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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Each computer is connected to a central device
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
star topology
Point-to-Multipoint
IP (Internet Protocol)
2. Subgroup of EIA that focuses on standards for information technology - wireless - satellite - fiber optics - and telephone equipment; best known for network cable installation guidelines (TIA/EIA 568-B Series)
DHCP
omnidirectional antenna
Loose network cable connection
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
3. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
SLIP
ICMP
Correct subnet mask
Secure Copy Protocol
4. Lower sublayer of the Data Link layer; appends the physical address of the destination computer onto the fram
MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer
satellite
RADIUS
Domain Controller
5. POE standard
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
802.3af
statistical multiplexing
fixing cross talk
6. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
statistical multiplexing
IEEE
Packets
router
7. A computer that has its own CPU and may be used as a stand-alone computer for word processing - spreadsheet creation - or other software applications. It also may be used to access another computer such as another workstation or server via a network.
Workstation
slip
EAP
SSH
8. PPPoE
Session
redirector
ATM
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
9. Address resolution protocol
digital dis
Physical Layer
Session
ARP
10. The process of attracting attention to a system by placing tantalizing information in key locations.
network interface card (NIC)
IGMP
fading
enticement
11. IEEE
point to multipoint
Single mode fiber
802.2
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
12. EFS
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Encrypting File System
client/server
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
13. Saturation of network bandwidth caused by excessive traffic - as when a large number of computers or devices attemp to transmit simultaneously - or when computers or devices presist in transmitting repeatedly.
DHCP
broadcast storm
Conduit
Same Layer Interaction
14. A type of subnet that is created using bits that normally would be reserved for network class information by moving the subnet boundary to the left.
supernet
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
logical address
protocol
15. An international organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that plays a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.
Adjacent Layer Interaction
Cross Talk
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Telnet
16. Form of transmission that allows multiple signals to travel simultaneously over one medium
Remote Access Service
WDM
Transport
Multiplexing
17. A permanent telephone connection between 2 locations that provide a predetermined amount of bandwidth at all times
Domain Name
Physical Layer (Layer 1)
Transport
leased line
18. Reverse address resolution protocol
RARP
Network
twisted-pair cable
Faulty network cable
19. Layer 3
Network
collision detection
stateful firewall
10BASE5 Limit
20. What does POP3 stand for?
Post Office Protocol
simplex
link establishment phase
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
21. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Alternative name: 1000BASE-LX - 1000BASE-SX - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3z - Cable Type: Fiber max length 550m (sx) - 5 km(lx)
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
intranet
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
Mail Exchanger
22. SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
passive topology
route
Cladding
23. A gateway that operates on the Internet backbone.
Core Gateway
Entrance Facilities
10Gbase-t
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
24. Feeding everybody in building
Rivest - Shamir - Adelman
fragmentation
omnidirectional antenna
Network Time Protocol
25. Secures messages being transmitted on the internet - uses RSA for authentication and encyption.
Berkeley Internet Name Domain
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
EIA
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
26. Any end device on the network (for example: computers - printers - copy machines...)
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
WAN
node
IDPS terrorist
27. IEEE standard for error and flow control in data frames
Layer 2 Forwarding
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
Domain Name System (DNS)
802.2
28. The medium that carries multiple signals simultaneously
Domain Name
S-HTTP
broadband
RADIUS
29. Developed by ISO and ANSI - a model that providees a framework for networked hardware and software communication based on seven layers.
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
802.3
OSI Layer 3
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 2
30. Protocol that encapsulates data for transmission over VPNs
Network File System
OSI
Application Layer
L2TP
31. Type of punch-down block used to terminate telephone circuits; does not meet Cat 5 or better standards
PDU (protocol data unit)
OSI model
TDMA
66 Block
32. Method of data modulation in which the frequency of the carrier signal is modified by the application of the data signal
Data Link
port 80
Frequency Modulation
Internet Information Services
33. Wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted
Patch Panel
frequency
File Transfere Protocol - (FTP)
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
34. First set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
route
NIC (Network Interface Card)
block ID
35. Equivalent to OSI Layer 3 Network
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Internet
Cable Plant
back hack
CHAP
36. Transport Layer
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 3
star wired ring
OSI Reference to TCP
Universal serial bus
37. A private computer network with resources accessible only to internal members.
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
transceiver
Internetwork Packet Exchange
intranet
38. Establishes maintains and terminates connections
mesh topology
Berkeley Internet Name Domain
Session
bandwidth
39. Technique for formatting signals in which one property of a carrier wave is modified by the addition of a data signal during transmission
carrier sense
ethernet
Modulation
Frequency Modulation
40. The _____________ allows certain bits of the IP address to be ignored when checking to see if an IP address matches the destination network address.
ethernet
Subnetmask
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
encryption
41. An International organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that play a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.
Server
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Application Layer
tracepath
42. Guarantees that a server continually has power even if a buildings electrical service is interrupted - continuous voltage to a device by switching virtually instantaneously to the battery when it detects loss of power
Presentation
terminator
Application Layer
standby UPS
43. Helps you identify percentage of traffic that compromises broadcasts
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
NetWare Core Protocol
Ethernet
network monitor
44. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.
Node
802.2
port 53
route
45. Each node passively listens for then accepts data
wide area network (WAN)
Entrance Facilities
connection oriented
passive topology
46. A unit of data formatted for transmission over a network that contains control and other information that corresponds to the OSI Networklayer; also called Layer 3.
narrowband
packet
OSI Layer 2
BGP
47. Similar to bus topology - but the ends are connected
ring topology
fiber optics
RFI
MMF
48. Is used to route electronic mail through the internetwork
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Session Layer (Layer 5)
CSU/DSU
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
49. Hardware that constitutes the enterprise-wide cabling system
terminators
Cable Plant
Session
lpr filename
50. A network transport control method used in Ethernet networks. It regulates transmission by sensing the presence of packet collisions.
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
throughput
SMF
Client