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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. A unit of data transmitted on a network that contains control and address information corresponding to the OSI Data Link layer - or Layer 2.
IETE
frame
Application layer
protocol
2. Type of interference caused by signals traveling on nearby wire pairs infringing on another pair's signal
255.255.0.0
Cross Talk
authentication
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
3. Form of transmission in which signals are modulated as radiofrequency analog pulses with different frequency ranges; does not involve binary coding
Canonical Name
SSID
Broadband
Workstation
4. Application that will allow you to configure the workstation to tally these errors and send you and email message every time a problem occured
event viewer
MAU
PSTN
carrier sense
5. LC - ST - SC - or MT RJ
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Transport
Data Service Unit
fiber optic connector
transport layer
6. Network Access Layer
ICAN
footprinting
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 1
routing
7. Four twisted wire pairs rated for 100 Mhz - but capable of handling the disturbance on eash pair that's caused by transmitting on all four pairs at the same time.
Internet Group Multicast Protocol
Loose network cable connection
Class D Network
Category 5e
8. Which protocol is responsible for splitting data into packets and adding a header to each one?
Transmission Control Protocol
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
Correct subnet mask
centralized control strategy
9. Decreasing the size of data units when moving data from a network that can handle larger units to one that can handle only smaller units
OSI
network class B
segmentation
ACK (acknowledgement)
10. A TCP/IP utility that allows you to look up the DNS host name of a network node by specifying its IP address - or vice versa. This is useful for verifying that a hos is configured correctly and for troubleshooting DNS resolution problems
nslookup
back hack
fixing cross talk
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
11. A type of multimode fiber-optic cable that reflects the light-based signals like a mirror within the cable - resulting in different signals arriving at different times and with an increased likeihood of distortion over longer cable runs.
IANA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
signal
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
12. Transmission that involves one transmitter and multiple - undefined receivers
port 69
Multimode fiber
Broadcast
alarm clustering and compaction
13. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'
Phase
workstation
Session layer
half duplex
14. Secure Shell
10BASE5 Limit
Active Directory
SSH
alarm filtering
15. An organization composed of more than 100 representatives from industry and government who together determine standards for the electronics industry in addition to other fields - such as chemical and nuclear engineering.
GBIC
reassembly
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
fixing cross talk
16. 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.
Ethernet
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
Remote Access Service
Internet
17. Reverse address resolution protocol
packet filtering - application proxy
10Gbase-t
analog signal
RARP
18. Four twisted wire pairs rated for 250 MHz.
EMI
Category 6
802.3
DHCP
19. Wireless standard
Data Link (Layer 2)
connection oriented
Network News Transport Protocol
802.11
20. TFTP - trivial file transfer protocol
Network File System
port 69
MPLS
Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
21. 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.
carrier sense
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
Telnet
Half-Duplex
22. Rules and configuration guidelines governing implementation and operation of IDPSs within an organization
WAN Connectivity
Authentication Header
port 110
site policy
23. 5 segments b/w two nodes - 4 repeating devices - and 3 segments connected by two repeating devices
network class a
Bandwidth
5-4-3 rule
sequencing
24. 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.
Password Authentication Protocol
packet
IP (Internet Protocol)
bandwidth
25. Data Link Layer
WAN
session layer
connection
Network Switching
26. Communications cable that has no shielding material between the pair of insulated wires twisted together and the cable's outside jacket.
diffraction
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
plain old telephone service (POTS)
Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable
27. A type of interference that occurs when two LAN cables run close to each other. If one cable is carrying a signal and the other isn't - the one carrying a signal will induce a 'ghost' signal in the other cable
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
transport layer
Internet Protocol version 4
Crosstalk
28. Collection of honey pots connecting several honey pot systems on a subnet
honey net
udp
presentation layer
bandwidth
29. The most popular type of network for medium- and large-scale organizations
transceiver
client/server
Data Link (Layer 2)
fading
30. 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
broadcast frame or broadcast packet
confidence value
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
vampire tap
31. Amplitude modulation-amplitude of signal is modified
AM
serial
Digital
Demarcation Point
32. FM
Application
MAN
Frequency Modulation
Network
33. The cableing or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them.
PSTN
networks enable users to share resources
Telnet
communications media
34. A computer that has its own CPU and may be used as a stand-alone computer for word processing - spreadsheet creation - or other software applications. It also may be used to access another computer such as another workstation or server via a network.
Service Set Identifier
Workstation
binary
plain old telephone service (POTS)
35. Electromagnetic interference
port 123
binary
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
EMI
36. Core TCP/IP protocol that operates in the Network layer and provided information about how and where data should be delivered; subprotocol that enables TCP/IP to inernetwork
ppptp
Data Link layer
Transport
IP (Internet Protocol)
37. Hub/repeaters
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
signal
footprinting
physical layer device
38. GSNW
Gateway Services for NetWare
Session
DSL
intrusion detection
39. Translated network addresses into their physical counterparts
Conduit
network layer
connection oriented
ICS host
40. Data Link Layer
protocol stack verification
Adjacent Layer Interaction
Frames
Integrated Services Digital Network
41. The oldest type of network design - this topology consists of multiple nodes attached to a central hub - switch - or router.
Radio Frequency Interference
datagram
Star topology
POP3
42. Allows clients to communicate in different floors
network class a
1000base-lx
Backbone
switch
43. Eight bits of information; in a digital signaling system - one byte carries one piece of information
Byte
Round Trip Time
wavelength
15 hops
44. Allows for secure interactive control of remote systems
Internet Key Exchange
DHCP
Secure Shell (SSH
Half Duplex NIC Communication
45. Provides Internet access and/or other services such as email and Web hosting
AUI
ISP (Internet service provider)
Frequency
data packets
46. Connection based
FDM
cp connection
switch
Transmission Protocol (TCP)
47. Communications arrangement in which a single transmitter issues signals to multiple - defined recipients
Same Layer Interaction
Nonbroadcast Point-to-Multipoint Transmission
FF02
Channel Service Unit
48. The process of validating a user.
authentication
connectionless
POTS
Modulation
49. Max size of data units on Ethernet networks
1550bytes
noise
EAPoL
demilitarized zone
50. IDPS that compares sampled network activity to established baseline
statistical anomaly-based (stat - behavior-based) IDPS
Quality of Service
slip
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
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