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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. ISDN






2. A type of fiber optic connector. These connectors are square shaped and have release mechanisms to prevent the cable from accidentally being unplugged






3. (fix) if analog shield twisted pairs or if digital with a repeater






4. A network that offers services to members of the public - such as network services offered by a telecommunications company or a cable TV company.






5. A standard for encoding and interpreting binary files - images - video - and non-ASCII character sets within an e-mail message.






6. A term used to refer to data within the Data-link layer of the OSI model.






7. Controls the transport of data between systems






8. IPX & SPX






9. A variation of CHAP designed by Microsoft






10. Name Of Layer 4






11. The cableing or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them.






12. Which protocol provides the user with many functions of the world wide web?






13. Security for https://






14. An established guideline that specifies how networked data is formatted into a packet or frame - how it is transmitted - and how it is interpreted at the receiving end.






15. A private network that functions like a tunnel through a larger network






16. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt






17. Also called the star-wired bus topology - a network design that combines the logial comunications of a bus with the physical layout of a star.






18. A frame (or packet) sent to all nodes on the network.






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






20. A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.






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






22. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






23. Data Link Layer






24. IRC






25. Services that handle hardware diagnoses and failure alerts






26. Wavelength division multiplexing






27. Provides a generic method of transferring files






28. A form of address translation that uses Tcp port numbers to distinguish each client's transmission - thus allowing multiple clients to share a limited number of Internet-recognized IP addresses.






29. Contains information that a wireless node needs to associate with an ap






30. Guarantees that a server continually has power even if a buildings electrical service is interrupted - continuous voltage to a device by switching virtually instantaneously to the battery when it detects loss of power






31. Layer 4






32. American national standards institute






33. BIND






34. Max number of hops a packet can take b/w its source and destination using RIP on a LAN






35. The placement of data from a higher-layer protocol behind the header (and in some cases - between a header and trailer) of the next-lower-layer protocol. For example - an IP packet could be encapsulated in an Ethernet header and trailer before being






36. IPX






37. Open Systems Interconnection model






38. Application Layer






39. Rules determining the format and transmission of data






40. Consists of activities that deter intrusion






41. A network design in which every node is connected to every other note - achieving fault tolerance.






42. Logical link control






43. Connector used with single mode and multimode fiber optic cable






44. Model for understanding and developing computer-to-computer communication developed in the 80s by ISO; divides networking functions among 7 layers






45. Network Layer






46. Http - Hypertext transfer protocol






47. Documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria used as guidelines to ensure that materials - products - processes - and services suit their intended purpose






48. A technique in which IP address used on a private network are assigned a public IP address by a gateway when accessing a public network.






49. Also called coax - a network cable medium that consists of a copper core - surrounded by insulation.






50. IPv4






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