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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Term that describes current anti-intrusion technologies
white/orange and orange
Multistation Access Unit
fading
intrusion detection/prevention system (IDPS)
2. A device used to connect thicknet cable with a transceiver. A vampire bypasses the need to serve the cable - because the vampire tap has a metal tooth that pierces through the outside cable insulation (like a vampire) and connects with the copper wir
DHCP
DTE
vampire tap
Ferrule
3. Application Layer
false attack stimulus
spread-spectrum
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
geosynchronous
4. Basic error correction and detection
Data Link
inline sensor
802.16
attenuation
5. QoS
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
BOOTP
Quality of Service
header
6. Consists of single cable that connects all nodes on a network without intervening connectivity devices - inexpensive - hard to find source of error - not very fault tolerant - data is transmitted in one direction in the ring.
Common Internet File System
STP
MAN
bus topology
7. The NIC and network equipment are set up so that they have the capacity to send and receive simultaneously. which is possible because od buffering at the NIC.
SDU
Full Duplex NIC Communication
TCP/IP Internet Layer Encapsulation
client/server
8. Process of breaking large packets into smaller packets.
RARP
fragmentation
honey net
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
9. Computers - devices - and connectivity necessary to rebuild a network exist - and all have appropriated configured updated and connected to match your networks current state. most expensive disaster recovery contingency to maintain
hot site
CSMA/CD
port 123
Industrial - Scientific - and Medical
10. 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
alert or alarm
Network
port 25
Encapsulation
11. Hardware that constitutes the enterprise-wide cabling system
fiber optic cable
CSMACD
phishing
Cable Plant
12. The number of times a signal's amplitude changes over a fixed period of time - expressed in cycles per second - Hz
SMTP
DCE
media access control (MAC)
Frequency
13. 7th layer; protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network
Application layer
UTP
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
baseband
14. 128-191
hostname
Improperly configured switch
network class B
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
15. (fix) if analog an amplifier or if digital with repeater
fixing attenuation
PPP
FTP
Gigabit Interface Converter
16. Sequences packets in correct order
Transport Layer Security (TSL)
fault tolerance
Transport
encapsulate
17. Radio frequency interference
Virtual Private Network
RFI
network access method
Private Network
18. IEEE
stp
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Modem
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
19. What is an agreed set of rules that two parties agree on in order to communicate with each other commanly known as?
Port Numbers
geosynchronous
A Protocol
CSMA/CA
20. Voltage is varied and imprecise - more susceptible
rollover cable
WINS
analog dis
serial
21. SSH
Secure Shell
virtual circuit
Data Service Unit
Incorrect device drivers
22. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.
Electrical Signaling
Network File System (NFS)
255.255.0.0
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
23. HTTPS - Secure implementation of HTTP
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Network File System (NFS)
802.11
port 443
24. Type of interference that may be caused by motors - power lines - televisions - copiers - etc
Electromagnetic Interference
SONET
Amplifier
fixing attenuation
25. Decoy systems designed to lure potential attackers away from critical systems
binary
Class E Network
honey pot
OSI Reference to TCP
26. Also called the star-ring hybrid - topology - a network design in which the logic communication are in a ring - but the phyical layout of the network star.
star-wired ring topology
multiplexing
host
proxy server
27. A network transport control method used in Ethernet networks. It regulates transmission by sensing the presence of packet collisions.
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
frame
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 3
MAN
28. User watching an episode of TV show over the internet is what kind of communication
point to multipoint
baseband
NetWare Core Protocol
1000base-t
29. A coaxial connector uses a twist and lock style - may be used with Rg-6 and RG-59
star topology
BNC connector
Internet
Network File System
30. Physical Layer
Repeaters
Network
multimeter
ASCII
31. Positive and zero. 1 and 0's.
CIDR (Classless Interdomain Routing)
ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
binary
Canonical Name
32. A type of fiber optic connector. These connectors are square shaped and have release mechanisms to prevent the cable from accidentally being unplugged
flow control
Subscriber connector
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
33. Data jack
flow control
rj-45
Unshielded twisted pair
Crossover Cable
34. An international organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that plays a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
802.3af
firewall
MMF
35. Network-max segment length-100 meters
Topology
10Base-T
Internet
tunneling
36. Layer 2
Data Link
Presentation
Integrated Services Digital Network
MAN
37. FM
rj-45
Frequency Modulation
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
intrusion detection system (IDS)
38. A protocol data unit that has been transfered between OSI layers and then stripped of control information and transfere instructions.
service data unit (SDU)
client/server
ANSI
checksum
39. Cross talk that occurs between wire pairs near the source of a signal
backbone cabling
API (application program interface)
Amplitude Modulation
Near End Cross Talk
40. A network that offers services to members of the public - such as network services offered by a telecommunications company or a cable TV company.
TDM
DB-25 connector
public network
Frequency Modulation
41. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt
transport layer
User Datagram Protocol
Latency
honey net
42. IEEE standard for error and flow control in data frames
802.2
cabeloco
Application Layer
Application Layer (Layer 7)
43. Provides FTP - HTTP - SMTP...
Application
power budget
Cable Plant
CSMA/CD
44. 2nd layer; bridges the networking media with the Network layer. Primary function is to divide the data it receives from the Network layer into frames to be transmitted by the Physical layer
telephone connector
Data Link layer
intranet
broadcast storm
45. Protocol data unit
TCP/UDP
PDU
dedicated lines
File Transfer Protocol
46. NFS
noise
Serial
CHAP
Network File System
47. AD
Network Switching
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
network class B
Active Directory
48. The process of checking a communication medium - such as cable - for a voltage level - signal transition - or light - indicating the presence of a data-carrying signal.
802.16
ppp
fingerprinting
carrier sense
49. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
backbone cabling
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Class C Network
Correct default gateway
50. Media Access Unit (transmitter/ receiver)
port 25
authentication
active scanning
MAU