2.5 Summarize the properties and purposes of services provided by networked hosts.

Question 1

One of the most popular server types on the internet is the ___. It responds to browser requests sent from the browsers on your computer.

Answer 1

web server

Question 2

HTML and HTML5 protocols are associated with what?

Answer 2

web servers

Question 3

What is the difference between static web pages and dynamic web pages?

Answer 3

static- created previously.

dynamic- created when the client is requesting them.

Question 4

AFP and SMB protocols stand for what and are associated with what?

Answer 4

Apple filing protocol, Server Message Block (windows). They are used by file servers. SMB can be used for print servers.

Question 5

If there are printers on your network, than you probably have ___ that act as a middleman between you and that printing device. They can run inside a PC or or be plugged into the printer.

Answer 5

print servers

Question 6

LPD, and IPP stand for what and are associated with what?

Answer 6

Line Printer Daemon, Internet Printing Protocol. Associated with print servers.

Question 7

If you turned on your computer and you were able to get access to the network without any additional configurations, then you’re probably using DHCP.

Answer 7

DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

Question 8

DHCP protocol does what?

Answer 8

It can automatically configure the IP addressing for your device.

Question 9

If you’re using DNS at home, you’re probably making use of a DNS server at your (1)___. If you’re an organization that has your own internal services, then you probably (2)___.

Answer 9

(1) internet service provider

(2) have your own

Question 10

Some organizations use a ___ for all of their internet communication.

Answer 10

proxy server

Question 11

A ___ is an intermediate server that sits between you and some other third party network and makes requests on your behalf.

Answer 11

proxy server

Question 12

Since a proxy sits in the middle of the communication, it’s a perfect place to perform some security functions such as…

Answer 12

access control, malware scanning, and content filtering

Question 13

We’re used to reading through our email messages on our mobile devices and our computers. And the device that allows us to do that is the ___.

Answer 13

mail server

Question 14

The device that checks credentials is an ___. It’s a centralized repository of all of the credentials, usernames, passwords for your organization.

Answer 14

authentication server

Question 15

Authentication is usually spread across multiple servers. So if one server happens to go down, your system can still authenticate your users. This is known as

Answer 15

redundancy

Question 16

An organization that has mail, authentication, proxy, DHCP, DNS, or web servers then you probably need a ___ device.

Answer 16

SIEM

Question 17

SIEM stands for what, and means?

Answer 17

security information and event management. It allows you to consolidate logs from all servers and network devices into one single database.

Question 18

There’s a standard process for transferring log files to a SIEM, and this standard is called a ___. This means also that you’re going to need to store all of this data over a very long period of time, so you’re probably going to need a lot of storage space.

Answer 18

syslog

Question 19

Some syslog consolidation tools and SIEMs will use WORM drive technology. That stands for Write Once Read Many. And so you’re able to write once onto optical drives, and no one is able to ___ that information later.

Answer 19

change

Question 20

Network administrators need some way to watch for intrusions onto their network. And they do this by using either an ___ or an ___.

Answer 20

IDS/IPS

Question 21

You might see IDS/IPS/SIEM components collapsed into a single device. Also known as a next-generation firewall or a ___ device. This could also be called a web security gateway.

Answer 21

UTM (Unified Threat Management device)

Question 22

With an ___, you can install/update software, driver installations, security patch, or troubleshoot on all of your workstations with just one console.

Answer 22

endpoint management server

Question 23

Most ___ require that you install an agent initially on everyone’s workstation. But once that installation is done, you’re able to manage everyone from this central console.

Answer 23

endpoint management servers

Question 24

___ are systems that are not normal operating systems but they have a connectivity to a network, usually for specific enterprise functions.

Answer 24

embeded systems

Question 25

What are 2 examples of embedded systems?

Answer 25

time card clocks, security systems