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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Issue signals along a network medium
NTP
slip
station
transmit
2. A type of multimode fiber-optic cable in which the light-based signals follow uniform curved routes inside the cable - resulting in signals that all arrive at the same time and with less long-distance distortion than step-index cable.
Intermediate Distribution Frame
SIP
OSI Layer 7
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
3. A single physical/non-physical medium for connecting computers
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
medium
ISOC
IEEE
4. A type of point-to-point digital WAN connection that uses standard phone lines to provide high-speed comm.
RTS/CTS
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
DSL
5. Layer 2 Troubleshooting
terminal
Improperly configured switch
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
terminator
6. After typing ping 127.0.0.1 - it tells you the test failed
TCP/IP protocol failure
Regeneration
multiprotocol label switching
SMTP server name
7. Brief delay in processing - length of cable can contribute to this
latency
Post Office Protocol version 3
Network Information Service
cable plant
8. A transport system that uses the CSMA/CD access method for data transmission on a network. Typically it is implemented in a bus or star-bus hybrid topology.
intranet
Ethernet
the more twist
LLC
9. Allows an attached computer to act as a dumb terminal - with data processing taking place on the TCP/IP host computer
alien cross talk
Remote Terminal Emulation (Telnet)
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Transport
10. A connector used to terminate coaxial cable used for transmitting television and broadband cable signals
f type connector
analog adv
Fast Ethernet (characteristics)
DCE
11. A computer that accesses another computer - such as a workstation that accesses a shared file on another workstation - server - or mainframe. The client may use the accessed computer (host) to process data - or may process accessed data using its own
Ethernet
client
installing cable
half duplex
12. The shorter the wavelength
application protocol verification
LLC
LLC
the higher the frequency
13. 128-191
Group Policy Object
network class B
Crosstalk
port 25
14. Unique identifying number for a network node; follows a hierarchical addressing scheme; can be assigned through OS software; added to data packets and interpreted by protocols at the Network layer
CSMA/CA
Mac Addressing
ISP (Internet service provider)
network address
15. Distance between corresponding points on cycle
twisted shielded pair
wavelength
network interface card (NIC)
Localhost
16. A type of address translation in which a limited pool of internet-valid IP addresses is shared by multiple private network hosts.
cat 5
DNAT (Dynamic Network Address Translation)
Transport Layer (Layer 4)
baseband
17. MSAU
slip
FM
MultiStation Access Unit
intranet
18. Set of protocols that specify how wireless networks works. Most common are currently B and G. N is an emerging standard.
broadcast storm
Class A
802.11
MAC address
19. Routes packets through network
Network
Access Control List
Terminator
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
20. More variable - convey greater subtleties with less energy
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
analog adv
Application layer
connectionless
21. Networking technology developed by IBM in the 80s; relies upon direct links between nodes and ring topology - using tokens to allow nodes to transmit data
node
IP Address
token ring
Physical
22. Offers one way for a computer to access another computer over the network or over the Internet. For example - an IBM programmer can use Telnet on a Windows XP or Red Hat Enterprise Linux computer to access a mainframe though the Internet
Session Layer
Transport
SMF
Telnet
23. Protocol data unit. An OSI term to refer generically to a grouping of information by a particular layer of the OSI model. More specifically - an LxPDU would imply the data and headers as defined by Layer x.
MPLS
802.11a
PDU
full mesh
24. The NIC and network equipment are set up so they cannot send and receive at the same time
client/server
Half Duplex NIC Communication
Data Link Layer
A Protocol
25. Hardware that constitutes the enterprise-wide cabling system
NTP
Cable Plant
Mail Exchanger
Post Office Protocol
26. (fix) if analog an amplifier or if digital with repeater
Local area network (LAN)
fixing attenuation
coaxial cable
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
27. The process of connecting to a wireless network
association
ISO
Basic Rate Interface
AM
28. PPP
node
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Point-to-Point Protocol
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
29. IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
fragmentation
star topology
MultiStation Access Unit
30. Address resolution protocol
CSMACD
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
crossover cable
ARP
31. Device that processes signals; multiplexer or modem
Session
plenum cables
Device power unplugged
Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
32. Pointing in a direction
twisted pair connector
ANSI
directional antennas
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
33. Open System Interconnection
OSI
DSSS
network class C
Crosstalk
34. Packet
Amplifier
TCP/IP Internet Layer Encapsulation
Electromagnetic Interference
Mac Addressing
35. Used by web browser and web servers to exchange files
LDAP
Transport Layer Security (TSL)
Subscriber connector
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
36. Local area network
LAN
RARP
fading
Line Printer Remote
37. Hardware device typically used to connect multiple LANs
router
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Network Layer (Layer 3)
whois
38. Provides FTP - HTTP - SMTP...
active scanning
ssl
addressing
Application
39. For fiber-optic cable communications - the difference between the transmitted power and the receiver sensitivity - as measured in decibels. It is the minimum transmitter power and receiver sensitivity needed for a signal to be sent and received fully
Gigabit Ethernet
power budget
Core Gateway
Broadband
40. Multiplexing based on priority
FDM
statistical multiplexing
Kroner
SFP
41. User datagram protocol
UDP
physical layer device
Presentation
plenum cables
42. A network that links multiple LAN's in large city or metropolitan region.
RARP
metropolitan area network (MAN)
Electrical Signaling
802.2
43. Type of punch-down block used to terminate telephone circuits; does not meet Cat 5 or better standards
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
Internet Control Message Protocol
nbtstat
66 Block
44. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
Decapsulation
IP address within the assigned network
TCP/IP
45. Package for data that includes not only the data - or 'payload -' but also the sender's and recipient's addressing and control information. Generated at the Data Link layer and issued to the Physical layer
frame
Single mode fiber
multipath
rj-45
46. Short reach. only multimode-max length is 500. baseband transmission. 1000 mpbs.
social engineering
1000base-sx
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
port 53
47. Uses frame headers
Physical
ethernet
Phase
IANA
48. A gateway that operates on the Internet backbone.
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Application
Data Link Layer
metropolitan area network (MAN)
Core Gateway
49. A data link protocol used for remote networking that is rarely used today.
NetWare Core Protocol
checksum
Service Set Identifier
SLIP
50. Electromagnetic interference
Primary Domain Controller
EMI
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
cp connection