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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Glass or plastic shield around the core of a fiber-optic cable; reflects light back to the core in patterns that vary depending on the transmission mode
Cladding
::1
RAS
Unshielded twisted pair
2. Communications that occur in discrete units where the start of a unit is signaled by a start bit at the front and the end of the unit is signaled by a stop bit at the back.
Category 5
asynchronous comunications
Physical
half duplex
3. Data only
L2TP
NAT (Network Address Translation)
goodput
SYN (syncronization)
4. PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
protocol
baseband
5. Frequency hoping spread spectrum: a signal jumps between several different frequencies
Data Link
FHSS
SMTP
RFI
6. BSD
TDMA
Berkeley Software Distribution
S-HTTP
Post Office Protocol
7. The wave splits into secondary waves
NetWare Core Protocol
Network Behavior Analysis
port 143
diffraction
8. Encompasses actions an organization takes when intrusion is detected
intrusion reaction
15 hops
fading
headened
9. IPSec
Internet Protocol
RAS
Internet Protocol Security
SYN (syncronization)
10. International society composed of engineering professionals - promotes development and education in the electrical engineering and computer fields
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
bayonet nut connector (BNC)
Data Link
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
11. The IEEE stanard for error and flow control in data frames.
802.2
Media Converter
STP
TCP/UDP
12. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.
RARP
Network interface card (NIC)
beacon frame
Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
13. Technique for formatting signals in which one property of a carrier wave is modified by the addition of a data signal during transmission
FDM
Modulation
topology
Secure File Transfer Protocol
14. Controls how applications access network
5-4-3 rule
port 53
Application
twisted shielded pair
15. Compresses
fiber optic cable
CIDR block
Presentation
Same Layer Interaction
16. IPv4
Virtual Private Network
Internet Protocol version 4
Half-Duplex
incremental backup
17. It enables the sending node to obtain the MAC address of the intended recipient before packets are sent.
twisted shielded pair
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
analog dis
RS 232
18. Twisted pair patch cable in which the termination locations of the transmit and receive wires on one end of the cable are reversed
transmission media
MAC address
Presentation
Crossover Cable
19. The combination of an IP address's network ID and subnet information. By interpreting the address's extended network prefix - a device can determine the subnet to which an address belongs.
Extended Network Prefix
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
Decapsulation
digital
20. Nondata info that must accompany data for it to be properly routed. addition to data
Class E Network
overhead
network class C
MAC address
21. 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
TCP port 23
Single mode fiber
Bit
Segments
22. NLM
Private Network
NetWare Loadable Module
Internet Protocol version 4
centralized control strategy
23. CRAM-MD5
broadcast storm
CD-ROM File System
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism - Message Digest 5
Bend Radius
24. Network cable that contains pairs of insulated wires that are twisted together and surrounded by a shielding material for added EMI and RFI protection - all inside a protective jacket.
FF02
S-HTTP
RARP
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
25. Which layer is responsible for putting data into frames as well as providing error checking data?
802.44
Data Link Layer
physical layer
multiple access
26. Manages end-to-end delivery of data
transport layer
Application Layer
proxy server
Basic Rate Interface
27. Pipeline used to contain and protect cabling; usually made from metal
Conduit
LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer
Single mode fiber
Backbone
28. Open Systems Interconnection model is standard description or reference model for how messages should be transmitted between any 2 points in a telecommunications network.
NetWare Core Protocol
OSI
reassembly
ISP (Internet service provider)
29. A set of routines that make up part of a software application
UDP
Improperly configured switch
Open Shortest Path First
API (application program interface)
30. A common way of sharing resources on a peer-to-peer network
modifying the file-sharing controls
Category 5
inline sensor
host
31. Radio frequency interference. interference caused by radio.
RFI
backbone
topology
duplex
32. Slow wireless standard 11-18 throughput
802.11a
back hack
DB-25 connector
CD-ROM File System
33. SONET
carrier sense
Synchronous Optical Network
Media Dependent Interface
Post Office Protocol
34. Physical Layer
Twister Pair Cable
fault tolerance
CRC
SCP
35. First part of the datagram - which consists of general information about the size of the packet - the protocol that was used to send it - and the IP address of both the source computer and its destination.
Device power unplugged
Full Duplex NIC Communication
header
Primary Domain Controller
36. Network File System
TCP/IP
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Transport & Internet
NFS
networks enable users to share resources
37. Protocol data unit
Modulation
Regeneration
PDU
802.11g
38. A 32 bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates the kind of supernet to which the device belongs.
supernet mask
frame
plenum cables
Application
39. Where demarc is located if an organization follows structured cabling standards
Hubs
Bus topology
horizontal cabling
entrance facilities
40. What is the term used when every host on the network has a fixed IP address?
baseband
VPN
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
Static IP Addressing
41. Guarantees that a server continually has power even if a buildings electrical service is interrupted - continuous voltage to a device by switching virtually instantaneously to the battery when it detects loss of power
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
standby UPS
EAPoL
Ethernet
42. Network Layer
Routing
POP3 (Post Office Protocol - version 3)
padded cell
physical layer
43. Zeroconf
Zero Configuration
frame
A Protocol
Frequency Division Multiplexing
44. IPX
leased line
hot site
site policy
Internetwork Packet Exchange
45. Internet Layer
Basic Rate Interface
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 2
centralized control strategy
46. Prevents broadcast storms by enabling switches to calculate paths that avoid potential loops and artificially block the links that would complete a loop
Remote Access Service
switch
STP
POP3
47. A logical process of combining bits. In ANDing - a bit with a value of 1 plus another bit with a value of 1 results in a 1. A bit with a value of 0 plus any other bit results in a 0.
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
ANDing
MultiMode Fiber
CHAP
48. Routing protocol has the poorest convergence time
tunneling
Virtual Private Network
RIP
checksum
49. The <html> - <head> and <body> tags are all examples of ________ tags
VPN
Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP)
BSS
Structure
50. Name Of Layer 4
ICMP
Transport
OSI Layer 5
Segments