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A bulletin board and an answering machine

Which of the following are the best examples of a mailslot?

A time domain reflectometer

What is the best tool to determine where abreak has occurred in a cable?

ADSP

AppleTalk data stream protocol: manages the flow of data between two established socket connections.

AEP

AppleTalk echo protocol uses echoes to tell if a computer, or node, is available.

AFP

AppleTalk Filing Protocol

AGP

accelerated graphics port, a type of interface or slot that provides high speed pathway for advanced graphics

Analog

signal that is one in which a base carrier's alternating current frequency is modified in some way

(such as by amplifying the strength of the signal or varying the frequency, in order to add information to the signal)

API

Application Programming Interface

APPC

Advanced Peer-to-Peer Communications provides peer to peer services at the transport and session layer.

AppleTalk

-proprietary suite of networking protocols developed by Apple Inc. for their Mac computers

-allows local area networks to be connected with no prior setup or the need for a centralized router or serve of any sort

Appletalk

What protocol suite has Macintosh primarily used historically?

APPN

Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking supports the computer connections at the network and transport layers.

Architecture

A method used to transmit packets on a network. Ex: ethernet

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

a TCP/IP function for translating an IP address to an Ethernet (link-level MAC address).

ARUP

AppleTalk update routing is a newer version of RTMP

ASP

-AppleTalk session protocol controls the starting and ending of sessions between computers called nodes

-It works at the session level

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

-a switching technique used by telecommunication networks that uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing to encode data into small, fixed-sized cells

-A high-speed, packet-switching technique that uses short fixed-length packets called cells, and can transmit voice, video, and data over a variable-speed LAN and WAN connections, is best described by which one of the following?

ATP

Appletalk Transaction Protocol, provides a transport layer between computers

Attenuation

-refers to any reduction in the strength of a signal

-occurs with any type of signal, whether digital or analog

-a natural consequence of signal transmission over long distances

AU

Access Unit, provides access to resources like fax, telax, or teletax

AUI

Attachment Unit Interface Cable equipped with 15 pin connectors

Backbone

The main cable in networks such as buses or rings

Bandwidth

The maximum bit rate in a system

Baseband

-A type of transmission in which the entire channel capacity of the communications medium (such as cable) is used by one data signal, enabling only one node to transmit at a time.

-refers to the original frequency range of a transmission signal before it is converted, or modulated, to a different frequency range

Blades

a blade server needs a blade enclosure, which can hold multiple blade servers, providing services such as power, cooling, networking, various interconnects and management

Bridge

-a type of computer network device that provides interconnection with other bridge networks that use the same protocol

-In telecommunication networks, a ______ is a product that connects a local area network (LAN) to another local area network that uses the same protocol.

-The primary function of a bridge is to keep traffic separated on both sides of the bridge, breaking up collision domains

Bridge or Switch

-This device uses hardware addresses to filter a network

-This device creates many smaller collision domains, but the network is still one large broadcast domain

Broadband

-high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access

-a method of transmitting data in the form of several analog signals at the same time

Broadcast

transmission of data by a hub to all devices connected to its ports

Broadcast and WINS server

In what ways can a computer with a NetBIOS name register its services on the network?

Brouter

A device that provides the functions of both a bridge and a router

Bus

an arrangement in a local area network (LAN) in which each node (workstation or other device) is connected to a main cable or link called the bus

Cable

-used to connect one network device to other network devices or to connect two or more computers to share printers, scanners etc

Cable Modem

-a peripheral device used to connect to the Internet

-operates over coax cable TV lines and provides high-speed Internet access

CAT5

Category 5 Cable

-a twisted pair cable for computer networks

-performance of up to 100 MHz and is suitable for most varieties of ethernet over twisted pair

CDPD

Cellular Digital Packet Data will allow network connections for mobile users using satellites.

Client

a computer that uses the services of another program

Coax

Coaxial Cable

-used to connect their TVs to a cable TV service

-used in networks and what allow a broadband cable Internet connection using a cable modem

Crosstalk

-occur in microcircuits within computers & audio equipment as well as within network circuits

CSMA/CD

Carrier sense multiple access w/ collision detection (network access method) ethernet

CSMA/CD LAN

another name for IEEE 802.3

Data Link (Mac Sublayer)

Hardware addresses are defined at this layer

Data Transmission

Which of the following is NOT a layer in the OSI model?

DBMS

Database Management System

a program that organizes data in a database, providing information storage, organization, and retrieval capacities

DCE

Data communication equipment

DDS

Digital data service is a leased dedicated digital line.

DECnet

Digital Equipment Corporations, a suite of protocol that provides for data paket transaction.

Dial-up

-a form of Internet access

-uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telephone line

Disk Duplexing

When multiple disk controllers are used in a drive mirroring scenario, it is known as which of the following?

DMA

Which of the following must be set to enable a device to directly access memory on the system, without the CPU's intervention.

