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CCNA Network Fundamentals Vocab
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1. To transfer data from the computer functioning as a server to the client computer you are using.
latency
proxy arp
download
fiber-optic cable
2. An internationally recognized definition of technical specifications that ensure worldwide consistency.
plug-in
standards
IP header
tracert
3. Resources used to manage or operate the network. Overhead consumes bandwidth and reduces the amount of application data that can be transported across the network.
Address resolution protocol
user executive mode
slash format
overhead
4. A request for information. Queries are answered with replies.
broadcast address
query
authoritative
Requests for Comments
5. A grouping of code that meets a certain - already specified - condition for entering in that certain group.
limited scope address
bit
argument
code gropu
6. A part of a computer network that every device communicates with using the same physical medium. Network segments are extended by hubs or repeaters.
acknowledgment number
network
encryption
network segment
7. The IP address of the originating host that is placed into the IP packet header.
Internet
Organizational Unique Identifier
source IP address
broadcast domain
8. 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.
resource records
physical topology
physical address
store and forward
9. A term that describes IPv4 packets sent to all hosts in a particular network. In a directed broadcast - a single copy of the packet is routed to the specified network - where it is broadcast to all hosts on that network
node
low-order bit
radio frequency interference
directed broadcast
10. A general type of cable - with the cable holding twisted pairs of copper wires and the cable itself having little shielding.
International Organization for Standardization
channel service unit/data service unit
cloud
unshieled twisted-pair
11. Used in the CLI following the command. Keywords are parameters that are used with the command from a set of predefined values.
keyword
Time to live
encapsulation
collaborative
12. Information systems that allow the creation of a document or documents that can be edited by more than one person in real time
TCP
broadcast domain
collaborative
cache
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
cache
routing
low-order bit
FIN
14. 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
Internet
token passing
dotted decimal
default gateway
15. 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.
node
high-order bit
console port
token passing
16. In TCP - the process of taking a large chunk of data and breaking it into small enough pieces to fit within a TCP segment without breaking any rules about the maximum amount of data allowed in a segment.
segmentation
physical address
code gropu
flash
17. One of the three basic binary logic operations. ANDing yields the following result: 1 and 1 = 1 - 1 and 0 = 0 - 0 and 1 = 0
AND
physical topology
backoff algorithm
synchronous
18. 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
distributed
media access control
Internet Engineering Task Force
reserved link-local addresses
19. 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.
virtual local area network
transparent bridging
internetwork
association identity AID
20. Communication where the sender and receiver must prearrange for communications to occur; otherwise - the communication fails.
Time to live
connection oriented
tracert
token passing
21. The limited CLI mode where the commands available to the user are a subset of those available at the privileged level. In general - use the user Exec commands to temporarily change terminal settings - perform basic tests and list system information.
prviate address
internetwork
segment
user executive mode
22. 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
round-trip time
Internet control message protocol
pinout
bridge table
23. A data link layer address - for example a MAC address
IP address
fault tolerance
router protocol
physical address
24. A network device - typically connected to a range of LAN and WAN interfaces - that forwards packets based on their destination IP addresses.
router
broadcast domain
test-net address
Network time protocol
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.
network
client
firewall
peer
26. 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.
backoff algorithm
logical network
authoritative
bit time
27. 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
Internet control message protocol
interframe spacing
session
priority queing
28. 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
cyclic redundancy check
encode
segment
Internet service provider
29. A network model defined by the IETF that has been implemented on most computers and network device in the world.
TCP/IP
proxy arp
token passing
slash format
30. A 1-bit flag in the tcp header that indicates the acknowledgment field is valid.
Optical time domain reflectometer
distributed
ACK
broadcast address
31. 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
association identity AID
single point of failure
console port
32. A name - as defined by DNS that uniquely identifies a computer in the internet. DNS servers can then respond to the DNS requests by supplying the IP address that is used by the computer that has a particular domain name. This term also refers to the
domain name
ethernet PHY
RJ-45
bridging
33. 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.
media-dependent interface crossover
classful addressing
fiber-optic cable
slot time
34. A network device that has an IPv4 address assigned to it to communication over a network.
host
subnet
symmetric switching
network segment
35. A group defined by a class D address (multicast - ranging from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255) - whereupon hosts can pertain to multicast groups. Hosts that have the same multicast address are part of the same host group.
IP header
host group
cyclic redundancy check
client
36. An ethernet frame that is less than 64 bytes in size. Runts are caused by collisions and are also know as collision fragments
channel service unit/data service unit
intermediary device
runt frame
network interface card
37. 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
pinout
plug-in
layered model
ARP poisoning
38. 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.
metropolitan-area network
virtual terminal line
overhead
hypertext transfer protocol
39. The cabling and connectors used to interconnect the network devices.
connectionless
public address
physical media
domain name
40. A plan - design or program of action to be followed. Sometimes an addressing plan is called an addressing SCHEME.
channel
broadcast
enable password
scheme
41. A logical storage in the host's RAM to store ARP entries
ARP cache
RJ-45
directed broadcast
Packet Tracer
42. A 1-bt flag in the TCP header used to indicate the initial value of the sequence number. The SYN flag is only set in the first two segments of the three-way TCP connection establishment sequence.
SYN
limited broadcast
pulse amplitude modulation
registered ports
43. The devices and connections of a communications network that comprise the network end of the user to network interface. The DCE provides a physical connection to the network - forwards traffic - and provides a clocking signal used to synchronize data
server
data communications equipment
full duplex
MAC table
44. In ethernet - the results of two nodes transmitting simlutaneously. The signals from each device are damaged when they combine on the media
ARP table
collision
collision domain
window size
45. 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.
International Organization for Standardization
bit
bandwidth
dynamic or private ports
46. Defines the commands - headers and processes by which web server and web browsers transfer files.
hypertext transfer protocol
peer
fragmentation
source
47. An international standards body that defines many networking standards. Also - the standards body that created the OSI model.
backoff algorithm
International Organization for Standardization
collision domain
media independent
48. 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
bridge table
hub
classful addressing
data communications equipment
49. A process where multiple digital data streams are combined into one signal.
server message block
bridge
multiplexing
hub
50. In ethernet - the process performed by a bridge or switch when it decides that it should send a frame out another port.
Packet Tracer
collision domain
Network address translation (NAT)
forwarding
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