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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. IMAP - internet message access protocol
port 143
virtual circuit
protocol and services
internetwork
2. Cause by length - loss of signals as it travels farther away
SCP
attenuation
Application layer
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
3. A utility for viewing or modifying a host's routing table
bandwidth
route
Transmission media
NAT (Network Address Translation)
4. The total amount of opposition to the flow of current.
crossover cable
impedance
packet
incremental backup
5. 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.
10base-t
NetWare Loadable Module
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Class E Network
6. Term that describes current anti-intrusion technologies
Category 5
intrusion detection/prevention system (IDPS)
extranet
Phase
7. A network that links multiple LAN's in large city or metropolitan region.
Localhost
Entrance Facilities
metropolitan area network (MAN)
dedicated lines
8. Name Of Layer 5
T-Carrier Level 1
Session
standby UPS
headened
9. Compatible with 802.11a - b - g 600-65 throughput
SMTP
Internet Protocol
802.11n
STP
10. Small network 192-223
EMI
Class C Network
Encrypting File System
Improperly configured switch
11. 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
Network News Transport Protocol
throughput
Single mode fiber
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
12. The IEEE standard for token ring networking devices and data handling.
active scanning
node
802.5
Bit-Error Rate Test
13. A network on which any computer can communicate with other networked computers on an equal (peer) basis without going through an intermediary - such as a server. Peer-to-peer networking enables each computer to offer and access shared resources - suc
Peer-to-peer network
RARP
private network
Broadband
14. Attacker who utilizes tactics designed to trip the organization's IDPS - essentially causing the organization to conduct its own DoS attack - but overreacting to an actual - but insignificant - attack.
Secure Shell (SSH
NIC drivers
IDPS terrorist
isdn
15. The medium that carries multiple signals simultaneously
NAT (Network Address Translation)
active scanning
terminal
broadband
16. Device that separates multiplexed signals once they are received and regenerates them in their original form
Demultiplexer
Common Internet File System
SMF
partially distributed control strategy
17. A device that must be located at each end of a leased line.
association
CSU/DSU
Error Handling
EMI
18. Vulnerability created in a system by a virus or worm which allows the attacker to access the system at will with special privileges.
Industrial - Scientific - and Medical
standard
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
back door
19. CNAME
ISDN
analog
Canonical Name
link quality monitoring
20. Is a system that is distributed throughout the internetwork to provide address/name resolution.
GBIC
Domain Name System (DNS)
Half-Duplex
beacon frame
21. The process of wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer. For example - Data Link layer protocols encapsulate Network layer packets in frames.
encapsulate
Internet Connection Sharing
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
standard connector
22. Layer 2 Troubleshooting
Near End Cross Talk
subnetting purpose
Incorrect device drivers
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
23. The distinct units of data that are exchanged between nodes on a network
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
fractionalizing
data packets
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
24. Data transmission that involves one transmitter and one receiver
IP Address
Point-to-Point
Repeaters
packet filtering - application proxy
25. Extended service set: a group of access points
star wired ring
WDM
802.11
ESS
26. Best fault tolerance
full mesh
Network Layer (Layer 3)
crossover cable
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
27. Serial internet protocol
slip
Computer network
TDM
File Transfer Protocol
28. String used to identify an access point - configure on your new access points to match the settings on existing access points
the more twist
redirector
SSID
entrance facilities
29. Consists of activities that deter intrusion
intrusion prevention
Open Shortest Path First
PING
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP
30. ARP
Client
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
Address Resolution Protocol
roaming
31. Constructs data frames using the appropriate format for the network - reatea CRC information - Checks for errors using CRC information - Retransmits data if there is error - Initiates the communications link and makes sure it is not interrupted - thu
protocol data unit (PDU)
management services
Data Link (Layer 2)
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
32. Describes the relative strength over a three dimensional area of an antenna
SNMP
radio frequency interference (RFI)
Category 1
radiation pattern
33. A connector that is used for thin coax cable and that has a boyonet-like shell.
Network Switching
ARP
Internet
bayonet nut connector (BNC)
34. A standard for encoding and interpreting binary files - images - video - and non-ASCII character sets within an e-mail message.
HTTP
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Networking Model
NetWare Loadable Module
35. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
Presentation
PDU
Radio Waves
Correct subnet mask
36. A 32 bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates the kind of supernet to which the device belongs.
supernet mask
Multistation Access Unit
duplex
reassembly
37. Device that processes signals; multiplexer or modem
Session Layer
inline sensor
Group Policy Object
Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
38. The utility that allows you to query ICANN's DNS registration database and find information about a domain.
TDM
TCP/IP
whois
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
39. The least secure authentication method
PAP
cross talk
TFTP
Frequency Modulation
40. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.
tunneling
Network File System (NFS)
Regeneration
SMTP server name
41. A type of fiber optic connector. These connectors are square shaped and have release mechanisms to prevent the cable from accidentally being unplugged
Simple Network Management Protocol
Subscriber connector
client/server
modem
42. Authentication prtocol that does not issue a challenge or require 3rd party verification of the computer requestiing authentication
NetBIOs
ISOC
configured with correct sending and receiving email server information
kereberos
43. Which protocol allows users to send emails?
ISOC
port 25
SMTP
datagram
44. CRAM-MD5
HTTP
Management Information Base
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism - Message Digest 5
firewall
45. Multicast group 224-239
Class D Network
CSU/DSU
Frequency Modulation
medium
46. Ensures outgoing traffic can traverse public networks by replacing each outgoing packets source addresss field w valid IP address
alarm filtering
headened
Braiding
IP gateway in NAT
47. The NIC and network equipment are set up so that they have the capacity to send and receive simultaneously. which is possible because od buffering at the NIC.
demilitarized zone
MultiStation Access Unit
Full Duplex NIC Communication
AUI
48. Is usde to communicate time synchronization information between systemson a network
NIC drivers
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
encapsulation
Broadband
49. Device that connects network segments and directs data based on information in the data packet
router
monitoring port (SPAN port)
back hack
Segments
50. What is an agreed set of rules that two parties agree on in order to communicate with each other commanly known as?
MultiStation Access Unit
A Protocol
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
f type connector