Switch and End Devices
You would use this command to verify connectivity between devices
ping
The process of increasing the size of the network without decreasing availability or speed
Scalibility
The name of a device in a network that is the source or destination
End device
SOHO (Small Office Home Office)
Setting this will change the name of the device
Host name
A layer 2 device that does not require an ip address to function
Switch
Also known as redundancy, the process of creating alternative paths in case of failure
Fault Tolerance
An address given to devices on a network
IP Address
Network that is in a smaller geographically area
LAN (Local area network)
You would set this to encrypt all passwords on a device
service password-encryption
Computers, network printers, VOIP Phones, Security Cameras, Smart Phones
End Devices
Ensuring priority to traffic no matter how congested the network becomes
QoS (Quality of Service)
Wifi, copper, or fiber cabling is called this
Network Media
Network that is a larger geographical location
WAN (Wide area network)
You would set this to create a login message
Banner MOTD
A server that will automatically assign IP addresses
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
The process of keeping your network online and functional
Reliability
A type of network where the users could be both the client or the server
peer to peer
A private LAN that belongs to an organization
Intranet
You would set this to prevent console access
Line console password
The address used to determine network boundaries
Provides confidentiality, integrity and availability to a network
Security
Another term for a networking device used to connect devices on a network
Intermediary devices
Network of networks
The Internet
You would use this to save the configuration to the NVRAM
copy run start