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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Begins when a system that initiated the connection transmits a PPP frame.
goodput
physical media
link establishment phase
voltage
2. Modulates digital into analog in transmitting end and demodulates analog into digital in recieving end
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
modem
Protocol Data Unit
NAT (Network Address Translation)
3. An algorithm used to verify the accuracy of data contained in a data frame.
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
AM
certification value may be lessened due to the number of people obtaining them
hostname
4. Integrated digital network
SMTP
isdn
port 21
10Gbase-t
5. Similar to bus topology - but the ends are connected
carrier sense
ring topology
Network Layer (Layer 3)
Class A Network
6. Any end device on the network (for example: computers - printers - copy machines...)
node
802.11a
SSL
extranet
7. Electromagnetic interference. waves from electrical devices. ex. RFI
EMI
CSMA/CD
Remote Desktop Protocol
Broadcast
8. MAC Protocols
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
Network
802.3
fiber-optic cables
9. A term referring to a data-link header and trailer - plus the data encapsulated between the header and trailer.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocol stack verification
Frame
Digital
10. Two twisted wire pairs. It's the oldes type and is only voice grade - it isn't rated for data communication.
Category 1
OSI Layer 6
standard
ATM
11. IEEE
packet
ANSI
ISDN
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
12. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
firewall
Correct default gateway
Gateway Services for NetWare
13. The NIC and network equipment are set up so they cannot send and receive at the same time
LC connector
bandwidth
host-based IDPS (HIPDS)
Half Duplex NIC Communication
14. Service that supports email
Conduit
communications services
RFI
Physical
15. Encompasses actions an organization takes when intrusion is detected
intrusion reaction
IEEE
where NICs operate
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
16. T1
star wired bus
T-Carrier Level 1
switch
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
17. The action of luring an individual into committing a crime.
nbtstat
Domain Name System (DNS)
entrapment
BOOTP
18. Station transmits a probe that is then replied by the access point
active scanning
routing
standby UPS
Adjacent Layer Interaction
19. A remote connection where the client computer is a low-end computer that communicates with a terminal server.
site policy awareness
computer network
MTU (maximum transmission unit)
thin client computing
20. Cross talk that occurs between wire pairs near the source of a signal
checksum
Near End Cross Talk
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
Serial Line Internet Protocol
21. Backbone: A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.
Backbone
VLAN
PPP
demand priority
22. Standards organizations representing 157 countries headquartered in Geneva. Goal is to establish international standards to facilitate global exchange of information and barrier-free trade
Full Duplex NIC Communication
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
Repeaters
modem
23. Protocol that encapsulates data for transmission over VPNs
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
media access control (MAC)
Correct subnet mask
L2TP
24. Which layer in the OSI network model is responsible for providing a set of interfaces for applications to obtain access to networked services?
IGMP
Application Layer
topology
Punch-Down Block
25. Provides th transfer medium (such as cable) - Translates data into a transmission signal appropriate to the transfer medium - Sends the signal along the transfer medium - Includes the pyical layout of the network - Monitors for transmission error - D
Data Link
subnetting purpose
Bits
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
26. Point or stage in a wave's progress over time
Hertz
Berkeley Software Distribution
Phase
CHAP
27. A generic term for data being transmitted
packet
logical link control (LLC)
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Ethernet
28. Connectivity device - data link layer (2) - reads header info to forward packets according to MAC addresses
confidence value
network class C
bridge
plenum area
29. A combination of techniques used to detect an intrusion and then to trace it back to its source
perimeter
fading
Extended Network Prefix
trap and trace
30. International telecommunication Union
Port Numbers
encapsulation
Domain Name System (DNS)
ITU
31. Max number of hops a packet can take b/w its source and destination using RIP on a LAN
fully distributed control strategy
public network
Class A Network
15 hops
32. ICA
Client Software
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Independent Computer Architecture
Physical
33. ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
host-based IDPS (HIPDS)
Wide area network (WAN
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
34. Device that separates multiplexed signals once they are received and regenerates them in their original form
(fiddy) Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Noise
point to multipoint
Demultiplexer
35. Layer 1 Troubleshooting
Faulty network cable
data packets
baseband
2.4-GHz band
36. Which layer in the OSI network model handles data format information for networked communications?
MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Presentation Layer
ANDing
37. Brief delay in processing - length of cable can contribute to this
CSMACD
latency
Physical layer
digital adv
38. Interference that may be generated by broadcast signals from radio or TV towers
Radio Frequency Interference
802.3
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
Application
39. The more resistant to cross talk (STP)
TCP port 23
the more twist
digital
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
40. A transmitter concentrates the signal energy at a single frequency or in a very small range of frequencies
point to multipoint
Transmission Protocol (TCP)
narrowband
network-based IDPS (NIDPS)
41. IMAP4
ISP (Internet service provider)
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
Binary
f type connector
42. Data circuit-terminating equipment. multiplexer or modem
false attack stimulus
Transport
Ethernet (characteristics)
DCE
43. Application Layer
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
HTTP
connectionless
BOOTP
44. Electromagnetic interference
EMI
LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer
Berkeley Software Distribution
S-HTTP
45. A technique in which IP address used on a private network are assigned a public IP address by a gateway when accessing a public network.
Secure Shell (SSH)
NTP
NAT (Network Address Translation)
Fault tolerance
46. NFS
OSI Layer 3
Network File System
66 Block
pathping
47. FDDI
sequencing
ARP
(fiddy) Fiber Distributed Data Interface
802.16
48. Data Link Layer
Analog
CIDR block
Ethernet
Topology
49. IPv6 addressing - multicast group
Presentation layer
FF02
Broadcast
routing
50. A type of interference that occurs when two LAN cables run close to each other. If one cable is carrying a signal and the other isn't - the one carrying a signal will induce a 'ghost' signal in the other cable
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
Crosstalk
Serial Line Internet Protocol
Network News Transport Protocol
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