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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. An IDPS that resides on particular computer or server (the host) and monitors activity only on that system. Also known as system integrity verifiers.
host-based IDPS (HIPDS)
fixing cross talk
network class C
trap and trace
2. The <html> - <head> and <body> tags are all examples of ________ tags
Frequency Division Multiplexing
MAN
dedicated lines
Structure
3. Signal interference caused by magnetic force field generated by electrical devices such as motors.
kereberos
Frame
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
4. Network-max segment length-100 meters
Amplitude Modulation
sequencing
10Base-T
OSI Layer 2
5. A transport system that uses the CSMA/CD access method for data transmission on a network. Typically it is implemented in a bus or star-bus hybrid topology.
Incorrect cable type
Ethernet
Crossover Cable
PDU (protocol data unit)
6. Time division multiplexing
SFP
TDM
Application layer
baseband
7. Does not operate at the application layer
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 1
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
Session layer
ARP
8. Set of routines that make up part of a software application
802.2
API (application program interface)
Domain Name
checksum
9. Each computer is connected to a central device
star topology
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
Alternate Mark Inversion
FDDI
10. ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
API (application program interface)
Virtual private network (VPN)
modem
11. The wave splits into secondary waves
LAN
diffraction
POP (Post Office Protocol)
SNMP
12. Documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria used as guidelines to ensure that materials - products - processes - and services suit their intended purpose
WDM
standard
15 hops
router
13. Pulses of precise - positive voltages and zero voltages (binary)
SONET
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
digital signal
NetBIOs
14. Layer 3 Troubleshooting
IP address within the assigned network
Alternate Mark Inversion
Transport
Half Duplex NIC Communication
15. A type of multimode fiber-optic cable that reflects the light-based signals like a mirror within the cable - resulting in different signals arriving at different times and with an increased likeihood of distortion over longer cable runs.
Transport
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
intrusion correction
Telnet
16. Hardware that constitutes the enterprise-wide cabling system
Cable Plant
BGP
Incorrect device drivers
bandwidth
17. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer
port 22
encapsulate
Transport
connection
18. Is used to route electronic mail through the internetwork
PDU
Integrated Services Digital Network
segmentation
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
19. More reliable then analog - noise doesn't affect as much - more efficient - fewer errors
digital adv
lpr filename
ISOC (Internet Society)
partially distributed control strategy
20. FTP is an application that enables the transfer of data from one remote device to another - using TCP/IP
File Transfere Protocol - (FTP)
reassembly
RTS/CTS
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
21. IKE
Internet Key Exchange
Protocol
ports
padded cell
22. The gateway that first interprets a device's outbound requests - and then interprets its inbound requests to and from other subnets.
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
MAN
Default Gateway
HTTPS
23. Defines the physical characteristics of the network
API (application program interface)
Presentation
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
Physical
24. A value or means of identifying a service on a network node - such as socket or port 103 for standerdized e-mail services in the TCP protocol.
Active Directory
Frequency Division Multiplexing
socket
Data Link
25. The physical layout of cable and wireless network devices and the logical path followed by network frames or packets sent on the cable or by wireless transmissions.
GBIC
Topology
transmit
Latency
26. FM
PING
alarm clustering and compaction
Frequency Modulation
Intermediate Distribution Frame
27. Helps you identify percentage of traffic that compromises broadcasts
IP address within the assigned network
segment
network monitor
intrusion reaction
28. Process in which an NIDPS inspects the higher-order protocols (HTTP - FTP - Telnet) are examined for unexpected packet behavior or improper use
application protocol verification
TIA
CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
ISO
29. A network that links multiple LAN's in large city or metropolitan region.
metropolitan area network (MAN)
10BASE2 Limit
node
topology
30. A TCP/IP troubleshooting utility that provides information about NetBIOs names and their addresses. If you know the NetBIOs name of a workstation - you can use nbtstat to determine its IP address
half duplex
nbtstat
frame
white/orange and orange
31. CNAME
Canonical Name
255.255.0.0
Ethernet
802.11
32. 1-126
Decapsulation
802.2
Class C Network
network class a
33. One transmitter issues signals to multiple receivers; receivers may be undefined or defined
intrusion reaction
IETE
Point-to-Multipoint
where NICs operate
34. 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
multiple access
LAN
RTS/CTS
Remote Access Service
35. Transport Layer
stp
OSI Layer 4
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
36. This layer in the OSI network model manages log on procedures and password recognition.
standard connector
MS-CHAP
Session Layer
tunneling
37. Which protocol provides the user with many functions of the world wide web?
firmware
bandwidth
DSL
Hyper text transfer protocol
38. Length of time it takes for a packet to go from sender to receiver - then back to sender; measured in milliseconds
Serial
Round Trip Time
Category 6
frequency
39. Secures messages being transmitted on the internet - uses RSA for authentication and encyption.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Impedance
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
Firewall configured correctly
40. Zeroconf
intrusion reaction
802.5
checksum
Zero Configuration
41. Address Resolution Protocol
crossover cable
header
Demarcation Point
ARP
42. System founded on using 1s and 0s to encode information
Broadband
Binary
MAU
Packets
43. The most commonly used form of Post office protocol.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol - version 3)
ITU
Static IP Addressing
Application Layer
44. A connector that is used for thin coax cable and that has a boyonet-like shell.
Open System Interconnection (OSI) referance model
HTTP
bayonet nut connector (BNC)
presentation layer
45. Device with little - if any - of it's own processing or disk capacity; depends on a host to supply it with applications and data-processing services
MAN
802.11
ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
terminal
46. Large diameter. led/light is generated at different angles. high throughput - high noise resistance - excellent security - and long distances
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
Electromagnetic Interference
signature-based (knowledge-based - misuse-detection) IDPS
MMF
47. Basic service set: a group of stations that share an access point
Bandwidth
ASCII
link dead phase
BSS
48. Also called the star-wired ring topology - a network design in which the logic communication are in a ring - but the phyical layout of the network star.
station
signal bounce
Nonbroadcast Point-to-Multipoint Transmission
star-ring hybrid topology
49. Most common cabling used in networking. Usually connects nodes to the main network.
Frequency
ethernet
Domain Name
ATU-R
50. Physical layout of a star topology and also ring logical topology
star wired ring
data packets
port 69
Class A Network