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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






2. The sender transmits the data to the destination without establishment of a connection.






3. (fix) if analog an amplifier or if digital with repeater






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






5. The ability to send or receive signals on a medium - but not at the same time.






6. Application layer protocol that formulates and interprets requests between Web clients and servers






7. A variation of CHAP designed by Microsoft






8. Private connection from a LAN to an internet service provider.






9. Is a method for automatically assigning address and other configuration parameters to network hosts.






10. ACL






11. Physical layer. 1 gpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. cat 5e or higher utp. twisted pair.






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






13. A common way of sharing resources on a peer-to-peer network






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.






15. Transport Layer






16. Data transmission that involves one transmitter and one receiver






17. Determines standards for the electronics industry and other fields - such as chemical and nuclear engineering - health and safety - and construction






18. Total amount of communication cable that make up a network.






19. A type of point-to-point digital WAN connection that uses standard phone lines to provide high-speed comm.






20. Equivalent to OSI Layer 2 Data Link & Layer 1 Physical






21. Gigabit Interface Converter - Plugs in to an interface on a switch






22. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol






23. Public switched telephone network






24. Cause by length - loss of signals as it travels farther away






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.






26. Secure Sockets Layer






27. OSPF






28. Signals composed ot pulses that can have a value of only 1 or 0






29. Connection based






30. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58






31. LDAP






32. Is a protocol designed for managing complex networks






33. The most commonly used form of Post office protocol.






34. The organized research of the Internet addresses owned or controlled by a target organization.






35. FDM






36. PAP






37. A remote connection where the client computer is a low-end computer that communicates with a terminal server.






38. SONET






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






40. PPP






41. Signals travel both directions simultaneously






42. Open System Interconnection






43. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.






44. A connector used to terminate coaxial cable used for transmitting television and broadband cable signals






45. A station checks for existing wireless transmissions before starting the transmission






46. An arm of the Internet Society (ISOC) that works on Internet-relateed technical issues.






47. Used connecting a workstation to a routers console part






48. Is usde to communicate time synchronization information between systemson a network






49. Fiber-optic cable used on a network backbone for high-speed communications - such as between floors of a building.






50. An international organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that plays a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.






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