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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Signals travel both directions simultaneously
the more twist
VPN
duplex
Amplitude Modulation
2. SNMP
DNAT
Simple Network Management Protocol
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
802.3af
3. Network segment that contains end nodes - such as workstations
port 80
Populated Segment
ethernet
Local Connector
4. A specialized device that allows multiple networks or segments to connect and exchange data
workstation
connectivity device
T-Carrier Level 1
SLIP
5. The medium that carries multiple signals simultaneously
User Datagram Protocol
medium
broadband
Default Gateway
6. Standard that describes a security technique - wireless networks - in which a port is prevented from receiving traffic until the transmitters credentials are verified by authentication server
Electrical Signaling
baseband
EAPoL
POP3
7. Collection of honey pots connecting several honey pot systems on a subnet
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
workstation
honey net
DB-9 connector
8. Used connecting a workstation to a routers console part
Transport Layer
RS 232
Regeneration
Error Handling
9. Only two wire pairs are reversed
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Application
Bandwidth
ICMP
crossover cable
10. The physical layout of cable and wireless network devices and the logical path followed by network frames or packets sent on the cable or by wireless transmissions.
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
bus topology
single-mode fiber-optic cable
Topology
11. A Data Link sublayer of the OSI model that initiates the communication link between nodes and ensures the link is not unintentionally broken.
segmentation
Berkeley Internet Name Domain
Device power off
logical link control (LLC)
12. A gateway that operates on the Internet backbone.
Mail Exchanger
Core Gateway
Presentation
Network File System
13. Multimode fiber
alert or alarm
encapsulation
asymmetrical transmission
MMF
14. A Data Link sublayer that examines addressing information contained in a network frame and controls how devices share communications on the same network.
media access control (MAC)
802.11
2.4-GHz band
block ID
15. IDPS that reviews log files from servers - network devices - and other IDPSs for signatures indicating an attack or intrusion
Inter Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Session Layer (Layer 5)
padded cell
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
16. 7th layer; protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network
Primary Domain Controller
Application layer
AM
port 143
17. EFS
ADSL
Encrypting File System
intrusion detection
backbone cabling
18. Connectivity device - data link layer (2) - reads header info to forward packets according to MAC addresses
crimping tool and wore stripper
bridge
Crosstalk
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
19. Groups of workstations are star connect to connectivity devices and then networked via single bus - cover long distances - easy to interconnect - more expensive - ethernet
star wired bus
communications services
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
statistical anomaly-based (stat - behavior-based) IDPS
20. Firewall packet inspection that ignores the state of the connection between the internal computer and the external computer - only blocks or allows a packet based on header information.
Crosstalk
stateless firewall
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
Broadband
21. Type of sensor deployed in such a way that the network traffic it is monitoring must pass through it.
telephone connector
ISOC
inline sensor
fragmentation
22. An established guidline that specifies how networked data is formatted into packet or frame - how it is transmitted - and how it is interpreted at the receiving end.
protocol
Ethernet
star topology
protocol and services
23. The wave bounces back when encountering an object
reflection
dig (domain information groper)
Data Link layer
impedance
24. Ensures that messages being transmitted on the internet are private and tamper proof
centralized control strategy
Transport Layer Security (TSL)
Secure Shell (SSH
Kroner
25. A permanent telephone connection between 2 locations that provide a predetermined amount of bandwidth at all times
API (application program interface)
leased line
BGP
Punch-Down Block
26. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt
ANSI
Extended Network Prefix
Latency
MAC address
27. NTP
Class A
Client
Network Time Protocol
pathping
28. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'
Secure Shell (SSH
Session layer
overhead
NIC
29. Ensures reliablity of packet transmissions from node to node - Ensures that data is sent and received in the same order - Provides acknowledgement when a packet is received - Monitors for packet transmission errors and resends bad packets - Breaks la
half duplex
Transport Layer (Layer 4)
backbone cabling
attenuation
30. Addresses packet size
nslookup
802.3
Data Link
Local area network (LAN)
31. Binary values for each bit position
128 - 64 - 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1
noise
multimeter
rollover cable
32. Each node passively listens for then accepts data
TCP/IP Internet Layer Encapsulation
passive topology
Session
datagram
33. The IEEE 802.3ae standard for Ethernet communications at 10 Gbps
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
SSL
Transport Layer (Layer 4)
10 Gigabit Ethernet
34. Is a TCP/IP service that converts a computer or domain name to an IP address or that converts an IP address to a computer or domain name.
Domain Name System (DNS)
Serial
ring topology
management services
35. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer
ethernet
Data Link
encapsulate
serial
36. BootP
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
link dead phase
MAC
37. A term used to refer to data within the Data-link layer of the OSI model.
802.2
frame
rollover cable
sequencing
38. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
Correct default gateway
STP
255.255.0.0
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
39. IPX
MultiMode Fiber
Point-to-Point Protocol
encapsulation
Internetwork Packet Exchange
40. 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
traceroute (tracert)
Session
router
vampire tap
41. Narrow core - light travels in one path - longest distance - more expensive then MMF
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
TFTP
SMF
crossover cable
42. Frame
TCP/IP Network Access Layer Encapsulation
port 110
honey net
Frames
43. The most commonly used form of Internet Message Access Protocol.
NNTP
IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol - version 4)
SSH
binary
44. A situation in which two or more packets are detected at the same time on an Ethernet network.
collision
Mac Addressing
ANSI
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
45. Slow wireless standard 11-18 throughput
802.11a
local area network (LAN)
false positive
Default Gateway
46. Short tube within a fiber-optic cable connector that encircles the fiber strand and keeps in properly aligned
protocol
active scanning
Cable Plant
Ferrule
47. IS designed for the exchange of electronic mail between networked systems -such as between mail servers over a TCP/IP network
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
leased line
device ID
MAC address
48. Is used to enable IP address to be assigned automatically by a DHCP server on a network.
segmentation
255.255.0.0
network class B
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
49. Packet
TCP/IP Internet Layer Encapsulation
inline sensor
CHAP
centralized control strategy
50. Transport Layer
link quality monitoring
Secure Shell (SSH)
voltage
Port Numbers