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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. Communications cable that has no shielding material between the pair of insulated wires twisted together and the cable's outside jacket.






2. Twist wire so you don't get interference on the memory






3. A series of interconnected computers - printing devices - and other computer equipment that shares hardware and software resources. The service area usually is limited to a given office area - floor - or building.






4. A type of fiber optic cable connector that uses a mechanism similar to the BNC connectors used by Thinnet






5. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.






6. A network on which any computer can communicate with other networked computers on an equal (peer) basis without going through an intermediary - such as a server. Peer-to-peer networking enables each computer to offer and access shared resources - suc






7. It enables the sending node to obtain the MAC address of the intended recipient before packets are sent.






8. The placement of data from a higher-layer protocol behind the header (and in some cases - between a header and trailer) of the next-lower-layer protocol. For example - an IP packet could be encapsulated in an Ethernet header and trailer before being






9. Type of multiplexing that assigns a unique frequncy band to each communications subchannel






10. Transport layer protocol that services a request without requiring a verified session and without guaranteeing delivery data






11. Speed: 100 Mbps - Alternative name: 10BASE-TX - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3u - Cable Type: Copper - max length 100m






12. Moving from one BSS to another without losing connectivity






13. A network that links multiple LAN's in large city or metropolitan region.






14. SONET






15. Pulses of precise - positive voltages and zero voltages (binary)






16. Data transmission that involves one transmitter and one receiver






17. Wireless standard






18. Twisted pair patch cable in which the termination locations of the transmit and receive wires on one end of the cable are reversed






19. 500 meters - 10Mbps






20. Data Link Layer






21. An algorithm used to verify the accuracy of data contained in a data frame.






22. A type of address translation in which a limited pool of internet-valid IP addresses is shared by multiple private network hosts.






23. RDP






24. AH






25. Routers work here






26. Stop signals after they have reached the end of the wire






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






28. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






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






30. Physical Layer






31. Any end device on the network (for example: computers - printers - copy machines...)






32. A service on a node






33. Enables the establishment of a Web connection - but it also provides for the exchange of resources - for example - displaying AOL's Web page in your brower.






34. Why are web pages viewed using HTTP?






35. Media access control






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






37. A device that must be located at each end of a leased line.






38. Analog - only one direction. radio frequency analog waves w differences in frequency. expensive - longer distance. ex. cable TV






39. Tracks running and graphing data from any workstations. should ensure that new routers and switches can support it in order to easily automate network management






40. A private network that functions like a tunnel through a larger network






41. Which address is split in to four 8-bit parts called octets?






42. Service that supports email






43. NLM






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






45. A systematic survey of all of the target organization's Internet addresses that is conducted to identify network services offered by hosts in that range






46. 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.






47. Network File System






48. A network that offers services to members of the public - such as network services offered by a telecommunications company or a cable TV company.






49. What early protocol allows users to access machines remotley that has no security implemented within it?






50. A app. loaded on a server included with Windows OS that enables remote access






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