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13. Network Configurations Flashcards

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What configuration layer is responsible for putting frames in the physical network’s transmission media, and whose data can only travel through the local area network?

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Link/Network Interface Layer

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What configuration layer is used to address packets and route them across the network?

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Internet Layer

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What configuration layer shows how to send packets, and what are its two protocols?

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Transport Layer | Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

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What network configuration layer contains all the protocols that perform higher-level functions?

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Application Layer

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What are the possible 1st Octet Values of a Class A IPv4 address, and how many Class A hosts can there be?

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1~127 | 16.7 million (256^3)

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What are the possible 1st Octet Values of a Class B IPv4 address, and how many Class B hosts can there be?

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128~191 | 65,536 (256^2)

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What are the possible 1st Octet Values of a Class C IPv4 address, and how many Class C hosts can there be?

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192~223 | 256

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What are the possible 1st Octet Values of a Class D IPv4 address?

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224~239

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What are the possible 1st Octet Values of a Class E IPv4 address, and how many Class E hosts can there be?

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240~255 | 268 million (reserved)

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What refers to a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network?

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Multicast Address

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What refers to a default subnet mask for a given class of IP addresses?

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Classful Mask

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What allows for borrowing some of the host bits and reassigning them to the network portion?

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Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)

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What are the CIDR notations for Class A, B, and C IP addresseS?

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/8 | /16 | /24

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What three 1st Octet Values are included among private IP ranges?

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10 | 172 | 192

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What allows for routing private IPs through a public IP?

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Network Address Translation (NAT)

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What are the NAT starting values for Class A, B, and C IP addresses?

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10 | 172.16~172.31 |192.168

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What is the Loopback Address often used for and what are its Octet Values?

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Troubleshooting and testing a system’s network protocols | 127.0.0.1

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What is used when a device does notm have a static IP or cannot reach a DHCP server, allows for quick configuration of a LAN without the need for a DHCP server, and whose assigned devices cannot communicate outside the LAN or with non-assigned devices?

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Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

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What are the possible APIPA Octet Values, and what does the acronym DORA stand for?

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169.254.0~255.0~255 | Discover Offer Request Acknowledge

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What IPv4 assignment method involves manually typing the IP addresses for the host, its subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server?

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Static assignment

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What converts the domain names used by a website to the IP address of its server, and is like the internet version of a phonebook?

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Domain Name System (DNS)

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What identifies NetBIOS systems on a TCP/IP network and converts their names to IP addresses?

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Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

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What dynamically assigns IP addresses and allows a workstation to load a copy of a boot image to a network?

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Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)

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What assigns an IP based on an assignable scope or addresses and provides the ability to configure other options, eliminates configuration errors, and is a modern version of BOOTP?

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Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)

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What range of IPs is leased by DHCP for a period of time and return to the pool when their leases expire?

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192.168.1.100~200

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What is a new technology with the same features as APIPA, assigns an IPv4 link-local address to a client, and resolves computer names to IP addresses without the need for DNS by using multicast DNS (mDNS)?

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Zero Configuration (ZeroConf)

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What ZeroConf service discoveries are performed on Windows and Linux networks, respectively?

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Windows = Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) | Linux = SystemD

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How many IPs are available for DHCP to lease?

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254

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What is a domain name under a top-level provider?

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Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)

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30
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What is the DNS sequence of identification?

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Root (answers requests in the root zone) > Top-level Domain (ex: .com, .net) > Second-level Domain (xyz.com) > Subdomain (mail.xyz.com) > Host (refers to a specific machine.server)

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What contains the FQDN with the method of accessing information?

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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Which DNS record has the description “Address” and the function “Links a hostname to an IPv4 address”?

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A

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Which DNS record has the description “Address” and the function “Links a hostname to an IPv6 address”?

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AAAA

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Which DNS record has the description “Canonical Name” and the function “Points a domain to another domain or subdomain”?

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CNAME

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Which DNS record has the description “Mail Exchange” and the function “Directs emails to a mail server”?

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MX

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Which DNS record has the description “Text” and the function “Adds text to the DNS”?

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TXT

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Which DNS record has the description “Nameserver” and the function “Indicates which DNS nameserver has the authority”?

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NS

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38
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CNAME records can only be used to point to another domain or subdomain, and not to what?

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An IP address

39
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What is a DNS record that identifies the host authorized to send mail for the domain?

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Sender Policy Framework (SPF)

40
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What provides the cryptographic authentication mechanism for mail using a public key published as a DNS record?

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DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)

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What is a framework used for proper application of SFP and DKIM, utilizing a policy that’s published as a DNS record?

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Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC)

42
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What type of DNS server stores all the DNS records for a given domain?

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Nameserver

43
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What allows cloud instances on the same network access each other using internal DNS names?

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Internal DNS

44
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What refers to records created around the domain names from a central authority and used on the public internet?

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External DNS

45
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What tells the DNS resolver how long to cache a query before requesting a new one?

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Time to Live (TTL)

46
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What makes a local copy of every DNS entry it resolves as connected to websites?

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DNS Resolver / DNS Cache

47
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What refers to when a DNS server communicates with several other DNS servers to hunt down the IP address and return it to the client?

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Recursive Lookup

48
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What refers to when each DNS server responds directly to the client with an IP address for another DNS server that may have the correct IP address?

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Iterative Lookup

49
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What allows different logical networks to share the same physical hardware and provides added security & efficiency?

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Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

50
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What refers to when multiple VLANs are transmitted over the same physical cable?

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VLAN Trunking (802.1q)

51
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What are the two types of 4-byte identifiers for VLAN?

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Tag Protocol Identifier (TPI) | Tag Control Identifier (TCI)

52
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Which VLAN is left untagged?

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The Native VLAN

53
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What extends a private network across a public network and enables sending & receiving data across shared or public networks?

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Virtual Private Network (VPN)

54
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What routes & encrypts all network requests through the VPN connection back to the headquarters?

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Full Tunnel VPN

55
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What routes & encrypts only the traffic bound for the headquarters over the VPN, and sends the rest of the traffic to the regular internet?

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Split Tunnel VPN

56
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What creates a secure remote-access VPN tunnel using a web browser without requiring a software or hardware client?

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Clientless VPN

57
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What provides cryptography and reliability using the upper layers (5, 6, and 7) of the OSI model?

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Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

58
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What provides secure web browsing over HTTPS?

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Transport Layer Security (TLS)

59
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How many addresses does IPv4 support?

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4.2 billion (2^32)

60
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How many addresses does IPv^ support?

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340 undecillion (2^128)

61
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What are five concepts from the experimental IPv5 have been incorporated into IPv6?

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Larger address space | No broadcasts | No fragmentation | Can coexist with IPv4 | Simplified header

62
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What refers to simultaneously running both the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols on the same network devices?

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Dual Stack

63
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What allows an existing IPv4 router to carry IPv6 traffic?

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Tunneling

64
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Which type of IPv6 unicast address functions like IPv4’s unicast cass A, B, C addresses, and begins with 2000~3999?

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Globally routed

65
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Which type of IPv6 unicast address is used like a private IP in IPv4 that can only be used on the LAN, and begins with FE80?

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Link-Local / Local Use

66
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What eliminates the need to obtain addresses or other configuration information from a central server?

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Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)

67
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What is used to identify a set of interfaces, and begins with FF?

A

Multicast address

68
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What is used to identify a set of interfaces to that a packet can be sent to any member of a set?

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Anycast address

69
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What allows a host to assign itself a unique 64-but IPv6 interface identifier called an EU-64?

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Extended Unique Identifier (EUI)

70
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What is used to determine the Layer 2 addresses on a given network?

A

Neighbor Discover Protocol (NDP)

71
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What range of numbers can Ports exist on?

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0~65,535

72
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Which Ports are considered well-known and are assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

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0~1023

73
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Which Ports are considered registered and are usually assigned to proprietary protocols?

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1024~49151

74
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Which Ports can be used by any application without being registered with IANA?

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49,152~65,535

75
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Which Ports are used for File Transfer Protocol (FTP), which provides insecure file transfers?

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20, 21

76
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Which Port is used by Secure Shell (SSH), which provides secure remote control of another machine using a text-based environment?

A

22

77
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Which Port is used by Telnet, which provides insecure remote control of another machine using a text-based environment?

A

23

78
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Which Port is used by Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), which provides the ability to send emails over the network?

A

25

79
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Which Port is used by Domain Name Service (DNS), which converts domain names to IP addresses, and IP address
to domain names?

A

53

80
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Which Ports are used by Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), which automatically provides network parameters such as assigned IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and
the DNS server

A

67, 68

81
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Which Port is used by Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which is used for insecure web browsing?

A

80

82
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Which Port is used by Post Office Protocol Version Three (POP3), which is used for receiving incoming emails?

A

110

83
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Which Port is used by Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS), which is used for file or printer sharing in a Windows network?

A

137, 139

84
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Which Port is used by Internet Mail Application Protocol (IMAP), which is a newer version of retrieving incoming emails and improves upon POP3?

A

143

85
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Which Port is used by Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which is used to collect data about network devices and monitor their status?

A

161, 162

86
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Which Port is used by Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), which is used to provide directory services to your network?

A

389

87
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Which Port is used by HTTPS?

A

443

88
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Which Port is used by Server Message Block (SMB), which is used for Widnows file and printer sharing services?

A

445

89
Q

Which Port is used by Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which provides remote GUI control of another client or server?

A

3389

90
Q

What is a connection-oriented protocol and a reliable way to transport segments across a network?

A

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

91
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What is a connectionless protocol that transmits segments called data grams?

A

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

92
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What are three examples of TCP?

A

SSH, HTTP, HTTPS

93
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What are four examples of UDP?

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Audio, video streaming, DHCP, and TFTP

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