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| Wide Area Network- Internet |
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| Metro Area Network- Building to Building |
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| Personal Area Network- Bluetooth |
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| Storage Area Netowork- Files saved on the SAN keeps the info in case of a computer crash. |
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| Backup Area Network- backs up the Storage area network. |
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| Integrated Services Digital Access- Dial-up fully digital |
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| Wireless- Used for LAN but can be used for WAN |
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| Voice over IP- Voice translated to data and sent across network |
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| Internet Service Provider |
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| What does TCP/IP stand for? |
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| Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol |
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| What is IPX/SPX used for? |
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| Good peer to peer LAN cant be used for WAN. |
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| Good peer to peer LAN cant be used for WAN. |
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| Dynamic Host Config Protocol- Hands out IP addresses |
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| What does a DNS server do? |
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| Looks up names and translates them to IP addresses |
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| How is DNS and DHCP different? |
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DNS- Translates names into IPs
DHCP- Gives computer an IP address |
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| Protocols developed by Apple for use in Macs, it has been replaced by TCP/IP networking. |
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| What is a default gateway? |
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| Optional parameter needed to get off of LAN- its also a node on a network that serves as an access point to another network. |
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| Windows Internet Name SErvice- Microsofts version of NetBIOS name server. |
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| Simple mail transfer protocol- sends mail |
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| Internet Message Access Protocol- allows local client to access e-mail on a remote server. |
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| Post Office Protocol- Retrieves mail from a remote server. |
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| remote procedure call-(mail in outlook) |
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| Hypertext markup language- Language web pages are written in |
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| Hypertext transfer protocol- used to request/send html web pages |
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| HTTP Secure- Encrypted data |
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| Secure Sockets Layer- used to encrypt HTTPS web pages. |
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| Command line shell over network- unencrypted |
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| Secure Shell- command line shell over network- encrypted |
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| File transfer protocol- transfers files over any TCP/IP based network. |
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| What are SIX tolls used to check network connections? |
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IPCONFIG
PING
PATHPING
TRACERT
NSLOOKUP
CABLE TESTER |
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| tells your computer what devices are on your Local and Remote Network |
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