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1
Q
A data
communications network that serves
users across a broad geographic
area. WANs often use transmission
devices such as modems or
CSUs/DSUs to carry signals over
leased lines or common carrier lines
A

WAN (wide area network)

2
Q
A disaster recovery site
offering most equipment and applications.
Compare to a cold site that
refers to a disaster recovery site with
limited hardware and typically only
a reserved location. A hot site is one
with duplicate hardware and software
and can be operational within
minutes of a disaster.
A

warm site

3
Q
A server that runs an
application and makes the contents
of certain directories on that server, or other servers, available to clients
for download, via a protocol such as
HTTP.
A

web server

4
Q
A
data encryption method used to
protect the transmission between
802.11 wireless clients and access
points. WEP security has come
under scrutiny because it uses an
insufficient key length and provides
no automated method for distributing
the keys.
A

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

5
Q
A voluntary standard that
manufacturers can adhere to, which
aims to create compatibility between
wireless devices. WiFi is an abbreviation
for wireless fidelity.
A

WiFi

6
Q

A NetBIOS name-to-IP
address resolution service that runs
on Windows Server platforms.

A

WINS (Windows Internet Name

Service)

7
Q

A dynamically
built database of NetBIOS names
and IP addresses used by WINS

A

WINS database

8
Q

A tool used to create
networking cables. The type of wire
crimping tool used depends on the
cable being made.

A

wire crimper

9
Q
The band of frequency
used for wireless communications.
Each IEEE wireless standard
specifies the channels that can
be used.
A

wireless channel

10
Q

Networking
that uses any unbound media, such as
infrared, microwave, or radio waves.

A

wireless networking

11
Q
Network documentation
designed to show the
physical wiring of a network. The
wiring schematic can often be used
in the troubleshooting process.
A

wiring schematics

12
Q

A service provider that
specializes in offering users wireless
access to the Internet, often including
hotspot access.

A

WISP (Wireless Internet Service

Provider)

13
Q
A local area
network created using wireless
transmission methods such as radio
or infrared rather than traditional
wired solutions.
A

WLAN (wireless LAN)

14
Q

A client computer on
a network that does not offer any
services of its own but that uses the
services of the servers on the network.

A

workstation

15
Q

A self-replicating program
that can perform destructive acts to
a single computer or across a network,
both wired and wireless.

A

worm

16
Q
on
802.11 wireless LANs. WPA is an
industry-supported standard
designed to address WEP’s security
shortcomings.
A

WPA (WiFi Protected Access)

17
Q

An ITU-T standardized protocol

suite for packet switching networks.

A

X.25

18
Q

All the variations of DSL
available are lumped together under
the label XDSL.

A

XDSL (Extended Digital Subscriber

Line)

19
Q

A set of rules for the encoding of
documents in a machine readable
format.

A

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

20
Q

The passing of DNS
information from one name server
to a secondary name server.

A

zone transfer