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CCNA Network Fundamentals Vocab
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1. Random-access memory that does not lose its contents when the computer is shut down
ethernet PHY
encryption
nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM)
tracert
2. 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.
default gateway
Time to live
kilobits per second
encapsulation
3. The process of forwarding frames in a switch or a bridge from one port to another port or from segment to segment
Interpret as command
bridging
convergence
scalability
4. A common term for 10base5 ethernet - referring to the fact that 10base5 cabling is thicker than the coaxial cabling used for 10base2.
physical address
multicast group
Thicknet
window size
5. The process by which a router receives an incoming frame - discards the ata link header and trailer - makes a forwarding decision based on the destination IP address - adds a new data-link header and trailer based on the outgoing interface and forwar
physical network
switch table
routing
flow control
6. A list of router holds in memory for the purpose of deciding how to forward packets.
gigabit ethernet
routing table
logical network
bridging
7. 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.
packet
window size
encode
slash format
8. A protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switch data networks. NTP uses UDP port 123 as its transport layer.
FIN
forwarding
Network time protocol
electromagnetic interface
9. 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.
media independent
scalability
static route
end device
10. Information systems that allow the creation of a document or documents that can be edited by more than one person in real time
collaborative
collision
shielded twisted pair cable
fast ethernet
11. A delineation of networking protocols and standards into different categories - called layers - along with definitions of which sets of standards and protocols need to be implemented to create products that can be used to create a working network
protocol suite
switch table
flow control
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
12. 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.
dns resolver
fiber-optic cable
physical media
virtual local area network
13. A unit of measurement of the number of times 1000 bits can be transmitted in 1 second. 1 kbps = 1000bps
nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM)
kilobits per second
Mail user agent
maximum transmission unit
14. A physical or a logical area in a LAN where the signals sent by the interfaces ma be subject o being combined. Within a collision domain - if a device sends a frame on a network segment - every other device on that same segment will receive that fram
protocol data unit
collision domain
code gropu
round-trip time
15. A port on cisco devices to which a terminal or computer with a terminal emulator is connected to the network device in order to communicate and configure the network device
console port
multicast client
domain name
radio frequency interference
16. In the telnet application - commands are always introduced by a character with the decimal code 255 - known as the Interpret as Command character.
address pool
client
Interpret as command
window size
17. The time required for some network pdu's to be sent and received - and a response PDU to be sent and received. In other words - the time between when a device sends data and when the same device receives a response.
maximum transmission unit
router protocol
hypertext transfer protocol
round-trip time
18. 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
bridge table
end device
pinout
IP address
19. An IPv4 multicast address that is restricted to a local group or organization
unshieled twisted-pair
administratively scoped address
Time to live
fiber optics
20. A plan - design or program of action to be followed. Sometimes an addressing plan is called an addressing SCHEME.
scheme
packet
priority queing
attenuation
21. TCP or UDP ports that range from 49152 to 65535 and are not used by any defined server applications.
argument
dynamic or private ports
segment
physical media
22. A network with a geographic size between a LAN and a WAN. Typically used by service providers to create a highspeed network in a major metropolitan area where many customers might want high speed services between large sites around a city.
association identity AID
router
metropolitan-area network
network baseline
23. A 1-bit flag in the TCP header used to indicate that the receiving host should notify the destination process to do urgent processing.
network baseline
convergence
URG
dynamic host configuration protocol
24. 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.
download
network interface card
directed broadcast
collision domain
25. 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.
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
smtp
peer
scalability
26. A grouping of code that meets a certain - already specified - condition for entering in that certain group.
nonreturn to zero
pulse amplitude modulation
hybrid fiber-coax
code gropu
27. 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.
positional notation
distributed
keyword
data termianl equipment
28. A common term for 10base2 ethernet - referring to the fact that 10base2 cabling is thinner than coaxial cabling used for 10base5
thinnet
backoff algorithm
routing table
physical media
29. The optical or electrical impulse on a physical medium for purposes of communication.
signal
octet
protocol suite
layered model
30. A temporary storage where data that has been retrieved or calculated and is accessed frequently can be stored. After the data is stored in the cache - the processes can access the cached copy instead of accessing the original data. A cache reduces th
cache
physical media
fiber optics
destination IP address
31. To change the energy levels transmitted over some networking medium to transmit bits over that medium.
encode
Internet control message protocol
throuhpu
code gropu
32. 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
full duplex
ARP cache
destination IP address
33. 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.
IP header
public address
multicast group
collision
34. 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.
internetwork
window size
transparent bridging
default gateway
35. A source of information that is highly reliable and known for its accuracy
authoritative
segment
switch table
collision
36. 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
hierarchical addressing
maximum transmission unit
virtual terminal line
physical topology
37. The structure and order of words in a computer language
download
protocol data unit
syntax
RST
38. 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.
data termianl equipment
firewall
acknowledgment number
media-dependent interface crossover
39. An ethernet frame that is less than 64 bytes in size. Runts are caused by collisions and are also know as collision fragments
hybrid fiber-coax
runt frame
argument
cloud
40. A communication path over a medium used to transport information from a sender to a receiver. Multiple channels can be multiplexed over a single cable
authentication
channel
destination IP address
MAC table
41. 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.
dispersion
logical network
ping sweep
hub
42. The physical interface transceivers. It deals with Layer 1 (the physical layer - hence the PHY) of ethernet.
virtual local area network
ethernet PHY
virtual terminal line
Pad
43. 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.
plug-in
dotted decimal
fiber-optic cable
physical address
44. A high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network. The term is often used to describe the main network connections comprising the Internet.
Internet backbone
extended star
Regional Internet Registries
window size
45. A network model defined by the IETF that has been implemented on most computers and network device in the world.
enable password
virtual terminal line
TCP/IP
encode
46. A network device that has an IPv4 address assigned to it to communication over a network.
slash format
packet
Internet control message protocol
host
47. A related set of communications transactions between two or more network devices.
session
collision domain
hop
unshieled twisted-pair
48. 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
store and forward
keyword
node
49. A 1-bit flag in the tcp header that indicates the acknowledgment field is valid.
ACK
asynchronous
node
reserved link-local addresses
50. A technique used to attack an ethernet network by sending fake ARP messages to an ethernet LAN. These frames contain false MAC addresses that confuse network devices - such as switches. As a result - frames intended for one node can be mistakenly sen
media independent
scope
ARP poisoning
dns resolver