NET140 chp3 set1

Front

A network connection made by a node or host on a network.

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Interface

Front

One of 4 bytes that are separated by periods and together make up an IPv4 address.

Back

Octets

Front

A host name plus domain that uniquely identifies a computer or location on a network.

Back

FQDN (fully qualified domain name)

Front

The last two parts of an FQDN, such as mycompany.com. Usually, a domain name is associated with company’s name and its type of organization, such as a school or nonprofit organization.

Back

Domain name

Front

The first part of an FQDN, such as www or ftp, which identifies the individual computer on the network.

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Host name

Front

A 24-bit character sequence assigned by IEEE that appears at the beginning of a network interface’s physical address and identifies the NIC’s manufacturer.

Back

OUI (organizationally unique identifier)

Front

A unique set of characters assigned to each NIC by its manufacturer. Also called extension identifier.

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Device ID

Front

A database configured manually or dynamically that in some cases stores a mapping of MAC addresses to switch to ports and in other cases stores MAC addresses allowed on a network.

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MAC address table

Front

An IP address that is manually assigned to a device and remains constant until it is manually changed.

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Static IP address

Front

An IP address that is assigned to a device upon request and may change when the DHCP lease expires or is terminated.

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Dynamic IP address