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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Knows which VLAN a stream of data belongs to by reading a tad added to each frames header
SSID
switch
DB-9 connector
Broadband
2. Experimentation 240-255
1550bytes
Class E Network
Ethernet
device ID
3. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
protocol
MAC address
IP address within the assigned network
Bend Radius
4. Netscape and Microsoft have implemented HTTPS to protect data transported via their Web browsers.
LDAP
POTS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
synchronous communications
5. Length of time it takes for a packet to go from sender to receiver - then back to sender; measured in milliseconds
IP address within the assigned network
virtual circuit
Round Trip Time
twisted-pair cable
6. Transforms data into a form network or applications will understand
TDM
Telnet
Presentation
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
7. Communications for continuous burst of data controlled by a clock signal that starts each burst.
synchronous communications
Application
Entrance Facilities
LDAP
8. An algorithm used to verify the accuracy of data contained in a data frame.
beaconing
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
POP3
Virtual Private Network
9. A network design in which every node is connected to every other note - achieving fault tolerance.
Network
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Internet
mesh topology
10. A transmitter concentrates the signal energy at a single frequency or in a very small range of frequencies
narrowband
Bend Radius
EIA
statistical multiplexing
11. Firewall packet inspection that examines the data contained in a packet as well as the state of the connection between internal and external computers.
bandwidth
modifying the file-sharing controls
stateful firewall
perimeter
12. Tools in order to connect a new RJ45
inline sensor
10Gbase-t
crimping tool and wore stripper
Network Time Protocol
13. FTP - file transfer- control
Improperly configured switch
port 21
1000base-t
network address
14. Most common cabling used in networking. Usually connects nodes to the main network.
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
narrowband
VPN
ethernet
15. (WIde area network) Carry networks longer distances than Lans
WAN
Localhost
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
5-4-3 rule
16. Core TCP/IP protocol that operates in the Network layer and provided information about how and where data should be delivered; subprotocol that enables TCP/IP to inernetwork
ppptp
attenuation
multiprotocol label switching
IP (Internet Protocol)
17. RJ 45
A Protocol
Presentation Layer
twisted pair connector
attenuation
18. NIDPS system that examines network traffic in order to identify problems related to the flow of traffic. Most sensors are passive mode deployment only.
Network layer
active scanning
Network Behavior Analysis
NFS
19. Speed: 10 Mbps - Alternative Name: 10BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3 - Cable Type: Copper - max length 100 meters
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
OSI Layer 1
Ethernet (characteristics)
ports
20. What is the term used when every host on the network has a fixed IP address?
Static IP Addressing
SONET
ppp
Inter Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
21. On a computer that receives data over a network - the process in which the device interprets the lower-layer headers and - when finished with each header - removes the header - revealing the next-higher-layer PDU.
SNMP
alarm filtering
Decapsulation
RIR (Regional Internet Registry)
22. The number of times a signal's amplitude changes over a fixed period of time - expressed in cycles per second - Hz
intrusion detection
Frequency
networks enable users to share resources
Transport
23. CSU
presentation layer
Same Layer Interaction
Channel Service Unit
OSI Layer 2
24. Routers use it to identify nodes belonging to a multicast group
Class B Network
IGMP
beacon frame
CIDR block
25. Application Layer
demand priority
Network News Transport Protocol
satellite
OSI Layer 7
26. Equivalent to OSI Layer 2 Data Link & Layer 1 Physical
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Network Access
confidence value
802.11g
API (application program interface)
27. A cable TV company - such as Comcast Broadband.
Category 3
Category 1
transceiver
cabeloco
28. The pattern used to install a network medium
Internet Control Message Protocol
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Routing
topology
29. Groups of workstations are star connect to connectivity devices and then networked via single bus - cover long distances - easy to interconnect - more expensive - ethernet
the higher the frequency
Class B Network
Nonbroadcast Point-to-Multipoint Transmission
star wired bus
30. IEEE standard for Ethernet devices and data handling
Single Mode Fiber
standby UPS
OSI
802.3
31. Physical Layer
Modulation
Internet Information Services
DTE
Bits
32. Type of protocol useful when data must be transferred quickly
connectionless
t1 connection
Transport layer
crossover cable
33. The IEEE standard for broadband wireless metropolitan area networking (also known as WiMax)
alert or alarm
802.16
Mail Exchanger
Application Layer
34. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58
Frequency Modulation
Internet Group Multicast Protocol
Thin Eterhnet/10 Base 2
Presentation
35. Allows for secure interactive control of remote systems
Network Switching
white/orange and orange
Modem
Secure Shell (SSH
36. Brief delay in processing - length of cable can contribute to this
bus topology
File Transfere Protocol - (FTP)
Transport Layer Security (TSL)
latency
37. Resistance that contributes to controlling an electrical signal; measured in ohms
protocol
broadcast storm
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Impedance
38. Actual. how much data is transmitted during given time
throughput
service data unit (SDU)
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
RTS/CTS
39. Network standard that can reliaby transmit data farthest
Presentation Layer
802.11n
client/server
Group Policy Object
40. Point of division between a telecommunications service carrier's network and a building's internal network
PSTN
Class D Network
Demarcation Point
Attenuation
41. 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
Application
Physical layer
Faulty network cable
ITU
42. Supplying electrical power through ethernet
Integrated Services Digital Network
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
power over ethernet
routing
43. More reliable then analog - noise doesn't affect as much - more efficient - fewer errors
digital adv
switch
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
POTS
44. An app. that provides centralized authentication and authorization services for a network.
EAPoL
Computer network
private network
RADIUS
45. Individual insulated wire pairs - less expensive then STP - less resistant to noise
802.11n
Client
UTP
ISOC
46. Consists of single cable that connects all nodes on a network without intervening connectivity devices - inexpensive - hard to find source of error - not very fault tolerant - data is transmitted in one direction in the ring.
Physical
node
Secure Shell
bus topology
47. Initiates the communication link - Makes sure the communication link is maintained - Determines which node transmits at any point in time - such as which one transmits first - Disconnectd when a communication session is over - Translates node address
Ethernet (characteristics)
Session Layer (Layer 5)
standard
port 143
48. IPSec
BOOTP
Internet Protocol Security
dig (domain information groper)
fiber optic cable
49. An IP addressing convention that adheres to network class distinctions - in which the first 8 bits of a Class A address - the first 16 bits of a Class B address - and the first 24 bits of a Class C address are used for network Information
Classful Addressing
MAC address
broadcast frame or broadcast packet
device ID
50. 1) 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. Programs and information may be processed at the host - or they
Host
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Transport
Virtual private network (VPN)
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
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