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IT: Networking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. After typing ping 127.0.0.1 - it tells you the test failed
TCP/IP protocol failure
router
plenum area
Patch Panel
2. Refers to the IEEE 802.3z and IEEE 802.3ab standard for Ethernet communications speed up to 1 Gbps.
Gigabit Ethernet
Firewall Filtering
connectivity device
BNC connector
3. Multiplexing based on priority
bus topology
HTTPS
statistical multiplexing
IEEE
4. The physical layout of cable and wireless network devices and the logical path followed by network frames or packets sent on the cable or by wireless transmissions.
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
802.11
EMI
Topology
5. Maximum arc into which you can loop a cable before you will cause data transmission errors
WDM
point to multipoint
centralized control strategy
Bend Radius
6. 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
data packets
diffraction
Client
Modulation
7. Compresses
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
NetWare Core Protocol
Presentation
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
8. Regular voice-grade telephone service.
plain old telephone service (POTS)
Frame
nslookup
private network
9. Signals travel in one direction
rj-45
kereberos
STP
simplex
10. A combination of techniques used to detect an intrusion and then to trace it back to its source
RTS/CTS
fiber optic cable
trap and trace
FDM
11. Transport Layer
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
Independent Computer Architecture
plenum area
Firewall Filtering
12. A Data Link sublayer that examines addressing information contained in a network frame and controls how devices share communications on the same network.
Entrance Facilities
media access control (MAC)
datagram
Frame
13. The process of wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer. For example - Data Link layer protocols encapsulate Network layer packets in frames.
OSI Layer 6
logical address
encapsulate
Attenuation
14. Communications arrangement in which a single transmitter issues signals to multiple - defined recipients
device ID
ISOC (Internet Society)
CSMA/CA
Nonbroadcast Point-to-Multipoint Transmission
15. Synchronises data exchange
RIP
Session
communications services
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
16. Fiber Distributed Data Interface
IETE
802.11b
NAT (Network Address Translation)
FDDI
17. An adapter board designed to connect a workstation - server - or other network device to a network medium.
Attenuation
Presentation layer
network interface card (NIC)
Basic Rate Interface
18. The process of determining the best path from Point A on one network to Point B on another
Category 5
baseband
Wide area network (WAN
routing
19. Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers
duplex
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
ICAN
honey pot
20. Assigning a placeholder to each piece of a block of data to allow the receiving node's Transport layer to reassemble the data in the correct order
reassembly
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
sequencing
geosynchronous
21. FTP is an application that enables the transfer of data from one remote device to another - using TCP/IP
passive topology
multipath
Secure Shell
File Transfere Protocol - (FTP)
22. Which protocol is responsible for routing packets around the network?
Network Layer
MAC address
Internet Protocol
the more twist
23. The shorter the wavelength
Coaxial Cable
LDAP
the higher the frequency
OSI Layer 4
24. PRI
ISP (Internet service provider)
Primary Rate Interface
Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
25. A station checks for existing wireless transmissions before starting the transmission
IP Address
Transport
analog signal
CSMA/CA
26. Media Access Unit (transmitter/ receiver)
MAU
Transmission Control Protocol
Physical
OSI
27. Segment
plain old telephone service (POTS)
host
TCP/IP Transport Layer Encapsulation
simplex
28. Only two wire pairs are reversed
routing
network-based IDPS (NIDPS)
crossover cable
Session
29. Trivial file transfer protocol
TFTP
MultiMode Fiber
protocol
Faulty network cable
30. Wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted
RFI
Presentation
Patch Panel
Bit
31. Braided metal shielding used to insulate some types of coaxial cable
collision
MAN
Network Layer (Layer 3)
Braiding
32. CSU
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
Topology
Channel Service Unit
ring topology
33. Device that enables networks or segments using different media to interconnect and exchange signals
trap and trace
Media Converter
WDM
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
34. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
packet filtering - application proxy
HTTP
trap and trace
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
35. IPX
Internetwork Packet Exchange
routing
switch
Domain Name
36. Any end device on the network (for example: computers - printers - copy machines...)
node
CIDR block
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
MAC address
37. Data circuit-terminating equipment. multiplexer or modem
Class B Network
DCE
Data Link
FTP
38. Secure Shell
SSH
Secure Shell
star topology
UDP
39. A TCP/IP troubleshooting utility that uses ICMP to trace the path from one networked node to another - identifying all intermediate hops between the two nodes. Traceroute is useful for determining router or subnet connectivity problems. On Windows-ba
Domain Name System (DNS)
butt set
honey pot
traceroute (tracert)
40. Anything - hardware or software - that monitors transmission of packets of digital information that attempt to pass the perimeter of a network
intrusion correction
Physical
firewall
Kerberos
41. A generic term referring to the header defined by some layer of a networking model - and the data encapsulated by the header ( and possibly trailer) of that layer - but specifically not including an lower-layer headers and trailers.
station
TDM
authentication
Protocol Data Unit
42. Doesn't use frame headers - uses cells
DHCP
fault tolerance
Loose network cable connection
ATM
43. Physical Layer
certification value may be lessened due to the number of people obtaining them
networks enable users to share resources
reassembly
OSI Layer 1
44. A professional membership society that helps establish technical standards for the internet
ISOC
ATU-R
social engineering
port 143
45. Which protocol allows users to recieve emails?
port 443
network monitor
POP3
Service Set Identifier
46. Standard rating that indicates the diameter of a wire
American Wire Gauge
host-based IDPS (HIPDS)
telnet
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
47. RJ 45
twisted pair connector
SIP
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
port 143
48. Describes a theoretical representation of what happens between two nodes communicating on a network
collision
Full Duplex NIC Communication
butt set
OSI model
49. Open source program that allows you too remotely take over another workstation and walk through support process
POP3
RealVNC
Presentation
SMTP
50. Application Layer
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
HTTP
DHCP
SSID