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Cisco Network Fundamentals

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1. Typical port for POP?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
UDP port 110
Proprietary
Physical and MAC

2. End vs Intermediary Device
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
IP addresses

3. Three functions performed by Presentation Layer
Physical and MAC
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
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
UDP port 110

4. The device that connects another device to the media?
A NIC
GET - POST - PUT
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
SAMBA

5. Which is associated with the network layer? IP address - frames - MAC address or physical addressing?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
IP addressing - layer 3
IP addresses
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network

6. Converged Network
23
Router
UDP port 110
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network

7. Typical port for DHCP?
UDP port 67
Identifies the SMTP client process to the SMTP server process. (Newer version is EHLO)
A client request for data
Router

8. Which is the most popular network service? HTTP - FTP - Telnet or Email?
UDP port 67
Email. (Note: HTTP is technically a protocol - so that is incorrect)
25
A client request for data

9. Typical port for DNS?
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
TCP/UDP port 53
End device is a data producer/consumer - e.g. client/server - Intemediary device Provides connectivity and ensures data flows across network
Channel

10. What is GET?
A client request for data
Router
Proprietary
UDP port 110

11. FTP requires ___(a number)___________ connection(s) between client and server to successfully transfer files. 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Acknowledgment message

12. A ___________ provides the function for doing something - whereas a ___________ provides the rules the service uses
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Service - protocol
UDP port 67
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain

13. The three most common HTTP message types are?
Transport - layer 4
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
GET - POST - PUT
Acknowledgment message

14. DHCP enables clients on a network to...
Router
IP addressing - layer 3
Get IP addresses
All People Seem To Need Data Processing

15. What is a server daemon?

16. The elements of communication include a message source - a message destination - and a _________ - or medium to transport the message.
Channel
Application - presentation and session
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
25

17. Linux/UNIX uses _____________ for sharing resources with Microsoft networks?
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
SAMBA
Client/server
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.

18. 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)
UDP port 67
GET - POST - PUT
Router

19. Typical port for Telnet?
23
Segmentation
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
SAMBA

20. Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Internet protocol
GET - POST - PUT
SMB
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security

21. Which is associated with layer 4 of the OSI model--IP - TCP - FTP - or TFTP?
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Client/server
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Transport - layer 4

22. Interweaving multiple data streams into one shared communication channel is?
Multiplexing
Ipconfig/displaydns
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
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)

23. What does MUA stand for?
Mail User Agent (i.e. - Thunderbird)
Ipconfig/displaydns
Multiplexing
All People Seem To Need Data Processing

24. Dividing data streams into smaller pieces suitable for transmission is called multiplexing - segmentation - encapsulation - or protocol?
3
SMB
Ipconfig/displaydns
Segmentation

25. What does IP stand for?
20 and 21
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
SAMBA
Internet protocol

26. Client and server processes are considered to be in what layer?
The application layer - layer 7
A client request for data
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

27. Typical port for HTTP?
Multiplexing
SAMBA
The application layer - layer 7
80

28. The TCP/IP application layer consists roughly of which three OSI layers?
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
All People Seem To Need Data Processing
Application - presentation and session
Protocol

29. Is ebay P2P or client/server?
Proprietary
Client/server
.com or .net
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer

30. Layers of TCP/IP Model
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
Server message block - a request/response protocol
Negative Acknowledgment message

31. Is a connection using Telnet
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
Get 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
Static

32. A limited-use protocol owned by a company is?
Proprietary
2. FTP requires one for commands and replies and one for actual file transfer
Transfer files that make WWW - Don't be fooled; DNS is for resolving names to IP addresses
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

33. A device that moves data between networks?
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Router
Client/server
Acknowledgment message

34. Generally - which is best for end-user devices? Dynamic (DHCP) addressing or static?
Dynamic
Server message block - a request/response protocol
A client request for data
SAMBA

35. The application layer is which layer of the OSI model?
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

36. What is the correct OSI top down layer order?
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. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Datalink - Physical
Physical and MAC

37. Mnemonic for OSI layers
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
Service - protocol
A service or process that runs in the background to 'listen' to client requests
All People Seem To Need Data Processing

38. What is a peer-to-peer network?
Router
Two or more computers connected through a network to share resources without a dedicated server involved.
Mail exchange record; maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
Service - protocol

39. Typical ports for FTP?
Multiplexing
25
Dynamic
20 and 21

40. Linux uses SAMBA - which is a version of which file transfer protocol?
SMB
Proprietary
Physical and MAC
A client request for data

41. Typical port for SMTP?
Acknowledgment message
23
25
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access

42. What does SMTP stand for?
Channel
GET - POST - PUT
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
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

43. In the client/server model - the device requesting the service is referred to as the ...?
Client. Even though a device can be both - the device requesting is defined as client
IP addressing - layer 3
Fault tolerance - Scalability - Quality of Service - Security
Get IP addresses

44. What layer is the top layer in both the OSI and TCP/IP models?
The application layer - layer 7
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols
A network that can carry voice - video - and data over the same network
Client/server

45. DNS is used to resolve internet names to ________________? (Hint: plural)
IP addresses
Multiplexing
Client/server
25

46. Which OSI layer is associated with IP addressing? 1 - 2 - 3 or 4?
The application layer - layer 7
Virtual terminal session. A connection using Telnet is called a VTY session/connection
3
Protocol

47. HTTP is used to...

48. What two separate processes does the email server operate?
TCP/UDP port 53
Protocol
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MDA (Mail Delivery Agent)
Layer 7 is the application layer and all its components: applications - services and protocols

49. SMB stands for what?
Router
SAMBA
Proprietary
Server message block - a request/response protocol

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