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CCNA Network Fundamentals Vocab
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1. A MAC address that can be configured on a device. The LAA can be used in place of the BIA . This means that you can replace a NIC or use a substitute device without changing the address used by the network to access the station.
locally administered address
runt frame
instant messaging
keyword
2. 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.
local area network
collision
dynamic routing
Pad
3. A protocol that allows a computer to retrieve email from a server.
Organizational Unique Identifier
4b/5b
International Organization for Standardization
post office protocol
4. Application-level throughput. It is the number of useful bits per unit of time from a certain source address to a certain destination - excluding protocol overhead and excluding retransmitted data packets.
hop
goodput
node
physical topology
5. Physical medium that uses glass or plastic threads to transmit data. A fiber-optic cable consists of a bundle of these threads - each of which is capable of transmitting data into light waves.
acknowledgment
port
fiber-optic cable
unshieled twisted-pair
6. A service or a program to look up information in the DNS
nslookup
quality of service
symmetric switching
maximum transmission unit
7. Also known as boolean algebra. These consist of the AND OR and IF operations
noise
prefix length
binary
digital logic
8. Binary digit used in the binary numbering system. Binary digits are units of information storage and communication in computing. Each bit can be either a 0 or a 1.
collaborative
bit
half duplex
decapsulation
9. In a shared media ethernet network - a signal generated by the transmitting devices that detects the collision. The jam signal continue to transmit for a specified period to ensure that all devices on the network detect the collision. The jame signal
jam signal
Regional Internet Registries
electromagnetic interface
domain name
10. A network that incorporates both optical fiber along with coaxial cable to create a broadband network. commonly used by cable tv companies.
limited broadcast
administratively scoped address
hybrid fiber-coax
collaborative
11. TCP or UDP ports that range from 49152 to 65535 and are not used by any defined server applications.
subnet
dynamic or private ports
Internet control message protocol
IP header
12. 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.
layered model
server
node
domain name system
13. A unicast IP address that is considered to have three parts: a network part - a subnet part - and a host part. The term classful refers to the fact that classful network rules are first applied to the address - and then the rest of the address can be
classful addressing
ARP poisoning
goodput
delimiter
14. 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
interframe spacing
network segment
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
4b/5b
15. On a switch - a table that lists all known MAC addresses - and the bridges/switch port out which the bridge/switch should forward frames sent to each MAC address.
ethernet PHY
network
MAC table
IP
16. The management of data flow between devices in a network. It is used to avoid too much data arriving before a device can handle it - causing data overflow.
data communications equipment
flow control
subnet
ping sweep
17. Refers to whether the performance of a device - attached to a particular type of LAN - can be accurately predicted. Token Ring LANS are deterministic - but ethernet LANS are non deterministic.
deterministic
best effort
gigabit ethernet
asynchronous
18. The loss of communication signal on the media. This loss is due to degradation of the energy wave over time.
protocol suite
RJ-45
attenuation
bridge table
19. 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.
low-order bit
positional notation
ethernet PHY
switch
20. Line code in which each bit of data is signified by at least one voltage level transition.
multicast client
manchester encoding
TCP/IP
cyclic redundancy check
21. A group of IP addresses that have the same value in the first part of the IP addresses - for the purpose of allowing routing to identify the group by the inital part of the addresses. IP addresses in the same subnet typically sit on the same network
subnet
channel
limited broadcast
bridging
22. The largest IP packet size allowed to be sent out a particular interface. Ethernet interfaces default to an MTU of 1500 because the data field of an Ethernet frame should be limited to 1500 bytes - and the IP packet sits inside the ethernet frame's d
physical topology
bridging
maximum transmission unit
metropolitan-area network
23. 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
fast ethernet
Internet service provider
distributed
most significant bit
24. A 1-bit flag in the TCP header that is used to request that a connection be re-established.
dns resolver
RST
round-trip time
radio frequency interference
25. The glass fibers inside certain cables over which light is transmitted to encode 0 and 1
ARP cache
fiber optics
proxy arp
full duplex
26. Organizations that are responsible for the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world. These registries include the American Registry for Internet Number for North America; RIPE network coordinati
destination IP address
Regional Internet Registries
public address
bit
27. Real-time communication between two or more people through text. The text is conveyed through computers connected over a network such as the internet. files can also be transferred through the IM program to share files.
multiplexing
network baseline
instant messaging
Open systems interconnection
28. A 1-bit flag in the tcp header that indicates the acknowledgment field is valid.
ACK
globally scoped addresses
MAC table
static route
29. An access method used with some LAN technologies by which devices access the media in a controlled manner. This access to the LAN is managed using a small frame called a toke. A device can send only when it has claimed the use of the token.
token passing
distributed
media independent
goodput
30. A host or node that participates in some form of a group. For example - p2p technology defines a group of peers that participate jointly in the same activity - each one having a server and client component.
network segment
TCP
backoff algorithm
peer
31. 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.
network interface card
kilobits per second
bridge table
transparent bridging
32. A network model defined by the IETF that has been implemented on most computers and network device in the world.
throuhpu
extended star
TCP/IP
segmentation
33. A logical storage in a host's RAM to store arp entries.
ARP table
authentication
syntax
local area network
34. Part of a company's intranet that is extended to users outside the company
ARP table
extranet
fast ethernet
router
35. 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
binary
data termianl equipment
argument
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
36. The bit position in a binary number having the greatest value. The most significant bit is sometime referred to as the leftmost bit.
hop
code gropu
most significant bit
token passing
37. Used in the CLI following the command. Keywords are parameters that are used with the command from a set of predefined values.
hypertext transfer protocol
keyword
Mail user agent
forwarding
38. An organization that assigns the numbers important to the proper operation of the TCP/IP protocol and the Internet - including assigning globally unique IP addresses.
channel
packet
bridge
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
39. A 1-bit field in the TCP header that is used by a device that wants to terminate its session with the other device. This is done by inserting the FIN flag in the flag field found in the TCP segment
post office protocol
convergence
FIN
static route
40. A numbering system characterized by 1 and 0
physical media
public address
binary
token passing
41. A signal on a medium used to support the transmission of data. Data is carried over the medium by modulation.
scope
carrier
Regional Internet Registries
gigabit ethernet
42. A removable component that has memory space for storage. Used on the router or switch for storing the compressed operating system image.
flash
bridge
link-local address
routing
43. 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
segment
connectionless
dns resolver
peer
44. The first half of a MAC address. Manufactures must ensure that the value of the OUI has been registered with the IEEE. This value identifies the manufacturer of any Ethernet NIC or interface.
interframe spacing
authoritative
Organizational Unique Identifier
classless addressing
45. 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.
bridging
control data
symmetric switching
noise
46. The range of ip addresses that can be assigned by the DHCP server.
directly connected network
deterministic
address pool
connectionless
47. A dotted decimal number defined by the IPv4 protocol to represent a network or subnet. It represents the network that hosts reside in. Also called a network number or network ID.
runt frame
network address
electromagnetic interface
multicast client
48. An IPv4 multicast address that is restricted to a local group or organization.
router
intranet
hypertext transfer protocol
limited scope address
49. The layer 2 pdu that has been encoded by a data link layer protocol for digital transmission. Some different kinds of frames are ethernet frames and PPP frames.
hop
scheme
frame
MAC table
50. 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
syntax
media-dependent interface crossover
console port
prviate address