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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Name Of Layer 1
Universal serial bus
protocol data unit (PDU)
Physical
FM
2. Documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria used as guidelines to ensure that materials - products - processes - and services suit their intended purpose
standard
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
Crosstalk
Segments
3. IEEE standard for error and flow control in data frames
Password Authentication Protocol
directional antennas
802.2
router
4. Basic error checking and correction
Data Link
SMTP server name
Data Link (Layer 2)
datagram
5. An International organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that play a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.
network interface card (NIC)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
server
fiber optics
6. Which protocol provides the user with many functions of the world wide web?
Hyper text transfer protocol
RS 232
Session
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
7. Bootstrap Protocol
protocol
IGMP
Data Link layer
BOOTP
8. A specialized UN agency that provides developing countries with technical expertise and equipment
Populated Segment
ITU
Gateway Services for NetWare
pathping
9. 2nd set of characteristics that make up a device's MAC address. Added at the factory and is based on the device's model and manufacture date
Application
switch
protocol data unit (PDU)
device ID
10. MDIX
Simple Network Management protocol (SNMP)
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
Network Switching
POP3
11. PPP
Fault tolerance
Repeaters
beaconing
Point-to-Point Protocol
12. SMF
fragmentation
Single Mode Fiber
Multiplexing
utp
13. IDPS that compares sampled network activity to established baseline
Regeneration
Loose network cable connection
MAC address
statistical anomaly-based (stat - behavior-based) IDPS
14. 12 digits - A-F/0-9
phase
MAC address
RS 232
ethernet
15. HDLC
Network Time Protocol
cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
High-Level Data Link Control
RFI
16. Protocol data unit. An OSI term to refer generically to a grouping of information by a particular layer of the OSI model. More specifically - an LxPDU would imply the data and headers as defined by Layer x.
directional antennas
PDU
Modem
Telnet
17. A unit of data transmitted on a network that contains control and address information corresponding to the OSI Data Link layer - or Layer 2.
frame
Transport
Transmission Protocol (TCP)
OSI
18. The device inside a computer that connect a computer to the network media
NIC
Physical
mtr (my traceroute)
Single mode fiber
19. Issue signals along a network medium
Internet Protocol
Physical
transmit
FDMA
20. A frame (or packet) sent to all nodes on the network.
MPLS
Domain Name
broadcast frame or broadcast packet
transport layer
21. MPLS
physical media
multiprotocol label switching
fading
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Transport
22. Which protocol allows users to send emails?
Near End Cross Talk
Crosstalk
node
SMTP
23. A switchhing method that creates separte channels on one communication medium by establishing different frequencies for each channel.
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
Quality of Service
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
analog
24. Used by web browser and web servers to exchange files
MAC
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Broadband
Mac Addressing
25. It enables the sending node to obtain the MAC address of the intended recipient before packets are sent.
collision
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
association
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
26. Translated network addresses into their physical counterparts
network layer
Open Shortest Path First
RIP
Ethernet (characteristics)
27. An 8-bit character-coding method consisting of 96 uppercase and lowercase characters and numbers - plus 32 nonprinting characters.
Packet
S-HTTP
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
Improperly configured switch
28. IDPS's ability to dynamically modify its configuration in response to environmental activity
Backup Domain Controller
10BASE5 Limit
intranet
site policy awareness
29. FHSS
RIR (Regional Internet Registry)
fat pipe
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
Modulation
30. Helps you identify percentage of traffic that compromises broadcasts
Static IP Addressing
Peer-to-peer network
Kroner
network monitor
31. A remote connection where the client computer is a low-end computer that communicates with a terminal server.
message and circuit
SLIP
thin client computing
intrusion detection system (IDS)
32. Honey pot that has been protected so it cannot be easily compromised
CHAP
star-ring hybrid topology
padded cell
Coaxial Cable
33. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Altenative name: 1000BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3ab - Cable type: copper max length 100m
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
HTTPS
EAPoL
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
34. Services that allow remote users to connect to the network
frame
access services
Domain Name System (DNS)
pppoe
35. Response generated atTransport layer confirming to sender that its frame was received; 3rd step in establishing a connection
LAN
encapsulate
TCP/IP
ACK (acknowledgement)
36. Firewall packet inspection that examines the data contained in a packet as well as the state of the connection between internal and external computers.
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
stateful firewall
checksum
PING
37. A generic term referring to any set of protocols and standards collected into a comprehensive grouping that - when followed by the devices in a network - allows all the devices to communicate. Examples include TCP/IP and OSI.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Networking Model
FCS (frame check sequence)
Server
38. POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
beaconing
Data Link
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
39. Layer 7
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
POTS
Application
Internet
40. IDPS that uses profiles to detect anomalous protocol behavior
SLIP
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
Node
41. 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
EAPoL
15 hops
Encapsulation
Internet Protocol version 4
42. More variable - convey greater subtleties with less energy
analog adv
reflection
node
Port 20
43. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines
Broadband
Firewall configured correctly
DSL
star wired ring
44. Provides service that ensure accurate and timely delivery of network communications between two hosts
Apple File Protocol
supernet
Network File System
Transmission Protocol (TCP)
45. Netscape and Microsoft have implemented HTTPS to protect data transported via their Web browsers.
IGMP
serial
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
46. Transport Layer
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
TCP/UDP
switch
route
47. A app. loaded on a server included with Windows OS that enables remote access
frequency
Logical Link Control
RAS
Internet
48. Extent to which a signal has weakened after traveling a given distance
STP
Demarcation Point
Attenuation
port 25
49. The fact that wireless signals follow a number of paths to their destination
soft skills
LAN
multipath
Encrypting File System
50. The <html> - <head> and <body> tags are all examples of ________ tags
DHCP
social engineering
Structure
local area network (LAN)