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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. Strategy in which all control functions are applied at the physical location of each IDPS component






2. The process of determining the best path from Point A on one network to Point B on another






3. Using part of a leased line






4. Open Systems Interconnection model is standard description or reference model for how messages should be transmitted between any 2 points in a telecommunications network.






5. A Data Link sublayer of the OSI model that initiates the communication link between nodes and ensures the link is not unintentionally broken.






6. 185 meters - 10Mbps






7. Virture privat network






8. Ethernet LAN-all forms of Ethernet media and interface






9. Accurate alarm events that do not pose significant threat to information security






10. 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






11. Teflon-coated cable that is used in plenum area because it does not emit a toxic vapor when burned






12. A network that any user can access with no restrictions. the most familiar example of a public network is the Internet






13. Security measure verifies that your user name and password are contained in the NOS directory






14. A combination of LAN's - MAN's - or WAN's that provides computer users with an array of computer and network resources to complete different tasks.






15. The cableing or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them.






16. Four twisted wire pairs rated for 100 Mhz.






17. Physical layer. 10 mpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. follows 5-4-3 rule. star topology. cat 3 or higher utp. twisted pair.






18. Port used during a domain name lookup






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






20. Media Access Unit (transmitter/ receiver)






21. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'






22. BootP






23. Faster networking and inexpensive - flexible - easy to install






24. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58






25. Example of an internetwork






26. Name Of Layer 7






27. IMAP - internet message access protocol






28. Type of transmission in which signals may travel in both directions over a medium simultaneously; also called duplex






29. Gives each node unique address






30. Transport Layer






31. 128 -64 -32 -16 -8 -4 -2 -1






32. LPR






33. A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.






34. Address resolution protocol






35. Area above the ceiling tile or below the subfloor in a building






36. 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.






37. Network device that makes high-level application connections on behalf of internal hosts and other machines






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






39. 6th layer; protocols translate between Application and Network layers; data are formatted so that the network can understand - with the format varying according to the type of network; manages data encryption and decryption - such as scrambling of sy






40. Firewalls perform two basic security functions






41. Brief delay in processing - length of cable can contribute to this






42. Provides Internet access and/or other services such as email and Web hosting






43. 1-126






44. Network layer service that subdivides segments it receives from the Transport layer into smaller packets






45. Functions at the network layer that add logical addresses and properly route data






46. A transmitter concentrates the signal energy at a single frequency or in a very small range of frequencies






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






48. Physical layout of a star topology and also ring logical topology






49. Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers






50. Progress of a wave over a time in a relationship