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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. IDPS that reviews log files from servers - network devices - and other IDPSs for signatures indicating an attack or intrusion
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
Connectors
server
2. Hardware device located at the ISP side of ADSL connections.
MMF
DSLAM
GBIC
Zero Configuration
3. Strategy in which all IDPS control functions are implemented and managed in a central location
Bit-Error Rate Test
centralized control strategy
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
DNAT
4. Knows which VLAN a stream of data belongs to by reading a tad added to each frames header
port 123
nslookup
switch
fixing attenuation
5. (fix) if analog shield twisted pairs or if digital with a repeater
fixing noise
Service Set Identifier
fragmentation
Transport
6. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
HTTPS
T-Carrier Level 1
network interface card (NIC)
7. Transforms data into a form network or applications will understand
Network Switching
application protocol verification
port 53
Presentation
8. The utility that allows you to query ICANN's DNS registration database and find information about a domain.
FTP
topology
standard
whois
9. ACL
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
Access Control List
10BASE5 Limit
incremental backup
10. Name Of Layer 3
Network
Category 3
port 21
FF02
11. NFS
Network File System
connection oriented
1000base-sx
IPSec
12. Frequency division multiplexing
ethernet
port 110
FDM
port 53
13. ARP
Single mode fiber
Conduit
Address Resolution Protocol
Fault tolerance
14. An error condition on a token ring network that indicates one or more nodes is not functioning.
checksum
true attack stimulus
WAN Connectivity
beaconing
15. Device that acts as a wireless switch so that nodes can connect wirelessly to a network.
Data Link
access point
connection oriented
802.11
16. Standard analog telephone system
tunneling
host
PSTN
directional antennas
17. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.
Network interface card (NIC)
802.2
rj-11
IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol - version 4)
18. 12-character string that uniquely identifies a network node - hard coded into the NIC by the manufacturer; composed ot the block ID and device ID
inline sensor
Firewall Filtering
site policy
MAC address
19. User watching an episode of TV show over the internet is what kind of communication
point to multipoint
ARP
Category 6
Frequency Modulation
20. Frequency Division Multiple Access
EAP
t1 connection
FDMA
fixing noise
21. Wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted
Patch Panel
Point-to-Point Protocol
Main Distribution Frame
MAN
22. Is used to enable IP address to be assigned automatically by a DHCP server on a network.
Application Layer
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Bend Radius
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Transport & Internet
23. Firewall packet inspection that examines the data contained in a packet as well as the state of the connection between internal and external computers.
fixing noise
WDM
stateful firewall
port 21
24. Radio frequency interference
802.3
RFI
impedance
tunneling
25. A specialized UN agency that provides developing countries with technical expertise and equipment
TCP/IP protocol failure
Telnet
ITU
beacon frame
26. After typing ping 127.0.0.1 - it tells you the test failed
MPLS
TCP/IP protocol failure
wavelength
Basic Rate Interface
27. The IEEE 802.3ae standard for Ethernet communications at 10 Gbps
beaconing
Subscriber connector
10 Gigabit Ethernet
duplex
28. Process of breaking large packets into smaller packets.
IGMP
Ferrule
fragmentation
data packets
29. Transport protocol and TCP/IP port that uses telnet utility use
TCP port 23
WAN
Transport
multiple access
30. A protocol that runs in the Dession and Transport layers of the OSI model and associates NetBIOS names with workstations. NetBIOS alone is not routable because it does not contain Network Layer information. However - when encapsulated in another prot
CSMA/CD
IEEE
NetBIOs
frame
31. A cable that consists of a single cable sheath containing a combination of fibers and copper cable.
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
hybrid fiber / coax (HFC) cable
DNAT
Network
32. Is a system that is distributed throughout the internetwork to provide address/name resolution.
Device power unplugged
FDM
subnetting purpose
Domain Name System (DNS)
33. Data changed since the previous fill or incremental backup
kereberos
NAT (Network Address Translation)
incremental backup
Access Control List
34. Device that separates multiplexed signals once they are received and regenerates them in their original form
Frequency Division Multiplexing
Demultiplexer
IP gateway in NAT
node
35. Contains information that a wireless node needs to associate with an ap
IP Addressing
beacon frame
MS-CHAP
Internetwork Packet Exchange
36. A standard for encoding and interpreting binary files - images - video - and non-ASCII character sets within an e-mail message.
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
headened
HTTP
37. Documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria used as guidelines to ensure that materials - products - processes - and services suit their intended purpose
standard
Amplifier
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
Quality of Service
38. Total amount of communication cable that make up a network.
cable plant
Same Layer Interaction
RAS
coaxial cable
39. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a node.
Gigabit Interface Converter
Presentation
10Base-T
station
40. Response generated atTransport layer confirming to sender that its frame was received; 3rd step in establishing a connection
ACK (acknowledgement)
signal bounce
alert or alarm
802.2
41. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'
Session layer
Cladding
stateful firewall
Bend Radius
42. An algorithm used to verify the accuracy of data contained in a data frame.
voltage
Frequency Modulation
spread-spectrum
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
43. Not individually insulated but shielded. use when there is noise.
private network
EAP
EAPoL
STP
44. Controls the transport of data between systems
Transport
Internet Information Services
Straight tip connector
802.16
45. Unit of data at any layer of the OSI model
Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP)
Repeaters
segment
PDU (protocol data unit)
46. Why are web pages viewed using HTTP?
Domain Name System (DNS)
OSI Layer 3
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
47. Name Of Layer 6
T-Carrier Level 1
physical media
RARP
Presentation
48. A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point - and thus no terminators.
Thin Eterhnet/10 Base 2
switch
Ring topology
TIA
49. IEEE standard for wireless networking
Application
802.44
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Authentication Header
50. Assigning a unique frequency band to each communication
FDM
ANSI
66 Block
tracert