the Results and Effects of the Solution

336

(1)

Documenting the Solution

337

(1)

Review and Test Yourself

338

(5)

The Facts

338

(1)

Key Terms

339

(1)

Exam Prep Questions

340

(2)

Answers to Exam Prep Questions

342

(1)

Need to Know More?

343

(2)

Practice Exam 1

345

(16)

Answer Key to Practice Exam I

361

(12)

Answers to Exam Questions

361

(1)

Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam I

362

(11)

Practice Exam 2

373

(16)

Answers to Practice Exam 2

389

(12)

Answers to Exam Questions

389

(1)

Answers and Explanations to Exam Questions

390

(11)

Appendix A CD Contents and Installation Instructions

401

(6)

Multiple Test Modes

401

(1)

Study Mode

401

(1)

Certification Mode

401

(1)

Custom Mode

402

(1)

Missed Question Mode

402

(1)

Non-Duplicate Mode

402

(1)

Random Questions and Order of Answers

402

(1)

Detailed Explanations of Correct and Incorrect Answers

402

(1)

Attention to Exam Objectives

402

(1)

Installing the CD

403

(2)

Creating a Shortcut to the MeasureUp Practice Tests

404

(1)

Technical Support

405

(2)

Glossary

407

(50)

Index

457

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