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Comptia Network + Wireless NOS Voip

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1. A small (usually home) network composed of personal communications devices.






2. The provision of telephone service over a packet-switched network running the TCP/IP protocol suite.






3. A group of hierarchically arranged domains that share a common namespace in the Windows Server 2003 or Server 2008 Active Directory.






4. A pictorial representation of computer functions and elements that - in the case of NOSs - enables administrators to more easily manage files - users - groups - security - printers - and other issues.






5. The proprietary version of UNIX that comes from Bell Labs.






6. In SIP terminology - a server that responds to user agent clients' requests for session initiation and termination.






7. A logical representation of a networked printer's functionality.






8. The type of multitasking in which tasks are actually performed one at a time - in very brief succession. One program uses the processor for a certain period of time - then is suspended to allow another program to use the processor.






9. A character that enables you to combine existing commands to form new commands.






10. A service in which video signals are compressed and delivered over the Internet in a continuous stream so that a user can watch and listen even before all the data has been transmitted.






11. In wireless networking - the process that describes a station moving between BSSs without losing connectivity.






12. A protocol suite codified by the IETF (in RFC 2543) as a set of Session layer signaling and control protocols for multiservice - packet-based networks.






13. The process of making a disk partition available.






14. A routine of sequential instructions that runs until it has achieved its goal.






15. In LDAP naming conventions - the name of any one of the domains to which an object belongs.






16. A type of software license that - for a fixed price - allows any number of users in one location to legally access a program.






17. A user account that has unlimited privileges to resources and objects managed by a server or domain.






18. A GUI tool provided with Windows Server 2008 that enables network administrators to manage server roles - features - resources - and users from a single interface.






19. A streaming video - either on demand or live - that is delivered via the Web.






20. A well-defined - self-contained subset of a process. U






21. In general - a listing that organizes resources and correlates them with their properties. In the context of NOSs - a method for organizing and managing objects.






22. A protocol used for communication between media gateway controllers and media gateways.






23. A telephone switch used to connect calls within a private organization.






24. The complete database of hierarchical names (including host and domain names) used to resolve IP addresses with their hosts.






25. In Microsoft terminology - the primary purpose of a Windows Server 2008 server.






26. A proprietary implementation of the UNIX system distributed by IBM.






27. In IEEE terminology - the identifier for a BSS (basic service set).






28. A method of satellite Internet access in which a subscriber receives data via a satellite downlink transmission - but sends data to the satellite via an analog modem (dialup) connection.






29. A companion protocol to RTP - defined in RFC 3550 by the IETF - RTCP provides feedback on the quality of a call or videoconference to its participants.






30. The diffusion of a wireless signal that results from hitting an object that has smaller dimensions compared to the signal's wavelength.






31. A type of satellite Internet access service in which a subscriber sends and receives data to and from the Internet over the satellite link. This is a symmetrical technology - in which both upstream and downstream throughputs are advertised to reach 4






32. The process of moving blocks of information - called pages - between RAM and into a page file on disk.






33. On a network following the H.323 standard - any node that provides audio - visual - or data information to another node.






34. An access point that provides routing functions and is used as a gateway.






35. A series of two or more commands in which the output of prior commands is sent to the input of subsequent commands.






36. A type of wireless system in which the receiver can be located anywhere within the transmitter's range. This allows the receiver to roam from one place to another while continuing to pick up its signal.






37. A device used on wireless LANs that transmits and receives wireless signals to and from multiple nodes and retransmits them to the rest of the network segment. Those can connect a group of nodes with a network or two networks with each other. They ma






38. A type of object recognized by an NOS directory and defined in an NOS schema.






39. An open source software package that provides complete Windows-style file- and printer-sharing capabilities.






40. Any implementation of UNIX for which the source code is either unavailable or available only by purchasing a licensed copy from Novell (costing as much as millions of dollars).






41. A type of permission - or right - that is passed down from one group (the parent) to a group within that group (the child).






42. A type of wireless transmission in which signals travel over a single frequency or within a specified frequency range.






43. A means of collectively managing users' permissions and restrictions applied to shared resources.






44. On a SIP network - a server that accepts and responds to requests from user agents and SIP proxy servers for location information on recipients that belong to external domains.






45. A domain established within another domain in a Windows Server 2003 or Server 2008 domain tree.






46. A service that runs on a client workstation and determines whether the client's request should be handled by the client or the server.






47. The capability for operating multiple logical servers






48. In Microsoft terminology - a group of interconnected computers that share each others' resources without relying on a central file server.






49. A licensing mode that allows a fixed quantity of clients to use one software package simultaneously.






50. A continuum of electromagnetic waves used for data and voice