2.4 - Networking Services

Question 1

What does DNS stand for?

Answer 1

Distributed Naming System.

Question 2

What does a file server do?

Answer 2

Stores files. Allows you to access them from on the network.

Question 3

What is Mac OS’s standard file management system?

Answer 3

Apple Filing Protocol.

Question 4

What is a print server?

Answer 4

Software/hardware that allows us to connect the printer to the network.

Question 5

What is a mail server?

Answer 5

Server responsible for sending and receiving mail.

Question 6

What is syslog?

Answer 6

A common standard that aggregates logs across multiple devices.

Question 7

What is a SIEM?

Answer 7

A security, information, and event manager that we use to collect log files.

Question 8

What is a server?

Answer 8

Servers that are responsible for responding to browser requests. These use HTTP, HTTPS and build out browser pages using HTML or another standard language.

Question 9

What is an authentication server?

Answer 9

A server that centralizes usernames and passwords across services. Usually very important, and many orgs have redundant services.