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Cisco Network Fundamentals

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1. Is ebay P2P or client/server?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
20 and 21
Client/server
GET - POST - PUT

2. Give an example of a top level domain
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Protocol
.com or .net
3

3. What is a server daemon?

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4. Linux/UNIX uses _____________ for sharing resources with Microsoft networks?
SAMBA
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection

5. End vs Intermediary Device
Router
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
Internet protocol
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses

6. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
Dynamic
25
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

7. What two separate processes does the email server operate?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Service - protocol
GET - POST - PUT

8. The HELO command does what in SMTP?
Server message block - a request/response protocol
IP addresses
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
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

9. The elements of communication include a message source - a message destination - and a _________ - or medium to transport the message.
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Channel
Client/server
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

10. The device that connects another device to the media?
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Proprietary
A NIC
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

11. SMB stands for what?
Ipconfig/displaydns
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)
Get IP addresses
Server message block - a request/response protocol

12. Typical port for Telnet?
20 and 21
Service - protocol
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
23

13. Interweaving multiple data streams into one shared communication channel is?
Multiplexing
Internet protocol
SMB
UDP port 67

14. What layer is the top layer in both the OSI and TCP/IP models?
23
The application layer - layer 7
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Dynamic

15. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
Static
IP addresses
Segmentation
A client request for data

16. MX is what?
23
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Internet protocol

17. What is GET?
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
3
80
A client request for data

18. Which is the most popular network service? HTTP - FTP - Telnet or Email?
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Get IP addresses

19. In the client/server model - the device requesting the service is referred to as the ...?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Transport - layer 4
IP addresses

20. Which term describes a specific set of rules that determine the formatting of messages and the process of encapsulation used to forward data?
SAMBA
Application - presentation and session
Protocol
Channel

21. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
Proprietary
Segmentation
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Get IP addresses

22. ACK is what?
25
Ipconfig/displaydns
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Acknowledgment message

23. HTTP is used to...

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24. Typical port for DHCP?
SAMBA
UDP port 67
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)

25. Dividing data streams into smaller pieces suitable for transmission is called multiplexing - segmentation - encapsulation - or protocol?
UDP port 110
Acknowledgment message
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Segmentation

26. Is a connection using Telnet
SAMBA
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
GET - POST - PUT

27. Which is associated with the network layer? IP address - frames - MAC address or physical addressing?
IP addressing - layer 3
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
3

28. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Get IP addresses
Multiplexing

29. Linux uses SAMBA - which is a version of which file transfer protocol?
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
SMB
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

30. Typical port for DNS?
Segmentation
TCP/UDP port 53
3
Dynamic

31. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Acknowledgment message
80
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Static

32. Mnemonic for OSI layers
Ipconfig/displaydns
SMB
A NIC
All People Seem To Need Data Processing

33. Layers of TCP/IP Model
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
IP addressing - layer 3
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

34. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
Static
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
TCP/UDP port 53
Dynamic

35. Typical port for HTTP?
Negative Acknowledgment message
23
80
SAMBA

36. What DOS command displays all the cached DNS entries on a WinXP/Win2k system?
Ipconfig/displaydns
GET - POST - PUT
Transport - layer 4
SAMBA

37. Protocols perform what tasks?
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
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
Segmentation

38. NAK is?
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Client/server
Negative Acknowledgment message
Router

39. FTP requires ___(a number)___________ connection(s) between client and server to successfully transfer files. 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
Proprietary
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
TCP/UDP port 53

40. DHCP enables clients on a network to...
The application layer - layer 7
Get IP addresses
IP addresses
SMB

41. Typical port for SMTP?
SMB
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
25
TCP/UDP port 53

42. What does IP stand for?
23
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
20 and 21
Internet protocol

43. What type of addressing is find at the OSI layer 2?
UDP port 110
A NIC
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Physical and MAC

44. What does MUA stand for?
Segmentation
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Application - presentation and session

45. Which is associated with layer 4 of the OSI model--IP - TCP - FTP - or TFTP?
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

46. Which is the best bet for network devices like gateways - switches - servers and printers--dynamic or static addressing?
UDP port 110
Static
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)

47. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
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)
Service - protocol

48. Typical ports for FTP?
.com or .net
3
20 and 21
Internet protocol

49. Client and server processes are considered to be in what layer?
The application layer - layer 7
3
20 and 21
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access

50. The three most common HTTP message types are?
Protocol
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
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
GET - POST - PUT