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Cisco Network Fundamentals

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1. Is ebay P2P or client/server?
20 and 21
Channel
Client/server
IP addressing - layer 3

2. What is a server daemon?

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3. Which layer is concerned with end to end message delivery?
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Transport - layer 4
TCP/UDP port 53
A NIC

4. The elements of communication include a message source - a message destination - and a _________ - or medium to transport the message.
Channel
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
The application layer - layer 7
IP addressing - layer 3

5. Typical ports for FTP?
TCP/UDP port 53
Ipconfig/displaydns
20 and 21
Acknowledgment message

6. NAK is?
20 and 21
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Negative Acknowledgment message
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain

7. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
Negative Acknowledgment message
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
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
All People Seem To Need Data Processing

8. MX is what?
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
Multiplexing
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
SAMBA

9. What does SMTP stand for?
A NIC
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
.com or .net
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

10. What is GET?
20 and 21
A client request for data
Internet protocol
Ipconfig/displaydns

11. Converged Network
The application layer - layer 7
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Multiplexing

12. What does IP stand for?
Internet protocol
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Multiplexing
IP addresses

13. Typical port for DNS?
TCP/UDP port 53
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Multiplexing
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical

14. The TCP/IP application layer consists roughly of which three OSI layers?
20 and 21
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Application - presentation and session
A client request for data

15. ACK is what?
Ipconfig/displaydns
Acknowledgment message
20 and 21
The application layer - layer 7

16. End vs Intermediary Device
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Protocol
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across 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

17. Typical port for HTTP?
80
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Service - protocol

18. Which OSI layer is associated with IP addressing? 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
3
Proprietary

19. Which is the best bet for network devices like gateways - switches - servers and printers--dynamic or static addressing?
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
Server message block - a request/response protocol
Static
Client/server

20. Mnemonic for OSI layers
GET - POST - PUT
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Multiplexing

21. HTTP is used to...

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22. Typical port for POP?
Client/server
Proprietary
The application layer - layer 7
UDP port 110

23. The application layer is which layer of the OSI model?
Router
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
23

24. Interweaving multiple data streams into one shared communication channel is?
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
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
Multiplexing
Channel

25. The device that connects another device to the media?
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
A NIC
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
IP addresses

26. FTP requires ___(a number)___________ connection(s) between client and server to successfully transfer files. 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
Dynamic
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
The application layer - layer 7
IP addresses

27. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
Service - protocol
Proprietary
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
UDP port 67

28. The HELO command does what in SMTP?
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
A client request for data
Dynamic
Internet protocol

29. DHCP enables clients on a network to...
Get IP addresses
GET - POST - PUT
Router
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client

30. Typical port for DHCP?
Ipconfig/displaydns
Negative Acknowledgment message
UDP port 67
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)

31. Linux/UNIX uses _____________ for sharing resources with Microsoft networks?
SAMBA
Client/server
The application layer - layer 7
The application layer - layer 7

32. What DOS command displays all the cached DNS entries on a WinXP/Win2k system?
Ipconfig/displaydns
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
A NIC
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

33. Dividing data streams into smaller pieces suitable for transmission is called multiplexing - segmentation - encapsulation - or protocol?
Physical and MAC
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Segmentation
The application layer - layer 7

34. A device that moves data between networks?
Router
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
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)
Ipconfig/displaydns

35. What layer is the top layer in both the OSI and TCP/IP models?
80
The application layer - layer 7
UDP port 67
Transport - layer 4

36. Typical port for SMTP?
TCP/UDP port 53
Server message block - a request/response protocol
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
25

37. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
GET - POST - PUT
Static
IP addresses
TCP/UDP port 53

38. The three most common HTTP message types are?
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 110
GET - POST - PUT
TCP/UDP port 53

39. In the client/server model - the device requesting the service is referred to as the ...?
20 and 21
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
TCP/UDP port 53
SAMBA

40. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Server message block - a request/response protocol
25
Service - protocol

41. Typical port for Telnet?
Static
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
23

42. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
Dynamic
Proprietary
Ipconfig/displaydns
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

43. Which is associated with layer 4 of the OSI model--IP - TCP - FTP - or TFTP?
SAMBA
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
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

44. Which term describes a specific set of rules that determine the formatting of messages and the process of encapsulation used to forward data?
Protocol
Application - presentation and session
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Internet protocol

45. What type of addressing is find at the OSI layer 2?
Router
23
Ipconfig/displaydns
Physical and MAC

46. What does MUA stand for?
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Server message block - a request/response protocol

47. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
A client request for data
GET - POST - PUT
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)

48. Layers of TCP/IP Model
23
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Ipconfig/displaydns
Negative Acknowledgment message

49. Which is the most popular network service? HTTP - FTP - Telnet or Email?
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)
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
The application layer - layer 7

50. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
.com or .net
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Client/server