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CCNA Network Fundamentals Vocab
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1. A request for information. Queries are answered with replies.
query
kilobits per second
limited broadcast
internetwork
2. A company that helps create the Internet by providing connectivity to enterprises and individuals - as well as interconnecting to other ISPs to create connectivity to all other ISPs.
nslookup
Internet service provider
channel
server message block
3. A network of computers that behave as if they are connected to the same network segment - even through they might be physically located on different segments of a LAN. VLANs are configured through software on the switch and router.
half duplex
virtual local area network
connection oriented
media-dependent interface crossover
4. Communication that uses a common clocking signal. In most synchronous communicatino - one of the communicating devices generates a clock signal into the circuit. Additional timing information is not required in the header.
port
redundancy
synchronous
dynamic host configuration protocol
5. 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.
slot time
virtual local area network
throuhpu
layered model
6. The ability of a protocol. system or component to be modified to fit a new need.
download
dispersion
hypertext transfer protocol
scalability
7. 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.
octet
Pad
Organizational Unique Identifier
nonreturn to zero
8. A network scanning technique used to identify which host IP addresses are operational.
ping sweep
nonreturn to zero
link-local address
synchronous
9. This field of a frame signals the beginning or end of a frame.
delimiter
noise
Address resolution protocol
query
10. The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge - somtimes referred to as scrambling. The process takes the data to be encrypted and applies a mathematical formula to it along with a secret number. The resulting v
encapsulation
encryption
PSH
router
11. The connection of devices on a common media. Sometimes a physical network is also referred to as a network segment.
switch table
symmetric switching
physical network
locally administered address
12. The IP address of the originating host that is placed into the IP packet header.
source IP address
single point of failure
server message block
jam signal
13. 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
global configuration mod
FIN
multiplexing
most significant bit
14. A group of 8 binary bits. It is similar to - but not the same as - a byte. One Application in computer network is to use octets to divide IPv4 addresses into four components
hybrid fiber-coax
convergence
octet
peer
15. The networking layers whose processes are not affected by the media being used. In ethernet - these are all the layers from the LLC sublayer of data link upward.
logical network
prefix length
media independent
media-dependent interface crossover
16. The extent of a certain item. For example - an address scope is also known as a range of addresses from beginning of the range to the end.
signal
network address
acknowledgment
scope
17. Communication that allows receipt and transmission simultaneously. A station can transmit and receive at the same time. There are no collisions with full-duplex ethernet transmision.
link-local address
multicast group
cyclic redundancy check
full duplex
18. A common term for 10base5 ethernet - referring to the fact that 10base5 cabling is thicker than the coaxial cabling used for 10base2.
manchester encoding
electromagnetic interface
slot time
Thicknet
19. The IPv4 multicast addresses 224.0.0.0 to 224.0.0.255. These addresses are to be used for multicast groups on a local network. Packets to these destinations are always transmitted with a TTTL value of 1
reserved link-local addresses
single point of failure
globally scoped addresses
nonreturn to zero
20. The normal operation of ethernet ports on a hub. In this mode - the mapping of the wire pairs in the hub port is in a normal configuration. Some hubs provide a media-dependent interface/media-dependent interface - crossover switch. This switch is usu
media-dependent interface (MDI)
encapsulation
registered ports
ARP table
21. The layer 3 address to which the data is going.
FIN
classful addressing
channel service unit/data service unit
destination IP address
22. The process by which a device adds networking heads and trailers to data from an application for the eventual transmission of the data onto a transmission medium.
dynamic or private ports
hierarchical addressing
instant messaging
encapsulation
23. 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 control message protocol
half duplex
token passing
protocol data unit
24. A source of information that is highly reliable and known for its accuracy
extranet
Network address translation (NAT)
unshieled twisted-pair
authoritative
25. 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
user executive mode
pulse amplitude modulation
control data
26. A 32-bit number - written in dotted decimal notation - used by the IP to uniquely identify an interface connected to an IP network. It is also used as a destination address in an IP header to allow routing - and as a source address to allow a compute
Optical time domain reflectometer
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IP address
pulse amplitude modulation
27. 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
ARP table
intermediary device
asynchronous
link-local address
28. A network device - typically connected to a range of LAN and WAN interfaces - that forwards packets based on their destination IP addresses.
