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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Backbone: A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.
broadband
kereberos
carrier sense
Backbone
2. Name Of Layer 1
Berkeley Software Distribution
Physical
switch
ITU
3. International society composed of engineering professionals with goals of promoting development and education in the electrical engineering and computer science fields
Alien Cross Talk
IEEE
port 69
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Transport & Internet
4. Point or stage in a wave's progress over time
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model
Serial Line Internet Protocol
Phase
twisted pair connector
5. Layer 1
FTP
Gigabit Ethernet (fiber characteristics)
HTTPS
Physical
6. Virture privat network
telephone connector
VPN
TCP/UDP
T-Carrier Level 1
7. A system of computers - printer devices - network devices - and computer software linked by communications cabling or radio waves.
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
Topology
computer network
Channel
8. CIFS
ppp
CSMA/CD
Remote Access Service
Common Internet File System
9. The physical layout of a computer network
VPN
topology
NFS
Application Layer (Layer 7)
10. Speed: 1000 Mbps - Altenative name: 1000BASE-T - IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.3ab - Cable type: copper max length 100m
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
Core Gateway
standby UPS
DHCP
11. Similar to FTP. lets you transfer files between a host and an FTP server
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Bits
cat 5
bridge
12. Every node on the network is connected through a central device like a switch - cannot be disabled by a single malfunction in a workstation - scalable - - popular - expensive - cable malfunction will only effect 2 workstations - more fault tolerant.
10BASE5 Limit
star topology
SCP
Apple File Protocol
13. Basic error checking and correction
modifying the file-sharing controls
Data Link
header
ISOC
14. SSH - secure shell
Server
Incorrect cable type
port 22
Optical Loss
15. Data circuit-terminating equipment. multiplexer or modem
DCE
flow control
port 123
Class B Network
16. 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.
header
FDM
POP3 (Post Office Protocol - version 3)
802.44
17. Wrapping one layer's PDU with protocol information so that it can be interpreted by a lower layer
false positive
association
encapsulate
Mesh topology
18. Data transmission that involves one transmitter and one receiver
EMI
coax cable connector
15 hops
Point-to-Point
19. To make more efficient use of limited numbers of legitimate IP addressing
A Protocol
Networking Model
subnetting purpose
Point-to-Point
20. IEEE standard for token ring devices and data handling
TCP/IP Network Access Layer Encapsulation
Straight tip connector
Independent Computer Architecture
802.5
21. A resistor that is connected to the end of a segment on a bus network - so that data-carrying signals are absorbed at the point where the segment stops. Absorbing the signals ensures they are not reflected back onto the cable after they reach the end
Terminator
Classful Addressing
Gigabit Interface Converter
duplex
22. Type of interference that may be caused by motors - power lines - televisions - copiers - etc
Intermediate Distribution Frame
proxy server
255.255.0.0
Electromagnetic Interference
23. Transport Layer
backbone cabling
Entrance Facilities
frequency
OSI Layer 4
24. Used on many UNIX/LINUX systems to provide authentication security for TCP/IP applications such as Telnet and FTP
link quality monitoring
FTP
RFI
Secure Shell (SSH)
25. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
MAC address
Group Policy Object
IP gateway in NAT
DHCP
26. Unshielded twisted pair
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Frequency Division Multiplexing
utp
connectionless
27. Type of multiplexing that assigns a unique frequncy band to each communications subchannel
transport layer
ARP
Frequency Division Multiplexing
Serial Line Internet Protocol
28. Coordinates and maintains communications between two nodes on the network
session layer
Round Trip Time
802.3
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
29. Provides service that ensure accurate and timely delivery of network communications between two hosts
VLAN
Transmission Protocol (TCP)
star-ring hybrid topology
SCP
30. Layer 1 Troubleshooting
Incorrect cable type
Common Internet File System
spread-spectrum
PPP
31. Distance between corresponding points on cycle
fixing attenuation
ISP (Internet service provider)
wavelength
Physical Layer
32. A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.
SMTP server name
Application Layer
router
backbone
33. The IEEE stanard for error and flow control in data frames.
802.2
packet
Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP)
Phase
34. Open Systems Interconnection model is standard description or reference model for how messages should be transmitted between any 2 points in a telecommunications network.
OSI
switch
Hyper text transfer protocol
Impedance
35. Guarantees that a server continually has power even if a buildings electrical service is interrupted - continuous voltage to a device by switching virtually instantaneously to the battery when it detects loss of power
dig (domain information groper)
standby UPS
ACK (acknowledgement)
802.11b
36. Useful for troubleshooting a network connectivity problem from workstation to another workstation
crossover cable
Modulation
network class B
Core Gateway
37. A Data Link sublayer of the OSI model that initiates the communication link between nodes and ensures the link is not unintentionally broken.
MAC
logical link control (LLC)
the more twist
bridge
38. End-user device - such as a workstation - terminal - or console
High-Level Data Link Control
association
Data Terminal Equipment
Private Network
39. NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD)
where NICs operate
half duplex
40. Regular voice-grade telephone service.
half duplex
false positive
Ethernet
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
41. Capability for a component or system to continue functioning despite damage or malfunction
packet
fault tolerance
Management Information Base
PAT (Port Address Translation)
42. A term used to refer to data within the Network layer of the OSI model.
subnetting purpose
configured with correct sending and receiving email server information
datagram
Electromagnetic Interference
43. Loop back address for IPv6
CSMA/CD
OSI Layer 4
FF02
::1
44. Appends physical address of destination computer onto the frame
the higher the frequency
MAC sublayer
coaxial cable
Data Terminal Equipment
45. A switching method that enables multiple devices to communicate over the same commnications medium by creating time slots in which each device transmits.
TCP/IP Vs. Netware: Network Access
Transport Layer
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
Layer 2 Forwarding
46. Individual insulated wire pairs - less expensive then STP - less resistant to noise
UTP
ppptp
Presentation
Frequency
47. Is a host-to-host protocol like TCP - however it does not include mechanisms for ensuring timely delivery
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Coaxial Cable
Alien Cross Talk
firmware
48. A TCP/IP utility that at its simplest returns either to IP address of a host if its host name is specified or its host name if its IP address is specified
Node
step-index multimode fiber-optic cable
passive topology
host
49. Addresses packet size
Data Link
bus topology
CSMA/CD
intrusion detection
50. Internet Engineering Task Force
inline sensor
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Byte
IETE