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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. The physical layout of a computer network
topology
Network Address Translation
Cable Plant
Internet Protocol Security
2. Physical layer. 100 mpbs throughout. baseband transmission. cat 5 or higher utp. max length is 100 meters. two wire twisted pair-full duplexing.
frame
100base-tx
Integrated Services Digital Network
Session layer
3. A station checks for existing wireless transmissions before starting the transmission
switch
CSMA/CA
High-Level Data Link Control
WAN
4. Hardware device located at the ISP side of ADSL connections.
media
DSLAM
driver
STP
5. 2nd layer; bridges the networking media with the Network layer. Primary function is to divide the data it receives from the Network layer into frames to be transmitted by the Physical layer
Data Terminal Equipment
Client
NFS
Data Link layer
6. Sequences packets in correct order
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
switch
Transport
passive scanning
7. Anything - hardware or software - that monitors transmission of packets of digital information that attempt to pass the perimeter of a network
firewall
Localhost
Canonical Name
MAN
8. Two communication systems establish 2-way communication prior to the exchange of data
connection
SMTP
microwave
DSLAM
9. A service used via the Application layer to recognize and access other layers
network monitor
NIC
redirector
Port 20
10. User friendly web addresses are translated into IP addresses by the...
signal bounce
CIDR block
Domain Controller
Domain Name Service
11. As defined by the EIA/TIA-568 standard - cabling that connects workstations and servers in the work area.
horizontal cabling
PAP
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Transport
CSMACD
12. Services that allow remote users to connect to the network
IDPS terrorist
10base-t
access services
ATM
13. A TCP/IP utility that allows you to look up the DNS host name of a network node by specifying its IP address - or vice versa. This is useful for verifying that a hos is configured correctly and for troubleshooting DNS resolution problems
nslookup
cabeloco
Rivest - Shamir - Adelman
802.3
14. Device similar to a burglar alarm in that it detects a violation and activates an alarm.
multimeter
intrusion detection system (IDS)
DSSS
802.3
15. A computer that accesses another computer - such as a workstation that accesses a shared file on another workstation - server - or mainframe. The client may use the accessed computer (host) to process data - or may process accessed data using its own
ATU-R
Client
ARP
NAT (Network Address Translation)
16. Occurs when attacker attempts to gain entry or disrupt normal operations of information systems - almost always with intent to do harm
microwave
star wired bus
intrusion
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
17. A route discovery and analysis utility that comes with UNIX and Linux operating systems. Mtr combines with functions of the ping and traceroute commands and delivers an easily readable chart as its output
Network
mtr (my traceroute)
phishing
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
18. Address Resolution Protocol
ARP
10 Gigabit Ethernet
terminator
ISDN
19. An international organization of scientists - engineers - technicians - and educators that plays a leading role in developing standards for network cabling and data transmissions.
MAC
LDAP
fixing cross talk
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
20. The _____________ allows computers to 'talk' to themselves on a different port.
Network Switching
Localhost
statistical multiplexing
10Gbase-t
21. User datagram protocol
ssl
evasion
UDP
MAN
22. Media access control
ICS host
RIR (Regional Internet Registry)
supernet mask
MAC
23. FTP - file transfer- control
Encrypting File System
port 21
Internet
RTS/CTS
24. Also called the physical or MAC address - the hexadecimal number permanently assigned to a network interface and used by the MAC sublayer within the DATA Link layer (Layer 2).
white/orange and orange
link establishment phase
site policy awareness
device address
25. A network on which any computer can communicate with other networked computers on an equal (peer) basic without going though an intermediary - such as a server. Peer-to-Peer networking enables each computer to offer and access shared resoures - such
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
PAT (Port Address Translation)
peer-to-peer network
telephone connector
26. Device that separates multiplexed signals once they are received and regenerates them in their original form
Demultiplexer
ARP
RealVNC
network monitor
27. QoS technique enables packet switches technologies to travel over traditionally circuit switched connections
ESS
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
NNTP
MPLS
28. Pieces of hardware that connect the wire to the network device
Application Layer (Layer 7)
Network Time Protocol
Connectors
carrier sense
29. The IEEE standard for broadband wireless metropolitan area networking (also known as WiMax)
beacon frame
GBIC
802.16
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
30. A fixed number associated with a device's NIC
fragmentation
logical address
bus topology
Transport
31. Private connection from a LAN to an internet service provider.
traceroute (tracert)
dedicated lines
Device power off
Application
32. Serial internet protocol
slip
Half-Duplex
twisted shielded pair
Firewall Filtering
33. LC
statistical multiplexing
Data Link
Local Connector
Internet Group Multicast Protocol
34. Name Of Layer 4
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
Bus topology
Transport
carrier sense
35. Signal interference caused by magnetic force field generated by electrical devices such as motors.
FDDI
fiber optic cable
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
pppoe
36. Appends physical address of destination computer onto the frame
Transport Layer
inline sensor
MAC sublayer
centralized control strategy
37. Round time trip. time it takes for packet to get from sender to receiver and back
Class C Network
perimeter
RTT
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
38. Is used to allow searching and updating of a directory service
ISDN
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Network Access
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
802.16
39. Physical layer. 10 giga bit throughput. baseband transmission. twisted pair. max length is 100 meters. cat 6 or 7.
10Gbase-t
point to multipoint
switch
Integrated Services Digital Network
40. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer
encapsulate
Open Shortest Path First
reassembly
route
41. Translates data to a format the receiving node understands - such as from EBCDIC to ASCII - Performs data encryption - Performs data compression
Transport
Domain Name Service
Presention Layer (Layer 6)
attenuation
42. Describes the relative strength over a three dimensional area of an antenna
Single Mode Fiber
radiation pattern
Network interface card (NIC)
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
43. Device that acts as a wireless switch so that nodes can connect wirelessly to a network.
OSI Layer 7
subnetting purpose
access point
Frames
44. International society composed of engineering professionals - promotes development and education in the electrical engineering and computer fields
Presentation
port 53
Connectors
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
45. Communications cable that has no shielding material between the pair of insulated wires twisted together and the cable's outside jacket.
Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
FF02
Session Layer (Layer 5)
46. ATM
Network
authentication
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
star-wired bus topology
47. Requires many pulses to transmit same info that an analog can transmit in a wave
baseband
digital dis
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Application
NFS
48. Set of routines that make up part of a software application
API (application program interface)
attenuation
twisted pair connector
TCP port 23
49. To make more efficient use of limited numbers of legitimate IP addressing
Point-to-Multipoint
Session Layer
Network layer
subnetting purpose
50. Why are web pages viewed using HTTP?
DNS
IEEE
Extended Network Prefix
To stop the Hamburgerler from stealing all of Ronnie McDonalds burgers