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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. ARP
binary
Address Resolution Protocol
Gigabit Ethernet
Open Shortest Path First
2. The distinct units of data that are exchanged between nodes on a network
802.2
Backbone
data packets
dedicated lines
3. Feeding everybody in building
link establishment phase
omnidirectional antenna
single-mode fiber-optic cable
switch
4. A logical process of combining bits. In ANDing - a bit with a value of 1 plus another bit with a value of 1 results in a 1. A bit with a value of 0 plus any other bit results in a 0.
ANDing
DTE
Decapsulation
twisted shielded pair
5. Glass/plastic - light pulses high throughput - resistant to noise - most expensive cable
ISDN
fiber optic cable
twisted pair connector
connection oriented
6. Tools in order to connect a new RJ45
crimping tool and wore stripper
Serial Line Internet Protocol
coax cable connector
Regeneration
7. POE standard
Topology
Braiding
device ID
802.3af
8. GSNW
client/server
Gateway Services for NetWare
FDM
analog signal
9. Security for https://
FHSS
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
SSL
certification value may be lessened due to the number of people obtaining them
10. SSH - secure shell
network interface card (NIC)
port 22
Client
SMF
11. Layer 1 Troubleshooting
attenuation
Internet Protocol
Device power unplugged
multimeter
12. Port used during a domain name lookup
where NICs operate
port 53
connectivity device
WAN
13. Which class of IP address would be allocated to a very large company?
router
Class A
Internet Key Exchange
IP address within the assigned network
14. AFP
Alternate Mark Inversion
RFI
Apple File Protocol
LLC
15. A network on which any computer can communicate with other networked computers on an equal (peer) basis without going through an intermediary - such as a server. Peer-to-peer networking enables each computer to offer and access shared resources - suc
tunneling
DHCP
encapsulate
Peer-to-peer network
16. An international body that establishes communications and networking standards - and that is particularly known for its contributions to network protocol standards.
Industrial - Scientific - and Medical
collision detection
routing
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
17. The Application layer TCP/IP subprotocol responsible for moving messages from one e-mail server to another.
SMTP (Simple Mail transfer Protocol)
Bandwidth
Application
POP3
18. Provides th transfer medium (such as cable) - Translates data into a transmission signal appropriate to the transfer medium - Sends the signal along the transfer medium - Includes the pyical layout of the network - Monitors for transmission error - D
entrance facilities
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
where NICs operate
IDPS terrorist
19. Example of an internetwork
OSI Layer 1
MAC address
Bit
Internet
20. Network Access Layer
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 1
nslookup
Shielded Twised Pair
extranet
21. Length of time it takes for a packet to go from sender to receiver - then back to sender; measured in milliseconds
Canonical Name
telnet
true attack stimulus
Round Trip Time
22. A process in which a digital signature is placed in a driver. The digital signature helps ensure that the driver is tested and is compatible with the operating system and device for which it is written.
centralized control strategy
driver signing
802.11n
RARP
23. Network cable that contains pairs of insulated wires that are twisted together and surrounded by a shielding material for added EMI and RFI protection - all inside a protective jacket.
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
IGMP
routing
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
24. IANA
TCP/IP protocol failure
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer
Node
25. Network Layer
OSI Layer 3
virtual circuit
Twister Pair Cable
supernet
26. RSA
Rivest - Shamir - Adelman
headened
firewall
Physical Layer
27. Signals on bus that would travel endlessly between two nodes
coaxial cable
signal bounce
standby UPS
cable plant
28. Basic service set: a group of stations that share an access point
Frequency Modulation
Subscriber connector
trap and trace
BSS
29. This layer in the OSI network model manages log on procedures and password recognition.
Coaxial Cable
Session Layer
Remote Desktop Protocol
OSI Layer 1
30. An international organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that plays a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.
NTP
ISDN
beacon frame
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
31. Routing protocol has the poorest convergence time
Transmission Control Protocol
Thin Eterhnet/10 Base 2
RIP
bandwidth
32. A transmission method that has distinct signal levels to represent binary zeroes or ones - such as +5 volts and 0 volts.
connection
centralized control strategy
EAPoL
digital
33. Amount of data that can be transmitted over media or wireless at a time.
transmit
bandwidth
Half-Duplex
ANSI
34. IPv6 addressing - multicast group
FF02
cable plant
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
cross talk
35. Event that triggers alarm when no actual attack is in progress
802.2
Ethernet (characteristics)
false attack stimulus
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
36. Translated network addresses into their physical counterparts
metropolitan area network (MAN)
RS 232
network layer
::1
37. A variation of CHAP designed by Microsoft
Secure Shell (SSH)
plain old telephone service (POTS)
LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer
MS-CHAP
38. A computer that has its own CPU and may be used as a stand-alone computer for word processing - spreadsheet genation - or other software applications. It also may be used to access another computer such as another workstation or server via a network.
workstation
network layer
IANA
Half-Duplex
39. Technology that uses standard telephone wires and allows transmission of voice and data information. Slower than ADSL.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Domain Name
ISDN
Internet Relay Chat
40. A 32 bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates the kind of supernet to which the device belongs.
Class B Network
supernet mask
Half Duplex NIC Communication
Network interface card (NIC)
41. A mail retrieval protocol that improves on the shortcomings of POP. The single biggest advantage IMAP4 has relative to POP is that it allows users to store messages on the mail server - rather than always having to download them to a local machine.
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
Physical
Session Layer (Layer 5)
DHCP
42. Data transmission that involves one transmitter and one receiver
Point-to-Point
Mail Exchanger
Multiplexer
network-based IDPS (NIDPS)
43. A connecting device for a network that accepts messages and forwards them to the correct section of the network. Generally more intelligent than a hub and a switch.
network class C
router
throughput
Category 5e
44. Error detection and correction
nbtstat
bus topology
Session
Transport
45. L2F
Bits
Layer 2 Forwarding
Terminator
broadband
46. Honey pot that has been protected so it cannot be easily compromised
Class D Network
802.11g
Transport Layer (Layer 4)
padded cell
47. Modulates digital into analog in transmitting end and demodulates analog into digital in recieving end
modem
passive scanning
Impedance
AUI
48. Ethernet NICs listen on network and wait until they detect no other nodes transmitting data
passive topology
carrier sense
Transport
Mail Exchanger
49. Application Layer
VPN
hot site
Internet
FTP
50. Which layer in the OSI network model handles data format information for networked communications?
Presentation Layer
Internet Protocol
Serial
Wide area network (WAN