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CS 335 - Computer Networks > Ch. 2 - Application Layer > Flashcards

Ch. 2 - Application Layer Flashcards

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HTTP

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HyperText Transfer Protocol - the protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet

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TLS

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Transport Layer Security provides encrypted TCP connections, data integrity, and end-point authentication.

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Stateless HTTP

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Server maintains no information about past client requests.

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Web client

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Browser that requests, receives (using HTTP protocol), and “displays” Web objects

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Web server

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Sends objects (using HTTP protocol) in response to requests.

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Web page objects

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e.g. HTML files, JPEG images, Java applets, audio files, etc.

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Why are protocols that maintain “state” complex?

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  • Past history must be maintained
  • If server/client crashes, their views of “state” may be inconsistent and must be reconciled
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What are the two types of HTTP connections?

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Non-persistent HTTP:
- At most one object is sent over a TCP connection
- Downloading multiple objects requires multiple connections
Persistent HTTP:
- Multiple objects can be sent over a single TCP connection between client and server.

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Socket

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Process that connects an application with a network protocol.

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P2P Architecture

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No always-on server; arbitrary end-systems directly communicate; peers request service from other peers, provide service in return; peers are intermittently connected and change IP addresses

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Client-Server Architecture

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Client computers use a centrally administered, always-on server to share data, data storage space, and devices.

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Process

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A program that is running within an end system

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol: uses a TCP-based network to pass files from host to host.

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Web Cache

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A file that stores copies of Web pages to make frequently accessed pages load faster. (a.k.a. Proxy Server)

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Define CDN

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Content Delivery Network: a network of servers that deliver web content to users from locations closest to them, improving performance and reliability.

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CBR

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Constant Bit Rate: video encoding rate fixed

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VBR

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Variable Bit Rate: video encoding rate changes as amount of spatial, temporal coding changes

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DASH

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Dynamic, Adaptive Streaming over HTTP

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DNS

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Domain Name System - Maps domain names to IP addresses.

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Cookies

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Small text files stored on a user’s computer by a web server.

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Application Layer Protocols (4)

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HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3/IMAP

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TLD

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Top Level Domain. The last section of the domain name (e.g. “.com” or “.org”)

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Root name server

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13 servers around the world that contain all IP address mappings for all domain names in existence. It is essentially the master “phone book” of the internet to look everything up.

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DNS spoofing

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the DNS server is given information about a name server that it thinks is legit when it isn’t

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HTTP Status Codes

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1xx : informational / 2xx : success / 3xx : redirection / 4xx : client error / 5xx : server error

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Data integrity for applications

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some apps (e.g., file transfer, web transactions) require 100% reliable data transfer, while other apps (e.g., audio) can tolerate some loss

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Timing for applications

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some apps (e.g., Internet telephony, interactive games) require low delay to be “effective”

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POST method

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  • web page often includes form input
  • user input sent from client to server in entity body of HTTP POST request message
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GET method

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  • Used to retrieve data from a server.
  • include user data in URL field of HTTP GET request message (following a ‘?’):
    www.site.com/search?monkeys&banana
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HEAD method

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requests headers (only) that would be returned if specified URL were requested with an HTTP GET method.

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PUT method

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  • uploads new file (object) to server
  • completely replaces file that exists at specified URL with content in entity body of POST HTTP request message
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HTTP 1.0 vs 2

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HTTP 1.0: One request per connection, slow page loads.
HTTP 2: Multiple requests per connection, faster page loads, header compression.

33
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Email components (3)

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User agents, mail servers, SMTP

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DNS name resolution queries (2)

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Iterative query: “I don’t know this name, but ask this server”
Recursive query: Client asks server, server queries other servers until it finds the answer, then returns it to the client.

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Headers

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  • info added to data packets at each layer of the network protocol stack.
  • Contains metadata like source and destination addresses, port numbers, and protocol information.
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SMTP

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - The main protocol used to send electronic mail from server to server on the Internet.

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TTL

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Time to Live

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RTT

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Round Trip Time: time for a small packet to travel from client to server and back.

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