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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Zeroconf






2. Loop back address for IPv6






3. Secure Shell






4. Open source program that allows you too remotely take over another workstation and walk through support process






5. The device inside a computer that connect a computer to the network media






6. Defines the physical characteristics of the network






7. Reverse address resolution protocol






8. HTTP/web/internet - change this port to make it more difficult for someone to connect to your web server






9. Signals on bus that would travel endlessly between two nodes






10. Honey pot that has been protected so it cannot be easily compromised






11. PPPoE






12. 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






13. Which class of IP address would be allocated to a very large company?






14. Data transmission that involves one transmitter and one receiver






15. Wireless standard






16. Layer 1 Troubleshooting






17. Session Layer






18. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






19. Strategy in which all control functions are applied at the physical location of each IDPS component






20. SCP






21. A device that must be located at each end of a leased line.






22. MT-RJ






23. Shielded twisted pair






24. Transport Layer






25. GSNW






26. A technique for transmitting data over a network by encapsulating it within another protocol.






27. Algorithm used to verify the accuracy of data contained in a data frame






28. Speed: 10 Mbps - Alternative Name: 10BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3 - Cable Type: Copper - max length 100 meters






29. Each computer is connected to a central device






30. On a network using the MIcrosoft Internet Connections Sharing service - the computer whose Internet connection other computers share. The ICS host must contain two network interfaces: one that connects to the Internet and one that connects to the LAN






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






32. 128 -64 -32 -16 -8 -4 -2 -1






33. Used to log on to a UNIX host






34. A utility for viewing or modifying a host's routing table






35. 12-character string that uniquely identifies a network node - hard coded into the NIC by the manufacturer; composed ot the block ID and device ID






36. A connector that is used for thin coax cable and that has a boyonet-like shell.






37. 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.






38. International Organization for Standardization






39. Unlicensed band with 11 channels






40. Which layer is responsible for putting data into frames as well as providing error checking data?






41. Control frame that indicates to the rest of the network that a particular node has the right to transmit data






42. Multiplexing based on priority






43. Cause by length - loss of signals as it travels farther away






44. The more resistant to cross talk (STP)






45. A systematic survey of all of the target organization's Internet addresses that is conducted to identify network services offered by hosts in that range






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






47. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a station.






48. Virtually local area network-device-switch






49. A combination of techniques used to detect an intrusion and then to trace it back to its source






50. The first set of six characters that make up the MAC address and that are unique to a particular manufacturer.