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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Communications that occur in discrete units where the start of a unit is signaled by a start bit at the front and the end of the unit is signaled by a stop bit at the back.






3. Data only






4. PPP






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






6. BSD






7. The wave splits into secondary waves






8. Encompasses actions an organization takes when intrusion is detected






9. IPSec






10. International society composed of engineering professionals - promotes development and education in the electrical engineering and computer fields






11. The IEEE stanard for error and flow control in data frames.






12. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.






13. Technique for formatting signals in which one property of a carrier wave is modified by the addition of a data signal during transmission






14. Controls how applications access network






15. Compresses






16. IPv4






17. It enables the sending node to obtain the MAC address of the intended recipient before packets are sent.






18. Twisted pair patch cable in which the termination locations of the transmit and receive wires on one end of the cable are reversed






19. The combination of an IP address's network ID and subnet information. By interpreting the address's extended network prefix - a device can determine the subnet to which an address belongs.






20. Nondata info that must accompany data for it to be properly routed. addition to data






21. A very high speed - long distance media that consists of a single strand of fiber glass that carries the signals. Can transmit data 50 times further than multimode fiber at a faster rate






22. NLM






23. CRAM-MD5






24. Network cable that contains pairs of insulated wires that are twisted together and surrounded by a shielding material for added EMI and RFI protection - all inside a protective jacket.






25. Which layer is responsible for putting data into frames as well as providing error checking data?






26. Manages end-to-end delivery of data






27. Pipeline used to contain and protect cabling; usually made from metal






28. Open Systems Interconnection model is standard description or reference model for how messages should be transmitted between any 2 points in a telecommunications network.






29. A set of routines that make up part of a software application






30. A common way of sharing resources on a peer-to-peer network






31. Radio frequency interference. interference caused by radio.






32. Slow wireless standard 11-18 throughput






33. SONET






34. Physical Layer






35. First part of the datagram - which consists of general information about the size of the packet - the protocol that was used to send it - and the IP address of both the source computer and its destination.






36. Network File System






37. Protocol data unit






38. A 32 bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates the kind of supernet to which the device belongs.






39. Where demarc is located if an organization follows structured cabling standards






40. What is the term used when every host on the network has a fixed IP address?






41. Guarantees that a server continually has power even if a buildings electrical service is interrupted - continuous voltage to a device by switching virtually instantaneously to the battery when it detects loss of power






42. Network Layer






43. Zeroconf






44. IPX






45. Internet Layer






46. Prevents broadcast storms by enabling switches to calculate paths that avoid potential loops and artificially block the links that would complete a loop






47. A logical process of combining bits. In ANDing - a bit with a value of 1 plus another bit with a value of 1 results in a 1. A bit with a value of 0 plus any other bit results in a 0.






48. Routing protocol has the poorest convergence time






49. The <html> - <head> and <body> tags are all examples of ________ tags






50. Name Of Layer 4