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Cisco Network Fundamentals

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1. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Segmentation
Negative Acknowledgment message
Service - protocol

2. What layer is the top layer in both the OSI and TCP/IP models?
Segmentation
The application layer - layer 7
Protocol
Channel

3. Which is the most popular network service? HTTP - FTP - Telnet or Email?
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Physical and MAC
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)

4. The three most common HTTP message types are?
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
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
80
GET - POST - PUT

5. Protocols perform what tasks?
Internet protocol
A NIC
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

6. In the client/server model - the device requesting the service is referred to as the ...?
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Ipconfig/displaydns

7. What does IP stand for?
Negative Acknowledgment message
Internet protocol
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses

8. Which OSI layer is associated with IP addressing? 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
A client request for data
Router
3
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)

9. A device that moves data between networks?
Protocol
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
IP addressing - layer 3
Router

10. What is a server daemon?

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11. Linux/UNIX uses _____________ for sharing resources with Microsoft networks?
IP addressing - layer 3
Channel
SAMBA
TCP/UDP port 53

12. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Physical and MAC
Client/server
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

13. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
Service - protocol
Proprietary
IP addressing - layer 3
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access

14. Typical port for DNS?
Client/server
Transport - layer 4
TCP/UDP port 53
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network

15. The HELO command does what in SMTP?
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Segmentation
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

16. MX is what?
A client request for data
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
23
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain

17. Give an example of a top level domain
3
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
.com or .net

18. The TCP/IP application layer consists roughly of which three OSI layers?
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
Application - presentation and session
23
20 and 21

19. Which term describes a specific set of rules that determine the formatting of messages and the process of encapsulation used to forward data?
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Physical and MAC
Multiplexing
Protocol

20. Which is associated with layer 4 of the OSI model--IP - TCP - FTP - or TFTP?
Dynamic
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
UDP port 67
25

21. Mnemonic for OSI layers
80
25
UDP port 67
All People Seem To Need Data Processing

22. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
Negative Acknowledgment message
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
TCP/UDP port 53

23. What does MUA stand for?
.com or .net
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)

24. Layers of TCP/IP Model
25
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
IP addressing - layer 3
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

25. Typical port for HTTP?
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Static
80
A client request for data

26. What type of addressing is find at the OSI layer 2?
3
Negative Acknowledgment message
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Physical and MAC

27. What does SMTP stand for?
Acknowledgment message
Static
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Proprietary

28. Typical port for Telnet?
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
23
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
3

29. Client and server processes are considered to be in what layer?
The application layer - layer 7
Application - presentation and session
.com or .net
Transport - layer 4

30. The application layer is which layer of the OSI model?
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
3
Server message block - a request/response protocol
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols

31. ACK is what?
Dynamic
TCP/UDP port 53
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Acknowledgment message

32. Is a connection using Telnet
Channel
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection

33. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Client/server
Service - protocol
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
UDP port 67

34. What is GET?
TCP/UDP port 53
Server message block - a request/response protocol
UDP port 67
A client request for data

35. Typical port for SMTP?
GET - POST - PUT
25
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Protocol

36. FTP requires ___(a number)___________ connection(s) between client and server to successfully transfer files. 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Static

37. What DOS command displays all the cached DNS entries on a WinXP/Win2k system?
SAMBA
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Ipconfig/displaydns
Protocol

38. End vs Intermediary Device
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
A client request for data
Protocol

39. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
Internet protocol
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Proprietary
IP addresses

40. Typical port for DHCP?
UDP port 67
20 and 21
A client request for data
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

41. Linux uses SAMBA - which is a version of which file transfer protocol?
SMB
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
SAMBA
Ipconfig/displaydns

42. HTTP is used to...

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43. Typical port for POP?
80
Get IP addresses
25
UDP port 110

44. Typical ports for FTP?
20 and 21
Transport - layer 4
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
IP addressing - layer 3

45. Interweaving multiple data streams into one shared communication channel is?
Acknowledgment message
UDP port 110
Multiplexing
Internet protocol

46. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
The application layer - layer 7
IP addresses
Dynamic
Protocol

47. NAK is?
23
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Negative Acknowledgment message
Static

48. Which is the best bet for network devices like gateways - switches - servers and printers--dynamic or static addressing?
UDP port 110
Transport - layer 4
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Static

49. Converged Network
Get IP addresses
SMB
Client/server
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network

50. Which layer is concerned with end to end message delivery?
Transport - layer 4
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)
Dynamic
All People Seem To Need Data Processing