Network Operating Systems Terms - Ch 8-11

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DNS

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Domain Name System/Service

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a TCP/IP application protocol that enables a DNS server to resolve (translate) domain and computer names to IP addresses, or IP addresses to domain and computer names.

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DNS (Domain Name System/Service

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol

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a TCP/IP application protocol that transfers files in bulk data streams and that is commonly used on the Internet.

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FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

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IIS

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Internet Information Service

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a Microsoft Windows Server component that provides Internet, Web, FTP, mail, and other services to make the server into a full featured web server.

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IIS (Internet Information Service)

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a range of IP addresses that a DHCP server can lease to clients.

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scope

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DES

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Data Encryption Standard

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a data encryption method developed by IBM and the NSA in cooperation with the National Bureau of Standards )now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) as an encryption technique using a secret key between the communication stations.

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DES (Data Encryption Standard)

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IPSec

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IP Security

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a set of IP-based secure communications and encryption standards created through by the Internet Engineering Task Force.

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IPSec (IP Security)

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NAT

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Network Address Translation

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used by Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Services and by firewalls, translates IP addresses on an internal or local network so that the actual IP addresses cannot be determined on the Internet because the address seen on the Internet is a decoy address.

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NAT (Network Address Translation)

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PAP

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Password Authentication Protocol

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a non-encrypted plain text password authentication protocol, which is the lowest level of security for exchanging passwords via PPP or TCP/IP

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PAP (Password Authentication Protocol)

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PPP

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Point-to-Point Protocol

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a widely used remote communication sprotocol that can transport legacy protocols such as IPX and Net BEV I as well. Used for dial up connections between a client and Windows Server 2008.

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PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)

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SLIP

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Serial Line Internet Protocol

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an older remote communications protocol that is used by some UNIX & LINUX computers. The modern compressed version used header compression to reduce communications overhead

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SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)

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Compressed version of SLIP

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CSLIP

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VPN

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Virtual Private Network

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a private netword that is like a tunnel through a larger network, such as the Internet, and enterprise network, or both, and that is restricted to designated member clients only.

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VPN (Virtual Private Network)

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a security system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to enable two parties on an open network to communicate without interception from an intruder, by created a unique encryption key for each communication session.

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Kerberos

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user rights that are assigned to a group and that auto apply to all members of that group

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inherited rights

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used by Performance Monitor, a measurement technique for an object, for measuring the processor performance by percentage in use.

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counter

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a resource, such as a file, used by a program that has its own identification so the program is able to access it.

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handle

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output of information gathered via Performance Monitor objects, counters, and instances configured with a data collector set.

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Performance Log or Report

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SNMP

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Simple Network Management Protocol

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used for network management and performance monitoring on TCP/IP based networks

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SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

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a block of program code executing within a running process.

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thread

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How many threads can a process launch?

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One or more

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contains results of monitored trace events generated by a data collector set and contains only those instances when those events occur, such as creating a traced to record each time disk input/output activity occurs or when an Active Directory Kerberos security event is triggered.

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Trace log or report

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prints the contents of a file

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cat

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changes directories

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cd

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copies files

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cp

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opens a terminal

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CNTL+Alt+F1

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GUI text editor for gnome

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gedit

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JPEG

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Joint Photographic Experts Group

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graphics file type

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jpg

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console based mail user agent

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mail (command)

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list of users for the system along with user account information; contects can be changed by various programs such as user add or chsh

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passwd

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pwd

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present working directory

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shows the full path of your location

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pwd

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largest Linux vendor in North America

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Red Hat

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deletes a file

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rm

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super-user account

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root

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used to add a new user account to the system; options permit the system administrator to specify the users home directory and initial group or to create the user with the default home directory and group assignments

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user add

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completely removes a user's acct (thereby eliminating that users home directory and all files it contains)

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user del

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displays who is currently on the system

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who