NT1210
7/5/2013
CHAPTER 3
KEY TERMS TABLE
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TCP/IP NETWORK – A COMPUTER NETWORK THAT USES THE STANDARDS DEFINED AND REFERENCED BY THE TCP/IP MODEL.
NETWORKING STANDARD – A DOCUMENT THAT DETAILS INFORMATION ABOUT SOME TECHNOLOGY OR PROTOCOL RELATED TO NETWORKING, AND THAT DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PASSED THROUGH A REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS THAT CERTIFIES THE DOCUMENT AS A STANDARD.
TCP/IP MODEL – AN OPEN COLLECTION OF STANDARDS RELATED TO ALL PARTS OF NETWORKING, GROUPED TOGETHER PURPOSEFULLY, SO THAT IF A COMPANY BUILDS A NETWORK USING THESE STANDARDS AND USING PRODUCTS THAT USE THESE STANDARDS, THE DIFFERENT NETWORK COMPONETS WILL WORK TOGETHER CORRECTLY.
OPEN NETWORKING MODEL – A NETWORKING MODEL WHOSE STANDARDS CAN BEEN READ AND USED TO CREATE PRODUCTS WITHOUT PAYMENT TO ANY ONE COMPANY.
OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION MODEL- (OSI) AN OPEN NETWORKING MODEL DEVELOPED BY ISO OVER THE SAME TIME FRAME AS TCP/IP.
ENCODING – THE PROCESS OF TRANSMITTING BITS BY VARYING AN ENERGY SIGNAL OVER TIME TO REPRESENT DIFFERENT BINARY VALUES, WITH A MATCHING DEVICE ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINK DECODING THE ENERGY SIGNAL BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BITS.
HEADER – BYTES OF DATA, DEFINED BY SOME STANDARD OR PROTOCOL, AND ADDED IN FRONT OF THE USER DATA THAT NEEDS TO BE SENT. PROTOCOLS USE HEADERS TO STORE INFORMATION THAT THE PROTOCOL NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER DEVICES.
TRAILER – BYTES OF DATA, DEFINED BY SOME STANDARD OR PROTOCOL, AND ADDED AFTER THE USER DATA THAT NEEDS TO BE SENT. USED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY DATA LINK LAYER PROTOCOLS.
LEASED LINE – A PHYSICAL LINK BETWEEN TWO LOCATIONS, PROVIDED BY A TELCO, THAT ALLOWS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SITES. BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT OWN THE PHYSICAL LINE BETWEEN SITES, BUT RATHER PAYS A MONTHLY FEE FOR THE SERVICE, IT IS CALLED A LEASED SERVICE OR LEASED LINE. ALSO KNOWN AS A DEDICATED CIRCUIT, LEASED CIRCUIT, AND POINT-TO-POINT LINE.
INTERNET PROTOCOL – (IP) THE MAIN TCP/IP NETWORK LAYER