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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Also called the star-wired ring topology - a network design in which the logic communication are in a ring - but the phyical layout of the network star.






2. A specialized UN agency that provides developing countries with technical expertise and equipment






3. Data Link Layer






4. 192-223






5. A unit of data formatted for transmission over a network that contains control and other information that corresponds to the OSI Networklayer; also called Layer 3.






6. Similar to bus topology - but the ends are connected






7. Provides services for applications






8. The cableing or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them.






9. IEEE standard for token ring devices and data handling






10. IEEE standard for Ethernet devices and data handling






11. Protocol data unit






12. The action of luring an individual into committing a crime.






13. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






14. A service used via the Application layer to recognize and access other layers






15. The sender transmits the data to the destination without establishment of a connection.






16. A route discovery and analysis utility that comes with UNIX and Linux operating systems. Mtr combines with functions of the ping and traceroute commands and delivers an easily readable chart as its output






17. The oldest type of network design - this topology consists of multiple nodes attached to a central hub - switch - or router.






18. Equivalent to OSI Layer 4 Transport






19. Loop back address for IPv6






20. Faster networking and inexpensive - flexible - easy to install






21. More variable - convey greater subtleties with less energy






22. Point or stage in a wave's progress over time






23. Analog - only one direction. radio frequency analog waves w differences in frequency. expensive - longer distance. ex. cable TV






24. IEEE standard for wireless networking






25. A term referring to a data-link header and trailer - plus the data encapsulated between the header and trailer.






26. What type of browser is designed for use on small handheld devices such as palmtop computers and iPhones?






27. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines






28. A type of transmission in which there are several transmission channels on a communications medium - allowing more than one node to transmit at the same time.






29. ISDN






30. Transforms data into a form network or applications will understand






31. The gateway that first interprets a device's outbound requests - and then interprets its inbound requests to and from other subnets.






32. A gateway that operates on the Internet backbone.






33. Used to resolve NetBIOS names w IP address






34. Layer 2 Troubleshooting






35. Is associated with unix/linux networks






36. OTDR






37. Application layer protocol that formulates and interprets requests between Web clients and servers






38. 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






39. The IEEE standard for token ring networking devices and data handling.






40. Frequency hoping spread spectrum: a signal jumps between several different frequencies






41. Package for data that includes not only the data - or 'payload -' but also the sender's and recipient's addressing and control information. Generated at the Data Link layer and issued to the Physical layer






42. A computer that accesses another computer - such as a workstation that accesses a shared file on another workstation - server - or mainframe. The client may use the accessed computer (host) to process data - or may process accessed data using its own






43. BIND






44. American national standards institute






45. Protocol data unit. An OSI term to refer generically to a grouping of information by a particular layer of the OSI model. More specifically - an LxPDU would imply the data and headers as defined by Layer x.






46. Type of switching for multiple data packets make up the same transmission and use identical paths to reach the destination






47. Professional organization with 90 chapters around the world that helps to establish technical standards for the internet






48. Application Layer






49. Manages IP address allocation and the domain name system






50. Device that separates broadcast domain