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Comptia Network + Wireless NOS Voip

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






2. A long form of an object's name in Active Directory that explicitly indicates the object name - plus the names of its containers and domains. It includes a DC (domain component) - OU (organizational unit) - and CN (common name).






3. A Session layer call signaling protocol defined as part of ITU's H.323 multiservice network architecture. It is responsible for call or videoconference setup between nodes on a VoIP or video-over-IP network - indicating node status - requesting addit






4. A service in which television signals from broadcast or cable networks travel over packet-switched networks.






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






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






7. A logical representation of multiple - hierarchical levels in a directory.






8. The method for organizing and managing objects associated with the network in the Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 NOSs.






9. The relative strength over a three-dimensional area of all the electromagnetic energy an antenna sends or receives.






10. A UNIX service responsible for printing files placed in the printer queue by the lpr command.






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






12. In IEEE terminology - a group of stations that share an access point.






13. A popular remote file system created by Sun Microsystems - and available for UNIX and Linux operating systems.






14. A type of antenna that issues wireless signals along a single direction - or path.






15. A Windows Server 2003 or Server 2008 computer that contains a replica of the Active Directory database.






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






17. On a SIP network - a server that accepts requests for location information from user agents - then queries the nearest registrar server on behalf of those user agents. If the recipient user agent is in the SIP proxy server's domain - then that server






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






19. The process a wireless station undergoes to find an access point.






20. An area covered by a wireless access point that provides visitors with wireless services - including Internet access.






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






22. A command-line utility for viewing and setting wireless interface parameters on Linux and UNIX workstations.






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






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






25. The process of making a disk partition available.






26. A service in which a video stored as an encoded file is delivered to a viewer upon his request.






27. A Session layer control protocol defined as part of ITU's H.323 multiservice network architecture. It is responsible for controlling a session between two nodes. For example - it ensures that the two nodes are communicating in the same format.






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






29. Another term for the UNIX command interpreter.






30. Any type of video service - including IPTV - videoconferencing - and streaming video - that delivers video signals over packet-switched networks using the TCP/IP protocol suite.






31. A file access protocol. It runs over TCP/IP and is the standard file access protocol used by Windows operating systems.






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






33. The provision of telephone service over the Internet.






34. A wireless signal or path that travels directly in a straight line from its transmitter to its intended receiver.






35. 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).






36. A consortium of companies - including Sony Ericsson - Intel - Nokia - Toshiba - and IBM - that formally banded together in 1998 to refine and standardize Bluetooth technology.






37. The ability of a processor to perform multiple activities in a brief period of time (often seeming simultaneous to the user






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






39. An attribute of an object that identifies the object separately from its related container(s) and domain.






40. 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.






41. A type of wireless system in which the locations of the transmitter and receiver are static.






42. A proprietary implementation of the UNIX operating system by Sun Microsystems.






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






44. A nonprofit industry association that owns the UNIX trademark.






45. A type of wireless transmission in which lower-level signals are distributed over several frequencies simultaneously.






46. 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.






47. A protocol for communications and resource access between systems - such as clients and servers.






48. An object in an operating system's directory - such as a printer or user - that does not contain other objects.






49. The computer instructions written in a programming language that is readable by humans.






50. A part of the organizational structure of an operating system's directory that contains objects or other organizational units.