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1. Typical ports for FTP?
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
20 and 21
A client request for data

2. Which is associated with layer 4 of the OSI model--IP - TCP - FTP - or TFTP?
TCP/UDP port 53
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

3. The three most common HTTP message types are?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
GET - POST - PUT
IP addresses

4. MX is what?
Multiplexing
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
The application layer - layer 7
Proprietary

5. In the client/server model - the device requesting the service is referred to as the ...?
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Negative Acknowledgment message
.com or .net
Client/server

6. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
TCP/UDP port 53

7. ACK is what?
Acknowledgment message
SAMBA
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Physical and MAC

8. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
Service - protocol
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Static
A client request for data

9. Is ebay P2P or client/server?
Client/server
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Router
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical

10. Converged Network
A NIC
Get IP addresses
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network

11. Protocols perform what tasks?
Channel
Establish consistent rules for exchanging data - Specifies how data inside the messages are structured and the types of messages that are sent between source and destination - Defines message dialogs (correct response and correct services invoked)
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network

12. What does MUA stand for?
Static
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
GET - POST - PUT
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client

13. Typical port for DNS?
SAMBA
Proprietary
TCP/UDP port 53
The application layer - layer 7

14. Linux uses SAMBA - which is a version of which file transfer protocol?
SMB
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Server message block - a request/response protocol

15. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
80
IP addresses
A client request for data

16. Typical port for Telnet?
Physical and MAC
Router
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
23

17. What two separate processes does the email server operate?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Negative Acknowledgment message
The application layer - layer 7
IP addresses

18. Typical port for HTTP?
Channel
The application layer - layer 7
IP addresses
80

19. Which term describes a specific set of rules that determine the formatting of messages and the process of encapsulation used to forward data?
GET - POST - PUT
23
Protocol
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

20. Mnemonic for OSI layers
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
Get IP addresses
23

21. FTP requires ___(a number)___________ connection(s) between client and server to successfully transfer files. 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Get IP addresses
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
80

22. Layers of TCP/IP Model
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Service - protocol

23. Dividing data streams into smaller pieces suitable for transmission is called multiplexing - segmentation - encapsulation - or protocol?
Segmentation
A client request for data
A NIC
Protocol

24. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
The application layer - layer 7
Do the following to application layer data so that data from source device can be interpreted by the appropriate application on the destination device - Coding and conversion - Compression - Encryption
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security

25. Interweaving multiple data streams into one shared communication channel is?
3
Multiplexing
Router
SAMBA

26. What is a peer-to-peer network?
Multiplexing
Physical and MAC
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
The application layer - layer 7

27. The TCP/IP application layer consists roughly of which three OSI layers?
Application - presentation and session
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Dynamic
Protocol

28. The HELO command does what in SMTP?
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Channel
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Protocol

29. What is GET?
IP addresses
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
A client request for data

30. The device that connects another device to the media?
A NIC
Get IP addresses
Acknowledgment message
Dynamic

31. SMB stands for what?
Server message block - a request/response protocol
A NIC
Get IP addresses
The application layer - layer 7

32. A device that moves data between networks?
A NIC
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
Router
Acknowledgment message

33. What does SMTP stand for?
The application layer - layer 7
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
UDP port 67
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols

34. Is a connection using Telnet
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Internet protocol

35. Typical port for DHCP?
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
The application layer - layer 7
UDP port 67
Negative Acknowledgment message

36. Typical port for POP?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
GET - POST - PUT
UDP port 110
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain

37. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
Ipconfig/displaydns
Client/server
Proprietary
20 and 21

38. NAK is?
25
Protocol
Negative Acknowledgment message
GET - POST - PUT

39. The application layer is which layer of the OSI model?
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
20 and 21
.com or .net
A client request for data

40. What type of addressing is find at the OSI layer 2?
A client request for data
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
UDP port 110
Physical and MAC

41. Which is associated with the network layer? IP address - frames - MAC address or physical addressing?
IP addressing - layer 3
Channel
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
The application layer - layer 7

42. The elements of communication include a message source - a message destination - and a _________ - or medium to transport the message.
Establish consistent rules for exchanging data - Specifies how data inside the messages are structured and the types of messages that are sent between source and destination - Defines message dialogs (correct response and correct services invoked)
Channel
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network

43. Which is the best bet for network devices like gateways - switches - servers and printers--dynamic or static addressing?
Static
GET - POST - PUT
A NIC
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client

44. Which layer is concerned with end to end message delivery?
23
IP addressing - layer 3
Transport - layer 4
Negative Acknowledgment message

45. End vs Intermediary Device
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
SMB
Do the following to application layer data so that data from source device can be interpreted by the appropriate application on the destination device - Coding and conversion - Compression - Encryption

46. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Do the following to application layer data so that data from source device can be interpreted by the appropriate application on the destination device - Coding and conversion - Compression - Encryption
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
20 and 21

47. HTTP is used to...

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48. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
Segmentation
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Dynamic
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

49. What does IP stand for?
.com or .net
Transport - layer 4
Internet protocol
IP addressing - layer 3

50. DHCP enables clients on a network to...
Get IP addresses
Establish consistent rules for exchanging data - Specifies how data inside the messages are structured and the types of messages that are sent between source and destination - Defines message dialogs (correct response and correct services invoked)
Physical and MAC
Transport - layer 4