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Cisco Network Fundamentals

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1. Which is the best bet for network devices like gateways - switches - servers and printers--dynamic or static addressing?
Static
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols

2. Dividing data streams into smaller pieces suitable for transmission is called multiplexing - segmentation - encapsulation - or protocol?
Segmentation
UDP port 67
SAMBA
Transport - layer 4

3. Is a connection using Telnet
The application layer - layer 7
Get IP addresses
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
3

4. Typical port for DNS?
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Client/server
TCP/UDP port 53
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

5. Give an example of a top level domain
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
.com or .net
Server message block - a request/response protocol
IP addresses

6. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
Service - protocol
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Application - presentation and session
Server message block - a request/response protocol

7. What is GET?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Server message block - a request/response protocol
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)
A client request for data

8. Which layer is concerned with end to end message delivery?
Protocol
Transport - layer 4
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
Get IP addresses

9. MX is what?
UDP port 67
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
Physical and MAC

10. Is ebay P2P or client/server?
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
A client request for data
Client/server

11. The device that connects another device to the media?
A NIC
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Ipconfig/displaydns
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security

12. Converged Network
Get IP addresses
Protocol
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

13. Typical port for DHCP?
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
UDP port 67
Channel

14. Which term describes a specific set of rules that determine the formatting of messages and the process of encapsulation used to forward data?
Protocol
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
A client request for data

15. SMB stands for what?
Server message block - a request/response protocol
Multiplexing
Channel
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

16. What is a peer-to-peer network?
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
The application layer - layer 7
Protocol
Physical and MAC

17. Linux uses SAMBA - which is a version of which file transfer protocol?
Get IP addresses
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMB
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access

18. Which is the most popular network service? HTTP - FTP - Telnet or Email?
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
Transport - layer 4
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
The application layer - layer 7

19. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
Dynamic
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Client/server
SMB

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

21. What two separate processes does the email server operate?
A NIC
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
UDP port 67

22. HTTP is used to...

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23. End vs Intermediary Device
SAMBA
UDP port 110
Dynamic
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network

24. The elements of communication include a message source - a message destination - and a _________ - or medium to transport the message.
TCP/UDP port 53
Server message block - a request/response protocol
Router
Channel

25. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
Proprietary
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
25
20 and 21

26. Which OSI layer is associated with IP addressing? 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
Multiplexing
3
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

27. Typical ports for FTP?
Client/server
Transport - layer 4
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
20 and 21

28. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
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
Proprietary
Multiplexing

29. What DOS command displays all the cached DNS entries on a WinXP/Win2k system?
Ipconfig/displaydns
The application layer - layer 7
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)
A client request for data

30. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Physical and MAC
Proprietary
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain

31. Client and server processes are considered to be in what layer?
Proprietary
UDP port 110
The application layer - layer 7
Acknowledgment message

32. Typical port for POP?
UDP port 110
TCP/UDP port 53
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

33. What does MUA stand for?
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
IP addresses
23
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)

34. Typical port for Telnet?
23
Router
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
The application layer - layer 7

35. A device that moves data between networks?
Transport - layer 4
Static
TCP/UDP port 53
Router

36. NAK is?
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
The application layer - layer 7
Negative Acknowledgment message

37. The HELO command does what in SMTP?
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer

38. What does SMTP stand for?
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Client/server
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
20 and 21

39. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
SMB
IP addresses
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
Negative Acknowledgment message

40. Linux/UNIX uses _____________ for sharing resources with Microsoft networks?
TCP/UDP port 53
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
IP addressing - layer 3
SAMBA

41. What does IP stand for?
Internet protocol
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Static
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)

42. Mnemonic for OSI layers
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Negative Acknowledgment message
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
.com or .net

43. The TCP/IP application layer consists roughly of which three OSI layers?
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
A client request for data
The application layer - layer 7
Application - presentation and session

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

45. 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
IP addressing - layer 3

46. Layers of TCP/IP Model
Negative Acknowledgment message
Get IP addresses
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
The application layer - layer 7

47. The three most common HTTP message types are?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
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)
UDP port 67

48. Typical port for HTTP?
80
TCP/UDP port 53
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

49. Typical port for SMTP?
UDP port 110
A NIC
25
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection

50. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
3
SAMBA