Networking Terms Ch.6

Front 1

A protocol in the TCP/IP suite used to resolve
logical IP addresses to physical MAC addresses.

Back 1

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

Front 2

The Macintosh remote file-management protocol.

Back 2

AppleTalk File Protocol (AFP)

Front 3

A type of protocol that works in the upper layers of the OSI
model to provide application-to-application interaction.

Back 3

application protocol

Front 4

A special range of addresses that starts with
169.254 and is used by a computer when no DHCP server responds to a DHCP request.

Back 4

automatic private IP addressing (APIPA)

Front 5

The extent to which a broadcast frame is forwarded from device to
device without going through a router. An IP network or subnet is also referred to as a
broadcast domain.

Back 5

broadcast domain

Front 6

An IP addressing method in which address
classes no longer dictate the part of an IP address designated as the network portion. With
______, a network administrator can assign however many bits are appropriate to the
network design.

Back 6

Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)

Front 7

A type of protocol that sends data across the network to its destination
without guaranteeing receipt.

Back 7

connectionless

Front 8

A type of protocol that establishes a formal connection between
two computers, guaranteeing that data will reach its destination.

Back 8

connection-oriented

Front 9

ATCP/IP protocol used to associate a computer’s IP
address with a name.

Back 9

Domain Name System (DNS)

Front 10

The format of an IP address, expressed as four decimal numbers
separated by a period.

Back 10

dotted decimal

Front 11

A TCP/IP protocol that allows
automatic IP address and subnet mask assignment.

Back 11

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Front 12

A TCP/IP protocol used for file transfer and manipulation
services.

Back 12

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Front 13

The protocol used to transfer Web pages from
a Web server to a Web browser.

Back 13

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Front 14

A TCP/IP protocol used to send
information and error messages.

Back 14

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Front 15

TCP/IP’s primary network protocol; it provides
addressing and routing information.

Back 15

Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)

Front 16

An updated version of _____ created to solve some
problems inherent in that protocol, such as a somewhat limiting 32-bit address space, lack of
built-in security, a sometimes complicated setup, and a lack of built-in Quality of Service.

Back 16

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

Front 17

____
is Novell’s protocol for packet routing and forwarding. In this protocol suite, ____ serves
many of the same functions that IP does in the TCP/IP suite.____ is Novell’s connection oriented
protocol that supplements ____ by providing reliable transport.

Back 17

Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX)

Front 18

A special DNS host name that refers to whatever IP address is assigned to the
machine where this name is referenced. (Think of it as a special way to access the current IP
address on any computer.)

Back 18

localhost

Front 19

A special DNS host name that refers to the reserved Class A address
127.0.0.1, used to confirm that a computer’s IP configuration works.

Back 19

loopback address

Front 20

A network protocol developed by
IBM and Microsoft specifically to provide transport services for NetBIOS. _______ is not
routable. In addition, it’s nearly obsolete and is no longer supported on currentWindows
operating systems.

Back 20

NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI)

Front 21

Novell’s upper-layer protocol that provides all
client/server functions.

Back 21

NetWare Core Protocol (NCP)

Front 22

A process by which an organization can assign
private IP addresses to workstations; those addresses are translated to public IP addresses
when accessing the Internet.

Back 22

Network AddressTranslation (NAT)

Front 23

A protocol that establishes and
manages communications between computers and provides naming services.

Back 23

Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS)

Front 24

A protocol that doesn’t include Network layer or network address
information.

Back 24

nonroutable

Front 25

The Microsoft implementation of the IPX/SPX protocol suite.

Back 25

NWLink

Front 26

A grouping of eight binary digits or bits (“oct” means eight), usually expressed as
a decimal number. An octet is one of the four decimal values that make up an IP address.

Back 26

octet

Front 27

The rules and procedures for communicating.

Back 27

protocols

Front 28

An ordered collection of networking protocols that together provide
end-to-end networked communications between a sender and a receiver.

Back 28

protocol stack

Front 29

A protocol that includes Network layer information and can be forwarded by
a router.

Back 29

routable

Front 30

The message format used by DOS andWindows to
share files, directories, and devices. ____ file sharing is also supported by most Linux and
UNIX operating systems.

Back 30

Server Message Block (SMB)

Front 31

A TCP/IP protocol used to send mail
messages across a network. _____ is the basis for e-mail on the Internet.

Back 31

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)

Front 32

A TCP/IP protocol used to
monitor and manage network devices.

Back 32

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Front 33

A 32-bit dotted decimal number used to signify which part of an IP
address is the network portion and which part is the host portion. The ______ consists
of a string of binary 1s followed by a string of binary 0s. The binary 0s ____ the host portion
of an IP address. A binary 1 signifies that the corresponding bit in the IP address belongs to
the network portion of the IP address, and a binary 0 signifies that the corresponding bit in
the IP address belongs to the host portion.

Back 33

subnet mask

Front 34

The process whereby a single network address is divided into two or more
________ addresses, each with fewer available host IDs than the original network address.

Back 34

subnetting

Front 35

The operation of “borrowing” bits from the network portion of an IP
address to combine a group of contiguous IP addresses. For ______ to work, the group
of IP addresses must be contiguous.

Back 35

supernetting

Front 36

A TCP/IP protocol that provides remote terminal emulation.

Back 36

Telnet

Front 37

The core of the TCP/IP suite. _____ is a
connection-oriented protocol responsible for reformatting data into packets and reliably
delivering those packets.

Back 37

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Front 38

A protocol suite
that supports communication between heterogeneous systems. _______ has become the
standard communications protocol for the Internet.

Back 38

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Front 39

A protocol type responsible for providing reliable communication
sessions between two computers.

Back 39

transport protocol

Front 40

A connectionlessTCP/IP protocol that provides fast
data transport.

Back 40

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)