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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. The fact that wireless signals follow a number of paths to their destination
Mesh topology
Network
utp
multipath
2. (metropolitan area network) used with a handful of buildings and larger then a LAN - connects two or more Lans
IETE
MAN
Secure Shell (SSH)
partially distributed control strategy
3. Open System Interconnection
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
VPN
message and circuit
OSI
4. Is a TCP/IP service that converts a computer or domain name to an IP address or that converts an IP address to a computer or domain name.
false negative
Full Duplex NIC Communication
dig (domain information groper)
Domain Name System (DNS)
5. Length of time it takes for a packet to go from sender to receiver - then back to sender; measured in milliseconds
star wired bus
Ring topology
Round Trip Time
ISOC
6. Physical layer. 1 gpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. cat 5e or higher utp. twisted pair.
Encrypting File System
1000base-t
OSI
client
7. Crimp into pins 1 and 2 of RJ 45 connector
MAU
broadcast frame or broadcast packet
TCP/IP
white/orange and orange
8. Form of transmission in which signals are modulated as radiofrequency analog pulses with different frequency ranges; does not involve binary coding
Broadband
AUI
beacon frame
NetBIOs
9. A network design in which every node is connected to every other note - achieving fault tolerance.
event viewer
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Secure Shell (SSH)
mesh topology
10. A 32 bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates the kind of supernet to which the device belongs.
Amplitude Modulation
supernet mask
Remote Access Service
node
11. An app. that provides centralized authentication and authorization services for a network.
multimeter
digital signal
RADIUS
Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable
12. Simple Network Management Protocol
Fault tolerance
SNMP
supernet mask
authentication
13. LC
Local Connector
topology
Physical
OSI Layer 1
14. Manages IP address allocation and the domain name system
Synchronous Optical Network
protocol
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
network
15. Not individually insulated but shielded. use when there is noise.
Networking Model
alarm filtering
STP
SFP
16. Also called the physical or device address - the hexadecimal number permanently assigned to a network interface and used by the MAC sublayer within the DATA Link layer (Layer 2).
File Transfere Protocol - (FTP)
MAC address
DNAT (Dynamic Network Address Translation)
digital
17. 1) 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. Programs and information may be processed at the host - or they
encapsulate
router
topology
Host
18. A route discovery and analysis utility that comes with UNIX and Linux operating systems. Mtr combines with functions of the ping and traceroute commands and delivers an easily readable chart as its output
255.255.0.0
mtr (my traceroute)
rj-45
802.2
19. Style of data transmission in which the pulses that represent bits follow one another along a single transmission line; sequentially issued
Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP)
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
Serial
ISOC
20. Radio frequency interference. interference caused by radio.
Baseband
station
RFI
L2TP
21. Defines host IP in packet headers
noise
Network
carrier sense
Class B Network
22. A drawback of certification
ISO
Berkeley Software Distribution
certification value may be lessened due to the number of people obtaining them
log file monitor (LFM) IDPS
23. Professional organization with 90 chapters around the world that helps to establish technical standards for the internet
ISOC (Internet Society)
NetBIOs
WDM
ARP
24. Electronics industries Alliance
MMF
WAN
binary
EIA
25. Layer 1
Latency
DCE
Physical
RAS
26. MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
Presentation layer
twisted-pair cable
Network interface card (NIC)
27. A combination of LAN's - MAN's - or WAN's that provides computer users with an array of computer and network resources to complete different tasks.
Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP)
OSI Reference to TCP
Patch Panel
enterprise network
28. Any device connected to a network - such as a microcomputer - mainframe - midrange computer - network equipment - or printer. Also called a node.
driver signing
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
station
socket
29. Direct-sequence spread spectrum: signal bits are distributed over a frequency band
Canonical Name
DSSS
diffraction
Internet Protocol Security
30. A switchhing method that creates separte channels on one communication medium by establishing different frequencies for each channel.
stateful protocol analysis (SPA) IDPS
event viewer
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
OSI
31. A connecting device for a network that accepts messages and broadcasts them out to the rest of the network.
leased line
hub
cross talk
Network interface card (NIC)
32. Transmission control Protocol/Internet protocol
whois
TCP/IP
logical address
pstn
33. Hardware device typically used to connect multiple LANs
narrowband
connectivity device
router
Internet Information Services
34. A combination of techniques used to detect an intrusion and then to trace it back to its source
NetBIOs
bus topology
trap and trace
ppptp
35. Teflon-coated cable that is used in plenum area because it does not emit a toxic vapor when burned
plenum cables
Frequency Division Multiplexing
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
36. EFS
ARP
Encrypting File System
cabeloco
pppoe
37. A network on which any computer can communicate with other networked computers on an equal (peer) basis without going through an intermediary - such as a server. Peer-to-peer networking enables each computer to offer and access shared resources - suc
ASCII
DNAT
tracert
Peer-to-peer network
38. A cable TV company - such as Comcast Broadband.
Error Handling
cabeloco
incremental backup
FTP
39. Layer 5 through 7 Troubleshooting
Data Terminal Equipment
Category 6
EAP
configured with correct sending and receiving email server information
40. PPTP
255.255.255.252
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Light Weight Directory access protocol (LDAP
MAC address
41. A network that any user can access with no restrictions. the most familiar example of a public network is the Internet
broadcast storm
SIP
public network
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
42. A connecting device for a network that accepts messages and passes them on to other parts of the network. Generally more intelligent than a hub.
network address
switch
Device power off
WDM
43. 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.
switch
Category 1
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Internet
44. Transport Layer
TCP/IP Architecture Layer 3
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
signal bounce
45. The part of a network to which segments and significant shared devices connect
Presentation Layer
802.2
Channel
backbone
46. Institute of electrical and electronics engineers
IEEE
Overhead
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
47. The actual data - any communication that encodes a message
signal
noise
Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
Internet Protocol version 4
48. The way nodes responds to a collision
Network Information Service
RAS
collision detection
Session
49. Addresses packet size
port 80
NetBIOs
CSU/DSU
Data Link
50. Has 25 pins also commonly used with serial communication that conforms to the rs-232 standard
DB-25 connector
fixing noise
NIC drivers
802.11g
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