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IT: Networking Vocab
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1. Control frame that indicates to the rest of the network that a particular node has the right to transmit data
token
Cladding
Incorrect cable type
Port 20
2. A term referring to a data-link header and trailer - plus the data encapsulated between the header and trailer.
bandwidth
media
ASCII
Frame
3. Style of data transmission in which the pulses that represent bits follow one another along a single transmission line; sequentially issued
Crossover Cable
full mesh
Serial
CIDR (Classless Interdomain Routing)
4. A network whose access is restricted to only clients or machines with proper credentials.
Full-Duplex
Private Network
DHCP
segmentation
5. Can use WPA to improve the security of data in transit
Channel Service Unit
Packets
802.11b
Data Link Layer
6. 1-126
LAN
network class a
FHSS
network monitor
7. BIND
Berkeley Internet Name Domain
Transport layer
Network Switching
fractionalizing
8. Determines the network path on which to route packets - Help reduce network congestion - Establishes virtual circuits - Routes packets to other networks - resequencing packet transmissions when needed - Translates between protocols
pathping
port 143
Application
Network Layer (Layer 3)
9. Type of punch-down block used to terminate telephone circuits; does not meet Cat 5 or better standards
Broadcast
Network
Client
66 Block
10. Physical and Data Link layers
where NICs operate
Internet Information Services
baseband
Host
11. Network cable that contains pairs of insulated wires that are twisted together and surrounded by a shielding material for added EMI and RFI protection - all inside a protective jacket.
router
ppptp
shielded twisted-paired (STP) cable
Presentation
12. 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.
Transport
Category 5
Domain Name System (DNS)
LLC
13. 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
fingerprinting
Same Layer Interaction
physical address
Data Link (Layer 2)
14. A termination unit also called a transceiver or DSL modem
switch
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
MMF
ATU-R
15. The transmission capacity of a communications medium - which is typically measured in bits per second (for data transmissions) or hertz (for data - voice - and video transmissions) - and which is determined by the maximum minus the minimum transmissi
plain old telephone service (POTS)
multiple access
bandwidth
Single Mode Fiber
16. Is usde to communicate time synchronization information between systemson a network
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
port 22
encapsulate
AM
17. RAS
modifying the file-sharing controls
Remote Access Service
IEEE
kereberos
18. Network Layer
EIA/TIA
Analog
Packets
Category 5e
19. Tool used to determine whether a customers line is obtaining dial tone from the CO
butt set
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
hostname
device address
20. String used to identify an access point - configure on your new access points to match the settings on existing access points
MS-CHAP
Application
physical media
SSID
21. A system of computers - print devices - network devices - and computer software linked by communications cabling or radio waves.
Network layer
WDM
Computer network
PSTN
22. Unshielded twisted pair
utp
hub
ring topology
SYN-ACK (synchronization-acknowledgment)
23. Network segment that contains end nodes - such as workstations
Internetwork Packet Exchange
Populated Segment
Multimode fiber
Channel Service Unit
24. A type of fiber optic connector. These connectors are square shaped and have release mechanisms to prevent the cable from accidentally being unplugged
Incorrect device drivers
Subscriber connector
OSI Layer 4
TCP/IP Vs. OSI: Internet
25. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
device address
tracert
SMTP
Internet Protocol version 4
26. Ethernet LAN-all forms of Ethernet media and interface
Primary Rate Interface
802.3
T-Carrier Level 1
power over ethernet
27. Rules determining the format and transmission of data
protocol
crossover cable
port 143
ICS host
28. A service on a node
ports
Routing
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
carrier sense
29. The most commonly used form of Post office protocol.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol - version 3)
driver
::1
Internet Protocol version 4
30. Network interface card
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
false attack stimulus
NIC
fading
31. (WIde area network) Carry networks longer distances than Lans
ATM
protocol and services
Gigabit Ethernet (non-fiber characteristics)
WAN
32. Subgroup of EIA that focuses on standards for information technology - wireless - satellite - fiber optics - and telephone equipment; best known for network cable installation guidelines (TIA/EIA 568-B Series)
WAN
switch
TIA (Telecommications Industry Association)
false attack stimulus
33. A network design in which every node is connected to every other node - achieving fault tolerance.
IP Addressing
Backbone
Mesh topology
lpr filename
34. Simple Network Management Protocol
OSI Layer 3
SNMP
Encrypting File System
ACK (acknowledgement)
35. Specify clients configurations to adhere to this subnet
Internetwork Packet Exchange
255.255.255.252
router
Gigabit Interface Converter
36. Trivial File Transfer Protocol
802.44
TFTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Internet Group Multicast Protocol
37. A type of address translation in which each private IP address is correlated with its own Internet-recognized IP address.
port 25
SNAT (Static Network Address Translation)
Internet Control Message Protocol
ATU-R
38. Protocol that encapsulates data for transmission over VPNs
routing
star-wired bus topology
power over ethernet
L2TP
39. Consists of single cable that connects all nodes on a network without intervening connectivity devices - inexpensive - hard to find source of error - not very fault tolerant - data is transmitted in one direction in the ring.
Network
NNTP
Berkeley Software Distribution
bus topology
40. A boundary between two zones of trust
EIA
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
perimeter
Backup Domain Controller
41. Ethernet communications at speeds up to 100 Mbps as defined under the IEEE 802.3u standard.
port 69
spread-spectrum
Fast Ethernet
Media Converter
42. Uses multiple frequencies to transmit signal
mtr (my traceroute)
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
rj-11
spread-spectrum
43. The gateway that first interprets a device's outbound requests - and then interprets its inbound requests to and from other subnets.
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
Default Gateway
half duplex
star topology
44. Eight bits of information; in a digital signaling system - one byte carries one piece of information
crossover cable
Byte
link establishment phase
EIA (Electronics Industries Alliance)
45. Strength of digital signal
voltage
the higher the frequency
Rivest - Shamir - Adelman
Layer 2 Forwarding
46. Several ethernet nodes can be connected and can monitor traffic or access media simultaneously
multiple access
ARP
Classful Addressing
bus topology
47. 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
Ethernet (characteristics)
(fiddy) Fiber Distributed Data Interface
ring topology
48. HDLC
DNS
Session
slip
High-Level Data Link Control
49. Device that separates broadcast domain
Transport
collision detection
switch
packet
50. Basic error correction and detection
modem
tracert
L2TP
Data Link