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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Actual. how much data is transmitted during given time
transport layer
Conduit
throughput
SMF
2. MIB
Management Information Base
footprinting
network class C
Byte
3. Physical Layer
802.11b
Mac Addressing
LLC
Hubs
4. Type of transmission in which signlas may travel in both directions over a medium - but only in one direction at a time
carrier sense
Crossover Cable
Half-Duplex
CSMA/CD
5. A station checks for existing wireless transmissions before starting the transmission
CSMA/CA
Server
link quality monitoring
Presentation
6. Transport Layer
Class D Network
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 3
entrance facilities
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
7. Rules and configuration guidelines governing implementation and operation of IDPSs within an organization
Network Switching
asymmetrical transmission
Presentation Layer
site policy
8. ICA
TFTP
Independent Computer Architecture
A Protocol
Domain Name System (DNS)
9. Doesn't use frame headers - uses cells
rj-45
encapsulate
Network
ATM
10. IP
10BASE2 Limit
traceroute (tracert)
5-4-3 rule
Internet Protocol
11. FDDI
event viewer
Conduit
medium
(fiddy) Fiber Distributed Data Interface
12. Which protocol allows users to send emails?
Mac Addressing
HTTPS
SMTP
CSMA/CD
13. Ppp over ethernet
pppoe
EIA/TIA
802.5
installing cable
14. A very high speed - long distance media that consists of a single strand of fiber glass that carries the signals. Can transmit data 50 times further than multimode fiber at a faster rate
Single mode fiber
intrusion detection
frame
Hertz
15. Single mode fiber
Data Service Unit
SMF
port 53
SNMP
16. A generic term referring to any set of protocols and standards collected into a comprehensive grouping that - when followed by the devices in a network - allows all the devices to communicate. Examples include TCP/IP and OSI.
Networking Model
Category 1
Populated Segment
Secure Shell (SSH)
17. Frequency modulation-frequency of signal is modified
Transmission Control Protocol
switch
FM
CD-ROM File System
18. Produces guidelines for how network cable should be installed in commercial buildings
EIA/TIA
ANSI
authentication
Thin Eterhnet/10 Base 2
19. IRC
Internet Relay Chat
802.3
bandwidth
link dead phase
20. Provides strung security for HTTP- transpored information - but it is only used by some vendor's application
wavelength
Packets
extranet
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
21. Domain Name System
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Transport
transport layer
workstation
DNS
22. IMAP4
BGP
::1
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
Phase
23. Every node on the network is connected through a central device like a switch - cannot be disabled by a single malfunction in a workstation - scalable - - popular - expensive - cable malfunction will only effect 2 workstations - more fault tolerant.
Physical layer
local area network (LAN)
star topology
overhead
24. Basic error correction and detection
single-mode fiber-optic cable
ARP
digital dis
Data Link
25. Is a method for automatically assigning address and other configuration parameters to network hosts.
Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP)
Network
transmit
routing
26. Software that is stored on a chip in a device - such as in a ROM - and that typically composes some type of system software
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
firmware
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Network
27. IPv6 addressing - multicast group
Topology
FF02
NIC (Network Interface Card)
cross talk
28. EFS
Transport
Encrypting File System
management services
host
29. A termination unit also called a transceiver or DSL modem
Workstation
ATU-R
Kerberos
Physical Layer
30. Application layer protocol that formulates and interprets requests between Web clients and servers
Application Layer
Impedance
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Data Link layer
31. A data-link protocol used for remote networking that can exchange IP addresses - carry data by multiple network layer protocols - and support different app. protocols.
Mesh topology
Workstation
telnet
PPP
32. Simple Network Management Protocol
802.11
SNMP
asymmetrical transmission
Internet
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
nslookup
Session
Ethernet
Application
34. A generic term for data being transmitted
packet
Main Distribution Frame
Bandwidth
Presentation
35. Reverse address resolution protocol
RARP
Transport
Overhead
leased line
36. Why are web pages viewed using HTTP?
router
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
ESS
analog
37. The process of wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer. For example - Data Link layer protocols encapsulate Network layer packets in frames.
encapsulate
Frame
tracepath
Static IP Addressing
38. Where demarc is located if an organization follows structured cabling standards
ISOC (Internet Society)
stateful firewall
entrance facilities
virture privat network (VPN)
39. Device used to regenerate a signal
Repeater
Regeneration
POP (Post Office Protocol)
scattering
40. Consists of single cable that connects all nodes on a network without intervening connectivity devices - inexpensive - hard to find source of error - not very fault tolerant - data is transmitted in one direction in the ring.
bus topology
LAN
SCP
MultiStation Access Unit
41. HTTP - SMTP - POP3 - VoIP
fiber optics
crossover cable
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Application
Transport Layer
42. DSU
Data Service Unit
Amplitude
CD-ROM File System
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
43. 2nd set of characteristics that make up a device's MAC address. Added at the factory and is based on the device's model and manufacture date
User Datagram Protocol
MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer
DCE
device ID
44. FTP is an application that enables the transfer of data from one remote device to another - using TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol
soft skills
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
File Transfere Protocol - (FTP)
45. HDLC
5-4-3 rule
Repeater
High-Level Data Link Control
crossover cable
46. A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point - and thus no terminators.
redirector
driver signing
encryption
Ring topology
47. MAU
ppptp
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Multistation Access Unit
802.11n
48. Physical Layer
cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
encapsulation
Electrical Signaling
network class C
49. ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
power budget
Extended Network Prefix
NNTP
50. Secure Shell
Layer 2 Forwarding
RTS/CTS
SSH
802.3