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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Manages IP address allocation and the domain name system






2. Application Layer






3. A type of transmission that can vary continuously - as in a wave pattern with positive and negative voltage levels.






4. A type of transmission in which there are several transmission channels on a communications medium - allowing more than one node to transmit at the same time.






5. Physical layer. 100 mpbs throughout. baseband transmission. cat 5 or higher utp. max length is 100 meters. two wire twisted pair-full duplexing.






6. Form of transmission in which signals are modulated as radiofrequency analog pulses with different frequency ranges; does not involve binary coding






7. Physical Layer






8. NIDPS system that examines network traffic in order to identify problems related to the flow of traffic. Most sensors are passive mode deployment only.






9. Protocol data unit






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






11. The capacity to send and receive signals at the same time on the same medium.






12. Value placed upon an IDPS's ability to detect/identify certain attacks correctly






13. Telnet






14. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a node.






15. Is an e mail retival protocol designed to enabel users to access their e-mail from various locations






16. The action of luring an individual into committing a crime.






17. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.






18. Serves as a translator; manages data encryption






19. Is a secure form of HTTP






20. A service used via the Application layer to recognize and access other layers






21. Method of trasmitting data from a satellite






22. Network Layer






23. Zeroconf






24. Standard analog telephone system






25. Tracks running and graphing data from any workstations. should ensure that new routers and switches can support it in order to easily automate network management






26. A command-line utility that combines the functionality of the tracert and ping commands (similar to UNIX's mtr command) and comes with Windows XP - Vista - and Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008






27. Method of error checking that determines if the contents of an arriving data unit match the contents of the data unit sent by the source






28. Techniques that employ hardware and software to provide assurance against equipment failures - computer service interruptions - and data loss.






29. A unit of data formatted for transmission over a network that contains control and other information that corresponds to the OSI Networklayer; also called Layer 3.






30. The seventh layer of the OSI model. Application layer protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network.






31. (WIde area network) Carry networks longer distances than Lans






32. Packet a node sends to acknowledge that it received a SYN request for connection; 2nd of three-step connection process






33. An international body that establishes communications and networking standards - and that is particularly known for its contributions to network protocol standards.






34. IPv6 addressing - multicast group






35. Firewall packet inspection that examines the data contained in a packet as well as the state of the connection between internal and external computers.






36. Transport Layer






37. Signals travel both directions simultaneously






38. Device that connects network segments and directs data based on information in the data packet






39. Encrypts






40. The physical layout of the cable and wireless network devices and the logical path followed by network frames and packets sent on the cable or by wireless transmissions






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






42. This phase begins and end a PPP session.






43. Network interface card






44. Equals a single pulse in the digital encoding system






45. Assigning a unique frequency band to each communication






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






47. A network owned and maintained by an organization -such as a campus network operated by a college.






48. A resistor that is connected to the end of a segment on a bus network - so that data-carrying signals are absorbed at the point where the segment stops. Absorbing the signals ensures they are not reflected back onto the cable after they reach the end






49. Process of directing a datagram from its source through an internetwork to its destination using the most efficient path.






50. RJ 11