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CCNA Network Fundamentals Vocab
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1. A routing feature in which frames in an interface output queue are prioritized based on various characteristics such as packet size and interface type.
media-dependent interface crossover
priority queing
flooding
end device
2. A general type of cable - with the cable holding twisted pairs of copper wires and the cable itself having little shielding.
segment
bridge table
fiber optics
unshieled twisted-pair
3. The arrangement of the nodes in a network and the physical connections between them. This is the representation of how the media is used to connect the devices.
quality of service
runt frame
Pad
physical topology
4. Part of a company's intranet that is extended to users outside the company
slash format
dns resolver
extranet
fragmentation
5. A network device that has an IPv4 address assigned to it to communication over a network.
packet
Address resolution protocol
host
positional notation
6. A written specification that defines what tasks a service or device should perform. Each protocol defines messages - often in the form of headers - plus the rules and processes by which these messages are used to achieve some stated purpose.
Internet Engineering Task Force
protocol
attenuation
deterministic
7. An internationally recognized definition of technical specifications that ensure worldwide consistency.
enable password
prefix length
standards
port
8. A rectangular cabling connector with eight pins - often used with ethernet cables.
RJ-45
virtual local area network
electromagnetic interface
selective forwarding
9. The IEEE 802.2 standard that defines the upper sublayer of the Ethernet Layer 2 specifications.
collision
resource records
Logical link control
priority queing
10. A time period between ethernet frames that allows fairness with the CSMA/CD algorithm. Without a space between frames in other words - without some time with no frames being sent a NIC might always listen for silence - never hear silence and therefor
multiplexing
latency
interframe spacing
link-local address
11. Line code in which 1s are represented by one significant condition and 0s are represented by another.
Network address translation (NAT)
nonreturn to zero
local area network
physical topology
12. The time that passes while some event occurs. In networking - latency typically refers to the time that occurs between when something is sent in a network until it is received by another device.
smtp
switch table
latency
redundancy
13. As part of the TCP/IP internet layer - ICMP defines protocol messages used to inform network engineeres of how well an internetwork is working. For example - the ping command sends ICMP messages to determine whether a host can send packets ot another
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Internet control message protocol
extended star
channel
14. A logical network composed of all the computers and networking devices that can be reached by sending a frame to the data link layer broadcast address.
burned in address
broadcast domain
fiber optics
address pool
15. A part of the ethernet frame that fills in the data field to ensure that the data field meets the minimum size requirement of 46 bytes.
Pad
dynamic host configuration protocol
limited broadcast
burned in address
16. The lower of the two sublayers of the IEEE standard for ethernet. It is also the name of that sublayer
enable password
delimiter
loopback
media access control
17. A method of computer processing in which different parts of a program run simultaneously on two or more computers that are communicating with each other over a network
distributed
fast ethernet
binary
interframe spacing
18. An IPv4 address in the range of 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. Communication using these addresses is used with a ttl of 1 and limited to the local network
link-local address
broadcast address
cyclic redundancy check
plug-in
19. 1. a collision domain that is a section of a LAN that is bound by bridges - routers or switches. 2. In a LAN using a bus topology - a segment is a continuous electrical circuit that is often connected to other such segments with repeaters. 3. When us
network address
gigabit ethernet
cloud
segment
20. Using values between 1024 and 49 -151 these numbers are equivalent to well-known ports in concept - but they are specifically used for nonprivileged application processes.
test-net address
radio frequency interference
registered ports
scalability
21. Unique addresses that are public domain addresses.
connection oriented
globally scoped addresses
classless addressing
collision domain
22. A signal on a medium used to support the transmission of data. Data is carried over the medium by modulation.
high-order bit
carrier
query
global configuration mod
23. A model that consists of various layers that enable the development and explanation of technology to be done on a modular basis. This allows interoperability among different technologies among the different layers.
broadcast domain
layered model
RJ-45
bit
24. An application level network protocl mainly applied to shared access to files - printers - serial ports - and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network.
authentication
server message block
hypertext transfer protocol
fiber-optic cable
25. Line code in which each bit of data is signified by at least one voltage level transition.
Internet
manchester encoding
administratively scoped address
local area network
26. The table used by a switch or bridge that associates MAC addresses with the outgoing port. The switch or bridge uses this table for its forwarding/filtering decisions.
binary
fault tolerance
bridge table
physical media
27. In LAN switches a reference to cases in which a frame is forwarded - or switche - when the incoming and outgoing interfaces use the same speed. It is the opposite of asymmetric switching.
carrier
symmetric switching
Regional Internet Registries
round-trip time
28. A request for information. Queries are answered with replies.
RJ-45
slash format
query
Network address translation (NAT)
29. Used by tcp or udp - with values between 0 and 1023 - these ports are allocated by high-privilege processes. They are used so that all clients know the correct port number to connect to.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
switch
well known ports
destination IP address
30. Somtimes called place-value notation - this is a numeral system in which each position is related to the next by a constant multiplier - a common ration - called the base or radix of that numeral system.
