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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. The cabling or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them. - Means by which a communications signal is carried from one system to another (for example - twisted-pair wire
Impedance
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
impedance
Transmission media
2. FTP - file transfer- control
port 21
computer network
star topology
SONET
3. Strategy in which all control functions are applied at the physical location of each IDPS component
fully distributed control strategy
Port Numbers
OSI
OSI Layer 5
4. Large diameter. led/light is generated at different angles. high throughput - high noise resistance - excellent security - and long distances
MMF
twisted pair connector
private network
Correct default gateway
5. Pointing in a direction
Transport
Internet Relay Chat
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
directional antennas
6. Measure of the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that a medium can transmit
Internet Connection Sharing
goodput
Rivest - Shamir - Adelman
Bandwidth
7. A TCP/Ip troubleshooting utility that displays statistics and the state of current TCP/IP connections. It also displays ports - which can signal whether services are using the correct ports.
netstat
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
throughput
subnetting purpose
8. Pipeline used to contain and protect cabling; usually made from metal
ARP
Open Shortest Path First
Conduit
Data Link (Layer 2)
9. Follow TIA/EIA 568 specifications
RS-232
installing cable
802.3
Faulty network cable
10. Data only
ATM
goodput
IP (Internet Protocol)
Session
11. Two twisted wire pairs. It's the oldes type and is only voice grade - it isn't rated for data communication.
flow control
full mesh
port 21
Category 1
12. Layer 5
Session
IETE
NIC (Network Interface Card)
Main Distribution Frame
13. Open Systems Interconnection model
full duplex
OSI
Rivest - Shamir - Adelman
butt set
14. Hubs and switches work here
backbone cabling
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
bandwidth
Data Link
15. Device similar to a burglar alarm in that it detects a violation and activates an alarm.
Serial
SSL
the higher the frequency
intrusion detection system (IDS)
16. Device that can detect intrusion and launch an active response
Gigabit Interface Converter
Port 20
intrusion prevention system (IPS)
10Base-T
17. Layer 1 Troubleshooting
Device power off
grade-index multimode fiber-optic cable
traceroute (tracert)
Data Link
18. Layer 1
Physical
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
LLC
Private Network
19. The IEEE standard for broadband wireless metropolitan area networking (also known as WiMax)
802.16
Packet
HTTPS
TIA
20. The Application layer TCP/IP subprotocol responsible for moving messages from one e-mail server to another.
SMTP (Simple Mail transfer Protocol)
MAC
utp
MS-CHAP
21. Internet Engineering Task Force
Line Printer Remote
attenuation
IETE
dig (domain information groper)
22. 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
intrusion correction
MAC address
port 443
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
23. OU
transceiver
Organizational Unit
PAP
fixing noise
24. Device that receives and retransmits microwave data signals
L2TP
star topology
node
satellite
25. A transmitter concentrates the signal energy at a single frequency or in a very small range of frequencies
Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3)
Presentation
narrowband
Internet Key Exchange
26. LC
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
backbone
Local Connector
802.3
27. Uses frame headers
FTP
baseband
ethernet
client/server
28. An advantage of networks
networks enable users to share resources
analog adv
transport layer
User Datagram Protocol
29. 1000 representatives from industry and gov't who determine standards for electronics - chemical and nuclear engineering - health and safety - and construction
Category 3
asymmetrical transmission
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
collision
30. Packet a node sends to acknowledge that it received a SYN request for connection; 2nd of three-step connection process
IP Address
802.2
ARP
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
31. First set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer
latency
block ID
hostname
10base-t
32. IEEE standard describing specifications for wireless transmissions
FDM
802.11
plenum cables
Bits
33. Type of transmission in which signlas may travel in both directions over a medium - but only in one direction at a time
Half-Duplex
Post Office Protocol version 3
routing
driver
34. Network standard that can reliaby transmit data farthest
Full-Duplex
NetWare Core Protocol
802.11n
wide area network (WAN)
35. Fiber optic - enables one fiber optic connection to carry multiple light signals simultaneously
WDM
asymmetrical transmission
broadband
FDDI
36. Several ethernet nodes can be connected and can monitor traffic or access media simultaneously
Presentation
multiple access
Primary Domain Controller
connectionless
37. Type of multiplexing that assigns a unique frequncy band to each communications subchannel
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
Transport
Frequency Division Multiplexing
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
38. Term that describes current anti-intrusion technologies
intrusion detection/prevention system (IDPS)
API (application program interface)
Post Office Protocol version 3
protocol data unit (PDU)
39. The _____________ allows computers to 'talk' to themselves on a different port.
ethernet
event viewer
Domain Name System (DNS)
Localhost
40. Attachment Unit Interface Cable equipped with 15 pin connectors
AUI
Modem
Multimode fiber
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
41. Ethernet NICs listen on network and wait until they detect no other nodes transmitting data
Ethernet
star topology
carrier sense
port 53
42. Serves as a translator; manages data encryption
presentation layer
connectionless
collision detection
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
43. Also called the star-ring hybrid - topology - a network design in which the logic communication are in a ring - but the phyical layout of the network star.
supernet
star-wired ring topology
link quality monitoring
Data Service Unit
44. Useful for troubleshooting a network connectivity problem from workstation to another workstation
Network interface card (NIC)
crossover cable
DB-25 connector
Amplitude Modulation
45. A cable that consists of a single cable sheath containing a combination of fibers and copper cable.
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
AM
hybrid fiber / coax (HFC) cable
802.5
46. Frequency modulation-frequency of signal is modified
S-HTTP
FM
FHSS
lpr filename
47. HDLC
collision detection
fragmentation
DB-25 connector
High-Level Data Link Control
48. A worldwide network network of interconnected LANs - and MANs - that uses the TCP/IP protocol to enable people to share e-mail messages and computer files and to access a vast array of infromation.
OSI Layer 2
Network File System
crimping tool and wore stripper
Internet
49. A series of interconnected computers - printing devices - and other computer equipment that share hardware and software resources. The services area usually is limited to a given office - floor - or building.
local area network (LAN)
fading
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
50. CIFS
Category 5
point to multipoint
SMTP
Common Internet File System