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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. IEEE standard describing specifications for wireless transmissions






2. Signals travel in one direction






3. HDLC






4. A service used via the Application layer to recognize and access other layers






5. MAC address






6. 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






7. Protocol data unit. An OSI term to refer generically to a grouping of information by a particular layer of the OSI model. More specifically - an LxPDU would imply the data and headers as defined by Layer x.






8. Http - Hypertext transfer protocol






9. Network Layer






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






11. Four twisted wire pairs rated for 250 MHz.






12. This layer in the OSI network model manages log on procedures and password recognition.






13. SLIP






14. Appends physical address of destination computer onto the frame






15. A type of transmission in which there are several transmission channels on a communications medium - allowing more than one node to transmit at the same time.






16. Application Layer






17. Manually specify on each workstation so that their users can pick up their internet email from the linux email server






18. The oldest type of network design with - this topology consist fo multiple nodes attached to a central hub - switch - or router.






19. A Data Link sublayer of the OSI model that initiates the communication link between nodes and ensures the link is not unintentionally broken.






20. Internet assigned numbers authority






21. Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection






22. Fiber-optic cable used on a network backbone for high-speed communications - such as between floors of a building.






23. FHSS






24. 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.






25. A unit of data transmitted on a network that contains control and address information corresponding to the OSI Data Link layer - or Layer 2.






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






27. Which class of IP address would be allocated to a very large company?






28. Communications for continuous burst of data controlled by a clock signal that starts each burst.






29. A network on which any computer can communicate with other networked computers on an equal (peer) basic without going though an intermediary - such as a server. Peer-to-Peer networking enables each computer to offer and access shared resoures - such






30. Device that can detect intrusion and launch an active response






31. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines






32. One transmitter issues signals to multiple receivers; receivers may be undefined or defined






33. The IEEE standard for broadband wireless metropolitan area networking (also known as WiMax)






34. The NIC and network equipment are set up so that they have the capacity to send and receive simultaneously. which is possible because od buffering at the NIC.






35. Compresses






36. Addresses packet size






37. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.






38. An error condition on a token ring network that indicates one or more nodes is not functioning.






39. Minimum cabling standard for PoE






40. Hardware address of the network interface card






41. Also called the physical or MAC address - the hexadecimal number permanently assigned to a network interface and used by the MAC sublayer within the DATA Link layer (Layer 2).






42. Point to point protocol






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






44. Data Link Layer






45. Application that will allow you to configure the workstation to tally these errors and send you and email message every time a problem occured






46. An advantage of networks






47. 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






48. ISM






49. Honey pot that has been protected so it cannot be easily compromised






50. A service on a node