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108 Networks Flashcards

1
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WAP

A

Wireless Access Point
Allows devices to connect to a network without using physical connections

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types of networks

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LAN
WAN
MAN
GAN

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LAN

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local area network
comms network interconnection a variety of data within a small physical area

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WAN

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Wide Area Network
connects computers using long distance telecommunication systems
covers broad areas

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MAN

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Metropolitan Are Network
Covers a gourd of nearby corporate offices or a city

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GAN

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Global Area Network
Covers an unlimited geographical area

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7
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Length of bit addresses for IPV 4

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32 bits

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8
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Length of bit addressing for IPV 6

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128 bits

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9
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SIPRNET

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Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

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NIPRNET

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Non Classified internet protocol router network

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JWICS

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Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System

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ONENET

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navy wide initiative to install a common IT infrastructure to OCONUS navy locations

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DoDN

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DoDN Global Information Grid
Summation of all military networks

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DNS

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Domain Naming System
internet server that helps point domain names or the host name to their associated IP address

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15
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IT 21

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Like NMCI and ONENET but for afloat commands

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16
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NMCI

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Navy Marine Corps internet
Creates one network throughout CONUS locations

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17
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OSI Model

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Open Standards Interconnection Model
“please do not throw sausage pizza away”
Physical
data Link
Network
Transport
Session
Presentation
Application

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DISN

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Defense Information Systems network
Satisfies DoD long haul and WAN transfer comms request

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Back Up

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A copy of important data kept from retrieval

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Application Server

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Server side software that hosts and runs applications

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21
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Host Client

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Main computer connected to other computers

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22
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Switch

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Smarter version of a hub/ does not broadcast out on all ports

23
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Hub

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common connection point for devices with a network hub / within a network

24
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wireless access protocol

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Wireless access protocol
Allows wireless devises to access internet services over a cellular network or WI-FI

25
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Firewall

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A combination of hardware and software that protects a network from attack by hackers

26
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router

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A device that connects two networks and allows packets to be transmitted and received between them

27
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VPN concentrator

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Hardware devise specifically engineered to protect Virtual Private Networks

28
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High Level Language

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advanced computer programming language that isn’t limited by the type of comport or for one specific job and is easily understood

29
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Assembly language

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a low level programming language used to interface with computer hardware

30
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Machine Language

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collection of binary digits or bits that the computer reads and interprets

31
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Application

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any software or tool that uses a network to perform its tasks

32
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Network

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responsible for logical addressing and translating logical addresses into physical addresses
Uses routers

33
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Virus

A

Program intended to damage a computer system

34
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Worm

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A program similar to a virus, but it propagates itself over a network

35
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Trojan

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Any application that pretends to be one thing in order to get past to do something malicious

36
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backdoor

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an opening left in an program application that allows additional access to data

37
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phishing

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Asking someone for information you need by making seem like a legitimate request

38
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buffer overflow

A

error that occurs when incoming data rate exceeds acceptance capacity of a system

39
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dictionary attack

A

an attack that uses words from a database to test different passwords until a match is found

40
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Privilege escalation

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The result when a user obtains access to a resource they normally would not have access to

41
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Brute Force Attack

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A type of attack that relies purely on trial and error

42
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Social engineering

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An attack that uses others by willingly saying information

43
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SQL injection

A

attack used to exploit vulnerability by injecting malicious code and having host systems run it

44
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Bus topology

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Every computer is connected by the same backbone network that runs from one end to the other

45
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Star topology

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All networks connected at one central point so they can all communicate as if they were directly connected

46
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Ring topology

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Each network is only connected to the two others on either side

47
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Mesh topology

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every computer is directly connected to every other computer

48
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CORE

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layer of routing used as a collapsed backbone- tier routers from multiple buildings

49
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Access routers

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located at customer sites that do not deed hierarchical routing of their own

50
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distribution routers

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aggregate traffic from multiple access routers, either from the same site, or connects multiple sites to a large enterprise location

51
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Proxy server

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gateway between you and the internet

52
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repeaters

A

device placed on a network which repeats a signal to decrease or eliminate fading

53
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operating systems

A

software program that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software

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