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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. Secures messages being transmitted on the internet - uses RSA for authentication and encyption.






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






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






4. Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure






5. A command-line utility that combines the functionality of the tracert and ping commands (similar to UNIX's mtr command) and comes with Windows XP - Vista - and Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008






6. Maintains and assigns IP addresses in the US






7. Device with little - if any - of it's own processing or disk capacity; depends on a host to supply it with applications and data-processing services






8. Constructs data frames using the appropriate format for the network - reatea CRC information - Checks for errors using CRC information - Retransmits data if there is error - Initiates the communications link and makes sure it is not interrupted - thu






9. A fixed number associated with a device's NIC






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






11. The IEEE standard for Ethernet networking devices and data handling (using the CSMA/CD access method)






12. Signals travel in one direction






13. A generic term referring to any set of protocols and standards collected into a comprehensive grouping that - when followed by the devices in a network - allows all the devices to communicate. Examples include TCP/IP and OSI.






14. Is a challenge respone authentication protocol






15. Data terminal equipment - little independent data processing capability. ex. workstation






16. Frequency modulation-frequency of signal is modified






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






18. IEEE standard for wireless networking






19. NIDPS system that examines network traffic in order to identify problems related to the flow of traffic. Most sensors are passive mode deployment only.






20. MDIX






21. A form of address translation that uses Tcp port numbers to distinguish each client's transmission - thus allowing multiple clients to share a limited number of Internet-recognized IP addresses.






22. Radio frequency interference. interference caused by radio.






23. A drawback of certification






24. Total amount of communication cable that make up a network.






25. NFS






26. The communication between two networking devices for the purposes of the functions defined at a particular layer of a networking model - with the communication happening by using a header defined by that layer of the model. The two devices set values






27. Layer 6






28. CDFS






29. Signal interference caused by magnetic force field generated by electrical devices such as motors.






30. A TCP/IP troubleshooting utility that provides information about NetBIOs names and their addresses. If you know the NetBIOs name of a workstation - you can use nbtstat to determine its IP address






31. Method of trasmitting data from a satellite






32. Type of protocol useful when data must be transferred quickly






33. A high-capacity communications medium that joins networks on the same floor in a building - on different floors - and across long distances.






34. Resistance that contributes to controlling an electrical signal; measured in ohms






35. Physical layer standard for serial communications






36. Internet protocol security-defines encryption - authentication - and key management for TCP/IP transmission






37. Wireless standard






38. Ensures that messages being transmitted on the internet are private and tamper proof






39. Large diameter. led/light is generated at different angles. high throughput - high noise resistance - excellent security - and long distances






40. RAS






41. A logical communication path established by the OSI Network layer for sending and receiving data.






42. Connects multiple LANs






43. A TCP/IP utility that allows you to look up the DNS host name of a network node by specifying its IP address - or vice versa. This is useful for verifying that a hos is configured correctly and for troubleshooting DNS resolution problems






44. Internet control message protocol






45. A transmitter concentrates the signal energy at a single frequency or in a very small range of frequencies






46. A versatile - chainable serial-bus technology that connects up to 127 devices at speeds of 1.5 Mbps and 12 Mbps as well as 480 Mbps.






47. Connection-less






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






49. 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.






50. Two twisted wire pairs. It's the oldes type and is only voice grade - it isn't rated for data communication.