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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. Authentication prtocol that does not issue a challenge or require 3rd party verification of the computer requestiing authentication






2. Layer 3






3. Value placed upon an IDPS's ability to detect/identify certain attacks correctly






4. Narrow core - light travels in one path - longest distance - more expensive then MMF






5. Determines the network path on which to route packets - Help reduce network congestion - Establishes virtual circuits - Routes packets to other networks - resequencing packet transmissions when needed - Translates between protocols






6. A standard method or format for communication between networked devices






7. 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.






8. Individual insulated wire pairs - less expensive then STP - less resistant to noise






9. Type of sensor deployed in such a way that the network traffic it is monitoring must pass through it.






10. A TCP/IP utility that queries the DNS database and provides information about a host given its IP address or vice versa. Dig is similar to the nslookup utility - but provides more information - even in its simplest form - than nslookup can.






11. Packet one node sends to request a connection with another; 1st of three-step process of establishing a connection






12. SNMP






13. Electronics industries Alliance






14. Service that supports email






15. ADSL






16. 6th layer; protocols translate between Application and Network layers; data are formatted so that the network can understand - with the format varying according to the type of network; manages data encryption and decryption - such as scrambling of sy






17. 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.






18. Faster networking and inexpensive - flexible - easy to install






19. ICS






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






21. Wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted






22. IEEE standard for Ethernet devices and data handling






23. Simple Network Management Protocol






24. Connection based






25. A computer (mainframe - minicomputer - server - or workstation) that has an operating system enabling multiple computers to access it at the same time for files - data - and services.






26. Device that separates broadcast domain






27. The physical layout of a computer network






28. Physical Layer






29. Upper sublayer in the Data Link layer. Provides a common interface and supplies reliability and flow control services






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






31. FTP is an application that enables the transfer of data from one remote device to another - using TCP/IP






32. Ethernet NICs listen on network and wait until they detect no other nodes transmitting data






33. Lowest or 1st layer; protocols generate and detect signals so as to transmit and receive data over a network medium - also set the data transmission rate and monitor data error rates - but do not provide error correction






34. A thin coaxial cable usually RG-58






35. Is a challenge respone authentication protocol






36. Panel of data receptors into which twisted pair wire is inserted to complete a circuit






37. First part of the datagram - which consists of general information about the size of the packet - the protocol that was used to send it - and the IP address of both the source computer and its destination.






38. Services that handle hardware diagnoses and failure alerts






39. Cyclic redundancy check






40. Segment






41. Application that will allow you to configure the workstation to tally these errors and send you and email message every time a problem occured






42. Unit of data at any layer of the OSI model






43. Length of time it takes for a packet to go from sender to receiver - then back to sender; measured in milliseconds






44. Ethernet LAN-all forms of Ethernet media and interface






45. NFS






46. Equivalent to OSI Layer 2 Data Link & Layer 1 Physical






47. Extent to which a signal has weakened after traveling a given distance






48. Data Link Layer






49. A technique for connecting to a network at a remote location using Internet as the medium.






50. Electromagnetic interference