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Cisco Network Fundamentals

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The elements of communication include a message source - a message destination - and a _________ - or medium to transport the message.
Channel
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Router
The application layer - layer 7

2. A device that moves data between networks?
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Router
Dynamic
3

3. Typical port for SMTP?
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
25
Multiplexing
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

4. The application layer is which layer of the OSI model?
Internet protocol
80
IP addresses
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols

5. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
Service - protocol
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Ipconfig/displaydns
Negative Acknowledgment message

6. 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
Service - protocol
Channel

7. Typical ports for FTP?
Router
20 and 21
Transport - layer 4
GET - POST - PUT

8. Layers of TCP/IP Model
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Channel
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
80

9. Interweaving multiple data streams into one shared communication channel is?
Multiplexing
20 and 21
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Proprietary

10. ACK is what?
SMB
Client/server
Acknowledgment message
A NIC

11. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Acknowledgment message
20 and 21
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

12. Converged Network
Static
Application - presentation and session
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security

13. Typical port for DHCP?
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Proprietary
Application - presentation and session
UDP port 67

14. What layer is the top layer in both the OSI and TCP/IP models?
20 and 21
Channel
The application layer - layer 7
A NIC

15. FTP requires ___(a number)___________ connection(s) between client and server to successfully transfer files. 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
GET - POST - PUT
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols

16. The HELO command does what in SMTP?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
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
Transport - layer 4

17. What DOS command displays all the cached DNS entries on a WinXP/Win2k system?
Proprietary
.com or .net
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Ipconfig/displaydns

18. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
.com or .net
IP addressing - layer 3

19. Dividing data streams into smaller pieces suitable for transmission is called multiplexing - segmentation - encapsulation - or protocol?
Static
Segmentation
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)

20. SMB stands for what?
Server message block - a request/response protocol
IP addressing - layer 3
Dynamic
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer

21. What does MUA stand for?
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Service - protocol
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)

22. End vs Intermediary Device
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
UDP port 67
80

23. Typical port for POP?
The application layer - layer 7
UDP port 110
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Client/server

24. NAK is?
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Negative Acknowledgment message
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

25. HTTP is used to...

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26. Linux uses SAMBA - which is a version of which file transfer protocol?
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
UDP port 110
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

27. Which is associated with layer 4 of the OSI model--IP - TCP - FTP - or TFTP?
Protocol
3
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Internet protocol

28. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
Client/server
Dynamic
A NIC
23

29. Linux/UNIX uses _____________ for sharing resources with Microsoft networks?
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
A NIC
SAMBA
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

30. Which layer is concerned with end to end message delivery?
GET - POST - PUT
Multiplexing
Transport - layer 4
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

31. Which is the best bet for network devices like gateways - switches - servers and printers--dynamic or static addressing?
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
Channel
Static

32. The device that connects another device to the media?
Service - protocol
A NIC
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Application - presentation and session

33. Is ebay P2P or client/server?
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Client/server

34. Give an example of a top level domain
.com or .net
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Negative Acknowledgment message
Dynamic

35. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
Proprietary
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)

36. Is a connection using Telnet
.com or .net
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

37. What two separate processes does the email server operate?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
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)

38. Typical port for DNS?
TCP/UDP port 53
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
GET - POST - PUT

39. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
3
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
IP addresses
UDP port 67

40. What is GET?
A client request for data
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)

41. The TCP/IP application layer consists roughly of which three OSI layers?
IP addressing - layer 3
25
23
Application - presentation and session

42. Which is associated with the network layer? IP address - frames - MAC address or physical addressing?
UDP port 110
A NIC
IP addressing - layer 3
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

43. Typical port for Telnet?
Dynamic
Negative Acknowledgment message
A client request for data
23

44. Mnemonic for OSI layers
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
23

45. What does IP stand for?
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
Physical and MAC
Dynamic
Internet protocol

46. Client and server processes are considered to be in what layer?
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
IP addresses
A NIC

47. 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
Dynamic
Protocol
A client request for data

48. Which is the most popular network service? HTTP - FTP - Telnet or Email?
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Ipconfig/displaydns
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)

49. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
A client request for data
IP addresses
Router
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

50. DHCP enables clients on a network to...
25
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Ipconfig/displaydns
Get IP addresses