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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. On a network using the MIcrosoft Internet Connections Sharing service - the computer whose Internet connection other computers share. The ICS host must contain two network interfaces: one that connects to the Internet and one that connects to the LAN






2. Used to determine where patch cable for a specific server terminates on the patch panel - and checks for the presence of noise on a wire






3. Netscape and Microsoft have implemented HTTPS to protect data transported via their Web browsers.






4. Nondata information that mus accompany data in order for a signal to be properly routed and interpreted by the network






5. A network transport control method used in Ethernet networks. It regulates transmission by sensing the presence of packet collisions.






6. POP3






7. Method of controlling how network nodes access communication channels - ex highway






8. LC - ST - SC - or MT RJ






9. Gigabit Interface Converter - Plugs in to an interface on a switch






10. Cross talk with 2+ wires






11. This layer in the OSI network model breaks up the files into packets to allow them to be sent around the network.






12. Multiplexing technique use over single-mode or multimode fiber-optic cable in which each signal is assigned a different wavelength for its carrier wave; little space exists between carrier waves






13. A term used to refer to data within the Network layer of the OSI model.






14. Response generated atTransport layer confirming to sender that its frame was received; 3rd step in establishing a connection






15. In TCP - a term used to describe a TCP header and its encapsulated data (also called an L4PDU). Also in TCP - the process of accepting a large chunk of data from the application layer and breaking it into smaller pieces that fit into TCP segments. In






16. Distinct communication path between two or more nodes; may be separated logically or physically






17. Application Layer






18. Extended service set: a group of access points






19. LLC






20. Secures messages being transmitted on the internet - uses RSA for authentication and encyption.






21. An app. that provides centralized authentication and authorization services for a network.






22. Two communication systems establish 2-way communication prior to the exchange of data






23. Data Link Layer






24. Control frame that indicates to the rest of the network that a particular node has the right to transmit data






25. ICS






26. Speed: 100 Mbps - Alternative name: 10BASE-TX - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3u - Cable Type: Copper - max length 100m






27. Type of switching for multiple data packets make up the same transmission and use identical paths to reach the destination






28. Ethernet LAN-all forms of Ethernet media and interface






29. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.






30. Network device that makes high-level application connections on behalf of internal hosts and other machines






31. Also called the physical or MAC address - the hexadecimal number permanently assigned to a network interface and used by the MAC sublayer within the DATA Link layer (Layer 2).






32. Similar to FTP. lets you transfer files between a host and an FTP server






33. Allows clients to communicate in different floors






34. GPO






35. NTP






36. Helps you identify percentage of traffic that compromises broadcasts






37. Type of transmission in which signals may travel in both directions over a medium simultaneously; also called duplex






38. A type of transmission in which the entire channel capacity of the communications medium (such as cable) is used by one data signal - enabling only one node to transmit at a time.






39. The cableing or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them.






40. SMF






41. 1) A computer (mainframe - minicomputer - server - or workstation) that has an operating system enabling multiple computers to access it at the same time for files - data - and services. Programs and information may be processed at the host - or they






42. IEEE standard for broadband wireless in MAN (WiMAX)






43. Provides th transfer medium (such as cable) - Translates data into a transmission signal appropriate to the transfer medium - Sends the signal along the transfer medium - Includes the pyical layout of the network - Monitors for transmission error - D






44. 2nd layer; bridges the networking media with the Network layer. Primary function is to divide the data it receives from the Network layer into frames to be transmitted by the Physical layer






45. A worldwide network of interconnected LANs and MANs that uses the TCP/IP protocol to enable people to shares e-mail messages and computer files and to access a vast array of information.






46. Device that processes signals; multiplexer or modem






47. A computer that has its own CPU and may be used as a stand-alone computer for word processing - spreadsheet creation - or other software applications. It also may be used to access another computer such as another workstation or server via a network.






48. Value placed upon an IDPS's ability to detect/identify certain attacks correctly






49. PPP






50. Communications that occur in discrete units where the start of a unit is signaled by a start bit at the front and the end of the unit is signaled by a stop bit at the back.