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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Equivalent to OSI Layer 3 Network






2. Total amount of communication cable that make up a network.






3. PAP






4. Data changed since the previous fill or incremental backup






5. IEEE standard for Ethernet devices and data handling






6. Transport layer protocol that services a request without requiring a verified session and without guaranteeing delivery data






7. AD






8. Which layer is responsible for putting data into frames as well as providing error checking data?






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






10. PPTP






11. IEEE 802.3 Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer of the data link layer






12. The wave bounces back when encountering an object






13. Offers one way for a computer to access another computer over the network or over the Internet. For example - an IBM programmer can use Telnet on a Windows XP or Red Hat Enterprise Linux computer to access a mainframe though the Internet






14. EMI interference induced on one cable by signals traveling on a nearby cable






15. Transmission control Protocol/Internet protocol






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






17. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.






18. Hub/repeaters






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






20. PDC






21. Regular voice-grade telephone service.






22. Assigning a placeholder to each piece of a block of data to allow the receiving node's Transport layer to reassemble the data in the correct order






23. Application Layer






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






25. Open Systems Interconnection model






26. Is a protocol designed for managing complex networks






27. Groups of workstations are star connect to connectivity devices and then networked via single bus - cover long distances - easy to interconnect - more expensive - ethernet






28. International telecommunication Union






29. Divides channel into different time slots and assigns data to nodes who are attached to time slots






30. Style of data transmission in which the pulses that represent bits follow one another along a single transmission line; sequentially issued






31. Form of transmission that allows multiple signals to travel simultaneously over one medium






32. Ppp tunneling protocol






33. Any end device on the network (for example: computers - printers - copy machines...)






34. Application layer protocol used to access information stored in a directory






35. Cause by EMI/RFI - and other packets - interference on the signal






36. 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






37. Round time trip. time it takes for packet to get from sender to receiver and back






38. Measure of frequency equivalent to the number of amplitude cycles per second






39. Secure CoPy-utility that allows you to copy files securely from host to another






40. Connection-less






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






42. An IDPS that resides on particular computer or server (the host) and monitors activity only on that system. Also known as system integrity verifiers.






43. MAU






44. TFTP is a TCP/IP file transfer protocol that is designed for task such as the transfer of data to enable a diskless workstation to boot using files trasmitted from a server






45. Allows you and eight coworkers to share a single internet routable IP address






46. A data link protocol used for remote networking that is rarely used today.






47. Application layer protocol that formulates and interprets requests between Web clients and servers






48. Not-for-profit agency that manages distribution of IP addresses; ARIN for Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa - APNIC for Asia-Pacific - RIPE for Europe and North Africa






49. Is usde to communicate time synchronization information between systemson a network






50. Transport Layer







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