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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. The information transfered between layers in the same OSI stack
NetBIOs
protocol data unit (PDU)
WAN
checksum
2. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer
MAC
encapsulate
network monitor
site policy awareness
3. A device that must be located at each end of a leased line.
Crossover Cable
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
CSU/DSU
Modem
4. Works closely with IP in providing error and control information - by allowing hosts to exchange packet status information to help move the packets along the internetwork
FF02
wavelength
SMTP server name
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP
5. Area above the ceiling tile or below the subfloor in a building
Plenum
fiber optic cable
Repeaters
ethernet
6. A computer (mainframe - minicomputer - server - or workstation) that has an operating system enabling multiple computers to access it at the same time for files - data - and services.
host
bandwidth
Line Printer Daemon
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
7. A network that links multiple LAN's in large city or metropolitan region.
HTTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
metropolitan area network (MAN)
multiplexing
8. To make more efficient use of limited numbers of legitimate IP addressing
ACK (acknowledgement)
broadcast storm
subnetting purpose
true attack stimulus
9. 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
Quality of Service
Transport Layer Security (TSL)
network address
crimping tool and wore stripper
10. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.
Post Office Protocol version 3
Network interface card (NIC)
ANDing
Firewall Filtering
11. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt
reflection
message and circuit
FTP
Latency
12. A cable TV company - such as Comcast Broadband.
association
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
public network
cabeloco
13. Equals a single pulse in the digital encoding system
Class E Network
Secure Copy Protocol
Class A Network
Bit
14. F type (like TV cable) or BNC (crimped)
255.255.0.0
Canonical Name
satellite
coax cable connector
15. Four twisted wire pairs with three twists per foot. This type can handle transmissions up to 16 MHz. Now limited to telecommunication equipment
ISO
route
Broadband
Category 3
16. MSAU
MultiStation Access Unit
dig (domain information groper)
communications media
Data Link Layer
17. Http - Hypertext transfer protocol
microwave
carrier sense
Port 20
port 80
18. Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDDI
Apple File Protocol
false positive
service data unit (SDU)
19. Layer 5
Radio Waves
communications services
Session
Simple Network Management protocol (SNMP)
20. An internetwork is two or more computer networks connected together.
internetwork
Session
routing
PDU
21. A computer on a network that requests services or resources from another computer on a network
workstation
fractionalizing
Physical
L2TP
22. POE standard
Same Layer Interaction
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
Ethernet (characteristics)
802.3af
23. Application Layer
Post Office Protocol
10base-t
Client Software
routing
24. 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.
connection oriented
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
serial
Canonical Name
25. SLIP
full mesh
802.44
transmit
Serial Line Internet Protocol
26. LDAP
coax cable connector
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
peer-to-peer network
27. Application Layer
full mesh
HTTP
redirector
Bandwidth
28. Method of controlling how network nodes access communication channels - ex highway
bridge
network access method
encapsulation
Application
29. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.
utp
node
rj-11
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Internet
30. A protocol data unit that has been transfered between OSI layers and then stripped of control information and transfere instructions.
crimping tool and wore stripper
socket
service data unit (SDU)
ICMP
31. In TCP - a term used to describe a TCP header and its encapsulated data (also called an L4PDU). Also in TCP - the process of accepting a large chunk of data from the application layer and breaking it into smaller pieces that fit into TCP segments. In
roaming
Patch Panel
Segment
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism - Message Digest 5
32. Communications for continuous burst of data controlled by a clock signal that starts each burst.
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
half duplex
digital adv
synchronous communications
33. Regular voice-grade telephone service.
plain old telephone service (POTS)
Logical Link Control
Secure Shell (SSH)
Media Converter
34. Each node is connected to the two nearest nodes so that the entire network forms a circle - active - twisted pair of fiber optic - single malfunction in workstation can disable entire network - not flexible or scalbe
noise
BOOTP
ring topology
Session Layer
35. Signal interference caused by magnetic force field generated by electrical devices such as motors.
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Integrated Services Digital Network
physical layer device
ethernet
36. Is a secure form of HTTP
HTTPS
Session
switch
Network
37. A station checks for existing wireless transmissions before starting the transmission
CSMA/CA
Demultiplexer
stp
STP
38. Method of data modulation in which the frequency of the carrier signal is modified by the application of the data signal
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
Transport
Client
Frequency Modulation
39. A TCP/IP troubleshooting utility that uses ICMP to trace the path from one networked node to another - identifying all intermediate hops between the two nodes. Traceroute is useful for determining router or subnet connectivity problems. On Windows-ba
evasion
802.2
IETE
traceroute (tracert)
40. Uses frame headers
ethernet
RS 232
Logical Link Control
horizontal cabling
41. Process in which an NIDPS inspects the higher-order protocols (HTTP - FTP - Telnet) are examined for unexpected packet behavior or improper use
application protocol verification
255.255.0.0
back hack
802.11a
42. Running system for a while to track types of false positives it generates and then adjusting IDPS alarm classifications
DNS
5-4-3 rule
alarm filtering
SMTP
43. A series of interconnected computers - printing devices - and other computer equipment that shares hardware and software resources. The service area usually is limited to a given office area - floor - or building.
binary
port 53
Local area network (LAN)
throughput
44. A variation of CHAP designed by Microsoft
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
physical layer
Gigabit Interface Converter
MS-CHAP
45. 500 meters - 10Mbps
t1 connection
WDM
10BASE5 Limit
Line Printer Daemon
46. Physical Layer
analog
Twister Pair Cable
reflection
proxy server
47. All wires are reversed
rollover cable
alarm filtering
OSI Layer 5
Serial
48. ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
workstation
CIDR (Classless Interdomain Routing)
Private Network
49. Unwanted signals from sources near network cabling - such as motors and power lines
phase
device address
Bit
Noise
50. A resistor that is connected to the end of a segment on a bus network - so that data-carrying signals are absorbed at the point where the segment stops. Absorbing the signals ensures they are not reflected back onto the cable after they reach the end
MAC
Network
Terminator
metropolitan area network (MAN)