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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. A type of fiber optic cable connector that uses a mechanism similar to the BNC connectors used by Thinnet
Class D Network
reassembly
Straight tip connector
802.11
2. RDP
network class a
PAP
radio frequency interference (RFI)
Remote Desktop Protocol
3. The seventh layer of the OSI model. Application layer protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network.
Application Layer
SSID
PDU
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
4. Decoy systems designed to lure potential attackers away from critical systems
honey pot
fiber-optic cables
communications media
multimeter
5. An advantage of networks
networks enable users to share resources
128 - 64 - 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1
SNAT (Static Network Address Translation)
fragmentation
6. Also called the star-bus hybrid topology - a network design that combines the logial comunications of a bus with the physical layout of a star.
star-wired bus topology
network monitor
Channel Service Unit
hybrid fiber / coax (HFC) cable
7. A form of fiber-optic cable that supports only one signal transmission at a time and that is used mainly for long- distance communication.
network class C
Gigabit Interface Converter
single-mode fiber-optic cable
Gigabit Ethernet
8. Ethernet NICs listen on network and wait until they detect no other nodes transmitting data
carrier sense
MMF
bus topology
phase
9. Enables sharing remote drivers - Enables sharing remote printers - Handles e-mail messages - Provides file transfer services - Provides file management services - Provides terminal emulation
power budget
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Transport & Internet
Application Layer (Layer 7)
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
10. SMF
Single Mode Fiber
protocol
Shielded Twised Pair
firmware
11. Measure of strength
fiber optics
amplitude
mesh topology
butt set
12. Serial internet protocol
peer-to-peer network
slip
Modulation
supernet mask
13. Single mode fiber
transmission media
Bus topology
Demultiplexer
SMF
14. IPv4
Gigabit Interface Converter
fixing cross talk
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Internet Protocol version 4
15. Data Link Layer
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
NIC drivers
Ethernet
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
16. Standard analog telephone system
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
Amplitude
ACK (acknowledgement)
PSTN
17. Layer 6
Serial Line Internet Protocol
OSI Layer 6
Session Layer
Presentation
18. Refers to the IEEE 802.3z and IEEE 802.3ab standard for Ethernet communications speed up to 1 Gbps.
MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer
Gigabit Ethernet
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Network Access
terminal
19. RJ 11
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
802.2
telephone connector
Static IP Addressing
20. Uses multiple frequencies to transmit signal
10 Gigabit Ethernet
multipath
port 25
spread-spectrum
21. Requires many pulses to transmit same info that an analog can transmit in a wave
device ID
Virtual private network (VPN)
RADIUS
digital dis
22. MSAU
MultiStation Access Unit
Optical Loss
honey pot
Broadcast
23. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
Data Link
IP address within the assigned network
SSH
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
24. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
1000base-sx
IEEE
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
addressing
25. Value placed upon an IDPS's ability to detect/identify certain attacks correctly
extranet
confidence value
POP3
5-4-3 rule
26. Running system for a while to track types of false positives it generates and then adjusting IDPS alarm classifications
workstation
port 53
alarm filtering
installing cable
27. LLC
::1
UTP
Logical Link Control
bandwidth
28. 3rd layer; protocols translate network addresses into their physical counterparts and decide how to route data from the sender to the receiver
full mesh
Network layer
Routing
crossover cable
29. 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
Segment
802.11a
Encrypting File System
back hack
30. The information transfered between layers in the same OSI stack
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Class D Network
IP Addressing
protocol data unit (PDU)
31. Standard that describes a security technique - wireless networks - in which a port is prevented from receiving traffic until the transmitters credentials are verified by authentication server
EAPoL
transmission media
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
router
32. ARP
intrusion reaction
ESS
Address Resolution Protocol
IP address within the assigned network
33. Small Form Plug-gables - Plugs in to an interface on a switch
MAN
SFP
connectionless
Physical
34. Cross talk with 2+ wires
ICMP
alien cross talk
Inter Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
ASCII
35. Functions at the network layer that add logical addresses and properly route data
crossover cable
Point-to-Multipoint
transmission media
protocol and services
36. The _____________ allows certain bits of the IP address to be ignored when checking to see if an IP address matches the destination network address.
synchronous communications
Transport layer
FDM
Subnetmask
37. Telnet
Data Link Layer
Port 23
Network
AM
38. 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.
SMTP (Simple Mail transfer Protocol)
encapsulate
Physical
MMF
39. OSPF
modifying the file-sharing controls
Organizational Unit
Open Shortest Path First
ARP
40. Application Layer
802.2
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 4
ARP
Radio Frequency Interference
41. After typing ping 127.0.0.1 - it tells you the test failed
TCP/IP protocol failure
Amplitude Modulation
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
BGP
42. Transport Layer
signature-based (knowledge-based - misuse-detection) IDPS
Segments
redirector
SMTP server name
43. A technique for transmitting data over a network by encapsulating it within another protocol.
66 Block
Internet
synchronous communications
tunneling
44. Uses light to communicate a signal; the light is dispersed on numerous paths as it travels through the core and is reflected back. Provides high bandwidth at high speeds over medium distances up to about 3000 feet
Class B Network
Multimode fiber
bandwidth
physical layer device
45. Largest data unit a network will accept for transmission
MTU (maximum transmission unit)
narrowband
star topology
RAS
46. Network Layer
Packets
SDU
fractionalizing
fixing attenuation
47. 128-191
packet
subnetting purpose
broadband
network class B
48. Any end device on the network (for example: computers - printers - copy machines...)
protocol stack verification
node
Ethernet
device address
49. Manages network communication - available on a CD-ROM for example - that is used to manage communications and how frames or packets are sent using a protocol.
NIC drivers
frame
HTTP
Classful Addressing
50. Facilities necessary for a service provider to connect with another organization LAN or WAN
multiple access
beaconing
intrusion detection
Entrance Facilities