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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Can use WPA to improve the security of data in transit
nslookup
CIDR block
802.11b
MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer
2. As defined by the EIA/TIA-568 standard - cabling that connects workstations and servers in the work area.
Serial
horizontal cabling
overhead
kereberos
3. Long reach. multimode max length is 550 meters. single mode max length is 5000. 1000 mpbs. baseband transmission
Local area network (LAN)
subnetting purpose
1000base-lx
overhead
4. The general topic of how on one computer - two adjacent layers in a networking architectural model work together - with the lower layer proving services to the higher layer.
Transmission Control Protocol
1000base-t
Physical layer
Adjacent Layer Interaction
5. Also called the star-wired bus topology - a network design that combines the logial comunications of a bus with the physical layout of a star.
MAC address
star-bus hybrid topology
plain old telephone service (POTS)
RFI
6. A service used via the Application layer to recognize and access other layers
flow control
physical layer device
redirector
MAC sublayer
7. The more resistant to cross talk (STP)
API (application program interface)
Networking Model
the more twist
Classful Addressing
8. 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.
Bit
star wired bus
Active Directory
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
9. Appends physical address of destination computer onto the frame
66 Block
MAC sublayer
Fast Ethernet
NIC (Network Interface Card)
10. Power loss - the amount of signal that is lost as it travels though the communication medium from the source (transmitting node) to the receiving node.
POP3
packet
L2TP
Attenuation
11. NDS
horizontal cabling
NetWare Directory Services
Kroner
session
12. Type of interference that may be caused by motors - power lines - televisions - copiers - etc
POP3
Electromagnetic Interference
NAT (Network Address Translation)
network
13. An internetwork is two or more computer networks connected together.
::1
Encapsulation
internetwork
white/orange and orange
14. The process of reconstructing segmented data
Network
Single mode fiber
reassembly
packet
15. Physical Layer
NIC (Network Interface Card)
Bits
Network
Frequency
16. A fixed number associated with a device's NIC
logical address
TFTP
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
17. String used to identify an access point - configure on your new access points to match the settings on existing access points
the higher the frequency
RADIUS
SSID
local area network (LAN)
18. Network time protocol
honey pot
backbone
NTP
EAP
19. HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
SMTP (Simple Mail transfer Protocol)
Demultiplexer
DSL
20. Device that separates a medium into multiple channels and issues signals to each of those subchannels
Multiplexer
passive topology
local area network (LAN)
Integrated Services Digital Network
21. Lower sublayer of the Data Link layer; appends the physical address of the destination computer onto the fram
MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism - Message Digest 5
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
Ethernet
22. Tool used to determine whether a customers line is obtaining dial tone from the CO
SYN (syncronization)
bandwidth
butt set
LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer
23. Single mode fiber
fading
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
SMF
SMTP
24. International telecommunication Union
ITU
transceiver
802.11
configured with correct sending and receiving email server information
25. A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.
Session
Static IP Addressing
backbone
NIC
26. Equivalent to OSI Layer 3 Network
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Internet
Active Directory
entrance facilities
twisted-pair cable
27. NIS
ITU
Ethernet
session layer
Network Information Service
28. Manages network communication - available on a CD-ROM for example - that is used to manage communications and how frames or packets are sent using a protocol.
NIC drivers
Demarcation Point
encapsulate
PING
29. Form of transmission in which digital signals are sent through direct current pulses applied to a wire; can only send one signal at a time
connectionless
intrusion correction
VPN
Baseband
30. BootP
modifying the file-sharing controls
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
router
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
31. Which protocol is responsible for splitting data into packets and adding a header to each one?
Transmission Control Protocol
RAS
wavelength
baseband
32. Device that boosts - or strengthens - and analog signal
port 143
reassembly
Media Converter
Amplifier
33. LLC
CSMA/CA
AUI
client
Logical Link Control
34. TFTP - trivial file transfer protocol
port 69
throughput
LAN
incremental backup
35. A physical layer standard that defines a method for building a synchronous telecommunications network based on fiber-optic cables.
Alternate Mark Inversion
packet
SONET
Physical layer
36. Not individually insulated but shielded. use when there is noise.
Amplifier
STP
coax cable connector
Remote Terminal Emulation (Telnet)
37. An Application layer protocol used to retrieve messages from a mail server. When a client retrieves mail via POP - messages previously stored on the mail server are downloaded to the client's workstation - and then deleted from the mail server.
POP (Post Office Protocol)
Multiplexer
Remote Access Service
network address
38. A term used to refer to data within the Network layer of the OSI model.
datagram
LLC
NetWare Loadable Module
ITU
39. Short reach. only multimode-max length is 500. baseband transmission. 1000 mpbs.
Private Network
udp
1000base-sx
scattering
40. Radio frequency interference
RFI
demilitarized zone
Simple Network Management protocol (SNMP)
Physical
41. Domain Name System
Physical
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
Attenuation
DNS
42. A standard for encoding and interpreting binary files - images - video - and non-ASCII character sets within an e-mail message.
frame
MAC address
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Ferrule
43. Transport Layer
OSI Layer 4
802.11
diffraction
Overhead
44. Type of switching for multiple data packets make up the same transmission and use identical paths to reach the destination
Populated Segment
2.4-GHz band
noise
message and circuit
45. Physical Layer
computer network
star topology
Twister Pair Cable
header
46. Method of data modulation in which the frequency of the carrier signal is modified by the application of the data signal
ethernet
public network
Frequency Modulation
Ethernet
47. Capability for a component or system to continue functioning despite damage or malfunction
fault tolerance
fragmentation
RTT
port 22
48. Ethernet LAN-all forms of Ethernet media and interface
802.3
thin client computing
1000base-t
Local area network (LAN)
49. Routing protocol most likely used to replace a router for that handles traffic to and from the companies connection to its NSP
cross talk
BGP
protocol
Canonical Name
50. Synchronises data exchange
Session
Routing
beacon frame
routing