Introduction To Networking - Exam 1 [Quiz]

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Collaboration Tools

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Allow individuals to communicate with each other, often across real-time interactive video.

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Blogs

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"WebLogs" are web pages that are easy to edit and update. Are a mean of communicating thoughts.

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Wikis

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Web pages that groups of people can edit and view together.

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Podcasting

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Deliver audio records to a wide audience.

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Peer-To-Peer File Sharing

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Share files without having to store and download them from a central server.

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Network Interface Card [NIC]

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Local Area Network [LAN] Adapter that provides physical connection to the network.

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Physical Port

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Connector or outlet on a network device where the network media is connected to an end device or another network device.

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Interface

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Specialised ports on a networking device that connect to individual network.

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Local Area Network [LAN]

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Provides access to the network in a small geographical area.

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Wide Area Network [WAN]

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Provides access to the network in a wide geographical area.

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Metropolitan Area Network [MAN]

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Provides access to the network in a range wider than a Local Area Network [LAN] but smaller than a Wide Area Network [WAN].

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Wireless Local Area Network [WLAN]

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Wirelessly provides access to the network in a small geographical area.

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Storage Area Network [SAN]

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A network infrastructure designed to support file servers and manage data.

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Intranet

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Private connection of Local Area Networks [LANs] and Wide Area Networks [WANs] that belongs to an organization.

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Extranet

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Provides secure and safe access to individuals that work for other organization, but still need the access.

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Cable Connection

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Provides connection as well as television signal through the same method.

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Digital Subscriber Line [DSL] Connection

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Provides connection while it runs through the telephone cable.

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Fault Tolerance

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A network that limits the impact of failure, so that the fewest number of devices are affected. Also, it is built in a way that allows quick recovery when a failure occurs.

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Scalability

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A network that can expand quickly to support new users and applications without impacting the performance of the service being delivered to existing users.

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Quality of Service [QoS]

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A network that prevents congestion of bandwidth.

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Data Confidentiality

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Only the intended and authorized recipients can access and read data.

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Data Integrity

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Having the assurance that the information has not been altered in transmission, from origin to destination.

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Data Availability

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Having the assurance of timely and reliable access to data services for authorized users.

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Wireless Internet Service Provider [WISP]

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Connect subscribers to a designated access point or hot spot. Commonly used in rural areas.

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Wireless Broadband Service

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Uses the same cellular technology used to access the Internet with a smart phone or tablet. Using an antenna that provides wireless connection in a home.

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Viruses, worms, and trojan horses

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Malicious software and arbitrary code running on a user device.

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Spyware and adware

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Software installed on a user device that secretly collects information about the user

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Denial of service attacks

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Attacks designed to slow or crash applications and processes on a network device.

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Data interception and theft

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Capture private information from an organization’s network.

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Identity theft

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Steal the login credentials of a user in order to access private data.

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Anti-virus and anti-spyware

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These are used to protect end devices from becoming infected with malicious software.

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Firewall filtering

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This is used to block unauthorized access to the network.

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Access control lists [ACL]

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These are used to further filter access and traffic forwarding.

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Intrusion prevention systems [IPS]

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These are used to identify fast-spreading threats, such as zero-day or zero-hour attacks.

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Virtual private networks [VPN]

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These are used to provide secure access to remote workers.

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Command-Line Interface [CLI]

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Access to a computer operating system or an application through visual prompt of commands.

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Console

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Physical management port that provides out-of-band access to a Cisco device.

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Secure Shell [SSH]

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Method for remotely establishing a secure Command Line Interface [CLI] connection through a virtual interface, over a network.

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Telnet

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Insecure method of remotely establishing a Command Line Interface [CLI] session through a virtual interface, over a network. User authentication, passwords, and commands are sent over the network in plaintext.

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Legacy Auxiliary Port [AUX]

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Establish a Command Line Interface [CLI] session remotely using a modem. Is out-of-band and does not require networking services to be configured or available.

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startup-config [Command]

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The file stored in Non-Volatile Random Access Memory [NVRAM] that contains all of the commands that will be used by the device upon startup or reboot.

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running-config [Command]

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The file stored in Random Access Memory [RAM] that reflects the current configuration.

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Access Method

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Determines when someone is able to send a message. Hosts on a network need it to know when to begin sending messages and how to respond when errors occur.

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Flow Control

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In network communication, source and destination hosts use it to negotiate correct timing for successful communication.

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Response Timeout

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Rules that hosts have in the networks to specify how long to wait for responses and what action to take if a response timeout occurs.