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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. A term referring to a data-link header and trailer - plus the data encapsulated between the header and trailer.






2. Application Layer






3. A very high speed - long distance media that consists of a single strand of fiber glass that carries the signals. Can transmit data 50 times further than multimode fiber at a faster rate






4. Amount of data that can be transmitted over media or wireless at a time.






5. Is a TCP/IP service that converts a computer or domain name to an IP address or that converts an IP address to a computer or domain name.






6. Twisted pair cable consisting of a number of twisted pairs of copper wire with a simple plastic casing. Because - no shielding is used in this cable - it is very susceptible to EMI - RFI - and other types of interference






7. Form of transmission in which digital signals are sent through direct current pulses applied to a wire; can only send one signal at a time






8. Transport Layer






9. Cause by length - loss of signals as it travels farther away






10. Cross talk that occurs between wire pairs near the source of a signal






11. 500 meters - 10Mbps






12. Used connecting a workstation to a routers console part






13. Example of an internetwork






14. A command-line utility that combines the functionality of the tracert and ping commands (similar to UNIX's mtr command) and comes with Windows XP - Vista - and Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008






15. SFTP






16. Running system for a while to track types of false positives it generates and then adjusting IDPS alarm classifications






17. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58






18. All wires are reversed






19. 12-character string that uniquely identifies a network node - hard coded into the NIC by the manufacturer; composed ot the block ID and device ID






20. Refers to the IEEE 802.3z and IEEE 802.3ab standard for Ethernet communications speed up to 1 Gbps.






21. The physical layout of cable and wireless network devices and the logical path followed by network frames or packets sent on the cable or by wireless transmissions.






22. Brief delay in processing - length of cable can contribute to this






23. Physical layer. 10 mpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. follows 5-4-3 rule. star topology. cat 3 or higher utp. twisted pair.






24. Is a secure form of HTTP






25. Physical layout of a star topology and also ring logical topology






26. Consists of procedures and systems that identify system intrusions






27. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer






28. Transport Layer






29. A type of fiber optic cable connector that uses a mechanism similar to the BNC connectors used by Thinnet






30. The placement of data from a higher-layer protocol behind the header (and in some cases - between a header and trailer) of the next-lower-layer protocol. For example - an IP packet could be encapsulated in an Ethernet header and trailer before being






31. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






32. Connects multiple LANs






33. Glass/plastic - light pulses high throughput - resistant to noise - most expensive cable






34. MPLS






35. 6th layer; protocols translate between Application and Network layers; data are formatted so that the network can understand - with the format varying according to the type of network; manages data encryption and decryption - such as scrambling of sy






36. Which protocol is responsible for splitting data into packets and adding a header to each one?






37. First set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer






38. A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point - and thus no terminators.






39. Also called the star-bus hybrid topology - a network design that combines the logial comunications of a bus with the physical layout of a star.






40. Associates a MAC address with a given IP address - reverse ARP






41. A network owned and maintained by an organization -such as a campus network operated by a college.






42. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






43. Physical layer. 10 giga bit throughput. baseband transmission. twisted pair. max length is 100 meters. cat 6 or 7.






44. Secure Sockets Layer






45. The pattern used to install a network medium






46. Enables sharing remote drivers - Enables sharing remote printers - Handles e-mail messages - Provides file transfer services - Provides file management services - Provides terminal emulation






47. Layer 2






48. Data Link Layer






49. Central component of a cable designed to carry a signal






50. Can use WPA to improve the security of data in transit