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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Transport layer protocol that services a request without requiring a verified session and without guaranteeing delivery data
connectionless
topology
POP3
FDM
2. The sender transmits the data to the destination without establishment of a connection.
connectionless
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
crossover cable
EMI
3. (fix) if analog an amplifier or if digital with repeater
fixing attenuation
Block ID
communications media
ISDN
4. Standards organizations representing 157 countries headquartered in Geneva. Goal is to establish international standards to facilitate global exchange of information and barrier-free trade
TCP port 23
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
physical layer
Category 5e
5. The ability to send or receive signals on a medium - but not at the same time.
server
Data Link
half duplex
MAC sublayer
6. Application layer protocol that formulates and interprets requests between Web clients and servers
Single Mode Fiber
LAN
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
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7. A variation of CHAP designed by Microsoft
RFI
MS-CHAP
intrusion prevention system (IPS)
OSI Layer 7
8. Private connection from a LAN to an internet service provider.
backbone cabling
Category 6
host
dedicated lines
9. Is a method for automatically assigning address and other configuration parameters to network hosts.
Application
duplex
modifying the file-sharing controls
Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP)
10. ACL
omnidirectional antenna
Access Control List
Thin Eterhnet/10 Base 2
host-based IDPS (HIPDS)
11. Physical layer. 1 gpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. cat 5e or higher utp. twisted pair.
RTT
FDDI
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
1000base-t
12. A network design in which every node is connected to every other note - achieving fault tolerance.
mesh topology
Bus topology
broadband
SIP
13. A common way of sharing resources on a peer-to-peer network
Quality of Service
modifying the file-sharing controls
false positive
ISOC
14. A generic term referring to the header defined by some layer of a networking model - and the data encapsulated by the header ( and possibly trailer) of that layer - but specifically not including an lower-layer headers and trailers.
Topology
Data Link
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
Protocol Data Unit
15. Transport Layer
digital dis
headened
Firewall Filtering
OSI
16. Data transmission that involves one transmitter and one receiver
802.16
pstn
Point-to-Point
twisted-pair cable
17. Determines standards for the electronics industry and other fields - such as chemical and nuclear engineering - health and safety - and construction
ANSI
honey pot
connection
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 1
18. Total amount of communication cable that make up a network.
station
15 hops
cable plant
udp
19. A type of point-to-point digital WAN connection that uses standard phone lines to provide high-speed comm.
DSL
intrusion prevention
service data unit (SDU)
Populated Segment
20. Equivalent to OSI Layer 2 Data Link & Layer 1 Physical
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Network Access
Domain Name System (DNS)
Radio Waves
DSL
21. Gigabit Interface Converter - Plugs in to an interface on a switch
HTTP
GBIC
protocol
fault tolerance
22. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol
High-Level Data Link Control
port 25
access point
Network News Transport Protocol
23. Public switched telephone network
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
pstn
Network
the higher the frequency
24. Cause by length - loss of signals as it travels farther away
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
attenuation
NFS
Gigabit Ethernet
25. TCP is a Layer 4 protocol (Due to the close match or the OSI Transport Layer and TCP within the TCP/IP Transport Layer.
OSI Reference to TCP
tracert
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
transmit
26. Secure Sockets Layer
Ethernet
association
SSL
Multimode fiber
27. OSPF
Cross Talk
Open Shortest Path First
Data Link layer
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28. Signals composed ot pulses that can have a value of only 1 or 0
Digital
PAP
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
Improperly configured switch
29. Connection based
Round Trip Time
cp connection
RAS
passive scanning
30. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58
authentication
active scanning
Thin Eterhnet/10 Base 2
enticement
31. LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Server
TFTP
nbtstat
32. Is a protocol designed for managing complex networks
LAN
IP (Internet Protocol)
Simple Network Management protocol (SNMP)
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
33. The most commonly used form of Post office protocol.
SMTP server name
POP3 (Post Office Protocol - version 3)
white/orange and orange
topology
34. The organized research of the Internet addresses owned or controlled by a target organization.
footprinting
Punch-Down Block
subnetting purpose
Data Link
35. FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
certification value may be lessened due to the number of people obtaining them
cabeloco
TFTP
36. PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol
intrusion correction
radio frequency interference (RFI)
37. A remote connection where the client computer is a low-end computer that communicates with a terminal server.
PAT (Port Address Translation)
thin client computing
protocol
alarm clustering and compaction
38. SONET
Noise
Amplitude Modulation
Synchronous Optical Network
bus topology
39. 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
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
Data Link (Layer 2)
Class A Network
1000base-t
40. PPP
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
WAN
Correct default gateway
Point-to-Point Protocol
41. Signals travel both directions simultaneously
protocol data unit (PDU)
baseband
broadband
duplex
42. Open System Interconnection
SSID
session layer
Open Shortest Path First
OSI
43. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.
LAN
Radio Waves
Modem
Node
44. A connector used to terminate coaxial cable used for transmitting television and broadband cable signals
DB-9 connector
Transport layer
f type connector
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
45. A station checks for existing wireless transmissions before starting the transmission
Network Address Translation
DSL
ISOC
CSMA/CA
46. An arm of the Internet Society (ISOC) that works on Internet-relateed technical issues.
fault tolerance
802.3af
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETE)
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
47. Used connecting a workstation to a routers console part
port 53
MultiMode Fiber
RS 232
Virtual Private Network
48. Is usde to communicate time synchronization information between systemson a network
star topology
OSI model
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
multipath
49. Fiber-optic cable used on a network backbone for high-speed communications - such as between floors of a building.
fat pipe
Primary Rate Interface
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
50. An international organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that plays a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.
host
Data Link
star topology
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