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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. A generic term for data being transmitted






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






3. A group of two or more computer systems linked together.






4. Multiplexing based on priority






5. Protocol data unit. An OSI term to refer generically to a grouping of information by a particular layer of the OSI model. More specifically - an LxPDU would imply the data and headers as defined by Layer x.






6. Network news transfer protocol






7. Scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information.






8. IEEE standard for token ring devices and data handling






9. What is the term used when every host on the network has a fixed IP address?






10. A device that converts an analog to digital signal and vice versa






11. Attachment Unit Interface Cable equipped with 15 pin connectors






12. Specify clients configurations to adhere to this subnet






13. SSH






14. Frame






15. Which layer in the OSI network model is responsible for providing a set of interfaces for applications to obtain access to networked services?






16. A network that offers services to members of the public - such as network services offered by a telecommunications company or a cable TV company.






17. A worldwide network of interconnected LANs and MANs that uses the TCP/IP protocol to enable people to shares e-mail messages and computer files and to access a vast array of information.






18. Receives a signal on one end - interprets it as 0 & 1 - then generates a new clean signal on the other end.






19. Supplying electrical power through ethernet






20. Error detection and correction






21. On a computer that receives data over a network - the process in which the device interprets the lower-layer headers and - when finished with each header - removes the header - revealing the next-higher-layer PDU.






22. Rules and configuration guidelines governing implementation and operation of IDPSs within an organization






23. Data Link Layer






24. Associates a MAC address with a given IP address - reverse ARP






25. A boundary between two zones of trust






26. IMAP4






27. A process that ensures one device does not send information faster than it can be received by another device.






28. Process of directing a datagram from its source through an internetwork to its destination using the most efficient path.






29. Using part of a leased line






30. 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






31. Protocol data unit






32. Useful for troubleshooting a network connectivity problem from workstation to another workstation






33. A network transport control method used in Ethernet networks. It regulates transmission by sensing the presence of packet collisions.






34. Large networks 1-126






35. Hackers sending emails to make it look like its legit and its actually dangerous to the workstation






36. Physical Layer






37. MMF






38. Method of data modulation in which the frequency of the carrier signal is modified by the application of the data signal






39. Provides FTP - HTTP - SMTP...






40. The means through which data is transmitted and received






41. Connector with 9 pins - commonly used in a serial communication that conforms to the rs-232 standard






42. 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.






43. The <html> - <head> and <body> tags are all examples of ________ tags






44. A situation in which two or more packets are detected at the same time on an Ethernet network.






45. CSU






46. Network interface card






47. Response generated atTransport layer confirming to sender that its frame was received; 3rd step in establishing a connection






48. Signals composed ot pulses that can have a value of only 1 or 0






49. Is part of theTCP/IP protcol suite and used to retrive e-mail from a remote server to a local client over a TCP/IP connection






50. Basic service set: a group of stations that share an access point