MAC table
test-net address
encapsulation
positional notation
31. The method of for finding a host's hardware address from its IPv4 network layer address.
ARP table
destination IP address
network baseline
Address resolution protocol
32. A type of hash function that is used to produce a small - fixed size checksum of a block of data - such as a packet or a computer file. A CRC is computed and appended before transmission or storage - and verified afterward by the recipient to confirm
node
cyclic redundancy check
carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)
low-order bit
33. A common term for 10base2 ethernet - referring to the fact that 10base2 cabling is thinner than coaxial cabling used for 10base5
network
FIN
thinnet
reserved link-local addresses
34. A number used in the 802.11 header to specify the session between a wireless client and the access point.
kilobits per second
association identity AID
bit
globally scoped addresses
35. A group of devices associated by the arrangement of a hierarchial addressing scheme. Devices in the same logical network that share a common network portion of their Layer 3 addresses.
radio frequency interference
jam signal
host address
logical network
36. A combination of many IP subnets and networks - as created by building a network using routers. The term internwork is used to avoid confusion with the term network - because an internetwork can include several IP networks.
bridge
forwarding
internetwork
Pad
37. The IPv4 address block 192.0.2.0 to 192.0.2.255 that is set aside for teaching and learning purposes. These addresses can be used in documentation and network examples.
test-net address
address pool
bridge table
pinout
38. A common name for ethernet technology that operates at 100 mbps.
fast ethernet
nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM)
Organizational Unique Identifier
broadcast
39. A network that is connected to a device's interface. For example networks that interface with the router are known to be directly connected. Devices learn their initial IP routes based on being connected to these subnets.
bandwidth
tracert
jam signal
directly connected network
40. The MAC address that is permanently assigned to a LAN interface or NIC. It is called burned-in because the address is burned into a chip on the card - and the address cannot be changed. Also called universally administered address.
burned in address
globally scoped addresses
best effort
Network address translation (NAT)
41. Communication that does not use a common clock between the sender and receiver. To maintain timing - additional information is sent to synchronize the receive circuit to the incoming data. For ethernet at 10MBPS - the ethernet devices do not send ele
asynchronous
Logical link control
smtp
proxy arp
42. An IPv4 multicast address that is restricted to a local group or organization.
broadcast domain
limited scope address
Requests for Comments
connectionless
43. An application protocol typically not used by end users. Instead - it is used by the network management software and networking devices to allow a network engineer to monitor and troubleshoot network problems.
smtp
syntax
media access control
high-order bit
44. A 1-bit flag in the TCP header that is used to request that a connection be re-established.
network address
intermediary device
RST
source
45. Computer hardware - typically used for LANS - that allows the computer to connect to some network cable. The NIC can then send and receive data over the cable at the direction of the computer.
URG
collision domain
network interface card
control data
46. A collection of data that establishes a reference for network performance and behavior over a period of time. This reference data is used in the future to assess the health and relative growth of network utilization.
network baseline
code gropu
physical topology
pinout
47. An ethernet frame that is less than 64 bytes in size. Runts are caused by collisions and are also know as collision fragments
physical network
acknowledgment
attenuation
runt frame
48. Define in RFC 1918 - an IP address that does not have to be globally unique because the address exists inside packets only when the packets are inside a single private IP internetwork. Private IP addresses are popularly used in most company today - w
convergence
prviate address
hypertext transfer protocol
network segment
49. Devices at the user end of a user-network interface that serves as a data source - destination or both. DTE connects to a data network through a DCE device and typically uses clocking signals generated by the DCE. DTE includes such devices as compute
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
test-net address
data termianl equipment
extended star
50. 1.collection of computers - printers - routers - switches - and other devices that can communication with each other over some transmission medium. 2. command that assgins a NIC based address to which the router is directly connected.
network
dotted decimal
TCP
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