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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. Controls the transport of data between systems






2. Standard analog telephone system






3. VPN






4. What is the currency of Denmark?






5. Requires many pulses to transmit same info that an analog can transmit in a wave






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






7. 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






8. An International organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that play a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.






9. The distinct units of data that are exchanged between nodes on a network






10. Cause by EMI/RFI - and other packets - interference on the signal






11. Twist wire so you don't get interference on the memory






12. Cross talk with 2+ wires






13. NNTP






14. Anything - hardware or software - that monitors transmission of packets of digital information that attempt to pass the perimeter of a network






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






16. Data circuit-terminating equipment. multiplexer or modem






17. Ensures that messages being transmitted on the internet are private and tamper proof






18. (local area network) network of computers and others that is confined to a relatively small space






19. Signals traveling on one wire infringes on the signal traveling over an adjacent wire






20. (fix) if analog shield twisted pairs or if digital with a repeater






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






22. Binary values for each bit position






23. Layer 2 Troubleshooting






24. Divides channel into different time slots and assigns data to nodes who are attached to time slots






25. Network Layer






26. Reflection in multiple different directions of a signal






27. Presentation Layer






28. Type of interference caused by signals traveling on nearby wire pairs infringing on another pair's signal






29. Provides th transfer medium (such as cable) - Translates data into a transmission signal appropriate to the transfer medium - Sends the signal along the transfer medium - Includes the pyical layout of the network - Monitors for transmission error - D






30. American national standards institute






31. Multiple physical/non-physical mediums for connecting computers






32. Round time trip. time it takes for packet to get from sender to receiver and back






33. To make more efficient use of limited numbers of legitimate IP addressing






34. Communications that occur in discrete units where the start of a unit is signaled by a start bit at the front and the end of the unit is signaled by a stop bit at the back.






35. Physical Layer






36. Glass or plastic shield around the core of a fiber-optic cable; reflects light back to the core in patterns that vary depending on the transmission mode






37. Network device that makes high-level application connections on behalf of internal hosts and other machines






38. What is the term used when every host on the network has a fixed IP address?






39. Digital - one signal one channel at a time (half duplexing) ex. ethernet






40. Used on many UNIX/LINUX systems to provide authentication security for TCP/IP applications such as Telnet and FTP






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






42. Bootstrap Protocol






43. Software that enables a computer to communicate with devices such as NICs - printers - monitors - and hard disk drives.






44. An algorithm used to verify the accuracy of data contained in a data frame.






45. Basic error correction and detection






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






47. More reliable then analog - noise doesn't affect as much - more efficient - fewer errors






48. A set of routines that make up part of a software application






49. Physical layer. 1 gpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. cat 5e or higher utp. twisted pair.






50. What is an agreed set of rules that two parties agree on in order to communicate with each other commanly known as?







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