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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Is used to allow searching and updating of a directory service
Populated Segment
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
Demultiplexer
bandwidth
2. A very high speed - long distance media that consists of a single strand of fiber glass that carries the signals. Can transmit data 50 times further than multimode fiber at a faster rate
signature-based (knowledge-based - misuse-detection) IDPS
Single mode fiber
ANDing
pstn
3. Assigning a unique frequency band to each communication
footprinting
Application
HTTP
FDM
4. A Data Link sublayer that examines addressing information contained in a network frame and controls how devices share communications on the same network.
port 80
radiation pattern
hostname
media access control (MAC)
5. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a node.
segmentation
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
128 - 64 - 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1
station
6. For fiber-optic cable communications - the difference between the transmitted power and the receiver sensitivity - as measured in decibels. It is the minimum transmitter power and receiver sensitivity needed for a signal to be sent and received fully
Segment
connectionless
Incorrect cable type
power budget
7. HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
Internet Protocol
10Base-T
attenuation
8. The sender transmits the data to the destination without establishment of a connection.
connectionless
Internet Connection Sharing
Canonical Name
Line Printer Daemon
9. Max number of hops a packet can take b/w its source and destination using RIP on a LAN
15 hops
Cladding
local area network (LAN)
CSMA/CD
10. Sequences packets in correct order
Network News Transport Protocol
microwave
Transport
Presentation layer
11. PPPoE
MS-CHAP
PSTN
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
link dead phase
12. POP3 - post office protocol 3
port 110
modem
802.3
Microbrowser
13. The IEEE standard for token ring networking devices and data handling.
802.5
Class D Network
EAPoL
Intermediate Distribution Frame
14. SSID
66 Block
Service Set Identifier
1000base-lx
port 80
15. Plain old telephone service
MS-CHAP
stp
POTS
Frames
16. Network Layer
backbone
hub
Half-Duplex
Routing
17. IDPS that examines network traffic in search of patterns that match known signatures
signature-based (knowledge-based - misuse-detection) IDPS
port 80
66 Block
configured with correct sending and receiving email server information
18. Works closely with IP in providing error and control information - by allowing hosts to exchange packet status information to help move the packets along the internetwork
reassembly
proxy server
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP
network access method
19. Not individually insulated but shielded. use when there is noise.
STP
Canonical Name
digital
Presentation
20. A device used to connect thicknet cable with a transceiver. A vampire bypasses the need to serve the cable - because the vampire tap has a metal tooth that pierces through the outside cable insulation (like a vampire) and connects with the copper wir
radiation pattern
vampire tap
full mesh
collision detection
21. Using part of a leased line
network class C
tunneling
Active Directory
fractionalizing
22. Only two wire pairs are reversed
stateless firewall
crossover cable
Repeater
IPSec
23. User datagram protocol
Application Layer
UDP
where NICs operate
Berkeley Software Distribution
24. 6th layer; protocols translate between Application and Network layers; data are formatted so that the network can understand - with the format varying according to the type of network; manages data encryption and decryption - such as scrambling of sy
Application Layer
Presentation layer
networks enable users to share resources
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
25. Which protocol allows users to send emails?
data packets
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
beacon frame
SMTP
26. Offers one way for a computer to access another computer over the network or over the Internet. For example - an IBM programmer can use Telnet on a Windows XP or Red Hat Enterprise Linux computer to access a mainframe though the Internet
Telnet
vampire tap
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Application
27. Is a secure form of HTTP
HTTPS
Entrance Facilities
Class B Network
cross talk
28. Small Form Plug-gables - Plugs in to an interface on a switch
Line Printer Remote
switch
Optical Loss
SFP
29. Layer 2
Broadband
Data Link
broadcast storm
MultiMode Fiber
30. OU
GBIC
Organizational Unit
Frame
Local Connector
31. The NIC and network equipment are set up so they cannot send and receive at the same time
mesh topology
Half Duplex NIC Communication
PDU (protocol data unit)
Incorrect device drivers
32. Network configuration that allows selected outside organizations to access internal information systems.
extranet
Incorrect device drivers
Class E Network
noise
33. Alert or alarm that occurs in the absence of an actual attack
fixing attenuation
false positive
Network Layer
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
34. End-user device - such as a workstation - terminal - or console
Peer-to-peer network
Data Terminal Equipment
SCP
cross talk
35. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
wide area network (WAN)
bus topology
Correct subnet mask
Client
36. IP
intrusion prevention system (IPS)
Internet Protocol
Presentation
ICMP
37. Device that boosts - or strengthens - and analog signal
dedicated lines
Amplifier
NetWare Core Protocol
Correct default gateway
38. Fiber-optic cable used on a network backbone for high-speed communications - such as between floors of a building.
Conduit
IEEE 802.12 Standard
fat pipe
peer-to-peer network
39. A route discovery and analysis utility that comes with UNIX and Linux operating systems. Mtr combines with functions of the ping and traceroute commands and delivers an easily readable chart as its output
mtr (my traceroute)
star wired ring
inline sensor
hybrid fiber / coax (HFC) cable
40. A network whose access is restricted to only clients or machines with proper credentials.
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
OSI
Private Network
baseband
41. Electronics industries Alliance
sequencing
EIA
IANA
Internet
42. A resistor that is connected to the end of a segment on a bus network - so that data-carrying signals are absorbed at the point where the segment stop. Aborbing the signals ensures they are not reflected back onto the cable after they reach the end-t
User Datagram Protocol
TFTP
bandwidth
terminator
43. GSNW
site policy
Transport
Gateway Services for NetWare
Telnet
44. WAN transmission technologies that contains a segment that relied on 10GBase-EW standard
Category 1
udp
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
SONET
45. 500 meters - 10Mbps
10BASE5 Limit
SSL
SSL
physical address
46. Data Link Layer
ppptp
Correct subnet mask
Mac Addressing
fixing noise
47. Describes a theoretical representation of what happens between two nodes communicating on a network
Telnet
OSI model
perimeter
Straight tip connector
48. Name Of Layer 3
AUI
Repeater
Network
fiber optic connector
49. 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
demilitarized zone
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
SNMP
Fast Ethernet (characteristics)
50. Enables network managers to continuously monitor network activity
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
switch
Remote Terminal Emulation (Telnet)
IP gateway in NAT