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40 Cards in this Set
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Methods for imposing controls that allow or deny users access to network resources, usually based on a user's account or a group to which the user belongs
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access controls
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Strings of letters, numbers, or other characters that identify a user's account on a network
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account names
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The directory service environment for Windows Server 2000/2003. This includes enough information about users, groups, organizational units, and other kinds of management domains to represent a complete digital model of the network
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Active Directory
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A specialized network server with the job of providing access to a client/server application and sometimes to the data belonging to that application
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application server
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The collection of circuitry (a single chip on most PCs) that supplies the "brains" for most computers
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central processing unit
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A computer on a network that requests resources or services from another computer
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client
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A model for computing in which some computers (clients) request services and other computers respond (servers) respond to requests for services.
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client/server
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A specialized network server that provides access to resources for users not directly attached to the network or enables network users to access external resources not directly attached to the network
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communication server
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A network server that acts only as a server and is not intended for regular use as a client machine
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dedicated server
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A primary purpose of networking: permitting users to share access to devices of all kinds, including servers and peripherals such as printers or scanners
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device sharing
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A specialized server with the job of responding to requests for specific resources, services, users, groups, and so on. This kind of server is commonly called a domain controller in a Microsoft environment
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directory server
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A uniquely named collection of user accounts and resources that share a common security database
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domain
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A network based on a Windows server operating system with security and access controls residing in a domain controller
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domain model
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A networked application that enables users to send and receive text messages, with or without file attachments
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electronic mail (e-mail)
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A specialized network server that can send and receive faxes via phone lines and direct them to users across a network
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fax server
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The most common type of network server. It provides file storage and retrieval services across the network and handles print jobs for users
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file and print server
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Named collections of user accounts, usually created for a specific purpose.
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groups
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A network in which elements of a server-based network and a peer-to-peer network are in use
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hybrid network
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A network of networks that consists of two or more physical networks. Unlike a WAN, this resides only in a single location
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internetwork
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An in-house TCP/IP-based network for use within a company
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intranet
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A collection of computers and other networked devices that fits within the cope of a single physical network and provides a building block for internetworks and WANs
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local area network (LAN)
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A specialized server that manages the flow of e-mail messages for network users
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mail server
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A type of network that uses WAN technologies to interconnect LANs within a specific geographic region, such as a city.
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metropolitan area network (MAN)
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The person responsible for installing, configuring and maintaining a network, usually a sever based network.
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network administrator
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A service available on the linux operating system that provides a central database for user names and passwords, which controls user access to network resources
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Network Information Service (NIS)
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A term that usually refers to the material that links computers on a network. It can also refer to the type of wireless communications used in a network.
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network medium
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A specialized collection of software that enables a computer to communicate over a network and take advantage of a broad range of networking services.
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network operating system (NOS)
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Sets of rules for communicating across a network. To communicate across a network successfully, computers must share a common _____.
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network protocols
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Any kind of device, information, orservice available across a network. A network resource could be a set of files, an application or a service, or a network-accessible peripheral device.
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network resource
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The centralized database of user, group, and resource information that enables NetWare servers to handle network logins and resource access requests to manage resource information for an entire network
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Novell eDirectory
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Strings of letters, numbers, and other characters intended to be kept private and used to identify a user or to control access to protected resource
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password
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A type of networking in which each computer can be a client to other computers and also act as a server
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peer-to-peer
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Any hardware component on a computer that's not the CPU. In a networking context, it usually refers to some kind of device, such as a printer, that users can share across the network
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peripheral device
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Handheld computers used for personal organization tasks, such as appointments
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personal digital assistants (PDAs)
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The memory cards or chips on a PC that provide working space for the CPU to use when running applications, providing network services, and so on. Where RAM on a server is concerned, more is usually better.
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random access memory (RAM)
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A software component bindled in Windows Server 2000/2003 that combines Remote Access Service (RAS) and Multi-Protocol Routing, in addition to packet filtering, demand dial routing, and support for Open Shortest Path First (OPSF)
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Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS)
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A description of how the client/server relationship works: A request from a client leads to some kind of response from a server.
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request-response
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A compter with the job of responding to requests for services or resources from clients on a network.
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server
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An internetwork that connects multiple sites; a third-party communications provider that carries network traffic from one location to another
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wide area network (WAN)
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A short-range wireless networking technology used to connect a user's handheld or wearable computing devices.
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wireless personal area network (WPAN)
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