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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. AM
SNMP
t1 connection
Amplitude Modulation
port 443
2. Small Form Plug-gables - Plugs in to an interface on a switch
modifying the file-sharing controls
tunneling
Active Directory
SFP
3. MAU
BOOTP
configured with correct sending and receiving email server information
switch
Multistation Access Unit
4. Four twisted wire pairs rated for 250 MHz.
flow control
bus topology
Category 6
FDM
5. Long reach. multimode max length is 550 meters. single mode max length is 5000. 1000 mpbs. baseband transmission
1000base-lx
fiber optic cable
Secure Shell (SSH
Gigabit Ethernet
6. Uses light to communicate a signal; the light is dispersed on numerous paths as it travels through the core and is reflected back. Provides high bandwidth at high speeds over medium distances up to about 3000 feet
Mail Exchanger
Structure
switch
Multimode fiber
7. Groups of workstations are star connect to connectivity devices and then networked via single bus - cover long distances - easy to interconnect - more expensive - ethernet
backbone cabling
SYN (syncronization)
IGMP
star wired bus
8. The ability to send or receive signals on a medium - but not at the same time.
encapsulate
half duplex
Protocol
Decapsulation
9. A network that links multiple LANs in a large city or metropolitan region.
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
Alternate Mark Inversion
ANSI
10. First set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer
TCP/UDP
block ID
RIR (Regional Internet Registry)
Zero Configuration
11. A professional membership society that helps establish technical standards for the internet
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
FF02
ISOC
Active Directory
12. Power loss - the amount of signal that is lost as it travels though the communication medium from the source (transmitting node) to the receiving node.
router
Attenuation
TCP/IP Internet Layer Encapsulation
network class B
13. Data jack
Category 5
Presentation
rj-45
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
14. 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.
data packets
star wired bus
lpr filename
asynchronous comunications
15. An IP addressing and subnetting method in which network and host information is manipulated without adhering to the limitations imposed by traditional network class distinctions. CIDR is also known as classless routing or supernetting. Older routing
CIDR (Classless Interdomain Routing)
WDM
LAN
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
16. A network topology in which all of the nodes are connected to a central line or bus
bus topology
Segment
frame
TFTP
17. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMTP
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
mtr (my traceroute)
Presentation
18. Is a system that is distributed throughout the internetwork to provide address/name resolution.
Domain Name System (DNS)
IEEE
broadband
NFS
19. (metropolitan area network) used with a handful of buildings and larger then a LAN - connects two or more Lans
Ethernet (characteristics)
FHSS
MAN
DSL
20. Connector used with single mode and multimode fiber optic cable
network interface card (NIC)
Telnet
tracepath
LC connector
21. ACL
Hertz
FTP
Access Control List
ACK (acknowledgement)
22. 7th layer; protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network
SMTP (Simple Mail transfer Protocol)
255.255.0.0
Application layer
UTP
23. Narrow core - light travels in one path - longest distance - more expensive then MMF
SMF
router
Data Link
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
24. A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point - and thus no terminators.
Zero Configuration
public network
Ring topology
SNMP
25. Transport Layer
Segments
Demarcation Point
ACK (acknowledgement)
device address
26. A combination of LAN's - MAN's - or WAN's that provides computer users with an array of computer and network resources to complete different tasks.
enterprise network
network interface card (NIC)
Channel
logical link control (LLC)
27. 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.
RS 232
pathping
fixing attenuation
Internet
28. A network transport control method used in Ethernet networks. It regulates transmission by sensing the presence of packet collisions.
Multiplexing
false positive
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
Transport Layer Security (TSL)
29. A specialized device that allows multiple networks or segments to connect and exchange data
Unshielded twisted pair
host
connectivity device
MAC
30. Maximum arc into which you can loop a cable before you will cause data transmission errors
NTP
medium
Bend Radius
MAC address
31. Network Layer
OSI Layer 3
addressing
active scanning
Telnet
32. Set of routines that make up part of a software application
API (application program interface)
nbtstat
American Wire Gauge
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
33. Which protocol is responsible for splitting data into packets and adding a header to each one?
Transmission Control Protocol
half duplex
LLC
intrusion reaction
34. Institute of electrical and electronics engineers
encapsulation
installing cable
IEEE
bridge
35. What is the term used when every host on the network has a fixed IP address?
frame
frame
Static IP Addressing
Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP)
36. F type (like TV cable) or BNC (crimped)
collision detection
802.11
pathping
coax cable connector
37. Ethernet cable - high resistance to noise - networks are RG 6
Gigabit Interface Converter
coaxial cable
demilitarized zone
Bit-Error Rate Test
38. IEEE 802.3 Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer of the data link layer
RARP
phishing
Domain Name System (DNS)
802.3
39. Defines the physical characteristics of the network
Internet Key Exchange
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Physical
diffraction
40. Carrier sense multiple access w collision detection (network access method) ethernet
802.2
A Protocol
Presention Layer (Layer 6)
CSMA/CD
41. International Organization for Standardization
ISO
tuning
protocol stack verification
station
42. The IEEE standard for Ethernet networking devices and data handling (using the CSMA/CD access method)
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
802.3
Punch-Down Block
point to multipoint
43. Measure of strength
amplitude
ICAN
Cladding
WAN
44. Application Layer
standard
Digital
VPN
FTP
45. Cross talk that occurs between wire pairs near the source of a signal
Near End Cross Talk
Byte
Virtual Private Network
networks enable users to share resources
46. Multiplexing technique use over single-mode or multimode fiber-optic cable in which each signal is assigned a different wavelength for its carrier wave; little space exists between carrier waves
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Remote Access Service
OSI Layer 4
Alien Cross Talk
47. Term that describes current anti-intrusion technologies
intrusion detection/prevention system (IDPS)
link establishment phase
fractionalizing
ISOC
48. LPD
hub
cp connection
Line Printer Daemon
multipath
49. Data Link Layer
encryption
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
WAN Connectivity
ATM
50. Network layer service that subdivides segments it receives from the Transport layer into smaller packets
LLC
10Gbase-t
enticement
fragmentation
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