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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Connector used with single mode and multimode fiber optic cable






2. Controls how applications access network






3. Internet control message protocol






4. Address resolution protocol






5. On a network using the MIcrosoft Internet Connections Sharing service - the computer whose Internet connection other computers share. The ICS host must contain two network interfaces: one that connects to the Internet and one that connects to the LAN






6. IS designed for the exchange of electronic mail between networked systems -such as between mail servers over a TCP/IP network






7. Aversion of the traceroute utility found on some Linux distributions.






8. Time Division Multiple Access






9. Virtually local area network-device-switch






10. Name Of Layer 2






11. NTP - network time protocol






12. SSID






13. Layer 1 Troubleshooting






14. Is associated with unix/linux networks






15. Encrypts






16. Activities finalize restoration of operations to a normal state and seek to identify source and method of intrusion to ensure same type of attack cannot occur again






17. A standard for encoding and interpreting binary files - images - video - and non-ASCII character sets within an e-mail message.






18. Secures messages being transmitted on the internet - uses RSA for authentication and encyption.






19. Largest data unit a network will accept for transmission






20. Collection of honey pots connecting several honey pot systems on a subnet






21. Internet assigned numbers authority






22. Bus topology: A network design built by running cable from one PC or file server to the next - like links in a chain.






23. Network segment that contains end nodes - such as workstations






24. Digital subscriber line- support multiple data and voice channels over a single line - extraordinary throughput though telephone lines






25. VPN






26. International telecommunication Union






27. Serves as a translator; manages data encryption






28. Transmission that involves one transmitter and multiple - undefined receivers






29. Four twisted wire pairs rated for 100 Mhz - but capable of handling the disturbance on eash pair that's caused by transmitting on all four pairs at the same time.






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






31. Telephone jacks






32. Allows you and eight coworkers to share a single internet routable IP address






33. (WIde area network) Carry networks longer distances than Lans






34. Network standard that can reliaby transmit data farthest






35. IANA






36. Used on many UNIX/LINUX systems to provide authentication security for TCP/IP applications such as Telnet and FTP






37. Professional organization with 90 chapters around the world that helps to establish technical standards for the internet






38. The oldest type of network design with - this topology consist fo multiple nodes attached to a central hub - switch - or router.






39. 4th layer; protocols ensure that data are transferred from point A to point B reliably and without errors; services include flow control - acknowledgment - error correction - segmentation - reassembly - and sequencing






40. Why are web pages viewed using HTTP?






41. ISDN






42. Length of time it takes for a packet to go from sender to receiver - then back to sender; measured in milliseconds






43. Measure of the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that a medium can transmit






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






45. Connection-less






46. IEEE standard for token ring devices and data handling






47. Type of switching for multiple data packets make up the same transmission and use identical paths to reach the destination






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






49. A process that ensures one device does not send information faster than it can be received by another device.






50. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol