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001-006 Flashcards

1
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is the exchange of data between two devices via a transmission medium

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Data Communications

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2
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Four Fundamental Characteristics of Data Communications

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  1. Delivery
  2. Accuracy
  3. Timeliness
  4. Jitter
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3
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Data Representations

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  1. Text
  2. ASCII
  3. Extended ASCII
  4. UNICODE
  5. ISO
  6. Numbers
  7. Images
  8. Audio
  9. Video
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4
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Direction of Data Flow

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  1. Simplex - one way
  2. Half Duplex - one at a time
  3. Full Duplex - both all the time
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5
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Set of devices connected by communication links

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Network

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6
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When task is divided among computers

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Distributed processing

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7
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Network Criterias

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  1. Performance
  2. Reliability
  3. Security
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8
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Types of Connection

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  1. Point-to-Point
  2. Multipoint
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9
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Physical Topologies

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  1. Mesh
  2. Star
  3. Bus
  4. Ring
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10
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Every device has a dedicated point to point link to every other device

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Mesh topology

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11
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Every device has a dedicated point to point link only to a central controller

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Star topology

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12
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  • is multipoint.
  • One long cable acts as a backbone to link all the devices in a network
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Bus topology

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13
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each device has a dedicated point-to-point connection with only the two devices on either side of it.

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Ring topology

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14
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Categories of Network

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LAN
MAN
WAN

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15
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Early: 4-16 Mbps
Today: 100-1000 Mbps

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LAN

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16
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  • Group of connected communicating devices
  • 2 or more network that can communicate with each other
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Internet

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17
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Set of rules that governs data comms

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Protocols

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18
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It is the structure or format of the data

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Syntax

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19
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It is the meaning of each section of bits

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Semantics

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20
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It is when data should be sent and how fast it should be sent

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Timing

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21
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Data Communication Standards

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de facto
de jure

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22
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Standards that have not been approved but adopted as one

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de facto

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23
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Officially recognized standards

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de jure

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24
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Standards Organizations

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ISO
ITU-T
ANSI
IEEE
EIA

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25
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OSI MODEL LAYERS

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APSTNDP

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26
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It is the adding of headers/data packets

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Encapsulation

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27
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removing of headers/data packets

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Decapsulation

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28
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Provides interface to the network

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Application layer

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29
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Converts codes & reformats data

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Presentation layer

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30
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Layer concerned w/ syntax and semantics of data transmitted

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Presentation layer

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31
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Coordinates interaction between end-to-end application process

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Session layer

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32
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handles reliable delivery of messages

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Transport layer

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33
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Routed Protocols

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IP
AppleTalk
IPX

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34
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Routing Protocols

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Distance Vector
Link State
Hybrid

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35
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Types of Distance Vector Routing protocols

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RIP
IGRP

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36
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Types of Link State Routing protocols

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OSPF
IS-IS

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37
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Types of Hybrid Routing protocols

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EIGRP

38
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Layer responsible for framing, error control, and flow control

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Data Link layer

39
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Layer 2 Devices

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Bridge (software based)
Switch (ASIC based)

40
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Take Note

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Encapsulation

App data:
Data Unit

TCP header + App Data:
Segment

IP header + TCP header + App data:
Packet

Data link + TCP header + App data:
Frame

10010001000100:
Bit stream

41
Q

Provides hardware addressing

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MAC sublayer

42
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Common Methods of MAC

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Contention
- CSMA/CD (IEEE 802.3)
Token Passing
- Token Bus (IEEE 802.4)
- Token Ring (IEEE 802.5)
Polling
- Any LAN (IEEE 802.12)

43
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TCP/IP Layers

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Application layer
Transport layer
Internet layer
Network Interface layer

44
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Application, presentation, and session layer of the OSI Model corresponds to what layer of the TCP/IP Model?

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Application layer

45
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Transport layer of the OSI Model corresponds to what layer of the TCP/IP Model?

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Transport

46
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Network layer of the OSI Model corresponds to what layer of the TCP/IP Model?

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Internet layer

47
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Data link and Physical layer of the OSI Model corresponds to what layer of the TCP/IP Model?

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Network Interface layer

48
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Provides Ip address-to-MAC address name address resolution

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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

49
Q

Enables the workstation to boot without requiring a hard or floppy disk drive.

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Bootstrap Protocol (BootP)

50
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  • Permits a physical address, such as an Ethernet address, to be translated into an Ip address.
  • define in RFC 903
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Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)

51
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It is a connectionless protocol that makes routing path decisions, based on the information it receives from ARP.

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Internet Protocol (IP)

52
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It is the main protocol of TCP/IP protocol

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Internet Protocol (IP)

53
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It provides connection-oriented services and performs segment sequencing and service addressing.

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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

54
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  • It is like TCP but not connection-oriented
  • travels data faster but not reliable
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User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

55
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Used by web browsers and web servers to exchange files through the world wide web and intranets.

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HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

56
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Secures messages being transmitted on the Internet.

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Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

57
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Ensures that messages transferred on the internet are private and tamper proof

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Transport Layer Security (TLS)

58
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Provides a generic method of transferring files

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

59
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  • Lets you transfer files between a host and an FTP server.
  • It provides no authentication and uses UDP instead of TCP
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Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

60
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File transfer protocol that uses Secure Shell

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Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

61
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SSH stands for

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Secure Shell

62
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Is used to route electronic mail through the internetwork.

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

63
Q

Is an email retrieval protocol designed to enable users to access their email from various locations …

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Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

64
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Designed for managing Complex Networks

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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

65
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Acts as a dumb terminal

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Telnet

66
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Allows for secure interactive control of remote systems.

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Secure Shell (SSH)

67
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Enables users on various platforms to seamlessly access files from remote file systems

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Network File System (NFS)

68
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Establishes connection between printing devices and workstations

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Line Printer Daemon (LPD)
or
Line Print Remote (LPR)

69
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Distributed through the internetwork to provide address/name resolution

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Domain Name System (DNS)

70
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Used to communicate time synchronization information between systems on a network

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Network Time Protocol (NTP)

71
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allow searching and updating of a directory service

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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

72
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oversees global IP address allocation

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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

73
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ICANN

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

74
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ICANN Categories of Ports

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Well Known
Registered
Dynamic

75
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Ports
- Assigned for specific protocols and services
- Ranges from 0 to 1023

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Well Known Ports

76
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Port numbers range from 1024 to 49151

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Registered

77
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Port numbers range from 49152 to 65535

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Dynamic

78
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Identifies both the logical host and the logical network addresses

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Ip Address

79
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Identifies which portion of the IP address is the network address

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Subnet Mask

80
Q

Identifies the router to which packets from remote networks are sent

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Default Gateway

81
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Identifies the DNS server that is used to resolve host names to IP addresses

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DNS Server

82
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Identifies the logical name of the local system

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Host name

83
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Identifies the physical Address

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MAC Address

84
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  • Most widely installed local area network technology
  • originally developed by Xerox
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Ethernet

85
Q

Is defined by data link and physical layer

A

Ethernet

86
Q

Used to map data to a particular process running in a computer

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Ports

87
Q

Each host can have ______ ports per IP address

A

65000

88
Q

T568A Standard cable connection

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WG, G, WO, B, WBl, O, WBr, B

89
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T568B Standard cable connection

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WO, O, WG, B, WBl, G, WBr, B

90
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A

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