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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Routing protocol has the poorest convergence time






2. Form of transmission in which digital signals are sent through direct current pulses applied to a wire; can only send one signal at a time






3. Method of trasmitting data from a satellite






4. # of times that waves amplitude cycles - hertz






5. Twisted pair patch cable in which the termination locations of the transmit and receive wires on one end of the cable are reversed






6. Source emits a RTS (request to send) signal to the access point - and the access point replies with CTS (clear to send) for the source to begin its transmission






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






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






9. Guarantees that a server continually has power even if a buildings electrical service is interrupted - continuous voltage to a device by switching virtually instantaneously to the battery when it detects loss of power






10. A protocol that runs in the Dession and Transport layers of the OSI model and associates NetBIOS names with workstations. NetBIOS alone is not routable because it does not contain Network Layer information. However - when encapsulated in another prot






11. A network on which any computer can communicate with other networked computers on an equal (peer) basic without going though an intermediary - such as a server. Peer-to-Peer networking enables each computer to offer and access shared resoures - such






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






13. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.






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






15. An internetwork is two or more computer networks connected together.






16. When pulses that represent bits follow one another along a single transmission






17. Field in a frame responsible for ensuring that data carried by the frame arrives intact. Uses an algorithm - such as CRC - to accomplish verification






18. BIND






19. Domain Name System






20. Process of adjusting IDPS to maximize efficiency in detecting true positives - while minimizing false positives and false negatives






21. A value or means of identifying a service on a network node - such as socket or port 103 for standerdized e-mail services in the TCP protocol.






22. Controls the transport of data between systems






23. The actual data - any communication that encodes a message






24. Unit of data at any layer of the OSI model






25. Reverse address resolution protocol






26. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines






27. Is a file transfer protocol that uses s ecure shell (SSH)






28. Simple Network Management Protocol






29. Anything - hardware or software - that monitors transmission of packets of digital information that attempt to pass the perimeter of a network






30. A cable TV company - such as Comcast Broadband.






31. A combination of techniques used to detect an intrusion and then to trace it back to its source






32. Maintains and assigns IP addresses in the US






33. (WIde area network) Carry networks longer distances than Lans






34. A type of transmission that can vary continuously - as in a wave pattern with positive and negative voltage levels.






35. On a computer that receives data over a network - the process in which the device interprets the lower-layer headers and - when finished with each header - removes the header - revealing the next-higher-layer PDU.






36. Large networks 1-126






37. The utility that allows you to query ICANN's DNS registration database and find information about a domain.






38. A device that can transmit and receive - such as transmitting and receiving signals on a communication cable






39. IEEE standard describing specifications for wireless transmissions






40. ARP






41. Service data unit






42. Event that triggers alarm when no actual attack is in progress






43. The means through which data is transmitted and received






44. TCP is a Layer 4 protocol (Due to the close match or the OSI Transport Layer and TCP within the TCP/IP Transport Layer.






45. An established guidline that specifies how networked data is formatted into packet or frame - how it is transmitted - and how it is interpreted at the receiving end.






46. A unit of data formatted for transmission over a network that contains control and other information that corresponds to the OSI Networklayer; also called Layer 3.






47. POE standard






48. A standard for encoding and interpreting binary files - images - video - and non-ASCII character sets within an e-mail message.






49. A single computer that provides extensive multiuser access to network resources - such as shared files - shared disks - and shared printers.






50. ADSL