NETWORK+ Terms V's

Question 1

An asymmetric version of
DSL that supports high-bandwidth
applications such as VoIP and
HDTV. It is the fastest available
form of DSL and uses fiber-optic
cabling.

Answer 1

VDSL (Variable Digital Subscriber

Line)

Question 2

The main
or vertical cross-connect is the location
where outside cables enter the
building for distribution. This may
include Internet and phone cabling.

Answer 2

vertical cross-connect

Question 3

A software program designed
specifically to adversely affect a system
or network. A virus is usually
designed to be passed on to other
systems with which it comes in contact.

Answer 3

virus

Question 4

A group of
devices located on one or more different
LAN segments, whose configuration
is based on logical instead
of physical connections. This
enables the devices to operate as if
they were connected to the same
physical switch, regardless of
whether they are connected to the
same switch.

Answer 4

VLAN (virtual LAN)

Question 5

Enables remote login, in which
clients can access their own desktops
while being physically away from
their computers.

Answer 5

VNC (virtual network computing)

Question 6

Any of a
number of technologies that enable
voice communication across the
Internet Protocol.

Answer 6

VOIP (Voice over IP)

Question 7

Multiple disks or partitions
of disks that have been configured
to read as one drive.

Answer 7

volume set

Question 8

A
network that uses a public network
such as the Internet as a backbone to
connect two or more private networks.
A VPN provides users with
the equivalent of a private network in
terms of security. VPNs can also be
used as a means of establishing
secure remote connectivity between a
remote system and another network

Answer 8

VPN (virtual private network)

Question 9

A
Cisco proprietary protocol that
manages the addition, deletion, and
renaming of VLANs for the entire
network. Information about changes
to a VLAN or the addition of a new
VLAN to a network is distributed to
all switches on the network simultaneously
and does not need to be
done one at a time.

Answer 9

VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol)