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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Term that describes current anti-intrusion technologies
intrusion detection/prevention system (IDPS)
bandwidth
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
modem
2. Honey pot that has been protected so it cannot be easily compromised
WAN Connectivity
site policy awareness
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
padded cell
3. Specify clients configurations to adhere to this subnet
Data Link layer
topology
255.255.255.252
honey pot
4. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt
Data Link
frame
Presentation
Latency
5. Process in which an NIDPS inspects the higher-order protocols (HTTP - FTP - Telnet) are examined for unexpected packet behavior or improper use
mesh topology
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
application protocol verification
6. 5 segments b/w two nodes - 4 repeating devices - and 3 segments connected by two repeating devices
Physical
driver
Network Layer
5-4-3 rule
7. Unique identifying number for a network node; follows a hierarchical addressing scheme; can be assigned through OS software; added to data packets and interpreted by protocols at the Network layer
network address
Session Layer (Layer 5)
plenum cables
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
8. Zeroconf
plain old telephone service (POTS)
false attack stimulus
Zero Configuration
Presentation
9. NNTP
RS 232
Network News Transport Protocol
MAC address
Private Network
10. Network layer service that subdivides segments it receives from the Transport layer into smaller packets
PDU
bandwidth
goodput
fragmentation
11. PAP
bayonet nut connector (BNC)
headened
Password Authentication Protocol
network
12. The oldest type of network design - this topology consists of multiple nodes attached to a central hub - switch - or router.
Adjacent Layer Interaction
transport layer
Star topology
connection
13. Services that allow remote users to connect to the network
SMTP
access services
MAN
15 hops
14. Can use WPA to improve the security of data in transit
802.11b
ppptp
narrowband
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
15. 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
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
access services
Correct default gateway
RIR (Regional Internet Registry)
16. Measure of a signal's strength
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Amplitude
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
kereberos
17. Determines the network path on which to route packets - Help reduce network congestion - Establishes virtual circuits - Routes packets to other networks - resequencing packet transmissions when needed - Translates between protocols
Network Switching
Presentation
Network Layer (Layer 3)
analog adv
18. The seventh layer of the OSI model. Application layer protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network.
mtr (my traceroute)
Application Layer
broadband
CIDR block
19. A utility for viewing or modifying a host's routing table
asymmetrical transmission
Backbone
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
route
20. Serial internet protocol
Mail Exchanger
binary
slip
Internet
21. Open source program that allows you too remotely take over another workstation and walk through support process
RealVNC
Byte
frequency
connection
22. RDP
IP (Internet Protocol)
honey pot
Remote Desktop Protocol
Common Internet File System
23. Packet one node sends to request a connection with another; 1st of three-step process of establishing a connection
SYN (syncronization)
footprinting
ppp
MAU
24. SMF
analog dis
Classful Addressing
Single Mode Fiber
protocol
25. Allows you and eight coworkers to share a single internet routable IP address
stp
Network File System
application protocol verification
DNAT
26. Port used during a domain name lookup
port 53
datagram
analog signal
Presentation
27. Round time trip. time it takes for packet to get from sender to receiver and back
Presentation
host
RTT
Ethernet
28. Multiple physical/non-physical mediums for connecting computers
FM
VPN
media
noise
29. Faster networking and inexpensive - flexible - easy to install
ITU
twisted shielded pair
Presentation
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
30. Firewalls perform two basic security functions
VPN
EMI
Peer-to-peer network
packet filtering - application proxy
31. On a cable-TV WAN - a central receiving point for signals from various sources - including satellite - major cable sources - and local tevevision sources.
TDMA
Network
headened
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
32. A data communications technique that transmits a packet directly from the sending node - though a switch - and to the receiving node - without passing though other network nodes.
demand priority
analog signal
reflection
RARP
33. Saturation of network bandwidth caused by excessive traffic - as when a large number of computers or devices attemp to transmit simultaneously - or when computers or devices presist in transmitting repeatedly.
telnet
terminal
802.11a
broadcast storm
34. Ethernet NICs listen on network and wait until they detect no other nodes transmitting data
carrier sense
host
collision
Password Authentication Protocol
35. Name Of Layer 2
Firewall Filtering
Physical
Data Link
virture privat network (VPN)
36. The number of times a signal's amplitude changes over a fixed period of time - expressed in cycles per second - Hz
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Frequency
transport layer
backbone cabling
37. Network Layer
Packets
social engineering
satellite
Transmission Protocol (TCP)
38. The process of reconstructing segmented data
LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer
reassembly
Incorrect device drivers
service data unit (SDU)
39. Layer 1 Troubleshooting
public network
bandwidth
Loose network cable connection
Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP)
40. Requires many pulses to transmit same info that an analog can transmit in a wave
digital dis
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
CSMA/CA
Classful Addressing
41. Secures messages being transmitted on the internet - uses RSA for authentication and encyption.
Loose network cable connection
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Network Behavior Analysis
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
42. CIFS
OSI Layer 1
Common Internet File System
cable plant
Session Layer
43. 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.
Workstation
Secure Shell (SSH
MultiMode Fiber
Adjacent Layer Interaction
44. Type of protocol useful when data must be transferred quickly
bandwidth
stateful firewall
microwave
connectionless
45. MMF
connectionless
MultiMode Fiber
media access control (MAC)
Physical Layer
46. Ensures that messages being transmitted on the internet are private and tamper proof
intrusion correction
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
Transport Layer Security (TSL)
NNTP
47. PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
Amplitude
Connectors
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
48. Signals on bus that would travel endlessly between two nodes
Kroner
signal bounce
media
encapsulate
49. Layer 6
Bits
FDM
MS-CHAP
Presentation
50. Layer 1 Troubleshooting
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Transport & Internet
Faulty network cable
Data Link
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