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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical Layer






2. Fiber-optic cable used on a network backbone for high-speed communications - such as between floors of a building.






3. Direct-sequence spread spectrum: signal bits are distributed over a frequency band






4. Communications for continuous burst of data controlled by a clock signal that starts each burst.






5. This phase begins and end a PPP session.






6. Standards organizations representing 157 countries headquartered in Geneva. Goal is to establish international standards to facilitate global exchange of information and barrier-free trade






7. Time Division Multiple Access






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






9. BDC






10. A type of transmission in which there are several transmission channels on a communications medium - allowing more than one node to transmit at the same time.






11. An organization composed of more than 100 representatives from industry and government who together determine standards for the electronics industry in addition to other fields - such as chemical and nuclear engineering.






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






13. AM






14. Layer 1 Troubleshooting






15. Cross talk with 2+ wires






16. 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.






17. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58






18. ICA






19. Physical Layer






20. Subgroup of EIA that focuses on standards for information technology - wireless - satellite - fiber optics - and telephone equipment; best known for network cable installation guidelines (TIA/EIA 568-B Series)






21. IEEE standard describing specifications for wireless transmissions






22. The pattern used to install a network medium






23. Provides service that ensure accurate and timely delivery of network communications between two hosts






24. Standard rating that indicates the diameter of a wire






25. A permanent telephone connection between 2 locations that provide a predetermined amount of bandwidth at all times






26. Using part of a leased line






27. The process in which an attacker obtains confidential information by contacting employees and deceiving them into giving up passwords - IP addresses - server names - and so on.






28. Signals travel in both directions but only one at a time






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






30. Radio frequency interference






31. A service provided with Windows 98 - Me - 2000 - and 32-bit versions of XP operating systems that allows one computer - the ICS host - to share its Internet connection with other computers on the same network.






32. Hardware address of the network interface card






33. Hardware device located at the ISP side of ADSL connections.






34. Which layer in the OSI network model is responsible for providing a set of interfaces for applications to obtain access to networked services?






35. SONET






36. Facilities necessary for a service provider to connect with another organization LAN or WAN






37. Transport Layer






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






39. 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






40. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Altenative name: 1000BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3ab - Cable type: copper max length 100m






41. Loop back address for IPv6






42. The general topic of how on one computer - two adjacent layers in a networking architectural model work together - with the lower layer proving services to the higher layer.






43. The process of checking a communication medium - such as cable - for a voltage level - signal transition - or light - indicating the presence of a data-carrying signal.






44. Where demarc is located if an organization follows structured cabling standards






45. Hypertext Transfer Protocol






46. Network Layer






47. RSA






48. Carrier sense multiple access w collision detection (network access method) ethernet






49. A network design in which every node is connected to every other node - achieving fault tolerance.






50. Works closely with IP in providing error and control information - by allowing hosts to exchange packet status information to help move the packets along the internetwork