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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. The wave splits into secondary waves






2. Is part of theTCP/IP protcol suite and used to retrive e-mail from a remote server to a local client over a TCP/IP connection






3. Unwanted signals from sources near network cabling - such as motors and power lines






4. IPX & SPX






5. A connector that is used for thin coax cable and that has a boyonet-like shell.






6. An arm of the Internet Society (ISOC) that works on Internet-relateed technical issues.






7. On a network using the MIcrosoft Internet Connections Sharing service - the computer whose Internet connection other computers share. The ICS host must contain two network interfaces: one that connects to the Internet and one that connects to the LAN






8. CHAP






9. A device that can transmit and receive - such as transmitting and receiving signals on a communication cable






10. IDPS that compares sampled network activity to established baseline






11. Follow TIA/EIA 568 specifications






12. The _____________ allows computers to 'talk' to themselves on a different port.






13. OTDR






14. 5 segments b/w two nodes - 4 repeating devices - and 3 segments connected by two repeating devices






15. Standard rating that indicates the diameter of a wire






16. Application Layer






17. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Alternative name: 1000BASE-LX - 1000BASE-SX - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3z - Cable Type: Fiber max length 550m (sx) - 5 km(lx)






18. A type of cabling that includes pairs of copper conductors - twisted around each other - inside a metal or foil shield. This type of medium can support faster speeds than unshielded wiring






19. Layer 4 Troubleshooting






20. A 32 bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates the kind of supernet to which the device belongs.






21. Serial internet protocol






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






23. NDS






24. What is an agreed set of rules that two parties agree on in order to communicate with each other commanly known as?






25. Several ethernet nodes can be connected and can monitor traffic or access media simultaneously






26. (fix) if analog an amplifier or if digital with repeater






27. Connector with 9 pins - commonly used in a serial communication that conforms to the rs-232 standard






28. A data encryption technique employed between a server and a client - such as between a client's browser and an Internet server.






29. Decoy systems designed to lure potential attackers away from critical systems






30. 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.






31. Most common cabling used in networking. Usually connects nodes to the main network.






32. Each node is connected to the two nearest nodes so that the entire network forms a circle - active - twisted pair of fiber optic - single malfunction in workstation can disable entire network - not flexible or scalbe






33. A combination of techniques used to detect an intrusion and then to trace it back to its source






34. Also called the physical or MAC address - the hexadecimal number permanently assigned to a network interface and used by the MAC sublayer within the DATA Link layer (Layer 2).






35. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol






36. A remote connection where the client computer is a low-end computer that communicates with a terminal server.






37. Technology that uses standard telephone wires and allows transmission of voice and data information. Slower than ADSL.






38. The sender transmits the data to the destination without establishment of a connection.






39. The scheme for assigning a unique identifying number to every node on a network






40. Anything - hardware or software - that monitors transmission of packets of digital information that attempt to pass the perimeter of a network






41. NTP - network time protocol






42. Equivalent to OSI Layer 4 Transport






43. Max size of data units on Ethernet networks






44. Panel of data receptors into which twisted pair wire is inserted to complete a circuit






45. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'






46. Radio frequency interference






47. RADIUS






48. Type of interference that may be caused by motors - power lines - televisions - copiers - etc






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






50. Cause by length - loss of signals as it travels farther away