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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Networking technology developed at Xerox in the 70s and improved by Digital Equipment Corp - Inel - and Xerox. Most common form of network transmission - follows IEEE 802.3 standard






2. Receives a signal on one end - interprets it as 0 & 1 - then generates a new clean signal on the other end.






3. An established guideline that specifies how networked data is formatted into a packet or frame - how it is transmitted - and how it is interpreted at the receiving end.






4. A term used to refer to data within the Data-link layer of the OSI model.






5. L2TP






6. Defines the physical characteristics of the network






7. Computers connected together within a limited geographical area






8. 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






9. Twist wire so you don't get interference on the memory






10. A network design built by running cable from one PC of file server to the next - like links in a chain.






11. Techniques that employ hardware and software to provide assurance against equipment failures - computer service interruptions - and data loss.






12. SSID






13. Source emits a RTS (request to send) signal to the access point - and the access point replies with CTS (clear to send) for the source to begin its transmission






14. Long reach. multimode max length is 550 meters. single mode max length is 5000. 1000 mpbs. baseband transmission






15. A computer (mainframe - minicomputer - server - or workstation) that has an operating system enabling multiple computers to access it at the same time for files - data - and services.






16. Process in which an NIDPS inspects the higher-order protocols (HTTP - FTP - Telnet) are examined for unexpected packet behavior or improper use






17. Process of adjusting IDPS to maximize efficiency in detecting true positives - while minimizing false positives and false negatives






18. Secure Sockets Layer






19. Synchronises data exchange






20. In TCP - a term used to describe a TCP header and its encapsulated data (also called an L4PDU). Also in TCP - the process of accepting a large chunk of data from the application layer and breaking it into smaller pieces that fit into TCP segments. In






21. Equivalent to OSI Layer 4 Transport






22. Maximum arc into which you can loop a cable before you will cause data transmission errors






23. Physical Layer






24. 7th layer; protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network






25. 5th layer; establishes and maintains communication between two nodes on the network; 'traffic cop'






26. NNTP






27. DC






28. Signals traveling on one wire infringes on the signal traveling over an adjacent wire






29. A type of cable used in network wiring and is usually shielded - which means that it is more immune to interference then unshielded cables






30. Length of time it takes for a packet to go from sender to receiver - then back to sender; measured in milliseconds






31. 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.






32. Manages end-to-end delivery of data






33. Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection






34. Unwanted signals from sources near network cabling - such as motors and power lines






35. TFTP - trivial file transfer protocol






36. The process of reconstructing segmented data






37. Set of protocols that specify how wireless networks works. Most common are currently B and G. N is an emerging standard.






38. Feeding everybody in building






39. A network that any user can access with no restrictions. the most familiar example of a public network is the Internet






40. Compatible with 802.11a - b - g 600-65 throughput






41. 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






42. Method of trasmitting data from a satellite






43. What is an agreed set of rules that two parties agree on in order to communicate with each other commanly known as?






44. Accurate alarm events that do not pose significant threat to information security






45. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer






46. Open System Interconnection






47. An error detection method that calculates a value for the total size of the information fields contained in a frame. The value is inserted near the end of a frame by the Data Link layer on the sending node - and checked by the Data Link layer on the






48. Assigning a unique frequency band to each communication






49. Private connection from a LAN to an internet service provider.






50. A single physical/non-physical medium for connecting computers