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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. A switchhing method that creates separte channels on one communication medium by establishing different frequencies for each channel.






2. Network configuration that allows selected outside organizations to access internal information systems.






3. IMAP4






4. Scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information.






5. Secure sockets layer-encyrpts TCP/IP transmission including web forms- en route b/w the client server using public key encryption technology






6. Transport layer protocol that requires the establishment of a connection between communicating nodes before it will transmit data






7. SSID






8. MSAU






9. An international body that establishes communications and networking standards - and that is particularly known for its contributions to network protocol standards.






10. Distance between corresponding points on cycle






11. TCP is a Layer 4 protocol (Due to the close match or the OSI Transport Layer and TCP within the TCP/IP Transport Layer.






12. MPLS






13. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.






14. Virture privat network






15. Technology that uses standard telephone wires and allows transmission of voice and data information. Slower than ADSL.






16. 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






17. Open Systems Interconnection model






18. Physical Layer






19. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'






20. A medium that carries 1 signal






21. LC - ST - SC - or MT RJ






22. BootP






23. Connector with 9 pins - commonly used in a serial communication that conforms to the rs-232 standard






24. The IEEE 802.3ae standard for Ethernet communications at 10 Gbps






25. The most commonly used form of Internet Message Access Protocol.






26. The shorter the wavelength






27. Equals a single pulse in the digital encoding system






28. Routing protocol most likely used to replace a router for that handles traffic to and from the companies connection to its NSP






29. Physical and Data Link layers






30. The wave bounces back when encountering an object






31. Enables the establishment of a Web connection - but it also provides for the exchange of resources - for example - displaying AOL's Web page in your brower.






32. Process of grouping almost identical alarms occurring at almost same time into single higher-level alarm






33. A TCP/IP utility that allows you to look up the DNS host name of a network node by specifying its IP address - or vice versa. This is useful for verifying that a hos is configured correctly and for troubleshooting DNS resolution problems






34. Which address is split in to four 8-bit parts called octets?






35. Individual insulated wire pairs - less expensive then STP - less resistant to noise






36. Uses multiple frequencies to transmit signal






37. Which layer in the OSI is responsible for routing and controling the flow of packets around the network?






38. User friendly web addresses are translated into IP addresses by the...






39. A TCP/IP utility used to show or modify a client's host name.






40. Security for https://






41. Device with little - if any - of it's own processing or disk capacity; depends on a host to supply it with applications and data-processing services






42. IPX






43. A physical layer standard that defines a method for building a synchronous telecommunications network based on fiber-optic cables.






44. Short reach. only multimode-max length is 500. baseband transmission. 1000 mpbs.






45. The <html> - <head> and <body> tags are all examples of ________ tags






46. Used to log on to a UNIX host






47. Allows clients to communicate in different floors






48. Cause by length - loss of signals as it travels farther away






49. Attachment Unit Interface Cable equipped with 15 pin connectors






50. A computer that has its own CPU and may be used as a stand-alone computer for word processing - spreadsheet creation - or other software applications. It also may be used to access another computer such as another workstation or server via a network.