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Cisco Network Fundamentals

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1. Typical port for DHCP?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
UDP port 67

2. Typical port for Telnet?
23
3
UDP port 110
Physical and MAC

3. Mnemonic for OSI layers
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
TCP/UDP port 53
GET - POST - PUT
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

4. Linux uses SAMBA - which is a version of which file transfer protocol?
Application - presentation and session
UDP port 110
SMB
Channel

5. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Service - protocol
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer

6. Typical port for POP?
UDP port 110
Application - presentation and session
Acknowledgment message
3

7. In the client/server model - the device requesting the service is referred to as the ...?
Dynamic
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
A NIC
Channel

8. The device that connects another device to the media?
A NIC
A client request for data
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
IP addresses

9. Typical port for SMTP?
25
UDP port 67
Protocol
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)

10. Converged Network
A client request for data
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
IP addressing - layer 3

11. Which is associated with the network layer? IP address - frames - MAC address or physical addressing?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
IP addressing - layer 3
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Segmentation

12. What DOS command displays all the cached DNS entries on a WinXP/Win2k system?
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
Ipconfig/displaydns
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Segmentation

13. Typical port for HTTP?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Protocol
SAMBA
80

14. What is a peer-to-peer network?
.com or .net
Protocol
Channel
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

15. Which OSI layer is associated with IP addressing? 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
3
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

16. NAK is?
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Negative Acknowledgment message
Segmentation
The application layer - layer 7

17. Which is the most popular network service? HTTP - FTP - Telnet or Email?
Ipconfig/displaydns
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
The application layer - layer 7
GET - POST - PUT

18. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
Physical and MAC
Client/server
Negative Acknowledgment message
Proprietary

19. A device that moves data between networks?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Client/server
Router
Acknowledgment message

20. MX is what?
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Router
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
3

21. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
A NIC
TCP/UDP port 53
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
Service - protocol

22. Layers of TCP/IP Model
23
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

23. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Proprietary
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

24. HTTP is used to...

25. What is a server daemon?

26. The HELO command does what in SMTP?
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
SMB
The application layer - layer 7
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests

27. Interweaving multiple data streams into one shared communication channel is?
Multiplexing
25
Dynamic
TCP/UDP port 53

28. ACK is what?
Acknowledgment message
Segmentation
Application - presentation and session
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client

29. Is ebay P2P or client/server?
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)
Client/server
Negative Acknowledgment message
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

30. What is GET?
Ipconfig/displaydns
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
The application layer - layer 7
A client request for data

31. What type of addressing is find at the OSI layer 2?
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Physical and MAC
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical

32. End vs Intermediary Device
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Acknowledgment message
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network

33. What does IP stand for?
SMB
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Channel
Internet protocol

34. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
IP addresses
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection

35. DHCP enables clients on a network to...
Protocol
Acknowledgment message
Get IP addresses
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain

36. Which is associated with layer 4 of the OSI model--IP - TCP - FTP - or TFTP?
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Static
.com or .net
25

37. The TCP/IP application layer consists roughly of which three OSI layers?
A NIC
Application - presentation and session
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

38. Dividing data streams into smaller pieces suitable for transmission is called multiplexing - segmentation - encapsulation - or protocol?
Segmentation
23
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security

39. Is a connection using Telnet
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
20 and 21
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection

40. What does SMTP stand for?
80
Client/server
SMB
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

41. The application layer is which layer of the OSI model?
.com or .net
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
UDP port 67
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols

42. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
Client/server
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Server message block - a request/response protocol
80

43. Give an example of a top level domain
.com or .net
Segmentation
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)

44. Linux/UNIX uses _____________ for sharing resources with Microsoft networks?
Static
UDP port 110
SAMBA
23

45. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
Internet protocol
Dynamic
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
25

46. What layer is the top layer in both the OSI and TCP/IP models?
The application layer - layer 7
Ipconfig/displaydns
Dynamic
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer

47. 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
SAMBA
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Channel

48. Which layer is concerned with end to end message delivery?
Acknowledgment message
Transport - layer 4
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

49. What two separate processes does the email server operate?
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Channel
20 and 21

50. The elements of communication include a message source - a message destination - and a _________ - or medium to transport the message.
Channel
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)