Networking Flashcards
What does EMI stand for?
Electromagnetic Interference
What does WLAN stand for?
Wireless Local Area Network
What does NIC stand for?
Network Interface Card
What does IEEE stand for?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
What does CMOS stand for?
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
What does LAN stand for?
Local Area Network
What does IP stand for?
Internet Protocol
What does DSL stand for?
Digital Subscriber Line
What does ISP stand for?
Internet Service Provider
What does DHCP stand for?
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
What does NETBios stand for?
Network Basic Input Output System
What does MAN stand for?
Metropolitan Area Network
What does DNS stand for?
Domain Name Server/Service
What does IRQ stand for?
Interrupt Request
What does APIPA stand for?
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
What does NFS stand for?
Network File System
What does WAN stand for?
Wide Area Network
What does ICMP stand for?
Internet Control Message Protocol
What does NAT stand for?
Network Address Translation
What does VLAN stand for?
Virtual Local Area Network
What does MAC (address) stand for?
Media Access Control
What does DAC stand for?
Discretionary Access Control
What does VPN stand for?
Virtual Private Network
Usable only on private networks and cannot be routed through the internet
Private IP Address
What is the following IP range called?
192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255
IPv4 Class C Range
What’s delivered to any interface or node in the same LAN using IPv4 only?
Broadcast
What does IPv4 stand for and how many bits is it?
Internet Protocol Version 4
32 bits
What is the following IP range called?
168.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255
APIPA Range
What is the following IP range called?
192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
Private Class C Range
What is usable on both private and public networks and can be routed through the internet, as long as the IP address is unique
Public IP Address
IPv6 version of public addresses which must be unique and usable on the internet
IPv6 Global
What is the following IP range called?
128.0.0.0 to 191.255.0.0
IPv4 Class B Range
Delivered to one interface or node
Unicast
What is the following IP address called?
127.0.0.1
IPv4 Loop-back Address
Delivered to the nearest interface
Anycast
Delivered to a group of interfaces or nodes
Multicast
What does NAT do?
Translates IP addresses between different networks typically between a public and private network.
What is the following IP range called?
172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
Private Class B Range
What is the following IP range called?
1.0.0.0 to 126.0.0.0
IPv4 Class A Range
What does IPv6 stand for and how many bits is it?
Internet Protocol Version 6
128 Bits
What does IaaS stand for?
Infrastructure as a Service
What does DaaS stand for?
Data as a Service OR Desktop as a Service
What does DBaaS stand for?
Database as a Service
What does SaaS stand for?
Software as a Service
What does NaaS stand for?
Network as a Service
What does PaaS stand for?
Platform as a Service
Connecting two devices using a physical cable to share a network or data connection between them
Tethering
For short-range direct wireless connections between smartphones, computers, laptops, and other devices
Bluetooth
An open standard based on IEEE 802.15.4 PAN that creates a mesh of wireless devices for sharing information. Often used in home automation networks.
ZigBee
Proprietary wireless standard that creates a mesh of wireless devices for sharing information. Often used in home automation networks.
Z-Wave
Often used for payments but can have other use cases. Requires proximity and line of site for devices to share data wirelessly
NFC
