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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Layer 5
NAT (Network Address Translation)
802.16
Session
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
2. Pulses of precise - positive voltages and zero voltages (binary)
digital signal
ANSI
SSL
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
3. Public switched telephone network
wide area network (WAN)
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
pstn
application protocol verification
4. Software that enables a computer to communicate with devices such as NICs - printers - monitors - and hard disk drives.
power budget
ARP
network layer
driver
5. Has 25 pins also commonly used with serial communication that conforms to the rs-232 standard
MTU (maximum transmission unit)
LAN
access point
DB-25 connector
6. LLC
network-based IDPS (NIDPS)
Modem
OSI Layer 5
Logical Link Control
7. PPPoE
port 80
NIC
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
802.3
8. The process of validating a user.
baseband
star topology
authentication
RTS/CTS
9. A type of fiber optic cable connector that uses a mechanism similar to the BNC connectors used by Thinnet
HTTPS
Computer network
Straight tip connector
inline sensor
10. Routes packets through network
IP Address
management services
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Network
11. Physical layer standard for serial communications
RS-232
enticement
Data Link Layer
ISDN
12. These reside on a computer or appliance connected to network segment and monitor network traffic
Category 5e
network-based IDPS (NIDPS)
ISP (Internet service provider)
Connectors
13. Packet
TCP/IP Internet Layer Encapsulation
RAS
Internet Protocol version 4
Internet
14. 128 -64 -32 -16 -8 -4 -2 -1
protocol
binary
Electromagnetic Interference
ICMP
15. The IEEE stanard for error and flow control in data frames.
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
VPN
802.2
DTE
16. LPD
Line Printer Daemon
fault tolerance
Bits
API (application program interface)
17. Medium network 128-191
Class B Network
broadband
TFTP
Network Time Protocol
18. Consists of activities that deter intrusion
Frames
Hertz
intrusion prevention
geosynchronous
19. The process in which an attacker obtains confidential information by contacting employees and deceiving them into giving up passwords - IP addresses - server names - and so on.
digital
social engineering
Presentation
Local area network (LAN)
20. A series of interconnected computers - printing devices - and other computer equipment that shares hardware and software resources. The service area usually is limited to a given office area - floor - or building.
Backbone
digital
Local area network (LAN)
signature-based (knowledge-based - misuse-detection) IDPS
21. Transport layer protocol that requires the establishment of a connection between communicating nodes before it will transmit data
access point
Frame
Presentation
connection oriented
22. Maintains and assigns IP addresses in the US
node
Internet Connection Sharing
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
Ring topology
23. User friendly web addresses are translated into IP addresses by the...
Demultiplexer
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
Round Trip Time
Domain Name Service
24. Security measure verifies that your user name and password are contained in the NOS directory
analog adv
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
authentication
extranet
25. Amplitude - frequency (Hz) - wavelength - wavy line
analog signal
Gigabit Interface Converter
intrusion detection
token
26. Unlicensed band with 11 channels
SMTP
2.4-GHz band
Ethernet
coaxial cable
27. Frequency Division Multiple Access
cable plant
OSI Layer 4
FHSS
FDMA
28. Pointing in a direction
Internet Protocol Security
fiber optics
directional antennas
transport layer
29. Internet Layer
IEEE
Organizational Unit
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 2
port 443
30. 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
serial
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
topology
datagram
31. Pipeline used to contain and protect cabling; usually made from metal
Category 5e
Domain Name Service
SMTP
Conduit
32. Secure Sockets Layer
SSL
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Repeater
port 22
33. A type of multimode fiber-optic cable in which the light-based signals follow uniform curved routes inside the cable - resulting in signals that all arrive at the same time and with less long-distance distortion than step-index cable.
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
Data Link
partially distributed control strategy
34. A transport system that uses the CSMA/CD access method for data transmission on a network. Typically it is implemented in a bus or star-bus hybrid topology.
redirector
IGMP
Networking Model
Ethernet
35. Connects networks larger than a LAN - but smaller than a WAN
MAN
Data Terminal Equipment
coaxial cable
TDM
36. Two twisted wire pairs. It's the oldes type and is only voice grade - it isn't rated for data communication.
OSI Layer 1
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
EMI
Category 1
37. GBIC
MMF
Gigabit Interface Converter
Transport Layer (Layer 4)
SFP
38. Standard analog telephone system
PSTN
Telnet
SYN (syncronization)
backbone
39. The device inside a computer that connect a computer to the network media
Structure
Category 5e
Hertz
NIC
40. A process that ensures one device does not send information faster than it can be received by another device.
port 69
flow control
BNC connector
plenum cables
41. HTTPS - Secure implementation of HTTP
installing cable
modifying the file-sharing controls
SMTP server name
port 443
42. Signal interference caused by magnetic force field generated by electrical devices such as motors.
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
topology
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
AUI
43. 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
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
TDMA
10BASE2 Limit
44. An 8-bit character-coding method consisting of 96 uppercase and lowercase characters and numbers - plus 32 nonprinting characters.
GBIC
virture privat network (VPN)
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
45. Sequences packets in correct order
Broadcast
Kroner
demand priority
Transport
46. A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point - and thus no terminators.
Amplitude Modulation
EMI
Multiplexing
Ring topology
47. Data Link sublayer that manages flow control
Serial
connection
LLC
host-based IDPS (HIPDS)
48. Measure of a signal's strength
single-mode fiber-optic cable
Alien Cross Talk
ITU
Amplitude
49. QoS technique enables packet switches technologies to travel over traditionally circuit switched connections
supernet
MPLS
block ID
extranet
50. Facilities necessary for a service provider to connect with another organization LAN or WAN
Bits
Class A Network
RARP
Entrance Facilities