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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. RADIUS






2. Open source program that allows you too remotely take over another workstation and walk through support process






3. IEEE 802.3 Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer of the data link layer






4. Signal interference caused by magnetic force field generated by electrical devices such as motors.






5. SSH - secure shell






6. Device that enables networks or segments using different media to interconnect and exchange signals






7. A technique in which IP address used on a private network are assigned a public IP address by a gateway when accessing a public network.






8. Teflon-coated cable that is used in plenum area because it does not emit a toxic vapor when burned






9. Unshielded twisted pair






10. A fixed number associated with a device's NIC






11. 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.






12. What type of browser is designed for use on small handheld devices such as palmtop computers and iPhones?






13. Network layer service that subdivides segments it receives from the Transport layer into smaller packets






14. A type of cable used in network wiring and is usually shielded - which means that it is more immune to interference then unshielded cables






15. A single physical/non-physical medium for connecting computers






16. Network layer device






17. Service that supports email






18. Equivalent to OSI Layer 4 Transport






19. Address Resolution Protocol






20. Physical layer standard for serial communications






21. The process of connecting to a wireless network






22. Unwanted signals from sources near network cabling - such as motors and power lines






23. Braided metal shielding used to insulate some types of coaxial cable






24. 500 meters - 10Mbps






25. Hub/repeaters






26. A specialized device that allows multiple networks or segments to connect and exchange data






27. Ethernet cable - high resistance to noise - networks are RG 6






28. Media access control






29. Type of punch-down block used to terminate telephone circuits; does not meet Cat 5 or better standards






30. As defined by the EIA/TIA-568 standard - cabling that connects workstations and servers in the work area.






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






32. Zeroconf






33. A digital communication service that uses the same network infrastructure as PSTN - but is expensive






34. Set of protocols that specify how wireless networks works. Most common are currently B and G. N is an emerging standard.






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






36. Internet group management protocol






37. Is a system that is distributed throughout the internetwork to provide address/name resolution.






38. A flexible communications cable that contains pairs of insulated copper wires that are twisted together for reduction of EMI and RFI and covered with an outer insulating jacket.






39. Four twisted wire pairs with three twists per foot. This type can handle transmissions up to 16 MHz. Now limited to telecommunication equipment






40. A TCP/IP utility that allows you to look up the DNS host name of a network node by specifying its IP address - or vice versa. This is useful for verifying that a hos is configured correctly and for troubleshooting DNS resolution problems






41. Each node is connected to the two nearest nodes so that the entire network forms a circle - active - twisted pair of fiber optic - single malfunction in workstation can disable entire network - not flexible or scalbe






42. A fiber-optic data transport method capable of a 100-Mbps transfer rate using a dual ring topology; largely supplanted today by faster Ethernet method.






43. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






44. Standard analog telephone system






45. A shell protocol that enables systems to use various authenticaion mechanisms.






46. 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.






47. Bus topology: A network design built by running cable from one PC or file server to the next - like links in a chain.






48. Capability for a component or system to continue functioning despite damage or malfunction






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






50. Decreasing the size of data units when moving data from a network that can handle larger units to one that can handle only smaller units