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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. An IDPS that resides on particular computer or server (the host) and monitors activity only on that system. Also known as system integrity verifiers.
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
host-based IDPS (HIPDS)
certification value may be lessened due to the number of people obtaining them
monitoring port (SPAN port)
2. FDM
cross talk
Kroner
Frequency Division Multiplexing
butt set
3. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol
Encrypting File System
network layer
port 25
FF02
4. Is associated with unix/linux networks
Secure Copy
IEEE 802.12 Standard
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
confidence value
5. Manages end-to-end delivery of data
transport layer
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
alarm clustering and compaction
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
6. ISM
Industrial - Scientific - and Medical
Packets
network class a
Frequency Modulation
7. Can use WPA to improve the security of data in transit
SSL
802.11b
port 53
Client Software
8. A switching method that enables multiple devices to communicate over the same commnications medium by creating time slots in which each device transmits.
Ethernet
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
Channel Service Unit
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
9. (fix) if analog an amplifier or if digital with repeater
Decapsulation
MAC address
fixing attenuation
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
10. Dynamic host configuration protocol
EMI
Populated Segment
DHCP
NNTP
11. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.
802.44
Node
application protocol verification
AM
12. Nondata info that must accompany data for it to be properly routed. addition to data
intrusion prevention
overhead
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Network Layer (Layer 3)
13. OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
802.2
Network
Hubs
14. Strategy that combines the best of the other two strategies; while individual agents still analyze and respond to local threats - their reporting to a hierarchical central facility enables the organization to detect widespread attacks
IP (Internet Protocol)
partially distributed control strategy
Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP)
stateless firewall
15. Application Layer
UTP
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
TCP/IP Network Access Layer Encapsulation
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
16. Style of data transmission in which the pulses that represent bits follow one another along a single transmission line; sequentially issued
Network
Serial
802.2
Faulty network cable
17. 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.
ESS
protocol
MS-CHAP
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
18. 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.
isdn
supernet
fully distributed control strategy
Physical
19. International Organization for Standardization
ISO
bandwidth
impedance
reassembly
20. Name Of Layer 6
Presentation
Patch Panel
Host
Core Gateway
21. Fiber optic - enables one fiber optic connection to carry multiple light signals simultaneously
Zero Configuration
WDM
connection oriented
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
22. Internet control message protocol
Access Control List
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
ICMP
ARP
23. Layer 1 Troubleshooting
Loose network cable connection
Domain Name Service
CIDR (Classless Interdomain Routing)
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
24. Media access control
Modem
BSS
MAC
Firewall Filtering
25. A data transmission rate
bandwidth
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
RTT
protocol
26. (WIde area network) Carry networks longer distances than Lans
WAN
Application
Wide area network (WAN
DNAT (Dynamic Network Address Translation)
27. A network topology in which all of the nodes are connected to a central line or bus
IP Address
power over ethernet
voltage
bus topology
28. The scheme for assigning a unique identifying number to every node on a network
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
::1
802.3
addressing
29. A type of point-to-point digital WAN connection that uses standard phone lines to provide high-speed comm.
DSL
serial
Category 1
LLC
30. More variable - convey greater subtleties with less energy
analog adv
true attack stimulus
Entrance Facilities
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
31. The organized research of the Internet addresses owned or controlled by a target organization.
footprinting
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
serial
Presentation Layer
32. A gateway that operates on the Internet backbone.
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
star-ring hybrid topology
routing
Core Gateway
33. Virtually local area network-device-switch
medium
star wired ring
Error Handling
VLAN
34. IRC
authentication
network address
carrier sense
Internet Relay Chat
35. MX
Mail Exchanger
star-ring hybrid topology
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
::1
36. Which layer in the OSI network model is responsible for providing a set of interfaces for applications to obtain access to networked services?
Application Layer
DSL
attenuation
Physical Layer
37. 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.
10base-t
Fault tolerance
star-wired ring topology
Server
38. PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
10BASE2 Limit
Data Link
Incorrect cable type
39. IEEE standard for Ethernet devices and data handling
Universal serial bus
Server
proxy server
802.3
40. Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSMACD
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
throughput
IGMP
41. 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.
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
Point-to-Point Protocol
Braiding
fingerprinting
42. NIDPS system that examines network traffic in order to identify problems related to the flow of traffic. Most sensors are passive mode deployment only.
Network Behavior Analysis
LC connector
butt set
FDM
43. A data link protocol used for remote networking that is rarely used today.
omnidirectional antenna
SLIP
geosynchronous
broadband
44. Routing protocol most likely used to replace a router for that handles traffic to and from the companies connection to its NSP
Channel
BGP
DNAT
partially distributed control strategy
45. First set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer
block ID
Extended Network Prefix
RealVNC
server
46. Which address is split in to four 8-bit parts called octets?
Post Office Protocol version 3
intranet
Nonbroadcast Point-to-Multipoint Transmission
IP Address
47. Application layer protocol used to access information stored in a directory
LDAP
Patch Panel
standard connector
Physical
48. Unit of data that results from subdividing a larger protocol data unit
power over ethernet
segment
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
RFI
49. Device that separates a medium into multiple channels and issues signals to each of those subchannels
Password Authentication Protocol
SCP
Gateway Services for NetWare
Multiplexer
50. Physical layer. 10 giga bit throughput. baseband transmission. twisted pair. max length is 100 meters. cat 6 or 7.
attenuation
analog dis
Subscriber connector
10Gbase-t