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

-a communications medium used to transfer digital signals over standard telephone lines

DSL/CSU

Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit

-a digital-interface device used to connect data terminal equipment (DTE), such as a router, to a digital circuit, such as a Digital Signal 1 (DS1)

EINS

Which type of NetBIOS name resolution is used to resolve Windows computer names to TCP/IP addresses on a local area network?

Encryption

most effective way to achieve data security

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

What does EPROM stand for?

Ethernet

a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking

FDDI

Fiber distributed data interface, almost exculsively fiber optic for large network

Firewall

-What technology provides a secure communications channel between an internal network and a public network such as the Internet?

-the first line of defense for an Internet-connected network

-if a network was directly connected to the Internet without a firewall, an attacker could theoretically gain direct access to the computers and servers on that network with little effort

Frequency hopping

The transmitter and receiver change predetermined frequencies at the same time (in a synchronized manner).

FTP

-Which utility is used to facilitate file transfers between two remote hosts?

-File Transfer Protocol. FTP, which is based on TCP/IP, enables the fetching and storing of files between hosts on the Internet. See also TCP/IP.

Full Duplex

When data is able to travel in both directions on a cable, it is known as which of the following?

Gateway

-In order for differing networks to communicate with each other, we need to use which of the following to translate between the networks?

-Software/hardware that allows connection to other networks

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications

-a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks

Host Files

-used to map host names to IP addresses (Windows 10/8/7)

HTML

HyperText Markup Language

-the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web

HTTP

hypertext transfer protocol are the rules computers use to transfer web pages across the Internet

Hub

-This device creates one big collision domain and one large broadcast domain

-a common connection point for devices in a network

-devices commonly used to connect segments of a LAN

-A network device used to connect several computers to a network. Commonly used in a twisted-pair LAN. A cable runs from each computer's NIC to the hub. The hub is often connected to a router.

-create one collision domain and one broadcast domain

-A physical star topology consists of several workstations that branch off a central device

Hybrid

What type of hub enables more than one type of cable or media to connect to it?

IEEE

Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

-global association & organization of professionals working toward the development, implementation and maintenance of technology-centered products & services

Internet Services

-organization that provides services accessing and using the Internet

ipconfig /registerdns

At AAA Tool and Die, Larry supports a Windows 2000 Professional client using dynamic update for name resolution. He can't ping the client using its hostname and would like to force DNS registration from a command prompt. What is the command for this?

IPX

-Which network protocol was developed by Novell for use in its network operating system?

-Which network layer protocols can Serial Line Internet Protocol use during a dial-up session?

IPX/SPX

Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequence Packet Exchange

-networking protocols used primarily on networks using the Novell NetWare operating systems

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

-a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, & other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

-international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations

LC

Lucent Connector

-a miniaturized version of the fiber-optic SC connector

Line Coding

The process of turning binary data into a time-based signal. Used for transfering data from one computer to another.

Local Scanner

If you want to scan local or mapped network drives with InoculateT, which of the following options should you choose?

MAC

Media Access Control

-responsible for the transmission of data packets to and from the network-interface card, and to and from another remotely shared channel

Modems

-a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over

-Ex: telephone or cable lines

MSBACKU.EXE

What is the name of the executable for Microsoft Backup for DOS?

MT-RJ

-a fiber-optic cable connector that is very popular for small form factor devices due to its small size

NETBEUI

NetBIOS Extended User Interface

-program that lets computers communicate within a local area network

-arranges info in a data transmission

NetBIOS

The LMHOSTS file is a static file to resolve what types of names?

Netstat

Which utility is used to display TCP/IP specific protocol and interface statistics?

Network

Logical addressing is used at this layer

network control protocol and link control protocol

Which components are part of Point-to-Point Protocol?

NIC

Network Interface Card

-contains electronic circuitry required to communicate using a wired connection or a wireless connection

Node

In a network, each point that can send or receive data or both is known as a

Novell NetWare

Which of the following are network operating systems and not simply operating systems that will communicate on a network?

NSLOOKUP

Which utility is used to verify the DNA database on a DNS server?

OS/2

What operating system was a joint venture between IBM and Microsoft and was eventually released as an IBM operating system?

OSI

Open Systems Interconnection

-reference model for how applications can communicate over a network

-a reference model is a conceptual framework for understanding relationships

OSI layers

Layer 7--Application layer Layer 6--Presentation layer Layer 5--Session layer Layer 4--Transport layer Layer 3--Network layer Layer 2--Data Link layer Layer 1--Physical layer

Packet Sniffing

a tool that intercepts data flowing in a network

Passive

Which of the following types of hubs does NOT regenerate the signal when transmitting over the normal specified distance?

Peer-to-Peer

In what type of network is there no dedicated server and each mode on the network is an equal resource for sharing and receiving information?

PGP

What is the public key encryption system that can verify the authenticity of an e-mail sender and encrypt e-mail data in transmission?