Networking Terms Flashcards

1
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NAPS

A

Network Access Points

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2
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IXPs

A

Internet Exchange Points

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3
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ATM

A

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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4
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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

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5
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CIR

A

Committed Information Rate

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6
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EIR

A

Excess Information Rate

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7
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QoS

A

Quality of Service

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8
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TLS

A

Transparent LAN Services

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9
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Advantages of frame relay

A

More efficient
Stability
More data throughput
QOS
Cost

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10
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Disadvantages of frame relay

A

Limited QOS
Cost
Little support for SVCs

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11
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Advantages of ATM

A

QoS
Scalability
Fixed cell size (53-bytes)
Meets international standards

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12
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Disadvantages of ATM

A

Complexity
Overhead size
Cost

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13
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VoIP

A

Voice over IP

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14
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SIP

A

Session Initiation Protocol

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15
Q

ISPs

A

Internet service providers

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16
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Tiers of ISPs

A

1:international isp
2:national isp
3:regional isp
4:local isp

17
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MPLS

A

Multi-protocol label switching

18
Q

Routers types

A

Access routers
Enterprise routers
Core routers

19
Q

Modern router capabilities

A

Wireless access points
A small 4 port wired switch
A firewall

20
Q

Advantages of MPLS

A

Traffic engineering
QoS
Better VPN support
Scalability
Better Performance

21
Q

TCP/IP Network management needs

A

A protocol
A database
A computer

22
Q

TCP/IP network management needs meet by

A

SNMP
MIB
SMI

23
Q

SNMP

A

Simple network management protocol

24
Q

RMON

A

Remote monitor

25
Q

Network management areas

A

Configuration
Fault management
Performance Management
Accounting Management
Security Management

26
Q

Fault management role

A

Detects and resolves problems

27
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Configuration management role

A

Manages device configuration

28
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Performance management role

A

Monitors performance

29
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Security management role

A

Protects against threats

30
Q

Accounting management role

A

Tracks resources usage

31
Q

Security goals

A

Confidentiality (transmission privacy)
Integrity (data has not been altered)
Authentication (knowing who created or sent the data)

32
Q

ITU

A

International telecommunications union

33
Q

OSI layers

A

Physical layer
Datalink layer
Network layer
Transport layer
Session layer
Presentation layer
Application layer

34
Q

UDP

A

User datagram protocol

35
Q

SSL

A

Secure sockets layer

36
Q

HTTP

A

Hypertext transfer protocol