prefix length
data communications equipment
router
goodput
29. A device on a network that serves as an access point to other networks. A default gateway is used by a host to forward IP packets that have destination addresses outside the local subnet. A router interface typically is used as the default gateway. W
default gateway
Network time protocol
hop
standards
30. TCP or UDP ports that range from 49152 to 65535 and are not used by any defined server applications.
layered model
source
Pad
dynamic or private ports
31. A logical connection between devices in which the frames are passed between the devices. Virtual circuits are independent of the physical structure and may be established through multiple physical devices.
scalability
user executive mode
virtual circuit
server message block
32. 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.
cloud
flow control
routing
enable password
33. In a web browser - an application the browser uses - inside the browser window to display some types of content. For example - a browser typically uses a plug-in to display video.
code gropu
plug-in
test-net address
bit
34. A process used by a switch or bridge to forward broadcasts and unknown destination unicasts. The bridge/switch forwards these frames out all ports except the port on which the frame was received.
manchester encoding
Requests for Comments
subnet mask
flooding
35. A notification sent from one network device to another to confirm that some event has occured.
radix
acknowledgment
logical network
media-dependent interface (MDI)
36. The portion of a binary number that carries the most weight - the one written farthest to the left. High-order bits are the 1s in the network mask.
packet
connectionless
high-order bit
priority queing
37. 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.
symmetric switching
latency
local area network
registered ports
38. An encoding scheme 4B/5B uses 5-bit symbols and codes to represent 4 bits of data. 4B/5B is used in 100Base-tx ethernet.
channel
layered model
data communications equipment
4b/5b
39. Interface by magnetic signals caused by the flow of electricity. EMI can cause reduced data integrity and increased error rates on transmission channels. The physics of this process are that electrical current creates magnetic fields - which in turn
media independent
control data
decapsulation
electromagnetic interface
40. 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.
host group
backoff algorithm
token passing
priority queing
41. 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.
data termianl equipment
store and forward
instant messaging
broadcast address
42. As filed in the TCP header that is set in a sent segment - signifies the maximum amount of unacknowledged data the host is willing to receive before the other sending host must wait for an acknowledgment.
window size
association identity AID
Optical time domain reflectometer
Thicknet
43. Communication where the sender and receiver must prearrange for communications to occur; otherwise - the communication fails.
hypertext transfer protocol
scheme
connection oriented
SYN
44. An IP address that has been registered with IANA or one of its member agencies - which guarantees that the address is globally unique. Globally unique public IP addresses can be used for packets sent through the Internet.
high-order bit
public address
global configuration mod
router
45. A corporate system such as a website that is explicitly used by internal employees. Can be assessed internally or remotely
Open systems interconnection
intranet
slash format
International Organization for Standardization
46. A broadcast that is sent to a specific network or series of networks.
smtp
extranet
PSH
limited broadcast
47. A device such as a desktop or mobile device that is used by an end user.
media-dependent interface (MDI)
maximum transmission unit
end device
fault tolerance
48. Network protocols or technologies that do not use the acknowledgment system to guarantee reliable delivery of information
routing table
best effort
interframe spacing
bridge
49. An international - nonprofit organization for the advancement of technology related to eletricity. IEEE maintains the standards defining many LAN protocols.
administratively scoped address
media independent
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
scheme
50. MDIX is an alternative operation of ethernet ports on a hub. In this mode - the mapping of the wire pairs used in the hub port is in a crossover configuration. This allows you to use a straight-through cable to interconnect the hub to another hub.
post office protocol
media-dependent interface crossover
Open systems interconnection
firewall
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