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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. Single mode fiber






2. What is the term used when every host on the network has a fixed IP address?






3. A network that any user can access with no restrictions. the most familiar example of a public network is the Internet






4. Unit of data that results from subdividing a larger protocol data unit






5. Strength of digital signal






6. Fiber Distributed Data Interface






7. Is a protocol for defining host groups.






8. 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






9. Device with little - if any - of it's own processing or disk capacity; depends on a host to supply it with applications and data-processing services






10. A private computer network with resources accessible only to internal members.






11. Is a file transfer protocol that uses s ecure shell (SSH)






12. Largest data unit a network will accept for transmission






13. Netscape and Microsoft have implemented HTTPS to protect data transported via their Web browsers.






14. FDDI






15. The means through which data is transmitted and received






16. A system of computers - print devices - network devices - and computer software linked by communications cabling or radio waves.






17. Layer 2 Troubleshooting






18. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines






19. Data Link Layer






20. Unix command at shell prompt to send a file to printer






21. International society composed of engineering professionals with goals of promoting development and education in the electrical engineering and computer science fields






22. A protocol data unit that has been transfered between OSI layers and then stripped of control information and transfere instructions.






23. IIS






24. Intelligently direct data between networks based on addressing - patterns of usage - and availability of network segments






25. Lowest or 1st layer; protocols generate and detect signals so as to transmit and receive data over a network medium - also set the data transmission rate and monitor data error rates - but do not provide error correction






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






27. 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.






28. Transport Layer






29. AM






30. Routers use it to identify nodes belonging to a multicast group






31. The process of checking a communication medium - such as cable - for a voltage level - signal transition - or light - indicating the presence of a data-carrying signal.






32. Follow TIA/EIA 568 specifications






33. A connecting device for a network that accepts messages and broadcasts them out to the rest of the network.






34. International society composed of engineering professionals - promotes development and education in the electrical engineering and computer fields






35. Data Link Layer






36. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'






37. Network layer service that subdivides segments it receives from the Transport layer into smaller packets






38. Scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information.






39. Device that separates a medium into multiple channels and issues signals to each of those subchannels






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






41. The <html> - <head> and <body> tags are all examples of ________ tags






42. The process of reconstructing segmented data






43. Data jack






44. Physical layout of a star topology and also ring logical topology






45. The medium that carries multiple signals simultaneously






46. A computer on a network that requests services or resources from another computer on a network






47. L2TP






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






49. Network standard that can reliaby transmit data farthest






50. Large networks 1-126