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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. Establishes maintains and terminates connections






2. Standard rating that indicates the diameter of a wire






3. The pattern used to install a network medium






4. Allows for secure interactive control of remote systems






5. Logical link control






6. 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






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






8. Strategy in which all control functions are applied at the physical location of each IDPS component






9. A drawback of certification






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






11. TFTP - trivial file transfer protocol






12. FDM






13. File Transfere Protocol






14. FTP is an application that enables the transfer of data from one remote device to another - using TCP/IP






15. 128 -64 -32 -16 -8 -4 -2 -1






16. Crimp into pins 1 and 2 of RJ 45 connector






17. Device that boosts - or strengthens - and analog signal






18. PPPoE






19. Address Resolution Protocol






20. Maximum arc into which you can loop a cable before you will cause data transmission errors






21. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'






22. Connectivity device - data link layer (2) - reads header info to forward packets according to MAC addresses






23. Device that processes signals; multiplexer or modem






24. The process of wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer. For example - Data Link layer protocols encapsulate Network layer packets in frames.






25. ADSL






26. Domain Name System






27. Network time protocol






28. A mail retrieval protocol that improves on the shortcomings of POP. The single biggest advantage IMAP4 has relative to POP is that it allows users to store messages on the mail server - rather than always having to download them to a local machine.






29. A single physical/non-physical medium for connecting computers






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






31. Lowest or 1st layer; protocols generate and detect signals so as to transmit and receive data over a network medium - also set the data transmission rate and monitor data error rates - but do not provide error correction






32. Name Of Layer 4






33. A network that links multiple LAN's in large city or metropolitan region.






34. The physical layout of a computer network






35. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt






36. Cabling that transmit data using light waves. Higher bandwidth than other types of cabling.






37. Does not operate at the application layer






38. Error detection and correction






39. Aversion of the traceroute utility found on some Linux distributions.






40. Short tube within a fiber-optic cable connector that encircles the fiber strand and keeps in properly aligned






41. Computers connected together within a limited geographical area






42. A generic term referring to any set of protocols and standards collected into a comprehensive grouping that - when followed by the devices in a network - allows all the devices to communicate. Examples include TCP/IP and OSI.






43. Set of routines that make up part of a software application






44. A computer (mainframe - minicomputer - server - or workstation) that has an operating system enabling multiple computers to access it at the same time for files - data - and services.






45. Transport Layer






46. Internet Layer






47. Not-for-profit agency that manages distribution of IP addresses; ARIN for Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa - APNIC for Asia-Pacific - RIPE for Europe and North Africa






48. A TCP/IP troubleshooting utility that provides information about NetBIOs names and their addresses. If you know the NetBIOs name of a workstation - you can use nbtstat to determine its IP address






49. Also called the star-bus hybrid topology - a network design that combines the logial comunications of a bus with the physical layout of a star.






50. Connection-less