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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. A type of subnet that is created using bits that normally would be reserved for network class information by moving the subnet boundary to the left.






2. Gigabit Interface Converter - Plugs in to an interface on a switch






3. Vulnerability created in a system by a virus or worm which allows the attacker to access the system at will with special privileges.






4. Defines the physical characteristics of the network






5. RJ 45






6. Manages network communication - available on a CD-ROM for example - that is used to manage communications and how frames or packets are sent using a protocol.






7. Encrypts






8. Network layer service that subdivides segments it receives from the Transport layer into smaller packets






9. Process of breaking large packets into smaller packets.






10. Eight bits of information; in a digital signaling system - one byte carries one piece of information






11. The part of a network to which segments and significant shared devices connect






12. Model for understanding and developing computer-to-computer communication developed in the 80s by ISO; divides networking functions among 7 layers






13. After typing ping 127.0.0.1 - it tells you the test failed






14. IGMP






15. ICMP






16. 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.






17. Layer 1






18. A connector used to terminate coaxial cable used for transmitting television and broadband cable signals






19. 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.






20. Physical layer. 10 mpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. follows 5-4-3 rule. star topology. cat 3 or higher utp. twisted pair.






21. Frequency Division Multiple Access






22. A private network that functions like a tunnel through a larger network






23. L2F






24. A common way of sharing resources on a peer-to-peer network






25. The seventh layer of the OSI model. Application layer protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network.






26. Tool used to determine whether a customers line is obtaining dial tone from the CO






27. First set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer






28. Network Layer






29. Provides a generic method of transferring files






30. Speed: 10 Mbps - Alternative Name: 10BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3 - Cable Type: Copper - max length 100 meters






31. Physical layer standard for serial communications






32. An international organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that plays a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.






33. 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.






34. (metropolitan area network) used with a handful of buildings and larger then a LAN - connects two or more Lans






35. 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.






36. The IEEE standard for Ethernet networking devices and data handling (using the CSMA/CD access method)






37. Hardware device typically used to connect multiple LANs






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






39. A type of fiber optic cable connector that uses a mechanism similar to the BNC connectors used by Thinnet






40. IEEE standard for token ring devices and data handling






41. Used by web browser and web servers to exchange files






42. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt






43. Address resolution protocol






44. Faster wireless standard 20-25






45. ISM






46. An established guidline that specifies how networked data is formatted into packet or frame - how it is transmitted - and how it is interpreted at the receiving end.






47. A type of address translation in which a limited pool of internet-valid IP addresses is shared by multiple private network hosts.






48. Device that acts as a wireless switch so that nodes can connect wirelessly to a network.






49. One transmitter issues signals to multiple receivers; receivers may be undefined or defined






50. Device typically used to create a VLAN