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IT: Networking Vocab

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1. Interference that may be generated by broadcast signals from radio or TV towers






2. Manages IP address allocation and the domain name system






3. 12-character string that uniquely identifies a network node - hard coded into the NIC by the manufacturer; composed ot the block ID and device ID






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






5. 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






6. A network whose access is restricted to only clients or machines with proper credentials.






7. IGMP






8. A logical grouping of information that includes the network layer header and encapsulated data - but specifically does not include any headers and trailers below the network layer.






9. Physical layer. 10 giga bit throughput. baseband transmission. twisted pair. max length is 100 meters. cat 6 or 7.






10. IPv4






11. Application Layer






12. Device that processes signals; multiplexer or modem






13. Theoretical. difference b/w highest and lowest frequency.






14. Layer 2 Troubleshooting






15. Asynchronous digital subscriber line. Method of providing internet service that uses the standard phone line - but transmits data at a different frequency than voice. Faster than ISDN.






16. AH






17. Transport Layer






18. Professional organization with 90 chapters around the world that helps to establish technical standards for the internet






19. Service data unit






20. Signals on bus that would travel endlessly between two nodes






21. Connectivity device - data link layer (2) - reads header info to forward packets according to MAC addresses






22. Type of transmission in which signlas may travel in both directions over a medium - but only in one direction at a time






23. Firewall packet inspection that ignores the state of the connection between the internal computer and the external computer - only blocks or allows a packet based on header information.






24. Multimode fiber






25. Layer 6






26. Institute of electrical and electronics engineers






27. AD






28. Controls the transport of data between systems






29. Is associated with unix/linux networks






30. HTTP - SMTP - POP3 - VoIP






31. Layer 3 Troubleshooting






32. A network that links multiple LANs in a large city or metropolitan region.






33. Physical layer. 1 gpbs throughput. baseband transmission. max length is 100 meters. cat 5e or higher utp. twisted pair.






34. Time Division Multiple Access






35. Teflon-coated cable that is used in plenum area because it does not emit a toxic vapor when burned






36. End-user device - such as a workstation - terminal - or console






37. What is a unique name that identifies an internet site called?






38. A far-reaching system of networks that usually extends over approximately 48 kilometers (about 30 miles) and often reaches across states and continents.






39. Transmission that involves one transmitter and multiple - undefined receivers






40. The medium that carries multiple signals simultaneously






41. Ethernet communications at speeds up to 100 Mbps as defined under the IEEE 802.3u standard.






42. Ethernet LAN-all forms of Ethernet media and interface






43. Change in signal strength as a result of reflection - scattering - or diffraction






44. Physical layer. 100 mpbs throughout. baseband transmission. cat 5 or higher utp. max length is 100 meters. two wire twisted pair-full duplexing.






45. Open System Interconnection






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






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






48. An error detection method that calculates a value for the total size of the information fields contained in a frame. The value is inserted near the end of a frame by the Data Link layer on the sending node - and checked by the Data Link layer on the






49. Progress of a wave over a time in a relationship






50. The IEEE stanard for error and flow control in data frames.







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