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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A device used to connect thicknet cable with a transceiver. A vampire bypasses the need to serve the cable - because the vampire tap has a metal tooth that pierces through the outside cable insulation (like a vampire) and connects with the copper wir






2. Transport Layer






3. Wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted






4. As defined by the EIA/TIA-568 standard - cable that runs between network equipment rooms - floors - and buildings.






5. Set of routines that make up part of a software application






6. Protocol data unit






7. Produces guidelines for how network cable should be installed in commercial buildings






8. Follow TIA/EIA 568 specifications






9. POE standard






10. Allows an attached computer to act as a dumb terminal - with data processing taking place on the TCP/IP host computer






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






12. Doesn't use frame headers - uses cells






13. Encrypts






14. The wave splits into secondary waves






15. Error detection and correction






16. When pulses that represent bits follow one another along a single transmission






17. Data circuit-terminating equipment. multiplexer or modem






18. Wavelength division multiplexing






19. Cabling that transmit data using light waves. Higher bandwidth than other types of cabling.






20. Eight bits of information; in a digital signaling system - one byte carries one piece of information






21. Form of transmission in which signals are modulated as radiofrequency analog pulses with different frequency ranges; does not involve binary coding






22. Multiple signals travel simultaneously - medium is separated into multiple channels






23. Device that boosts - or strengthens - and analog signal






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






25. A service provided with Windows 98 - Me - 2000 - and 32-bit versions of XP operating systems that allows one computer - the ICS host - to share its Internet connection with other computers on the same network.






26. Multicast group 224-239






27. Where demarc is located if an organization follows structured cabling standards






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






29. Physical Layer






30. Type of protocol useful when data must be transferred quickly






31. Device used to regenerate a signal






32. Method of gauging the appropriate rate of data transmission based on how fast he recipient can accept data






33. Strategy in which all IDPS control functions are implemented and managed in a central location






34. Anything - hardware or software - that monitors transmission of packets of digital information that attempt to pass the perimeter of a network






35. Is a TCP/IP service that converts a computer or domain name to an IP address or that converts an IP address to a computer or domain name.






36. MAU






37. BERT






38. Strength of digital signal






39. Media Access Unit (transmitter/ receiver)






40. Physical layer. 100 mpbs throughout. baseband transmission. cat 5 or higher utp. max length is 100 meters. two wire twisted pair-full duplexing.






41. 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.






42. The distinct units of data that are exchanged between nodes on a network






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






44. A type of interference that occurs when two LAN cables run close to each other. If one cable is carrying a signal and the other isn't - the one carrying a signal will induce a 'ghost' signal in the other cable






45. Network news transfer protocol






46. Sequences packets in correct order






47. The communication between two networking devices for the purposes of the functions defined at a particular layer of a networking model - with the communication happening by using a header defined by that layer of the model. The two devices set values






48. 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.






49. L2F






50. A gateway that operates on the Internet backbone.