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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. RAS






2. A cable that consists of a single cable sheath containing a combination of fibers and copper cable.






3. Gives each node unique address






4. Pipeline used to contain and protect cabling; usually made from metal






5. What early protocol allows users to access machines remotley that has no security implemented within it?






6. Signals travel in both directions but only one at a time






7. Standard analog telephone system






8. Produces guidelines for how network cable should be installed in commercial buildings






9. Connects networks larger than a LAN - but smaller than a WAN






10. Lower sublayer of the Data Link layer; appends the physical address of the destination computer onto the fram






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






12. Modulates digital into analog in transmitting end and demodulates analog into digital in recieving end






13. A worldwide network of interconnected LANs and MANs that uses the TCP/IP protocol to enable people to shares e-mail messages and computer files and to access a vast array of information.






14. Experimentation 240-255






15. Set of protocols that specify how wireless networks works. Most common are currently B and G. N is an emerging standard.






16. Measure of a signal's strength






17. 185 meters - 10Mbps






18. Describes the relative strength over a three dimensional area of an antenna






19. Service that supports email






20. 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






21. Process in which an NIDPS look for invalid data packets - packets that are malformed under the rules of the TCP/IP protocol






22. CNAME






23. A generic term for data being transmitted






24. A type of interference that occurs when two LAN cables run close to each other. If one cable is carrying a signal and the other isn't - the one carrying a signal will induce a 'ghost' signal in the other cable






25. The IEEE stanard for error and flow control in data frames.






26. A private network that functions like a tunnel though a large network-such as the Internet or an enterprise network-that is restricted to designated member clients only.






27. Standards organizations representing 157 countries headquartered in Geneva. Goal is to establish international standards to facilitate global exchange of information and barrier-free trade






28. A app. loaded on a server included with Windows OS that enables remote access






29. CDFS






30. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58






31. Software that is stored on a chip in a device - such as in a ROM - and that typically composes some type of system software






32. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.






33. On a cable-TV WAN - a central receiving point for signals from various sources - including satellite - major cable sources - and local tevevision sources.






34. VPN






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






36. Maintains and assigns IP addresses in the US






37. Professional organization with 90 chapters around the world that helps to establish technical standards for the internet






38. Data changed since the previous fill or incremental backup






39. Physical Layer






40. Ethernet communications at speeds up to 100 Mbps as defined under the IEEE 802.3u standard.






41. IEEE standard for broadband wireless in MAN (WiMAX)






42. RADIUS






43. Associates a MAC address with a given IP address - reverse ARP






44. Network interface card






45. FTP - file transfer- control






46. Four twisted wire pairs with three twists per foot. This type can handle transmissions up to 16 MHz. Now limited to telecommunication equipment






47. A TCP/IP utility used to show or modify a client's host name.






48. Hard-to-define skills such as dependability






49. Moving from one BSS to another without losing connectivity






50. Network File System