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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Data only






2. Layer 5 through 7 Troubleshooting






3. 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.






4. Protocol that encapsulates data for transmission over VPNs






5. Contains information that a wireless node needs to associate with an ap






6. LDAP






7. The most commonly used form of Post office protocol.






8. 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.






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






10. The organized research of the Internet addresses owned or controlled by a target organization.






11. Name Of Layer 6






12. Integrated digital network






13. MMF






14. Functions at the network layer that add logical addresses and properly route data






15. Signal interference caused by electrical devices that emit radio waves at the same frequency used by network signal transmissions.






16. A logical grouping of information that includes the network layer header and encapsulated data - but specifically does not include any headers and trailers below the network layer.






17. The cableing or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them.






18. Wireless standard






19. A term used to refer to data within the Data-link layer of the OSI model.






20. Rules and configuration guidelines governing implementation and operation of IDPSs within an organization






21. Computers connected together within a limited geographical area






22. An 8-bit character-coding method consisting of 96 uppercase and lowercase characters and numbers - plus 32 nonprinting characters.






23. 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






24. A device that converts an analog to digital signal and vice versa






25. Equivalent to OSI Layer 3 Network






26. A specialized UN agency that provides developing countries with technical expertise and equipment






27. Enables sharing remote drivers - Enables sharing remote printers - Handles e-mail messages - Provides file transfer services - Provides file management services - Provides terminal emulation






28. 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






29. AMI






30. Technique for formatting signals in which one property of a carrier wave is modified by the addition of a data signal during transmission






31. When pulses that represent bits follow one another along a single transmission






32. LC






33. The process of enclosing data for transmission






34. The physical layout of the cable and wireless network devices and the logical path followed by network frames and packets sent on the cable or by wireless transmissions






35. 7th layer; protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network






36. Unit of data at any layer of the OSI model






37. A unit of data formatted for transmission over a network that contains control and other information that corresponds to the OSI Networklayer; also called Layer 3.






38. RADIUS






39. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol






40. Local area network






41. A 32 bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates the kind of supernet to which the device belongs.






42. Carrier sense multiple access w collision detection (network access method) ethernet






43. Application that will allow you to configure the workstation to tally these errors and send you and email message every time a problem occured






44. This layer in the OSI transforms bits into electromagnetic signals.






45. Controls how applications access network






46. MDI






47. Basic error correction and detection






48. Measure of frequency equivalent to the number of amplitude cycles per second






49. 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






50. Term that describes current anti-intrusion technologies