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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. A network design in which every node is connected to every other node - achieving fault tolerance.






2. Small Form Plug-gables - Plugs in to an interface on a switch






3. What type of browser is designed for use on small handheld devices such as palmtop computers and iPhones?






4. CNAME






5. A termination unit also called a transceiver or DSL modem






6. A medium that carries 1 signal






7. A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point - and thus no terminators.






8. Hard-to-define skills such as dependability






9. 4th layer; protocols ensure that data are transferred from point A to point B reliably and without errors; services include flow control - acknowledgment - error correction - segmentation - reassembly - and sequencing






10. SLIP






11. Internet control message protocol






12. SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol






13. The organized research of the Internet addresses owned or controlled by a target organization.






14. On a cable-TV WAN - a central receiving point for signals from various sources - including satellite - major cable sources - and local tevevision sources.






15. Pulses of precise - positive voltages and zero voltages (binary)






16. This layer in the OSI network model breaks up the files into packets to allow them to be sent around the network.






17. 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






18. The process of reconstructing segmented data






19. Running system for a while to track types of false positives it generates and then adjusting IDPS alarm classifications






20. Ethernet communications at speeds up to 100 Mbps as defined under the IEEE 802.3u standard.






21. What does POP3 stand for?






22. A TCP/IP utility that at its simplest returns either to IP address of a host if its host name is specified or its host name if its IP address is specified






23. 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






24. Supplying electrical power through ethernet






25. Aka main cross-connect - first point of interconnection between an organization's LAN or WAN and a service provider's facility






26. Initiates the communication link - Makes sure the communication link is maintained - Determines which node transmits at any point in time - such as which one transmits first - Disconnectd when a communication session is over - Translates node address






27. Trivial File Transfer Protocol






28. IEEE standard for error and flow control in data frames






29. Fiber-optic cable used on a network backbone for high-speed communications - such as between floors of a building.






30. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal






31. Used connecting a workstation to a routers console part






32. Device that connects network segments and directs data based on information in the data packet






33. The placement of data from a higher-layer protocol behind the header (and in some cases - between a header and trailer) of the next-lower-layer protocol. For example - an IP packet could be encapsulated in an Ethernet header and trailer before being






34. A network topology in which all of the nodes are connected to a central line or bus






35. Controls how applications access network






36. Developed by ISO and ANSI - a model that providees a framework for networked hardware and software communication based on seven layers.






37. Assigning a unique frequency band to each communication






38. This phase determines how often systems should send each other quality statistics.






39. Change in signal strength as a result of reflection - scattering - or diffraction






40. Equivalent to OSI Layer 3 Network






41. What is a unique name that identifies an internet site called?






42. The pattern used to install a network medium






43. Professional organization with 90 chapters around the world that helps to establish technical standards for the internet






44. A digital communication service that uses the same network infrastructure as PSTN - but is expensive






45. POE standard






46. IEEE standard for Ethernet devices and data handling






47. ADSL






48. Reverse address resolution protocol






49. A cable that consists of a single cable sheath containing a combination of fibers and copper cable.






50. WAN transmission technologies that contains a segment that relied on 10GBase-EW standard