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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. MT-RJ






2. Zeroconf






3. An 8-bit character-coding method consisting of 96 uppercase and lowercase characters and numbers - plus 32 nonprinting characters.






4. MAC address






5. Service data unit






6. (metropolitan area network) used with a handful of buildings and larger then a LAN - connects two or more Lans






7. The most widely-used protocol that manages notes posted on usenet newsgroups






8. The most commonly used form of Internet Message Access Protocol.






9. Central component of a cable designed to carry a signal






10. Follow TIA/EIA 568 specifications






11. Set of routines that make up part of a software application






12. NDS






13. Default subnet mask for 154.13.44.87






14. As defined by the EIA/TIA-568 standard - cabling that connects workstations and servers in the work area.






15. Network news transfer protocol






16. A computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network






17. A situation in which two or more packets are detected at the same time on an Ethernet network.






18. IPX






19. IP






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






21. Example of an internetwork






22. A network transport control method used in Ethernet networks. It regulates transmission by sensing the presence of packet collisions.






23. A device that can transmit and receive - such as transmitting and receiving signals on a communication cable






24. Method of trasmitting data from a satellite






25. Measure of the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that a medium can transmit






26. A fixed number associated with a device's NIC






27. Translates data to a format the receiving node understands - such as from EBCDIC to ASCII - Performs data encryption - Performs data compression






28. Vulnerability created in a system by a virus or worm which allows the attacker to access the system at will with special privileges.






29. Short reach. only multimode-max length is 500. baseband transmission. 1000 mpbs.






30. Specify clients configurations to adhere to this subnet






31. Ethernet LAN-all forms of Ethernet media and interface






32. Type of protocol useful when data must be transferred quickly






33. The placement of data from a higher-layer protocol behind the header (and in some cases - between a header and trailer) of the next-lower-layer protocol. For example - an IP packet could be encapsulated in an Ethernet header and trailer before being






34. Name Of Layer 6






35. Point or stage in a wave's progress over time






36. ICA






37. A service provided with Windows 98 - Me - 2000 - and 32-bit versions of XP operating systems that allows one computer - the ICS host - to share its Internet connection with other computers on the same network.






38. Type of transmission in which signals may travel in both directions over a medium simultaneously; also called duplex






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






40. Used to determine where patch cable for a specific server terminates on the patch panel - and checks for the presence of noise on a wire






41. End-user device - such as a workstation - terminal - or console






42. A type of multimode fiber-optic cable in which the light-based signals follow uniform curved routes inside the cable - resulting in signals that all arrive at the same time and with less long-distance distortion than step-index cable.






43. A connector used to terminate coaxial cable used for transmitting television and broadband cable signals






44. ICS






45. Internet Engineering Task Force






46. FTP is an application that enables the transfer of data from one remote device to another - using TCP/IP






47. Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers






48. A boundary between two zones of trust






49. 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.






50. Hubs and switches work here