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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. More variable - convey greater subtleties with less energy
network class a
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
analog adv
protocol
2. A variation of CHAP designed by Microsoft
MS-CHAP
Broadcast
phase
OSI Layer 6
3. Upper sublayer in the Data Link layer. Provides a common interface and supplies reliability and flow control services
SMTP
Application Layer
stp
LLC (Logical Link Control) sublayer
4. The oldest type of network design - this topology consists of multiple nodes attached to a central hub - switch - or router.
intrusion detection/prevention system (IDPS)
Star topology
NetWare Core Protocol
Transport layer
5. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Altenative name: 1000BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3ab - Cable type: copper max length 100m
ppp
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
Conduit
6. RJ 45
bus topology
protocol
twisted pair connector
Internet Protocol version 4
7. Network cable that contains pairs of insulated wires that are twisted together and surrounded by a shielding material for added EMI and RFI protection - all inside a protective jacket.
ESS
Local area network (LAN)
switch
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
8. Constructs data frames using the appropriate format for the network - reatea CRC information - Checks for errors using CRC information - Retransmits data if there is error - Initiates the communications link and makes sure it is not interrupted - thu
segment
Data Link (Layer 2)
bayonet nut connector (BNC)
RIP
9. Power loss - the amount of signal that is lost as it travels though the communication medium from the source (transmitting node) to the receiving node.
flow control
10BASE5 Limit
Attenuation
firewall
10. A situation in which two or more packets are detected at the same time on an Ethernet network.
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Frequency Modulation
collision
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
11. End-user device - such as a workstation - terminal - or console
server
digital dis
connectionless
Data Terminal Equipment
12. Equivalent to OSI Layer 7 Application - Layer 6 Presentation - Layer 5 Session
signature-based (knowledge-based - misuse-detection) IDPS
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
TDM
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Application
13. Experimentation 240-255
fractionalizing
back hack
Class E Network
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
14. A command-line utility that combines the functionality of the tracert and ping commands (similar to UNIX's mtr command) and comes with Windows XP - Vista - and Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008
bandwidth
ring topology
switch
pathping
15. 1-126
Network
public network
network class a
port 21
16. Type of protocol useful when data must be transferred quickly
connectionless
connection
butt set
DSSS
17. Multiple physical/non-physical mediums for connecting computers
media
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
transceiver
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
18. Transport Layer
ISOC
transport layer
CSMACD
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 3
19. Network device that makes high-level application connections on behalf of internal hosts and other machines
PDU (protocol data unit)
proxy server
Ring topology
EMI
20. Type of transmission in which signals may travel in both directions over a medium simultaneously; also called duplex
Full-Duplex
access point
false negative
tuning
21. Nondata info that must accompany data for it to be properly routed. addition to data
SMTP
bayonet nut connector (BNC)
perimeter
overhead
22. The number of times a signal's amplitude changes over a fixed period of time - expressed in cycles per second - Hz
ARP
Network File System (NFS)
Frequency
configured with correct sending and receiving email server information
23. Maximum arc into which you can loop a cable before you will cause data transmission errors
Bend Radius
ISO
S-HTTP
Berkeley Internet Name Domain
24. An international body that establishes communications and networking standards - and that is particularly known for its contributions to network protocol standards.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
LDAP
802.11b
star topology
25. Physical layer. 1 gpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. cat 5e or higher utp. twisted pair.
packet filtering - application proxy
1000base-t
coaxial cable
IEEE
26. An advantage of networks
networks enable users to share resources
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Phase
alarm clustering and compaction
27. Amplitude modulation-amplitude of signal is modified
SONET
hub
AM
Multiplexer
28. Transforms data into a form network or applications will understand
Network
Session
Presentation
alarm filtering
29. Associates a MAC address with a given IP address - reverse ARP
tuning
ports
RARP
port 123
30. Theoretical. difference b/w highest and lowest frequency.
fat pipe
bandwidth
SSL
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
31. Connection for data exchange between two parties
router
session
fault tolerance
segment
32. Is a method for automatically assigning address and other configuration parameters to network hosts.
Physical
Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP)
hybrid fiber / coax (HFC) cable
SSL
33. 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.
ARP
Ferrule
socket
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
34. The way nodes responds to a collision
local area network (LAN)
collision detection
Impedance
event viewer
35. IEEE standard for wireless networking
Local area network (LAN)
WINS
802.44
Domain Name
36. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines
Noise
(fiddy) Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Coaxial Cable
DSL
37. 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.
ESS
WAN
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
BOOTP
38. Is a system that is distributed throughout the internetwork to provide address/name resolution.
Round Trip Time
Gigabit Ethernet
Domain Name System (DNS)
ESS
39. International telecommunication Union
Demarcation Point
ITU
protocol
IANA
40. Type of transmission in which signlas may travel in both directions over a medium - but only in one direction at a time
Half-Duplex
Post Office Protocol
Correct default gateway
full duplex
41. Tools in order to connect a new RJ45
cross talk
MAN
crimping tool and wore stripper
application protocol verification
42. A fixed number associated with a device's NIC
twisted shielded pair
logical address
API (application program interface)
Attenuation
43. Signal that uses variable voltage to create continuous waves - resulting in an inexact transmission
Ferrule
Analog
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
Localhost
44. Method of trasmitting data from a satellite
Integrated Services Digital Network
geosynchronous
microwave
Patch Panel
45. Which address is split in to four 8-bit parts called octets?
Physical
IP Address
DHCP
Virtual Private Network
46. Manages IP address allocation and the domain name system
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
Secure Copy
Topology
workstation
47. A service on a node
Frequency Modulation
fixing attenuation
trap and trace
ports
48. Begins when a system that initiated the connection transmits a PPP frame.
signal
link establishment phase
Session
FDMA
49. MPLS
binary
multiprotocol label switching
Data Link
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers
50. Pipeline used to contain and protect cabling; usually made from metal
network monitor
Client Software
Frequency Modulation
Conduit