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IT: Networking Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Professional organization with 90 chapters around the world that helps to establish technical standards for the internet






2. Unlicensed band with 11 channels






3. 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






4. Physical and Data Link layers






5. An app. that provides centralized authentication and authorization services for a network.






6. Not-for-profit agency that manages distribution of IP addresses; ARIN for Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa - APNIC for Asia-Pacific - RIPE for Europe and North Africa






7. Services that allow remote users to connect to the network






8. UDP






9. Layer 6






10. LPR






11. Media access control






12. Protocol data unit






13. Technique for formatting signals in which one property of a carrier wave is modified by the addition of a data signal during transmission






14. Is a host-to-host protocol like TCP - however it does not include mechanisms for ensuring timely delivery






15. Crimp into pins 1 and 2 of RJ 45 connector






16. Establishes maintains and terminates connections






17. Documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria used as guidelines to ensure that materials - products - processes - and services suit their intended purpose






18. Hypertext Transfer Protocol






19. A technique in which IP address used on a private network are assigned a public IP address by a gateway when accessing a public network.






20. Regular voice-grade telephone service.






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






22. Application Layer






23. Has 25 pins also commonly used with serial communication that conforms to the rs-232 standard






24. 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)






25. The _____________ allows certain bits of the IP address to be ignored when checking to see if an IP address matches the destination network address.






26. Service that supports email






27. Compresses






28. Four twisted wire pairs rated for 250 MHz.






29. Hackers sending emails to make it look like its legit and its actually dangerous to the workstation






30. Ethernet cable - high resistance to noise - networks are RG 6






31. Single mode fiber






32. International telecommunication Union






33. Delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt






34. A TCP/Ip troubleshooting utility that displays statistics and the state of current TCP/IP connections. It also displays ports - which can signal whether services are using the correct ports.






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






36. A network design in which every node is connected to every other note - achieving fault tolerance.






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






38. An IP addressing and subnetting method in which network and host information is manipulated without adhering to the limitations imposed by traditional network class distinctions. CIDR is also known as classless routing or supernetting. Older routing






39. A process that ensures one device does not send information faster than it can be received by another device.






40. Application layer protocol that formulates and interprets requests between Web clients and servers






41. Also called coax - a network cable medium that consists of a copper core - surrounded by insulation.






42. LPD






43. The IEEE standard for Ethernet networking devices and data handling (using the CSMA/CD access method)






44. A data-link protocol used for remote networking that can exchange IP addresses - carry data by multiple network layer protocols - and support different app. protocols.






45. The action of luring an individual into committing a crime.






46. A situation in which two or more packets are detected at the same time on an Ethernet network.






47. A poplar alternative to FTP is NFS software offered by Sun Microsystems - which uses Sun's remotr procedure call specification via TCP port 111.






48. Network device that makes high-level application connections on behalf of internal hosts and other machines






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






50. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol