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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Is used to route electronic mail through the internetwork






2. 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






3. Segment






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






5. The part of a network to which segments and significant shared devices connect






6. The NIC and network equipment are set up so they cannot send and receive at the same time






7. T1






8. Process by which attacker changes the format and/or timing of their activities to avoid being detected by the IDPS






9. Voltage is varied and imprecise - more susceptible






10. Ethernet NICs listen on network and wait until they detect no other nodes transmitting data






11. Theoretical. difference b/w highest and lowest frequency.






12. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58






13. Name Of Layer 6






14. Which class of IP address would be allocated to a very large company?






15. A route discovery and analysis utility that comes with UNIX and Linux operating systems. Mtr combines with functions of the ping and traceroute commands and delivers an easily readable chart as its output






16. Network standard that can reliaby transmit data farthest






17. Presentation Layer






18. Transport Layer






19. Time division multiplexing






20. Application Layer






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






22. Point of division between a telecommunications service carrier's network and a building's internal network






23. Internet group management protocol






24. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol






25. FTP is an application that enables the transfer of data from one remote device to another - using TCP/IP






26. The first set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer.






27. System founded on using 1s and 0s to encode information






28. Two twisted wire pairs. It's the oldes type and is only voice grade - it isn't rated for data communication.






29. Produces guidelines for how network cable should be installed in commercial buildings






30. IMAP - internet message access protocol






31. Different upload/download speeds.






32. Process in which an NIDPS inspects the higher-order protocols (HTTP - FTP - Telnet) are examined for unexpected packet behavior or improper use






33. Regular voice-grade telephone service.






34. Standard analog telephone system






35. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.






36. Why are web pages viewed using HTTP?






37. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer






38. An app. that provides centralized authentication and authorization services for a network.






39. Routers use it to identify nodes belonging to a multicast group






40. After typing ping 127.0.0.1 - it tells you the test failed






41. A worldwide network of interconnected LANs and MANs that uses the TCP/IP protocol to enable people to shares e-mail messages and computer files and to access a vast array of information.






42. Wavelength division multiplexing






43. MAC address






44. DSU






45. CSMA / CD






46. A network that links multiple LANs in a large city or metropolitan region.






47. Network news transfer protocol






48. Amount of data that can be transmitted over media or wireless at a time.






49. IMAP4






50. A data link protocol used for remote networking that is rarely used today.