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IT: Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Only two wire pairs are reversed






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






3. The cableing or radio waves used to connect one network computer to another - or one network to another - and transport data between them.






4. Each node is connected to the two nearest nodes so that the entire network forms a circle - active - twisted pair of fiber optic - single malfunction in workstation can disable entire network - not flexible or scalbe






5. IMAP4






6. MX






7. Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol






8. Computers - devices - and connectivity necessary to rebuild a network exist - and all have appropriated configured updated and connected to match your networks current state. most expensive disaster recovery contingency to maintain






9. A specialized UN agency that provides developing countries with technical expertise and equipment






10. L2TP






11. Prevents broadcast storms by enabling switches to calculate paths that avoid potential loops and artificially block the links that would complete a loop






12. OTDR






13. AM






14. Hubs and switches work here






15. Cabling that transmit data using light waves. Higher bandwidth than other types of cabling.






16. PPPoE






17. GPO






18. Lower sublayer of the Data Link layer; appends the physical address of the destination computer onto the fram






19. NTP






20. To make more efficient use of limited numbers of legitimate IP addressing






21. MPLS






22. A cable TV company - such as Comcast Broadband.






23. Traces path from one network node to another - identifying all intermediate hops b/w two nodes






24. A computer on a network that requests services or resources from another computer on a network






25. 7th layer; protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network






26. The way nodes responds to a collision






27. Form of transmission in which digital signals are sent through direct current pulses applied to a wire; can only send one signal at a time






28. Media Access Unit (transmitter/ receiver)






29. Is a challenge respone authentication protocol






30. Process of grouping almost identical alarms occurring at almost same time into single higher-level alarm






31. The seventh layer of the OSI model. Application layer protocols enable software programs to negotiate formatting - procedural - security - synchronization - and other requirements with the network.






32. The medium that carries multiple signals simultaneously






33. EMI interference induced on one cable by signals traveling on a nearby cable






34. Strategy in which all control functions are applied at the physical location of each IDPS component






35. User watching an episode of TV show over the internet is what kind of communication






36. A connecting device for a network that accepts messages and broadcasts them out to the rest of the network.






37. A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point - and thus no terminators.






38. This phase determines how often systems should send each other quality statistics.






39. Can use WPA to improve the security of data in transit






40. Application Layer






41. Single mode fiber






42. An international body that establishes communications and networking standards - and that is particularly known for its contributions to network protocol standards.






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






44. Internet society






45. The physical cables that link computers in a network






46. Pieces of hardware that connect the wire to the network device






47. Institute of electrical and electronics engineers






48. A network owned and maintained by an organization -such as a campus network operated by a college.






49. A service used via the Application layer to recognize and access other layers






50. The IEEE standard for token ring networking devices and data handling.