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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. A common way of sharing resources on a peer-to-peer network
modifying the file-sharing controls
SSL
Channel Service Unit
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 2
2. Process of breaking large packets into smaller packets.
fragmentation
multiplexing
DTE
Loose network cable connection
3. Equivalent to OSI Layer 3 Network
fixing cross talk
back door
CSMACD
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Internet
4. A worldwide network network of interconnected LANs - and MANs - that uses the TCP/IP protocol to enable people to share e-mail messages and computer files and to access a vast array of infromation.
access services
SSID
full mesh
Internet
5. Netscape and Microsoft have implemented HTTPS to protect data transported via their Web browsers.
ISDN
cable plant
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
session
6. Method of controlling how network nodes access communication channels - ex highway
whois
SSL
network access method
Full Duplex NIC Communication
7. A type of point-to-point digital WAN connection that uses standard phone lines to provide high-speed comm.
computer network
DSL
EAPoL
voltage
8. L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
site policy awareness
intrusion prevention
Computer network
9. 12-character string that uniquely identifies a network node - hard coded into the NIC by the manufacturer; composed ot the block ID and device ID
MAC address
WINS
DB-9 connector
LAN
10. Consists of activities that deter intrusion
IP Address
Amplifier
intrusion prevention
router
11. Each computer is connected to a central device
Data Link
PSTN
star topology
Terminator
12. Example of an internetwork
Network Behavior Analysis
Local area network (LAN)
white/orange and orange
Internet
13. Is used to allow searching and updating of a directory service
Frames
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
TDMA
RTT
14. A connecting device for a network that accepts messages and broadcasts them out to the rest of the network.
hub
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
Application
Demultiplexer
15. Process of directing a datagram from its source through an internetwork to its destination using the most efficient path.
802.3af
Optical Loss
routing
FF02
16. Layer 1
signal bounce
Network Time Protocol
PSTN
Physical
17. Network layer device
router
Independent Computer Architecture
1000base-lx
ring topology
18. A data-link protocol used for remote networking that can exchange IP addresses - carry data by multiple network layer protocols - and support different app. protocols.
workstation
PPP
POP (Post Office Protocol)
T-Carrier Level 1
19. For fiber-optic cable communications - the difference between the transmitted power and the receiver sensitivity - as measured in decibels. It is the minimum transmitter power and receiver sensitivity needed for a signal to be sent and received fully
multimeter
nbtstat
mtr (my traceroute)
power budget
20. CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
DSSS
standard connector
Optical Loss
21. Change in signal strength as a result of reflection - scattering - or diffraction
internetwork
fading
radio frequency interference (RFI)
Plenum
22. International telecommunication Union
multipath
ITU
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
network layer
23. Name Of Layer 7
honey pot
API (application program interface)
Application
backbone
24. Provides services for applications
star wired ring
Application
noise
MS-CHAP
25. Standard rating that indicates the diameter of a wire
Network Address Translation
ESS
American Wire Gauge
Internet Connection Sharing
26. A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.
Protocol
backbone
Byte
OSI Layer 4
27. Application Layer
Ethernet
DB-9 connector
DNAT
Telnet
28. Similar to FTP. lets you transfer files between a host and an FTP server
Attenuation
MAC address
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
SNMP
29. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
Remote Terminal Emulation (Telnet)
IP address within the assigned network
PSTN
port 80
30. American national standards institute
star-ring hybrid topology
Presentation
ANSI
255.255.255.252
31. The actual data - any communication that encodes a message
signal
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
Correct subnet mask
32. A physical layer standard that defines a method for building a synchronous telecommunications network based on fiber-optic cables.
intrusion detection
SONET
SMTP
bandwidth
33. As defined by the EIA/TIA-568 standard - cable that runs between network equipment rooms - floors - and buildings.
FDM
PSTN
Segment
backbone cabling
34. This layer in the OSI network model manages log on procedures and password recognition.
Presentation
tunneling
Session Layer
ARP
35. Hub/repeaters
CRC
Baseband
physical layer device
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Network Access
36. Glass or plastic shield around the core of a fiber-optic cable; reflects light back to the core in patterns that vary depending on the transmission mode
intranet
Cladding
networks enable users to share resources
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
37. BRI
Frame
Basic Rate Interface
LC connector
Session
38. GSNW
Gateway Services for NetWare
Ethernet
Packet
Network Information Service
39. Network device that makes high-level application connections on behalf of internal hosts and other machines
MPLS
Fast Ethernet (characteristics)
proxy server
binary
40. The pattern used to install a network medium
Data Link
phishing
topology
SSH
41. Application Layer
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
checksum
Bus topology
Decapsulation
42. Requires CSU/DSU-the connection point for a t1 live at customers site
Firewall Filtering
authentication
t1 connection
overhead
43. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
port 80
DSL
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
44. HTTP - SMTP - POP3 - VoIP
Amplitude Modulation
MS-CHAP
WAN Connectivity
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Application
45. 185 meters - 10Mbps
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
10BASE2 Limit
MAC sublayer
spread-spectrum
46. A cable TV company - such as Comcast Broadband.
frame
connectionless
cabeloco
Host
47. IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
WINS
broadcast storm
Point-to-Point
48. Signals travel both directions simultaneously
physical layer device
Frame
duplex
Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP)
49. VPN
Secure Copy Protocol
Virtual Private Network
Media Dependent Interface
Private Network
50. Plain old telephone service
Class A Network
POTS
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
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