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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. MIB
POP3
protocol and services
Management Information Base
Default Gateway
2. Generates signals as changes in voltage at the NIC
terminal
physical layer
internetwork
hybrid fiber / coax (HFC) cable
3. A network design in which every node is connected to every other note - achieving fault tolerance.
Independent Computer Architecture
mesh topology
terminators
BGP
4. A command-line utility that combines the functionality of the tracert and ping commands (similar to UNIX's mtr command) and comes with Windows XP - Vista - and Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008
pathping
Electromagnetic Interference
bandwidth
Main Distribution Frame
5. Hard-to-define skills such as dependability
Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3)
soft skills
whois
netstat
6. FTP - file transfer- control
TDM
port 21
Mesh topology
5-4-3 rule
7. A permanent telephone connection between 2 locations that provide a predetermined amount of bandwidth at all times
star wired ring
modem
leased line
inline sensor
8. Total amount of communication cable that make up a network.
Incorrect cable type
Network Switching
cable plant
Transport
9. Private connection from a LAN to an internet service provider.
Port 23
dedicated lines
port 69
Password Authentication Protocol
10. Which protocol provides the user with many functions of the world wide web?
Frequency Division Multiplexing
Transport
Application
Hyper text transfer protocol
11. Teflon-coated cable that is used in plenum area because it does not emit a toxic vapor when burned
plenum cables
NTP
Telnet
NetWare Core Protocol
12. 192-223
route
encapsulate
network class C
High-Level Data Link Control
13. Transforms data into a form network or applications will understand
Presentation
ARP
Host
Presention Layer (Layer 6)
14. 128-191
10BASE5 Limit
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
network class B
LAN
15. This layer in the OSI network model breaks up the files into packets to allow them to be sent around the network.
IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol - version 4)
physical layer device
Transport Layer
demand priority
16. Small network 192-223
baseband
Class C Network
star-bus hybrid topology
Internet Key Exchange
17. Layer 5
entrapment
proxy server
Session
synchronous communications
18. Best fault tolerance
star wired ring
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
full mesh
19. Pieces of hardware that connect the wire to the network device
ISOC
Connectors
IANA
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
20. Used with single mode or multi mode fiber optic cable
Domain Name System (DNS)
session
standard connector
host
21. Rules determining the format and transmission of data
CRC
switch
intrusion prevention
protocol
22. 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.
FCS (frame check sequence)
modem
POP (Post Office Protocol)
Internet
23. Signals travel both directions simultaneously
pathping
duplex
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Workstation
24. Time division multiplexing
router
POP3 (Post Office Protocol - version 3)
TDM
fragmentation
25. Physical layer standard for serial communications
EIA
Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable
digital dis
RS-232
26. Requires CSU/DSU-the connection point for a t1 live at customers site
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
network class C
router
t1 connection
27. Anything - hardware or software - that monitors transmission of packets of digital information that attempt to pass the perimeter of a network
TFTP
bandwidth
firewall
WAN
28. 500 meters - 10Mbps
router
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
10BASE5 Limit
netstat
29. IEEE
TFTP
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
port 123
Class C Network
30. Equivalent to OSI Layer 7 Application - Layer 6 Presentation - Layer 5 Session
fragmentation
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Application
OSI Layer 2
10Base-T
31. Allows for secure interactive control of remote systems
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
router
Secure Shell (SSH
computer network
32. Process in which an NIDPS inspects the higher-order protocols (HTTP - FTP - Telnet) are examined for unexpected packet behavior or improper use
driver signing
Half Duplex NIC Communication
application protocol verification
BGP
33. Software that is stored on a chip in a device - such as in a ROM - and that typically composes some type of system software
T-Carrier Level 1
Serial
firmware
Microbrowser
34. Transport layer protocol that services a request without requiring a verified session and without guaranteeing delivery data
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
PPP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
connectionless
35. Packet a node sends to acknowledge that it received a SYN request for connection; 2nd of three-step connection process
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
netstat
networks enable users to share resources
36. A mail retrieval protocol that improves on the shortcomings of POP. The single biggest advantage IMAP4 has relative to POP is that it allows users to store messages on the mail server - rather than always having to download them to a local machine.
10BASE2 Limit
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
Local area network (LAN)
MAN
37. Supplying electrical power through ethernet
power over ethernet
NIC drivers
GBIC
hot site
38. Analog - only one direction. radio frequency analog waves w differences in frequency. expensive - longer distance. ex. cable TV
broadband
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
Simple Network Management Protocol
Repeater
39. 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.
lpr filename
FM
Primary Rate Interface
Workstation
40. Measure of frequency equivalent to the number of amplitude cycles per second
Ethernet
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
LDAP
Hertz
41. Type of transmission in which signals may travel in both directions over a medium simultaneously; also called duplex
leased line
STP
MAU
Full-Duplex
42. 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
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
SNMP
DSSS
Network
43. Positive and zero. 1 and 0's.
Logical Link Control
binary
Synchronous Optical Network
cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
44. Signals travel in one direction
simplex
Class B Network
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Transport
DCE
45. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Alternative name: 1000BASE-LX - 1000BASE-SX - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3z - Cable Type: Fiber max length 550m (sx) - 5 km(lx)
fault tolerance
demand priority
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
46. 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
directional antennas
Host
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
beaconing
47. SNMP
File Transfere Protocol - (FTP)
Cross Talk
Simple Network Management Protocol
multiple access
48. Slow wireless standard 11-18 throughput
802.11a
Domain Name System (DNS)
Punch-Down Block
client
49. Maintains and assigns IP addresses in the US
directional antennas
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
enticement
IEEE
50. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.
network interface card (NIC)
T-Carrier Level 1
transmission media
physical layer device