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ITGS Ch. 12 1-65 Terms Flashcards

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A device that reads information from a magnetic strip on the back of a credit card-like access card

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Access Card Reader

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A method to control which computer is allowed to use transmission media at a certain time

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Access Method

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In a network, a type of topology where the nodes participate in moving data through the network

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Active Topology

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A server that acts as a repository for application software

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Application Server

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The process of identifying a computer user, based on a login or username and password; computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network

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Authentication

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A server that keeps track of who’s logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each other

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Authentication Server

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A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between the company’s secure internal network and its firewall

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Bastion Host

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A device that uses some unique characteristic of human biology to identify authorized users

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Biometric Authentication Device

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A device that’s used to send data between different collision domains in a network, depending on where the recipient device is located

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Bridge

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An attempt to access an account by repeatedly trying different passwords

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Brute Force Attack

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A system of networking connections in which all devices are connected in a sequence on a single cable

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Bus (linear bus) Topology

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A characteristic of client/server networks where the server, not the individual user, coordinates data security

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Centralized

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A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting them [clients]

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Client/Server Network (Server-Based Network)

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A server that is maintained by a hosting company and that is connected to networks via the Internet

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Cloud Server

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A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation, metal sheathing, and a plastic jacket; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service

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Coaxial Cable

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A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks, including managing Internet connectivity

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Communications Server

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The method used on Ethernet networks to avoid data collisions; short for CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS WITH COLLISION DETECTION; a node connected to the network uses carrier sense to verify that no other nodes are currently transmitting data signals

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CSMA/CD

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When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the connection media

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Data Collision

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A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in databases

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Database Server

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A characteristic of peer-to-peer networks where the individual user coordinates data security

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Decentralized

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A server used to fulfill one specific function, such as handling e-mail

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Dedicated Server

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Software that facilitates the communication between a device and its operating system or between a network adapter and a server’s operating system and the operating system of the computer in which the adapter is installed

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Device Driver

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The exchange of large amounts of data in a standardized electronic format

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

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A server whose sole function is to process and deliver incoming and outgoing e-mail

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E-mail Server

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An area of an intranet that only certain corporations or individuals can access; the owner decides who will be permitted to access it

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Extranet

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A cable that transmits data at close to the speed of light along glass of plastic fibers

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Fiber-Optic Cable

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A server that stores and manages files for network users or that acts as a storehouse for files that users can download

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File Server

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Groups of data packets that are sent together in a package

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Frame

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A computer system that’s set up to attract unauthorized users by appearing to be a key part of a network or a system that contains something of a great value

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Honey Pot

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Combine multiple topologies into one network

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Hybrid Topology

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Ensuring that information systems contain accurate information and are adequately secured against tampering

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Information Assurance

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A private network set up by a business or an organization that’s used exclusively by a select group of employees, customers, suppliers, volunteers, or supporters

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Intranet

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A special signal sent to network nodes alerting them that a data collision has occured

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Jam Signal

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A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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The physical address, similar to a serial number, of each network adapter

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Media Access Control (MAC) Address

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A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language, or protocol

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Network Adapter

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Involves tasks such as (1) installing new computers and devices, (2) monitoring the network to ensure it’s performing efficiently, (3) updating and installing net software on the network, and (4) configuring, or setting up, proper security for a network

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Network Administrator

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Software that handles requests for information, Internet access, and the use of peripherals for the rest of the network node, providing the services necessary for the computers on the network to communicate

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Network Operating System (NOS)

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The physical or logical arrangement of computers, transmission media (cable), and other network components

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Network Topology

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A networking protocol established by the Institute of Electronical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) that provides guidelines for modern networks

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Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)

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Having an external screening router examine incoming data packets to ensure they originates for or are authorized by valid users on the internal network

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Packet Screening

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In a network, a type of topology where the nodes do nothing to move data along the network

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Passive Topology

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Any object that users carry to identify themselves and that grants them access to a computer system or facility

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Possessed Object

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A software holding area for print jobs; also called print spooler

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Print Queue

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A server that manages all client-requested printing jobs for all printers on a network

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Print Server

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A set of rules for exchanging communications

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Protocol

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A server that acts as a go-between, connecting computers on the internal network with those on the external network (the Internet)

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Proxy Server

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A type of network topology where computers and peripherals are laid out in a configuration resembling a circle

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Ring (Loop) Topology

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A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks

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Router

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A characteristic of client/server networks where more users can be easily added without affecting the performance of other network nodes

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Scalability

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Twisted-pair cable that contains a layer of foil shielded to reduce interference

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Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP) Cable

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The most widely deployed client/server network topology, where the nodes connect to a central communications device called a switch in a pattern resembling a star

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Star Topology

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A device for transmitting data on a network; makes decisions, based on the media access control address of the data, as to where the data is to be sent

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Switch

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A device that absorbs a signal so that it’s not reflected back onto parks of the network that have already received it

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Terminator

55
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A special data packet used to pass data in a ring topology network

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Token

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The access method used by ring networks to avoid data collisions

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Token Method

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The radio waves or the physical system (cable) that transports data on a network

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Transmission Media

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The main technology for achieving a virtual private network; the placement of data packets inside other data packets

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Tunneling

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Cables made of copper wires that are twisted around each other and are surrounded by a plastic jacket (such as traditional home phone wire)

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Twisted-Pair Cable

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A network that uses the public Internet communications infrastructure to build a secure, private network among various locations

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Virtual Private Network (VPN)

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Using specialized software to make individual physical servers behave as though they are more than one physical device

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Virtualization

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A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host web pages (and other information) and to provide requested web pages to clients.

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Web Server

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A network made up of local area networks (LANs) connected over long distances

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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Gives wireless devices a sending and receiving connection point to the network

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Wireless Access Point (WAP)

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A special network adapter card that allows a computing device to connect to a network using wireless access

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Wireless Network Interface Card (wireless NIC)

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