Business data networks and security Flashcards
Who funded the ARPANET?
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
What year for ARPA created?
1958
What organization spawned the Network Working Group?
members of ARPANET
What does the Network Working Group do?
Create standards to be used for networking
What does a Network WOrking Group “Request for Comments” (RFC) do
The RFC is the recommendation for a standard. All standard in networking are RFC, but not all RFC are standards
What does the standards body IETF acronym stand for?
Internet Engineering Task Force
When was the standards body IETF founded?
late 1960s
was the IETF faster at producing standards than OSI?
Yes
What is a network standard?
rules of operation that specify how two pieces of hardware/software work together to exchange messages
What are the important standards agencies?
Internet Engeneering Task Force (IETF)
International Organization of Standardization (ISO)
International Telecommunications Union- Telecommunications Standards Sector (ITU-T)
What standards agency creates internet standards
IETF
What other agencies work together to create network standards
ISO and ITU-T
What is a standards architecture?
Similar to software architecture, it is how the standards are designed to make sense and function
What is a standards architecture layer?
a sub-set of the standards architecture that describes a feature of how the standards architecture operates
What are the OSI Architecture layers in order from 1-7
Physical data link network Transport session presentation Application
What are the TCP/IP (IETF) layers from 1-4
Subnet Access Protocol
Internet
Transport
Application
What are the Hybrid TCP/IP-OSI layers 1-5
Physical Data link Internet Transport Application
What is the TCP/IP architecture Subnet Access Protocol (SNAP)
Basically says “Use OSI standards here”
Does a standards agency dominate in the application layer?
No
with regards to the TCP/IP-OSI architecture, what is the function of layer 5
Application layer governs how two applications work with eachother
with regards to the TCP/IP-OSI architecture, what is the function of layer 4
Transport Layer standards govern aspects of end-to-end communication between two end hosts
with regards to the TCP/IP-OSI architecture, what is the function of layer 3
Internet link layer governs the transmission of packets across the internet
with regards to the TCP/IP-OSI architecture, what is the function of layer 2
The data Link layer govern the transmission of frames across a single switched network
with regards to the TCP/IP-OSI architecture, what is the function of layer 1
Physical layer govern transmission between adjacent devices connected by a medium
what is carried inside of a frame
packets
How is the three-step opening performed?
1: Host A sends a TCP SYN to Host B
2: Host B sends a TCP SYN/ACK to Host A
3: Host A sends aback a pure TCP ACK segment to Host B
What are the three TCP control Segments?
SYN
ACK
FIN
in TCP protocol what are the three general parts of a message
Header
data fields
frame trailer
What is a threat environment?
The types of attacks that are commonly used
What is malware?
malicious software that is typically infiltrated into a network
Describe what the spear phishing attack is?
The attacker personalizes an e-mail message for a particular recipient so that information is exfiltrated or malware is infiltrated
What are the three types of malware
Viruses
Worms
Trojan Horses
What is a virus malware?
A piece of malware (typically a script) that leverages vulnerabilities in software which already exists within the network.
What is a worm malware?
Worms are full programs that can be propagated between computers.
What is a Trojan Horse?
A malware which disguises itself as a legitimate, and must be placed in a network by another piece of malware, or attacker
What is a malware payload?
A piece of code that performs the malicious activity
With regards to a cyber attack, what is an APT?
Advanced Persistant Threat
With regard to the OSI model, at what layers do wireless LANs operate?
physical and data link layers
What is the distinction between WI-FI and 802.11?
Wi-Fi steams from the Wi-Fi Alliance, which is an industry consortium of 802.11 compliant product vendors.
with regards to Wi-Fi, what is a service band?
A range of frequencies used for a specific purpose. This is comprised of multiple channels
With regards to Wi-Fi, what is a channel?
A subset of Service band frequencies.
With regards to Wi-Fi, what is the range of frequencies used in the 2.4GHz service band?
2.4GHz -> 2.4835GHz
With regards to Wi-Fi, what is the frequency range of the 5GHz service band?
5GHz -> 5.725GHz
With regards to the 802.11 standard, what is roaming?
The hand-off between multiple access points, while a user is moving between them
What OSI layer are switched and wireless networks governed?
Layer 1 and Layer 2
With regards to a router, what is an interface?
The physical connector for a wired connector