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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Altenative name: 1000BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3ab - Cable type: copper max length 100m
computer network
bayonet nut connector (BNC)
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
MAU
2. Signals traveling on one wire infringes on the signal traveling over an adjacent wire
cross talk
star-bus hybrid topology
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
amplitude
3. Method of controlling how network nodes access communication channels - ex highway
network access method
block ID
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
Organizational Unit
4. SSID
microwave
Data Link (Layer 2)
Service Set Identifier
Full-Duplex
5. Device that modulates analog signals into digital signals for transmission over telephone lines - and demodulates digital signals into analog for the receiving end
microwave
TCP/IP
signature-based (knowledge-based - misuse-detection) IDPS
Modem
6. Routes packets through network
Network
intrusion
networks enable users to share resources
Line Printer Daemon
7. A combination of LAN's - MAN's - or WAN's that provides computer users with an array of computer and network resources to complete different tasks.
enterprise network
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 3
802.3
intrusion prevention
8. Data Link Layer
CSMACD
Network Switching
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Transport
9. Layer 2 Troubleshooting
Serial
standard connector
Incorrect device drivers
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
10. Layer 3
Session Layer (Layer 5)
Network
roaming
confidence value
11. The combination of an IP address's network ID and subnet information. By interpreting the address's extended network prefix - a device can determine the subnet to which an address belongs.
Extended Network Prefix
physical layer
Cable Plant
proxy server
12. Connects networks larger than a LAN - but smaller than a WAN
IGMP
MAN
BSS
Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP)
13. The most popular type of network for medium- and large-scale organizations
broadcast storm
client/server
Kroner
leased line
14. The actual data - any communication that encodes a message
signal
fragmentation
Packets
Packet
15. Medium network 128-191
Class B Network
SYN (syncronization)
Amplitude Modulation
intrusion correction
16. Media Access Unit (transmitter/ receiver)
ARP
packet
ICMP
MAU
17. Provides Internet access and/or other services such as email and Web hosting
asynchronous comunications
Bus topology
host
ISP (Internet service provider)
18. More variable - convey greater subtleties with less energy
analog adv
TCP/UDP
Plenum
Local Connector
19. Layer 7
Apple File Protocol
Remote Access Service
Transport layer
Application
20. 5 segments b/w two nodes - 4 repeating devices - and 3 segments connected by two repeating devices
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
5-4-3 rule
service data unit (SDU)
S-HTTP
21. Round time trip. time it takes for packet to get from sender to receiver and back
RTT
Internet
RTS/CTS
topology
22. PDC
Primary Domain Controller
management services
Physical
Backup Domain Controller
23. Private connection from a LAN to an internet service provider.
leased line
dedicated lines
10Base-T
node
24. CHAP
phase
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Internet
port 69
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
25. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal
Amplitude Modulation
Unshielded twisted pair
honey pot
Secure Copy Protocol
26. Knows which VLAN a stream of data belongs to by reading a tad added to each frames header
switch
Microbrowser
Latency
Straight tip connector
27. Total amount of communication cable that make up a network.
Access Control List
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
cable plant
Straight tip connector
28. Progress of a wave over a time in a relationship
phase
Synchronous Optical Network
VLAN
Decapsulation
29. A logical grouping of information that includes the network layer header and encapsulated data - but specifically does not include any headers and trailers below the network layer.
Incorrect cable type
Packet
network layer
port 25
30. Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
back door
HTTPS
Berkeley Internet Name Domain
footprinting
31. The IEEE 802.3ae standard for Ethernet communications at 10 Gbps
baseband
wavelength
t1 connection
10 Gigabit Ethernet
32. Connector with 9 pins - commonly used in a serial communication that conforms to the rs-232 standard
DB-9 connector
backbone
intrusion detection system (IDS)
terminator
33. A specialized device that allows multiple networks or segments to connect and exchange data
RTS/CTS
hostname
nbtstat
connectivity device
34. Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSMACD
padded cell
Network
plenum area
35. Secure CoPy-utility that allows you to copy files securely from host to another
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Localhost
fragmentation
SCP
36. Networking technology developed at Xerox in the 70s and improved by Digital Equipment Corp - Inel - and Xerox. Most common form of network transmission - follows IEEE 802.3 standard
Domain Name System (DNS)
Ethernet
radio frequency interference (RFI)
Full Duplex NIC Communication
37. FDDI
SSL
binary
(fiddy) Fiber Distributed Data Interface
File Transfer Protocol
38. LC - ST - SC - or MT RJ
fiber optic connector
::1
10Gbase-t
Computer network
39. Data jack
Thin Eterhnet/10 Base 2
fixing noise
rj-45
monitoring port (SPAN port)
40. Device that separates multiplexed signals once they are received and regenerates them in their original form
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Application
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
Demultiplexer
pathping
41. PRI
network access method
Primary Rate Interface
ring topology
Domain Controller
42. Pointing in a direction
Braiding
single-mode fiber-optic cable
directional antennas
ssl
43. Address resolution protocol
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
scattering
ARP
link quality monitoring
44. Package for data that includes not only the data - or 'payload -' but also the sender's and recipient's addressing and control information. Generated at the Data Link layer and issued to the Physical layer
NNTP
fully distributed control strategy
rj-11
frame
45. Network cable that contains pairs of insulated wires that are twisted together and surrounded by a shielding material for added EMI and RFI protection - all inside a protective jacket.
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
demilitarized zone
EAP
IEEE
46. Tracks running and graphing data from any workstations. should ensure that new routers and switches can support it in order to easily automate network management
star-bus hybrid topology
802.11n
SNMP
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
47. Addresses packet size
Data Link
Simple Network Management Protocol
VLAN
AUI
48. (fix) if analog shield twisted pairs or if digital with a repeater
flow control
subnetting purpose
fixing noise
carrier sense
49. Is a challenge respone authentication protocol
frame
perimeter
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
CHAP
50. Issue signals along a network medium
Protocol
device ID
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Application
transmit