Chapter 2 Flashcards
term that represents the operating systems used by Cisco networking devices
Cisco IOS
portion of operating system that interacts with applications and the user
shell
portion of operating system that interfaces directly with computer hardware
kernel
a user-friendly interface that provides an interaction between a user and an OS through a graphical environment
GUI
a physical port of a Cisco device that provides access to the device via a dedicated management channel, also known as out-of-band access
console
parameter with a predefined value to be used by an IOS command
keyword
parameter that has to be supplied by the user to an IOS command
argument
file that is stored in NVRAM and that contains the configuration that has been saved on a device to be used upon startup or reboot
startup configuration
file that is stored in RAM and that contains the configuration that is being done on a device
running configuration
a logical interface used to remotely manage a switch over an IPv4 network
SVI
a protocol to establish a remote secure CLI connection over the network
SSH
command to verify connectivity between the source (the device where the command is issued) and the destination (IP address used as argument)
ping
command to check the path that a packet takes to reach a destination
traceroute
Windows command that shows the IP configuration settings on a PC
ipconfig
a protocol that dynamically leases IPv4 addresses to DHCP-enabled end devices
DHCP
