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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Local area network






2. Helps you identify percentage of traffic that compromises broadcasts






3. Defines the physical characteristics of the network






4. A standard method or format for communication between networked devices






5. Ppp over ethernet






6. A switching method that enables multiple devices to communicate over the same commnications medium by creating time slots in which each device transmits.






7. POE standard






8. Teflon-coated cable that is used in plenum area because it does not emit a toxic vapor when burned






9. SONET






10. Process of retransmitting a digital signal; repeats the pure signal without the noise






11. International telecommunication Union






12. Area above the ceiling tile or below the subfloor in a building






13. Wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted






14. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.






15. The IEEE standard for broadband wireless metropolitan area networking (also known as WiMax)






16. A service provided with Windows 98 - Me - 2000 - and 32-bit versions of XP operating systems that allows one computer - the ICS host - to share its Internet connection with other computers on the same network.






17. Tracks running and graphing data from any workstations. should ensure that new routers and switches can support it in order to easily automate network management






18. Type of sensor deployed in such a way that the network traffic it is monitoring must pass through it.






19. F type (like TV cable) or BNC (crimped)






20. BDC






21. Time division multiplexing






22. A group of two or more computer systems linked together.






23. In CIDR notation - the number of bits used for an extended network prefix. For example - the CIDR block for 199.34.89.0/22 is /22






24. User datagram protocol






25. Best fault tolerance






26. Also called the physical or MAC address - the hexadecimal number permanently assigned to a network interface and used by the MAC sublayer within the DATA Link layer (Layer 2).






27. Frequency modulation-frequency of signal is modified






28. Provides services for applications






29. Radio frequency interference






30. SSID






31. Basic service set: a group of stations that share an access point






32. The NIC and network equipment are set up so that they have the capacity to send and receive simultaneously. which is possible because od buffering at the NIC.






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






34. Layer 1 Troubleshooting






35. A transport system that uses the CSMA/CD access method for data transmission on a network. Typically it is implemented in a bus or star-bus hybrid topology.






36. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Alternative name: 1000BASE-LX - 1000BASE-SX - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3z - Cable Type: Fiber max length 550m (sx) - 5 km(lx)






37. ICMP






38. MAC Protocols






39. Physical Layer






40. In TCP - a term used to describe a TCP header and its encapsulated data (also called an L4PDU). Also in TCP - the process of accepting a large chunk of data from the application layer and breaking it into smaller pieces that fit into TCP segments. In






41. Data Link Layer






42. This phase determines how often systems should send each other quality statistics.






43. A TCP/IP utility used to show or modify a client's host name.






44. Frequency division multiplexing






45. Regular voice-grade telephone service.






46. IEEE standard for token ring devices and data handling






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






48. Reflection in multiple different directions of a signal






49. The information transfered between layers in the same OSI stack






50. 2nd set of characteristics that make up a device's MAC address. Added at the factory and is based on the device's model and manufacture date







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